Kurita America Inc. (KAI), the North American subsidiary of Tokyo-based Kurita Water Industries Ltd., has confirmed it was the victim of a ransomware attack that compromised multiple servers and potentially leaked sensitive data. The attack was detected on Friday, November 29,…
APT-C-53 Weaponizing LNK Files To Deploy Malware Into Target Systems
Gamaredon, a persistent threat actor since 2013, targets the government, defense, diplomacy, and media sectors of their victims, primarily through cyberattacks, to gain sensitive information and disrupt operations. It continues to employ sophisticated tactics, leveraging malicious LNK and XHTML files…
The Next Frontier: Predictions Driving Tech and Security in 2025
As we unveil the third edition of Information Security Buzz’s 2025 predictions, we are thrilled by the incredible response. In this installment, we dive even deeper into the evolving cybersecurity landscape, where advancements in AI, quantum computing, and cloud technologies…
Preventing data leakage in low-node/no-code environments
Low-code/no-code (LCNC) platforms enable application development by citizen developers, often generating “shadow engineering” projects that evade security oversight. While LCNC solutions like Power BI reports and automated workflows foster agility and innovation, they also introduce significant risks, including data leakage.…
Hackers Can Hijack Your Terminal Via Prompt Injection using LLM-powered Apps
Researchers have uncovered that Large Language Models (LLMs) can generate and manipulate ANSI escape codes, potentially creating new security vulnerabilities in terminal-based applications. ANSI escape sequences are a standardized set of control characters used by terminal emulators to manipulate the appearance and behavior of text displays. They enable…
Strengthening security posture with comprehensive cybersecurity assessments
In this Help Net Security interview, Phani Dasari, CISO at HGS, discusses key aspects of cybersecurity assessments, including effective tools and methodologies, the role of AI and automation, and strategies for aligning assessments with organizational needs. The post Strengthening security…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2024-12-10 06h : 6 posts
6 posts were published in the last hour 4:34 : Empowering Teams with Secure Cloud Environments 4:34 : How Secrets Security Boosts Business Value 4:34 : Leveraging NHI Lifecycle Management for Innovation 4:34 : Cybersecurity jobs available right now: December…
Empowering Teams with Secure Cloud Environments
The Forgotten Keyholders: Understanding Non-human Identities in Cybersecurity Have you ever considered who holds the keys to your organization’s most sensitive data? Beyond the human factor in information gatekeeping, machine identities known as Non-Human Identities (NHIs) play a significant role.…
How Secrets Security Boosts Business Value
Are You Maximizing Your Organization’s Cybersecurity? Cybersecurity is not only a means of information protection but also a valuable strategic asset that can drive business growth and stability. Central to achieving such a valuable level of security is managing Non-Human…
Leveraging NHI Lifecycle Management for Innovation
How Does NHI Lifecycle Management Promote Innovation? In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, innovation is the silver bullet that empowers organizations to thrive amidst relentless competition. But, how does Non-Human Identity (NHI) lifecycle management enable such innovation? NHIs, or machine…
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: December 10, 2024
Cloud Security Engineer Sendbird | USA | Hybrid – View job details As a Cloud Security Engineer, you will work with engineering teams to build secure infrastructure at scale, secure multi-account and multi-cloud infrastructure for Sendbird, own CSPM and cloud…
Neosync: Open-source data anonymization, synthetic data orchestration
Neosync is an open-source, developer-centric solution designed to anonymize PII, generate synthetic data, and synchronize environments for improved testing and debugging. What you can do with Neosync Safely test code with production data: Anonymize sensitive production data to safely use…
Deutschlands Behörden sollen Sicherheitslücken wenigstens melden
Bundesbehörden sollen ihnen bekannte Sicherheitslücken dem BSI melden. Die “Huawei-Klausel” wird deutlich erweitert. Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert von heise Security Lesen Sie den originalen Artikel: Deutschlands Behörden sollen Sicherheitslücken wenigstens melden
Hornetsecurity Enhances 365 Total Backup with Self-Service Recovery and Adds Microsoft OneNote Backup
Key Highlights: New self-service recovery functionality for end users is now available. Users can independently restore data from Mailbox, OneDrive, and OneNote without administrator assistance. Full backup and recovery support extended to Microsoft OneNote. Hornetsecurity, a global leader in cybersecurity,…
Electrica Group Under Cyber Attack, Systems Secure
Romanian energy provider Electrica Group has confirmed a cyber attack on its systems. Despite the breach, the company assured customers that its critical infrastructure remains secure. Incident Overview Electrica revealed that emergency response protocols were activated in line…
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, December 10th, 2024 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9248, (Tue, Dec 10th)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, December 10th, 2024…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2024-12-10 03h : 2 posts
2 posts were published in the last hour 2:5 : ShinyHunters, Nemesis Linked to Hacks After Leaking Their AWS S3 Bucket 1:32 : Romanian energy supplier Electrica Group is facing a ransomware attack
ShinyHunters, Nemesis Linked to Hacks After Leaking Their AWS S3 Bucket
Summary Cybersecurity researchers have identified a large-scale hacking operation linked to notorious ShinyHunters and Nemesis hacking groups. In… This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, Crypto & Hacking News Read the original article: ShinyHunters, Nemesis Linked…
Romanian energy supplier Electrica Group is facing a ransomware attack
Romanian energy supplier Electrica Group is investigating an ongoing ransomware attack impacting its operations. Romanian energy supplier Electrica Group suffered a cyber attack that is impacting its operations. The company assured investors that the attack hadn’t affected its critical systems,…
Police arrest suspect in murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO, with grainy pics the only tech involved
McDonald’s worker called it in, cops swooped, found ‘gun, suppressor, manifesto’ Police in Pennsylvania have arrested a man suspected of killing the CEO of insurer UnitedHealthcare in New York City, thanks to a McDonald’s employee who recognized the suspect in…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2024-12-10 00h : 5 posts
5 posts were published in the last hour 23:2 : Building Secure Containers: Reducing Vulnerabilities With Clean Base Images 23:2 : Police Arrest UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting Suspect, App Developer Luigi Mangione 23:2 : Announcing the launch of Vanir: Open-source Security…
Building Secure Containers: Reducing Vulnerabilities With Clean Base Images
In today’s fast-paced development environment, containerized applications have become the go-to solution for many organizations. They offer scalability, portability, and efficiency. However, containerized environments also bring their own set of challenges, particularly when it comes to security vulnerabilities. One of…
Police Arrest UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting Suspect, App Developer Luigi Mangione
Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, was apprehended on Monday after visiting a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Police Arrest UnitedHealthcare CEO Shooting Suspect, App…
Announcing the launch of Vanir: Open-source Security Patch Validation
Posted by Hyunkwook Baek, Duy Truong, Justin Dunlap and Lauren Stan from Android Security and Privacy, and Oliver Chang with the Google Open Source Security Team < div> Today, we are announcing the availability of Vanir, a new open-source security…