In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love dives into the alarming rise of deepfake scams, highlighting how threat actors are using AI-generated videos to lure victims into fraudulent schemes. A notable campaign involves deepfake videos of Elon Musk…
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Palo Alto Networks found to spread Malware
Palo Alto Networks is currently being misused as a cover for malware distribution. Although the California-based cybersecurity company is not involved in these activities, hackers are exploiting the company’s name to propagate malware disguised as the ‘Palo Alto Networks Global…
How Ransomware Is Evolving into a Geopolitical Weapon
In recent years, ransomware attacks have evolved from mere cyber-criminal activities into sophisticated tools of geopolitical maneuvering. As the digital landscape continues to expand, ransomware has emerged not just as a method of financial extortion but as a potent geopolitical…
Russia-linked APT29 reused iOS and Chrome exploits previously developed by NSO Group and Intellexa
Russia-linked APT29 group was spotted reusing iOS and Chrome exploits previously developed by surveillance firms NSO Group and Intellexa. Google TAG (Threat Analysis Group) researchers observed the Russia-linked group APT29 (aka SVR group, BlueBravo, Cozy Bear, Nobelium, Midnight Blizzard, and The Dukes). using exploits previously used…
Lookiero – 4,981,760 breached accounts
In August 2024, a data breach from the online styling service Lookiero was posted to a popular hacking forum. Dating back to March 2024, the data included 5M unique email addresses, with many of the records also including name, phone…
A macro look at the most pressing cybersecurity risks
Forescout’s 2024H1 Threat Review is a new report that reviews the current state of vulnerabilities, threat actors, and ransomware attacks in the first half of 2024 and compares them to H1 2023. “Attackers are looking for any weak point to…
Iran hunts down double agents with fake recruiting sites, Mandiant reckons
Farsi-language posts target possibly-pro-Israel individuals Government-backed Iranian actors allegedly set up dozens of fake recruiting websites and social media accounts to hunt down double agents and dissidents suspected of collaborating with the nation’s enemies, including Israel.… This article has been…
Sinon: Open-source automatic generative burn-in for Windows deception hosts
Sinon is an open-source, modular tool for the automatic burn-in of Windows-based deception hosts. It aims to reduce the difficulty of orchestrating deception hosts at scale while enabling diversity and randomness through generative capabilities. Sinon is designed to automate the…
New infosec products of the week: August 30, 2024
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Bitwarden, Dragos, Fortinet, HYCU, and Rezonate. Fortinet introduces sovereign SASE and GenAI capabilities Fortinet announced the addition of sovereign SASE and GenAI capabilities to its…
Cyber threats that shaped the first half of 2024
Global cybercrime has shown no sign of decline and is expected to grow strong per year over the next five years. To identify the most urgent cybersecurity threats of the first half of 2024, the Critical Start Cyber Research Unit…
ISC Stormcast For Friday, August 30th, 2024 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9120, (Fri, Aug 30th)
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from SANS Internet Storm Center, InfoCON: green Read the original article: ISC Stormcast For Friday, August 30th, 2024…
2024-08-30 – Approximately 11 days of server scans and probes
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from Malware-Traffic-Analysis.net – Blog Entries Read the original article: 2024-08-30 – Approximately 11 days of server scans and…
Simulating Traffic With Scapy, (Fri, Aug 30th)
It can be helpful to simulate different kinds of system activity. I had an instance where I wanted to generate logs to test a log forwarding agent. This agent was processing DNS logs. There are a variety of ways that…
2024-08-29 – Phishing email and traffic to fake webmail login page
This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from Malware-Traffic-Analysis.net – Blog Entries Read the original article: 2024-08-29 – Phishing email and traffic to fake webmail…
US indicts duo over alleged Swatting spree that targeted elected officials
Targeted elected officials and others with over 100 fake crime reports and threats The US government has indicted two men for allegedly reporting almost 120 fake emergencies or crimes in the hope of provoking action by armed law enforcement agencies.……
The Role of AI in Enhancing Patient Experience in HealthTech
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing healthcare, and its impact on patient experience is nothing short of transformative. According to a study by Accenture, AI applications…Read More The post The Role of AI in Enhancing Patient Experience in HealthTech appeared first…
Who Owns Implementation of California’s New Workplace Violence Prevention Law?
Managing compliance takes a collaborative effort from several different departments, but security teams are uniquely positioned to lead the collaboration This article was originally posted in ASIS Security Management Magazine. Employers in California had a 1 July deadline to comply…
What a coincidence. Spyware makers, Russia’s Cozy Bear seem to share same exploits
Google researchers note similarities, can’t find smoking-gun link Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has spotted an interesting pattern: A Kremlin-linked cyber-espionage crew and commercial spyware makers exploiting specific security vulnerabilities in pretty much the same way.… This article has been…
High Fidelity Data: Balancing Privacy and Usage
The effective de-identification algorithms that balance data usage and privacy are critical. Industries like healthcare, finance, and advertising rely on accurate and secure data analysis. However, existing de-identification methods often compromise either the data usability or privacy protection and limit…
Nvidia’s ‘Eagle’ AI sees the world in Ultra-HD, and it’s coming for your job
Nvidia’s Eagle AI model revolutionizes visual understanding with high-resolution processing and multiple vision encoders, advancing document comprehension and visual question answering across industries. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: Nvidia’s ‘Eagle’ AI…