Anonymous claims a successful cyberattack against the Israeli Defence Force (IDF), gaining access to 20 gigabytes of data, which allegedly includes over 233,000 military documents in various formats, like PDFs, Word files, and presentations. The IDF considers the authenticity of…
Watchdog tells Dutch govt: ‘Do not use Facebook if there is uncertainty about privacy’
Meta insists it’s just misunderstood and it’s safe to talk to citizens over FB The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has warned that government organizations should not use Facebook to communicate with the country’s citizens unless they can guarantee the…
CVEs Targeting Remote Access Technologies
In this first quarter of 2024, threat actors have been particularly busy in exploiting vulnerabilities (0-days but also old unpatched flaws) targeting traditional remote access technologies. In this blog post I summarized the main CVEs exploited so far in 2024.…
Rural Texas Towns Report Cyberattacks That Caused One Water System to Overflow
A hack that caused a small Texas town’s water system to overflow in January has been linked to a shadowy Russian hacktivist group, the latest case of a U.S. public utility becoming a target of foreign cyberattacks. The post Rural…
CrushFTP Patches Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability
CrushFTP patches a zero-day vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to escape the VFS and retrieve system files. The post CrushFTP Patches Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read the original article:…
The Future of Automated Testing with DAQ
Introduction to the New Era Automated testing is transforming, morphing into an even more essential… The Future of Automated Testing with DAQ on Latest Hacking News | Cyber Security News, Hacking Tools and Penetration Testing Courses. This article has been…
Getting to Know Netzer Shohet
Netzer Shohet is a Product Manager based in Givatayim, Israel. He joined Check Point as a developer on the IPS infrastructure team in 2005 and currently works on cloud development for our platform that enabled the launch of CloudGuard WAF,…
Taking Steps Toward Achieving FedRAMP
The federal, state, local government and education sectors continue to be the most targeted by cyberattacks in the United States. According to Check Point Research, education and research organizations experience 1,248 per week, on average — the most of any…
Transforming Operations to Eliminate Technical Debt
Discover the four steps to transforming your agency’s technical debt to speed modernization and enhance mission innovation. This article has been indexed from Cisco Blogs Read the original article: Transforming Operations to Eliminate Technical Debt
Hackers threaten to leak a copy of the World-Check database used to assess potential risks associated with entities
A financially motivated group named GhostR claims the theft of a sensitive database from World-Check and threatens to publish it. World-Check is a global database utilized by various organizations, including financial institutions, regulatory bodies, and law enforcement agencies, for assessing…
Malware Developer Lures Child Exploiters Into Honeytrap to Extort Them
Threat actors created a website to impersonate UsenetClub, a subscription service for “uncensored” access to images and videos downloaded from Usenet. They claimed to provide free access to the site after the installation of a “CryptVPN” software. This article has…
The Essential KVM Cheat Sheet for System Administrators
The virsh command is used for managing guest virtual machines. You can start, stop, reboot, and get information about VMs effortlessly with commands. Automating security patching on KVM virtualization systems is possible with the QEMUCare live patching solution. KVM…
US House of Representatives passes new TikTok ban bill to Senate
Sadly no push to ban stupid TikTok dances, but ByteDance would have year to offload app Stateside Fresh US legislation to force the sale of TikTok locally was passed in Washington over the weekend after an earlier version stalled in…
Understanding Spectre V2: A New Threat to Linux Systems
Recently, researchers uncovered a significant threat dubbed Spectre v2, a variant of the notorious Spectre attack, targeting Linux systems running on modern Intel processors. Let’s delve into the intricacies of this exploit, its implications, and the measures being taken to…
Story 1: Removing super-admin tokens across 33 GitHub tenants in 2 hours
Join Astrix customers as they lead the non-human identity security frontier in this series “The Astrix stories: Real customer wins”. From building an automated process around NHI offboarding, to a collaboration between security and engineering to remove super-admin tokens in…
Cloud Security Stories: From Risky Permissions to Ransomware Execution
In the sprawling cloud infrastructure of GlobalTech Inc., a meticulously planned ransomware attack was set in motion by a sophisticated adversary, codenamed Vector. Vector’s objective wasn’t just to encrypt data for a ransom but to navigate through a complex AWS…
The 10 Women in Cybersecurity You Need to Follow
These women are innovating in the cybersecurity field. How many of them do you know? The post The 10 Women in Cybersecurity You Need to Follow appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read…
Tech Outages: Exposing the Web’s Fragile Threads
Today, technology outages have become more than mere inconveniences—they’re disruptions that ripple across industries, affecting businesses, individuals, and even our daily routines. Over 1.75 million user-reported issues flooded in from across the globe. From WhatsApp to Greggs (the UK’s popular sausage…
Binary Defense enhances BDVision to improve security for SMBs
Binary Defense announced several important updates to BDVision, the company’s real-time detection and containment Managed Endpoint Detection & Response (mEDR) solution. These critical updates – which include new deception technology, artificial intelligence-based threat detection, EDR bypass detection, and small business…
apexanalytix Passkeys protects data with biometric authentication
apexanalytix launched Passkeys, a feature that enables suppliers to securely log into their accounts using biometrics like a fingerprint or face scan, or a screen lock PIN. The latest FBI Internet Crime Report reveals that business email compromise (BEC) led…
Dependency Confusion Vulnerability Found in Apache Project
This occurs when a private package fetches a similar public one, leading to exploit due to misconfigurations in package managers This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Dependency Confusion Vulnerability Found in Apache Project
Malvertising: Fake Popular Software Ads Deliver New MadMxShell Backdoor
By Deeba Ahmed IT professionals are under attack! This article exposes a malicious malvertising campaign targeting IT teams with a novel backdoor named MadMxShell. Learn how attackers use typosquatting and DNS techniques to compromise systems. This is a post from…
Windows MagicDot Path Flaw Lets Attackers Gain Rootkit-Like Abilities
A new vulnerability has been unearthed, allowing attackers to gain rootkit-like abilities on Windows systems without requiring administrative privileges. Dubbed “MagicDot,” this vulnerability exploits the DOS-to-NT path conversion process within the Windows operating system. Here, we delve into the technical…
VMware ESXi Shell Service Exploit on Hacking Forums: Patch Now
A new exploit targeting VMware ESXi Shell Service has been discovered and is circulating on various hacking forums. This vulnerability poses a significant risk to organizations using VMware for their virtual environments, potentially allowing unauthorized access and control over virtual…