Cloud security researchers have uncovered alarming trends in identity compromises within Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments. Among the most prolific threat actors is a group dubbed “EC2 Grouper,” known for exploiting compromised credentials to carry out sophisticated attacks using AWS…
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TechRepublic Premium Editorial Calendar: Policies, Hiring Kits, and Glossaries for Download
TechRepublic Premium content helps you solve your toughest IT issues and jump-start your career or next project. This article has been indexed from Security | TechRepublic Read the original article: TechRepublic Premium Editorial Calendar: Policies, Hiring Kits, and Glossaries for…
Three Russian-German Nationals Charged with Espionage for Russian Secret Service
German prosecutors have charged three Russian-German nationals for acting as secret service agents for Russia. The individuals, named Dieter S., Alexander J., and Alex D., have been accused of working for a foreign secret service. Dieter S. is also alleged…
Malicious Obfuscated NPM Package Disguised as an Ethereum Tool Deploys Quasar RAT
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package on the npm package registry that masquerades as a library for detecting vulnerabilities in Ethereum smart contracts but, in reality, drops an open-source remote access trojan called Quasar RAT onto developer systems. The…
U.S. soldier arrested, Election interference sanctions, RI data leak
U.S. soldier arrested for alleged leak of Trump and Harris call logs Iranian and Russian entities sanctioned for election interference Rhode Island’s health benefits data leaked Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep…
Trend Micro Apex One Vulnerabilities Let Escalate Privilege
Trend Micro has addressed six high-severity vulnerabilities in its Apex One and Apex One as a Service product, which could allow attackers to escalate privileges on affected Windows systems. These vulnerabilities were disclosed under the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system and have been…
US Army Soldier Arrested for Allegedly Selling Customer Call Records From AT&T & Verizon
A 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier, Cameron John Wagenius, has been arrested and indicted by federal authorities for allegedly selling confidential customer call records stolen from major telecommunications companies AT&T and Verizon. Known online as “Kiberphant0m,” Wagenius was apprehended near an…
D-Link Warns of Botnets Exploiting End-of-Life Routers
D-Link warned users of several legacy router models about known vulnerabilities actively exploited by botnets. These devices, which have reached End-of-Life (EOL) and End-of-Service (EOS), are at heightened risk of being targeted by malware strains known as “Ficora” and “Capsaicin.”…
When risky cybersecurity behavior becomes a habit among employees
While the majority of employees avoid risky behaviors, a small subset makes them a habit, posing a significant cybersecurity challenge, according to Mimecast. 48% of employees engaged in behaviors that exposed their organizations to cyber risk, with browsing violations being…
Kata Containers: Open-source container runtime, building lightweight VMs
Kata Containers is an open-source project dedicated to creating a secure container runtime that combines the performance and simplicity of containers with the enhanced isolation of lightweight virtual machines. By leveraging hardware virtualization technology, it adds an extra layer of…
Volkswagen Subsidiary Leak Exposes Personal, Location Data
People’s personal and location data has been exposed after a data leak at Cariad – a software firm that develops tech for Volkswagen This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Volkswagen Subsidiary Leak Exposes Personal,…
UK Investigates IBM’s Planned $6.4bn HashiCorp Acquisition
UK competition watchdog launches Phase 1 inquiry into IBM’s planned acquisition of cloud service provider HashiCorp This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: UK Investigates IBM’s Planned $6.4bn HashiCorp Acquisition
2024 Year in Review (Part 1)
As 2023 came to a close, it was easy to predict that breaches would continue to dominate the cybersecurity news. However, the scale of the events, specifically the Change Healthcare breach eclipsed all others for the year. The other event…
The real cost of data breaches for businesses
This article presents key findings from 2024 reports on data breaches. Breaches are taking longer to resolve and are becoming more costly for organizations. With recovery times extending and costs increasing, businesses face growing challenges in managing the aftermath. Full…
CISOs don’t invest enough in code security
72% of security leaders agree that the age of AI necessitates a complete reset of how organizations approach application security, according to Cycode. This urgency is reinforced by the fact that 93 billion lines of code were generated in the…
These were the badly handled data breaches of 2024
Blaming victims, months of silence, and suing security researchers all featured in cybersecurity in 2024. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: These…
Trustworthy Cloud Platforms: Ensuring Secure Access
Is Your Organization’s Trust in Cloud Technology Well-Placed? In this expanding digital landscape where businesses are heavily reliant on cloud technology, can we confidently assert that our data is safe in the cloud? Regardless of the size of your business,…
Take Control: Empowering Your Team with NHIDR Solutions
Are You Truly Harnessing the Power of NHIDR Solutions? It’s no secret that Non-Human Identities and Data Rights (NHIDR) solutions are crucial for maintaining a robust security system, particularly where cloud environments are involved. But do you fully grasp the…
Feel Reassured with Advanced Identity and Access Management
Why Should We Manage Non-Human Identities and Secrets? Imagine a bustling international airport with countless travelers moving in every direction. Now, consider these travelers as your non-human identities (NHIs), each carrying a unique passport (the Secret). The airport, in this…
LDAPNightmare: SafeBreach Labs Publishes First Proof-of-Concept Exploit for CVE-2024-49112
SafeBreach researchers developed a zero-click PoC exploit that crashes unpatched Windows Servers using the Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2024-49112). The post LDAPNightmare: SafeBreach Labs Publishes First Proof-of-Concept Exploit for CVE-2024-49112 appeared first on SafeBreach.…