Cisco fixed an actively exploited NX-OS zero-day, the flaw was exploited to install previously unknown malware as root on vulnerable switches. Cisco addressed an NX-OS zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS score of 6.0), that the China-linked group Velvet Ant exploited…
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Korean ERP Vendor’s Update Systems Subverted to Spew Malware
A South Korean ERP vendor’s product update server was breached by attackers who used it to distribute malware instead of legitimate updates, according to AhnLab, a local cybersecurity firm. This article has been indexed from Cyware News – Latest Cyber…
Poland to Probe Russia-Linked Cyberattack on State News Agency
Polish prosecutors are investigating a suspected Russian attack on the country’s state news agency, the Polish Press Agency (PAP). The attack, which occurred in May, aimed to spread disinformation and cause disruptions in Poland’s system or economy. This article has…
‘Almost every Apple device’ vulnerable to CocoaPods supply chain attack
Dependency manager used in millions of apps leaves a bitter taste CocoaPods, an open-source dependency manager used in over three million applications coded in Swift and Objective-C, left thousands of packages exposed and ready for takeover for nearly a decade…
SEC Disclosure Inconsistencies Amid Snowflake Breach | Kovrr
Articles related to cyber risk quantification, cyber risk management, and cyber resilience. The post SEC Disclosure Inconsistencies Amid Snowflake Breach | Kovrr appeared first on Security Boulevard. This article has been indexed from Security Boulevard Read the original article: SEC…
IBM Consulting partners with Microsoft to help clients modernize security operations
IBM Consulting and Microsoft announce strengthened cybersecurity collaboration to help clients simplify and modernize their security operations, and manage and protect their hybrid cloud identities. As organizations embrace hybrid cloud and AI to drive innovation, they require advanced security capabilities…
Podcast Episode: Fighting Enshittification
< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The early internet had a lot of “technological self-determination” — you could opt out of things, protect your privacy, control your experience. The problem was that it…
TeamViewer Confirms that Russian Actors Behind the Recent Hack
TeamViewer has confirmed that the cyberattack on its systems was orchestrated by Russian threat actors, specifically the APT29 or Midnight Blizzard group. The attack, detected on June 26, 2024, was contained in TeamViewer’s internal corporate IT environment. Importantly, the company…
AuthZed Raises $12 Million to Accelerate Permissions Systems in Series A Funding
The new funding will accelerate a strategic expansion for small–to mid-market-sized organizations, providing a fully managed and easy-to-deploy permissions system that is simple to maintain for their current and future authorization needs. This article has been indexed from Cyware News…
Chinese Hackers Exploiting Cisco Switches Zero-Day to Deliver Malware
A China-nexus cyber espionage group named Velvet Ant has been observed exploiting a zero-day flaw in Cisco NX-OS Software used in its switches to deliver malware. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS score: 6.0), concerns a case of command injection…
Meta’s ‘Pay or Consent’ Approach Faces E.U. Competition Rules Scrutiny
Meta’s decision to offer an ad-free subscription in the European Union (E.U.) has faced a new setback after regulators accused the social media behemoth of breaching the bloc’s competition rules by forcing users to choose between seeing ads or paying…
Australia looses $3 billion every year to Cyber Crime
Australia’s leading financial institutions are bracing for what could be the most significant cyber attack in the history of the banking sector, with warnings issued by the top four banks. Over the past three years, these institutions have faced relentless…
Baddies hijack Korean ERP vendor’s update systems to spew malware
Notorious ‘Andariel’ crew takes a bite of HotCroissant backdoor for fresh attack A South Korean ERP vendor’s product update server has been attacked and used to deliver malware instead of product updates, according to local infosec outfit AhnLab.… This article…
OpenSSH Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2024-6387) Notification
Overview Recently, NSFOCUS CERT detected that OpenSSH issued a security announcement and fixed the remote code execution vulnerability of OpenSSH (CVE-2024-6387). Due to a signal handler race condition issue in OpenSSH Server (sshd) under the default configuration, if the client…
Leveraging no-code automation for efficient network operations
In this Help Net Security interview, Lingping Gao, CEO at NetBrain, discusses the challenges NetOps teams face in maintaining production services due to outdated processes and growing infrastructures. No-code automation has the potential to address these challenges by allowing engineers…
Australian Man Charged for Fake Wi-Fi Scam on Domestic Flights
An Australian man has been charged with running a fake Wi-Fi access point during a domestic flight with an aim to steal user credentials and data. The unnamed 42-year-old “allegedly established fake free Wi-Fi access points, which mimicked legitimate networks,…
An Identity Love Story: Hardware vs Software Security Tokens
Identity Security Cybersecurity has been growing since the first computer was created. And it is… The post An Identity Love Story: Hardware vs Software Security Tokens appeared first on Axiad. The post An Identity Love Story: Hardware vs Software Security…
The impossibility of “getting ahead” in cyber defense
As a security professional, it can be tempting to believe that with sufficient resources we can achieve of state of parity, or even relative dominance, over cyber attackers. After all, if we got to an ideal state – fully staffed…
Deepfakes and voice clones are undermining election integrity
As the volume of digital business rises year over year, the potential for AI-enhanced digital fraud increases with it, according to TeleSign. A new TeleSign report highlights consumer concerns and uncertainty about how AI is being deployed, particularly regarding digital…
Inside the minds of CISOs
In this Help Net Security video, Nick McKenzie, CISO of Bugcrowd, discusses the key findings from their recent report, which comes at a crucial time as security leaders’ roles are being discussed more with the current risk landscape and the…