Tax season is in full swing, and IRS has introduced a set of tools to help you navigate it. Here are the tools to help you through tax season The post What tools does IRS offer to help you navigate…
Samsung Launches Message Guard To Prevent Zero-Click Attacks
Samsung recently announced a new security feature to protect its users from cyber threats. Named… Samsung Launches Message Guard To Prevent Zero-Click Attacks on Latest Hacking News | Cyber Security News, Hacking Tools and Penetration Testing Courses. This article has…
No US Help Over ITC’s Apple Watch Import Ban Ruling
No help for Tim Cook from Biden Administration, after US International Trade Commission ruling may block imports of Apple Watches This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: No US Help Over ITC’s Apple Watch Import…
CISA Warns of Two Mitel Vulnerabilities Exploited in Wild
CISA has added two Mitel MiVoice Connect vulnerabilities to its known exploited vulnerabilities catalog and instructed federal agencies to patch them within three weeks. The post CISA Warns of Two Mitel Vulnerabilities Exploited in Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek. This…
Putin Speech Interrupted by DDoS Attack
Outage impacts Russian state media websites This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Putin Speech Interrupted by DDoS Attack
Time Taken to Deploy Ransomware Drops 94%
Extortion found to be most common impact from cyber-attacks in 2022 This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Time Taken to Deploy Ransomware Drops 94%
USDA to issue regulations to modernize, streamline the WIC program
The Agriculture Department is scheduled to publish a proposed rule that would remove current regulatory requirements that prevent online shopping in the WIC program. This article has been indexed from FCW – All Content Read the original article: USDA to…
Call of Duty Developer Confirms Phishing Attempt but Not Breach
Security researchers say hackers successfully exfiltrated content This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Call of Duty Developer Confirms Phishing Attempt but Not Breach
RailYatri Data Breach Leaves Over 30 Million Users Exposed
Over 31 million people’s personal information was exposed as a result of a massive data breach at RailYatri, India’s government-approved online travel agency. An online database of private information has been released, and it is thought the breach occurred late…
From Backup to Backdoor: Exploitation of CVE-2022-36537 in R1Soft Server Backup Manager
During a recent incident response case, we found traces of an adversary leveraging ConnectWise R1Soft Server Backup Manager software (hereinafter: R1Soft server software). The adversary used it as an initial point of access and as a platform to control downstream…
DNA testing biz vows to improve infosec after criminals break into database it didn’t know it had
Settles lawsuit with two states after wider leak that affected millions A DNA diagnostics company will pay $400,000 and tighten its security in the wake of a 2021 attack where criminals broke into its network and swiped personal data on…
Global threats fuel cyber defence training
SANS Institute ramps up delivery of new security training courses to help keep info sec pros ahead of cyber criminals Sponsored Post The global impact of cyber threats on businesses, governments, organisations and individuals around the world is ramping up…
Managing Privileges is Essential Security Strategy
In order to stop increasingly sophisticated hacker assaults, having a system that regulates privileged access is crucial. Therefore, one must integrate privilege removal into their cyber strategy to ensure secure protection without loopholes. Privileged access: What Is It? Privileged access…
Beware, new infostealing Stealc malware emerges
Steac is the name of a new malware that has emerged on the dark web in January 2023. First reported by SEKOIA (via Neowin), Steac is an information stealer that is not […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader.…
VMware addressed a critical bug in Carbon Black App Control
VMware released security updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-20858, in the Carbon Black App Control product. VMware addressed a critical injection vulnerability, tracked as (CVSSv3 score 9.1), Carbon Black App Control. VMware Carbon Black App Control allows organizations…
Succession Wealth Fails to Keep Cyber Attackers at Bay
By Joe Fay Aviva subsidiary assessing impact on data and customers. Wider group unaffected. Financial services giant Aviva’s recently acquired subsidiary Succession Wealth has been hit by a cyberattack, leaving it trying to assess the impact on a customer base…
Meta Verified: New Paid Verification Service Launched for Instagram and Facebook
Instagram and Facebook’s parent company Meta has recently announced that users will now have to pay in order to acquire a blue tick verification for their user IDs. Meta Verified will be costing $11.99 a month on the web, while…
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Gcore Thwarts Massive 650 Gbps DDoS Attack on Free Plan Client
At the beginning of January, Gcore faced an incident involving several L3/L4 DDoS attacks with a peak volume of 650 Gbps. Attackers exploited over 2000 servers belonging to one of the top three cloud providers worldwide and targeted a client…
Threat Actors Adopt Havoc Framework for Post-Exploitation in Targeted Attacks
An open source command-and-control (C2) framework known as Havoc is being adopted by threat actors as an alternative to other well-known legitimate toolkits like Cobalt Strike, Sliver, and Brute Ratel. Cybersecurity firm Zscaler said it observed a new campaign in the beginning of…
Best Practices for IT Service Providers | Avast
With the world expected to lose $10.5 trillion annually to cybercrime by 2025, many businesses are working to boost their IT security. Managed service providers (MSPs) are uniquely positioned to help SMBs protect against the biggest cyberthreats they face today.…
Are your IoT devices at risk? Cybersecurity concerns for 2023
In this Help Net Security video, J.R. Cunningham, CSO at Nuspire, discusses IoT cybersecurity concerns for 2023. With homes becoming increasingly connected and reliant on smart technology, the potential for cybercriminals to exploit vulnerabilities and wreak havoc is higher than…
U.S. Cybersecurity Agency CISA Adds Three New Vulnerabilities in KEV Catalog
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Tuesday added three security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The list of shortcomings is as follows – CVE-2022-47986 (CVSS score: 9.8) – IBM Aspera Faspex…
Thales High Speed Encryptors – Delivering on the Promise of 5G
Thales High Speed Encryptors – Delivering on the Promise of 5G divya Wed, 02/22/2023 – 05:40 5G download speeds can reach 10 gigabits per second, up to 100 times faster than 4G, and supports millions more devices with improved coverage…
Google confirms Russian cyber-attacks on Ukraine
After two days in this month, the war between Ukraine and Russian will enter its second year after completing one full year. And to make things worse, the Putin led nation is also found launching digital attacks simultaneously on the…
VMware Patches Critical Vulnerability in Carbon Black App Control Product
VMware on Tuesday released patches to address a critical security vulnerability affecting its Carbon Black App Control product. Tracked as CVE-2023-20858, the shortcoming carries a CVSS score of 9.1 out of a maximum of 10 and impacts App Control versions 8.7.x,…
The top security threats to GraphQL APIs and how to address them
Enterprises looking to modernize their APIs are increasingly switching from the REST architecture to the open-source data query and manipulation language GraphQL. While the transition makes sense – GraphQL is more flexible, scalable, and easier for developers to use –…