The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted three Iranian nationals linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for orchestrating a cyberattack aimed at influencing the 2024 US presidential election. The indictment, unsealed today, charges Masoud Jalili, Seyyed Ali…
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Critical Infrastructure at Risk: Vulnerabilities Discovered in Automatic Tank Gauging
A recent investigation by Bitsight TRACE has uncovered several critical 0-day vulnerabilities in six Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) systems from five different vendors. These vulnerabilities are substantial real-world threats, with the potential for exploitation by malicious actors, leading to severe…
3 easy microsegmentation projects
Like many large-scale network security projects, microsegmentation can seem complex, time-consuming, and expensive. It involves managing intricate details about inter-device service connectivity. One web server should connect to specific databases but not to others, or load balancers should connect to…
New Cryptojacking Attack Targets Docker API to Create Malicious Swarm Botnet
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new cryptojacking campaign targeting the Docker Engine API with the goal of co-opting the instances to join a malicious Docker Swarm controlled by the threat actor. This enabled the attackers to “use Docker Swarm’s orchestration…
Password management habits you should unlearn
Despite advancements in security technology, many individuals and organizations continue to rely on outdated and vulnerable authentication methods, leaving themselves exposed to cyber threats. This ongoing reliance on insecure methods has led to a steady rise in fraud, with weak…
Reducing credential complexity with identity federation
In this Help Net Security interview, Omer Cohen, Chief Security Officer at Descope, discusses the impact of identity federation on organizational security and user experience. He explains how this approach streamlines credential management and enhances security by leveraging trusted identity…
Infosec products of the month: September 2024
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Absolute, anecdotes, ArmorCode, Binarly, Bitdefender, Druva, F5 Networks, Gcore, Guardsquare, Huntress, Ketch, LOKKER, Malwarebytes, NETGEAR, Nudge Security, Prompt Security, Rapid7, Revenera, Skyhigh Security, Strivacity, Tenable,…
U.K. Hacker Charged in $3.75 Million Insider Trading Scheme Using Hacked Executive Emails
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged a 39-year-old U.K. national for perpetrating a hack-to-trade fraud scheme that netted him nearly $3.75 million in illegal profits. Robert Westbrook of London was arrested last week and is expected to be…
ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, October 1st, 2024 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9160, (Tue, Oct 1st)
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The 5 Best VoIP Routers (Wired, Wireless, and Mesh)
Discover the best VoIP routers for businesses in 2024. Easily compare range, transfer rates, connectivity types, price, and more. This article has been indexed from Security | TechRepublic Read the original article: The 5 Best VoIP Routers (Wired, Wireless, and…
Splunk Urges Australian Organisations to Secure LLMs
Prompt injection and data leakage are among the top threats posed by LLMs, but they can be mitigated using existing security logging technologies. This article has been indexed from Security | TechRepublic Read the original article: Splunk Urges Australian Organisations…
Crooked Cops, Stolen Laptops & the Ghost of UGNazi
A California man accused of failing to pay taxes on tens of millions of dollars allegedly earned from cybercrime also paid local police officers hundreds of thousands of dollars to help him extort, intimidate and silence rivals and former business…
Trouble in Da Hood: Malicious Actors Use Infected PyPI Packages to Target Roblox Cheaters
The world of gaming can be a cut-throat place, with many players turning to online help via third-party programs (‘game hacks’) to get ahead. Although some of these programs offer legitimate game boosts, malicious actors frequently leverage these game hackers’…
T-Mobile US to cough up $31.5M after that long string of security SNAFUs
At least seven intrusions in five years? Yeah, those promises of improvement more than ‘long overdue’ T-Mobile US has agreed to fork out $31.5 million to improve its cybersecurity and pay a fine after a string of network intrusions affected…
Ransomware forces hospital to turn away ambulances
Only level-one trauma unit in 400 miles crippled Ransomware scumbags have caused a vital hospital to turn away ambulances after infecting its computer systems with malware.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original article:…
Rackspace monitoring systems hit by zero-day
Intruders accessed internal web servers via ScienceLogic hole, ‘limited’ info taken, customers told not to worry Exclusive Rackspace has told customers intruders exploited a zero-day bug in a third-party application it was using, and abused that vulnerability to break into…
Australian e-tailer digiDirect customers’ info allegedly stolen and dumped online
Full names, contact details, and company info – all the fixings for a phishing holiday Data allegedly belonging to more than 304,000 customers of Australian camera and tech e-tailer digiDirect has been leaked to an online cyber crime forum.… This…
Microsoft Readies a More Secure Recall Feature for Release
After putting its controversial AI-based Recall feature on hold in June, Microsoft rearchitected many of its features to address the security and privacy concerns that users and experts raised and will release it for the upcoming Windows Copilot+ PCs. The…
Network Sniffing: A Critical Concept in Network Security
What Is Network Sniffing? Sniffing includes the passive interception of data packets crossing a network with further analysis. Initially, sniffing was developed to help network administrators troubleshoot connectivity problems, and since then, it has evolved into an important technique of…
CISA Announces the FY 2024 Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (REMCDP) Cooperative Agreement Recipient
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