The world has become increasingly digital, and with that, it has also become more vulnerable to scams and fraudulent activities. One such scam is deep fake scams. Deepfake technology has been around for a few years and has been making…
How Crypto & Blockchain Technology Changed the Way Casinos Do Business
Social casinos are an evolving niche of free online casino operators with the opportunity for paid play. Many of these providers are also increasingly branching … Read more The post How Crypto & Blockchain Technology Changed the Way Casinos Do…
Microsoft warning: These phishing attackers used fake OAuth apps to steal email
Phishing attackers bypassed Microsoft’s verified publisher checks to create apps that dupe victims into granting access to their online accounts. This article has been indexed from Latest stories for ZDNET in Security Read the original article: Microsoft warning: These phishing…
The dark side of Optimize Mac Storage: What you need to know if you rely on it
Optimize Mac Storage is dangerous. Turns out that in concert with iCloud and Time Machine, it can make your files go poof. Ask me how I know. This article has been indexed from Latest stories for ZDNET in Security Read…
Boxx Insurance Raises $14.4 Million in Series B Funding
Cyberinsurance and protection firm Boxx Insurance raises $14.4 million in a Series B funding round led by Zurich Insurance. The post Boxx Insurance Raises $14.4 Million in Series B Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…
Almost all Organizations are Working with Recently Breached Vendors
The latest supply chain security report from SecurityScorecard and the Cyentia Institute shows worrying findings This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Almost all Organizations are Working with Recently Breached Vendors
Experts Warn of ‘Ice Breaker’ Cyberattacks Targeting Gaming and Gambling Industry
A new attack campaign has targeted the gaming and gambling sectors since at least September 2022, just months prior to the ICE London 2023 gaming industry trade fair event that’s scheduled next week. Israeli cybersecurity company Security Joes is tracking the activity…
Hive Ransomware: A Detailed Analysis
Before we dive in, you might have heard the good news. This past week, on January 26th, to be exact, the FBI successfully shut down the Hive ransomware group and saved victims over a hundred million dollars in ransom payments…
New Versions of Prilex POS Malware Can Block Contactless Transactions
New versions of Prilex point-of-sale (POS) malware have been spotted in the wild. Their new capabilities include blocking Near Field Communication (NFC) credit card transactions. This way clients are obliged to use the machine to pay, allowing the malicious code…
Russian Hacktivists Target US and Dutch Hospitals
Russian hackers have claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that took more than a dozen US hospitals’ websites offline on Monday morning. Killnet, a pro-Russian hacking group infamous for DDoS attacks over the last year, claims to have taken down the…
Improve your AWS security posture, Step 3: Encrypt AWS data in transit and at rest
In the first two blogs in this series, we discussed properly setting up IAM and avoiding direct internet access to AWS resources. In this blog, we’ll tackle encrypting AWS in transit and at rest. Sometimes, despite all efforts to the contrary, data…
Lessons learned from 2022
One of our goals is sharing with the security community as much as we learn from VirusTotal’s data to help stop, monitor and mitigate malicious activity. When looking back to 2022 we observe different interesting trends; we decided to go…
Why confidential computing will be critical to (not so distant) future data security efforts
Confidential computing protects data in use by employing advanced encryption methods. What CISOs need to know about the emerging technology. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: Why confidential computing will be critical…
Unpatched Econolite Traffic Controller Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Hacking
Serious vulnerabilities found in Econolite EOS traffic controller software can be exploited to control traffic lights, but the flaws remain unpatched. The post Unpatched Econolite Traffic Controller Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed…
BEC Group Uses Open Source Tactics in Hundreds of Attacks
Firebrick Ostrich has impersonated over 150 organizations This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: BEC Group Uses Open Source Tactics in Hundreds of Attacks
Digital Project Design Brief: A Key to Effective Partnership
If you’ve ever been working in a team, you know how important it is to be on the same page with other tea members. Ensuring … Read more The post Digital Project Design Brief: A Key to Effective Partnership appeared…
Strengthening security on my Apple account!
Apple announced some awesome, new security features last year and they were due to land in 2023. Well, it's 2023, and they've landed! Apple are bringing some mega security features in 2023! https://t.co/iYi020xt53 — Scott Helme (@Scott_Helme) December 7, 2022…
The New DevOps Performance Clusters
In 2022, the Accelerate State of DevOps Report contained a few surprises. One was a change to the traditional performance clusters. The report also introduced a new way to group organizations using an extra dimension. This post introduces you to…
ChatGPT: Is its use of people’s data even legal?
In the world of AI and machine learning, the sudden massive popularity of language learning models is a hot topic. These tools — the current most popular of which is probably ChatGPT-3 — are language models that can answer specific…
Cyber Insights 2023: ICS and Operational Technology
The overall effect of current global geopolitical conditions is that nation states have a greater incentive to target the ICS/OT of critical industries, while cybercriminals have had their restraints reduced. The post Cyber Insights 2023: ICS and Operational Technology appeared…
Cyber Insights 2023: The Geopolitical Effect
While cyber eyes are trained on Russia, we should remember that it is not the West’s only cyber adversary. China, Iran, and North Korea will all increase their activity through 2023 under cover of the European war. The post Cyber…
Cyber Insights 2023: Criminal Gangs
Despite some geopolitical overlaps with state attackers, the majority of cyberattacks still come from simple – or perhaps sophisticated – criminals who are more motivated by money than politics. The post Cyber Insights 2023: Criminal Gangs appeared first on SecurityWeek.…
30k Internet-Exposed QNAP NAS Devices Affected by Recent Vulnerability
Censys finds 30,000 internet-exposed QNAP appliances that are likely affected by a recently disclosed critical code injection vulnerability. The post 30k Internet-Exposed QNAP NAS Devices Affected by Recent Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…
Prilex PoS Malware Blocks NFC Transactions to Steal Credit Card Data
The Prilex point-of-sale (PoS) malware has been modified to block contactless transactions to force the insertion of credit cards and steal their information. The post Prilex PoS Malware Blocks NFC Transactions to Steal Credit Card Data appeared first on SecurityWeek.…
New SH1MMER Exploit for Chromebook Unenrolls Managed ChromeOS Devices
A new exploit has been devised to “unenroll” enterprise- or school-managed Chromebooks from administrative control. Enrolling ChromeOS devices makes it possible to enforce device policies as set by the organization via the Google Admin console, including the features that are available…
New SH1MMER ChromeOS Exploit Jailbreaks Chromebooks
Researchers have devised a ChromeOS exploit that unlocks enterprise-managed Chromebooks. While Google is addressing the… New SH1MMER ChromeOS Exploit Jailbreaks Chromebooks on Latest Hacking News | Cyber Security News, Hacking Tools and Penetration Testing Courses. This article has been indexed…
Maximize Security with Bitwarden’s Latest Update: 600,000 Server-Side Iterations
The recent security breach that affected LastPass has caused ripples across the industry. Norton Password Manager suffered a password stuffing attack, while Bitwarden users have been targeted by phishing ads. Many users […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader.…