The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday issued an emergency directive urging Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to implement mitigations against two actively exploited zero-day flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) and Ivanti Policy Secure (IPS) products. The…
Microsoft’s Top Execs’ Emails Breached in Sophisticated Russia-Linked APT Attack
Microsoft on Friday revealed that it was the target of a nation-state attack on its corporate systems that resulted in the theft of emails and attachments from senior executives and other individuals in the company’s cybersecurity and legal departments. The…
Invoice Phishing Alert: TA866 Deploys WasabiSeed & Screenshotter Malware
The threat actor tracked as TA866 has resurfaced after a nine-month hiatus with a new large-volume phishing campaign to deliver known malware families such as WasabiSeed and Screenshotter. The campaign, observed earlier this month and blocked by Proofpoint on January 11, 2024,…
USENIX Security ’23 – Habiba Farrukh, Reham Mohamed, Aniket Nare, Antonio Bianchi, Z. Berkay Celik – LocIn: Inferring Semantic Location from Spatial Maps in Mixed Reality
Many thanks to USENIX for publishing their outstanding USENIX Security ’23 Presenter’s content, and the organizations strong commitment to Open Access. Originating from the conference’s events situated at the Anaheim Marriott; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The post…
Behind the Breach: Pass-The-Cookie Beyond IdPs
Pass-The-Cookie (PTC), also known as token compromise, is a common attack technique employed by threat actors in SaaS environments. In the past, Obsidian’s Threat Research team noted a pattern where most PTC attacks focused on stealing the identity provider (IdP)…
Russians invade Microsoft exec mail while China jabs at VMware vCenter Server
Plus: Uncle Sam says Ivanti exploits ‘consistent with PRC’ snoops A VMware security vulnerability has been exploited by Chinese cyberspies since late 2021, according to Mandiant, in what has been a busy week for nation-state espionage news.… This article has…
VF Corp December data breach impacts 35 million customers
American global apparel and footwear company VF Corp revealed that the December data breach impacted 35.5 million customers. VF Corporation is an American global apparel and footwear company that owns 13 brands. In 2015, the company controlled 55% of the U.S. backpack market with the…
Hackers breached Microsoft to find out what Microsoft knows about them
Wouldn’t you want to know what tech giants know about you? That’s exactly what Russian government hackers want, too. On Friday, Microsoft disclosed that the hacking group it calls Midnight Blizzard, also known as APT29 or Cozy Bear — and…
The No AI Fraud Act Creates Way More Problems Than It Solves
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Creators have reason to be wary of the generative AI future. For one thing, while GenAI can be a valuable tool for creativity, it may also be used to…
Microsoft Says Russian Gov Hackers Stole Email Data from Senior Execs
A Russian government-backed hacking team broke into Microsoft’s corporate network and stole emails and attachments from senior executives. The post Microsoft Says Russian Gov Hackers Stole Email Data from Senior Execs appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed…
Chinese threat group exploited VMware vulnerability in 2021
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Friday Squid Blogging: New Foods from Squid Fins
We only eat about half of a squid, ignoring the fins. A group of researchers is working to change that. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I…
CISA Issues Emergency Directive on Ivanti Zero-Days
The US government’s cybersecurity agency CISA ramps up the pressure on organizations to mitigate two exploited Ivanti VPN vulnerabilities. The post CISA Issues Emergency Directive on Ivanti Zero-Days appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS…
Microsoft Actions Following Attack by Nation State Actor Midnight Blizzard
The Microsoft security team detected a nation-state attack on our corporate systems on January 12, 2024, and immediately activated our response process to investigate, disrupt malicious activity, mitigate the attack, and deny the threat actor further access. Microsoft has identified…
Five ripped off IT giant with $7M+ in bogus work expenses, prosecutors claim
Account manager and pals blew it on hotels, cruise, fancy meals and more allegedly Five people have been accused of pulling off a “brazen” scam that involved submitting more than $7 million in fake work expense claims to an IT…
Database Security: Best Practices and What You Need to Know
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, marked by the ascendancy of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the ubiquity of cloud computing, the importance of database security has never been more pronounced. As databases increasingly become the backbone of AI algorithms and…
Threat Modeling
In an era where digital threats are constantly evolving, understanding and mitigating these risks is crucial for organizations of all sizes. Threat modeling emerges as a pivotal process in this landscape, offering a structured approach to identify, assess, and address…
Using Pen Tests to Protect Your Company From Digital Threats
Data breaches, system failures, bugs, and website defacement can seriously harm a company’s reputation and profits. Typically, companies realize the importance of auditing their infrastructure, evaluating established interaction patterns, and assessing the business logic of their services only after developing…
How to Build a Data Foundation for Generative AI
Since late 2022, generative AI has quickly demonstrated its value and potential to help businesses of all sizes innovate faster. By generating new media from prompts, generative AI stands to become a powerful productivity aid, multiplying the effect of creative…
7 Best Vulnerability Scanning Tools & Software for 2024
Vulnerability scanning tools are essential for security. Compare the best vulnerability scanners now. The post 7 Best Vulnerability Scanning Tools & Software for 2024 appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed from eSecurity Planet Read the original…
Parrot TDS: A Persistent and Evolving Malware Campaign
Traffic detection system Parrot has infected tens of thousands of websites worldwide. We outline the scripting evolution of this injection campaign and its scope. The post Parrot TDS: A Persistent and Evolving Malware Campaign appeared first on Unit 42. This…
Zelle Is Using My Name and Voice without My Consent
Okay, so this is weird. Zelle has been using my name, and my voice, in audio podcast ads—without my permission. At least, I think it is without my permission. It’s possible that I gave some sort of blanket permission when…
Companies Make it Too Easy for Thieves to Impersonate Police and Steal Our Data
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> For years, people have been impersonating police online in order to get companies to hand over incredibly sensitive personal information. Reporting by 404 Media recently revealed that…
Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, Jan. 19, 2024
This episode features a discussion on cryptocurrency scammers hacking X accounts, the arrest of a Ukrainian man for using hacked cloud accounts to create 1 million virtual servers for mining cryptocurrency and how an accounting firm employee fell for a…