Cybersecurity experts at Sophos recently detected multiple malicious 2FA apps in App Store and Google Play that deploy malware. While Twitter made a recent announcement stating that it no longer considers SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) to be sufficiently secure. Users…
NCA executive director shares top cybersecurity risks in 2023
Lisa Plaggemier of the National Cybersecurity Alliance talks the top cybersecurity risks in 2023, and how CISOs can mitigate them. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: NCA executive director shares top cybersecurity…
US National Cyber Strategy Pushes Regulation, Aggressive Hack-Back Operations
The U.S. government is set to green-light a more aggressive ‘hack-back’ approach to dealing with foreign adversaries and mandatory regulation of critical infrastructure vendors. The post US National Cyber Strategy Pushes Regulation, Aggressive Hack-Back Operations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This…
Danish Hospitals Struck By Cyberattack From ‘Anonymous Sudan’
Anonymous Sudan’s DDoS strikes took down nine Danish hospitals’ websites on Sunday evening. Copenhagen’s health authority tweeted that hospital care was unaffected by the attacks despite hospital websites being down. “A couple of hours” later, the sites were back online.…
2023: The Year of AI? A Closer Look at AI Trends
Threats to cyberspace are constantly changing. As a result, businesses rely on cutting-edge tools to respond to risks and, even better, prevent them from happening in the first place. The top five cybersecurity trends from last year were previously…
Ransomware Attack Compromises Indigo Employees’ Data
As per Indigo Books & Music Inc., a ransomware attack compromised the data of current and former employees at Canada’s largest bookstore chain. Indigo said in a statement on its website that the February 8 breach left no evidence…
Data Breach occurs at Stanford University
Stanford University, one of the top ranked Universities of the United States and world, has become a victim to a cyber attack leading to data leak or unauthorized access of sensitive information. The leaked details include first and last names…
ChromeLoader Malware Poses as Steam, Nintendo Game Mods
Asec said the malicious activity observed relied on VHD disk image files This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: ChromeLoader Malware Poses as Steam, Nintendo Game Mods
Researchers Share New Insights Into RIG Exploit Kit Malware’s Operations
The RIG exploit kit (EK) touched an all-time high successful exploitation rate of nearly 30% in 2022, new findings reveal. “RIG EK is a financially-motivated program that has been active since 2014,” Swiss cybersecurity company PRODAFT said in an exhaustive report shared…
Shocking Findings from the 2023 Third-Party App Access Report
Spoiler Alert: Organizations with 10,000 SaaS users that use M365 and Google Workspace average over 4,371 additional connected apps. SaaS-to-SaaS (third-party) app installations are growing nonstop at organizations around the world. When an employee needs an additional app to increase their efficiency…
MWC 2023: EU Business Chief Calls For ‘Focus On Future’
Mobile World Congress 2023: Breton urges Europe to lead next tech ‘revolution’, amidst controversial EU telecoms funding consultation This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: MWC 2023: EU Business Chief Calls For ‘Focus On Future’
SpaceX Cancels Space Station Crew Launch At Last Minute
SpaceX cancels Crew Dragon launch at last minute on Monday, team of four to wait until Thursday for International Space Station flight This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: SpaceX Cancels Space Station Crew Launch…
How to use zero trust and IAM to defend against cyberattacks in an economic downturn
Why all organizations need a cyber-resilient approach based on zero trust to protect every machine and human identity on their network. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: How to use zero trust…
Should organizations swear off open-source software altogether?
While open-source software is too common to eliminate, here are steps organizations can take to mitigate the associated risk. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: Should organizations swear off open-source software altogether?
‘PureCrypter’ Downloader Used to Deliver Malware to Governments
Threat actor uses the PureCrypter downloader to deliver malware to government entities in Asia-Pacific and North America. The post ‘PureCrypter’ Downloader Used to Deliver Malware to Governments appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed…
US Sanctions Several Entities Aiding Russia’s Cyber Operations
US Department of Treasury has announced a fresh set of sanctions against entities helping Russia in the war against Ukraine. The post US Sanctions Several Entities Aiding Russia’s Cyber Operations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…
As Social Engineering Attacks Skyrocket, Evaluate Your Security Education Plan
Build a playbook for employees on how to handle suspicious communications, use mail filters, and screen and verify unfamiliar calls to bolster a defensive social engineering security strategy. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article:…
Signal CEO Signals Signal Will Exit The UK If Law To Weaken Encryption Passes
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from News ≈ Packet Storm Read the original article: Signal CEO Signals Signal Will Exit The UK If…
China Makes It Even Harder For Data To Leave Its Shores
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Russian Charged With Smuggling US Counterintel Tech
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Microsoft: For Better Security, Scan More Exchange Server Objects
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PlugX Trojan disguised as a legitimate Windows open-source tool in recent attacks
Researchers detailed a new wave of attacks distributing the PlugX RAT disguised as a legitimate Windows debugger tool. Trend Micro uncovered a new wave of attacks aimed at distributing the PlugX remote access trojan masqueraded as an open-source Windows debugger tool called…
1-15 February 2023 Cyber Attacks Timeline
The first cyber attacks timeline of February 2023 is out setting a new maximum. In the first half of the month I collected… This article has been indexed from HACKMAGEDDON Read the original article: 1-15 February 2023 Cyber Attacks Timeline
News Corp: Hackers sat undetected on its network for 2 years
By Waqas Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp revealed a data breach in 2022, but it turns out that hackers had been in the media giant’s network two years prior. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: News Corp:…
Stanford University Data Breach – Ph.D. Admission Data Leaked
Stanford University has recently reported a security incident involving a data breach. The incident, which occurred between December 2022 and January 2023, involved the unauthorized download of files containing sensitive admission information for the Economics Ph.D. program from the university’s…
How Breached Companies Become the Face of Change
I’ve always told my kids that everyone makes mistakes. What really matters is how you handle them and that you learn from what happened. SolarWinds followed the same thinking in how it handled its 2020 breach. Not only did the…
Cloud Security Firm Wiz Raises $300 Million at $10 Billion Valuation
Cloud security company Wiz has raised $300 million in a Series D funding round that brings the total raised by the company to $900 million. The post Cloud Security Firm Wiz Raises $300 Million at $10 Billion Valuation appeared first…