Authored by Margit Hazenbroek At Fox-IT (part of NCC Group) identifying servers that host nefarious activities is a critical aspect of our threat intelligence. One approach involves looking for anomalies in responses of HTTP servers. Sometimes cybercriminals that host malicious…
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Israeli Man Who Made $5M From Hacking Scheme Sentenced to Prison in US
Aviram Azari, an Israeli man who made nearly $5 million from a hacking scheme, has been sentenced to 80 months in prison in the US. The post Israeli Man Who Made $5M From Hacking Scheme Sentenced to Prison in US…
CISA Warns of Attacks Exploiting Sophos Web Appliance Vulnerability
CISA adds Sophos, Oracle and Microsoft product security holes to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The post CISA Warns of Attacks Exploiting Sophos Web Appliance Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed…
Google’s Chatbot Bard Aims for the Top, Targeting YouTube and Search Domains
There has been a lot of excitement surrounding Google’s AI chatbot Bard – a competitor to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which is set to become “more widely available to the public in the coming weeks.” However, at least one expert has…
Sigma Synthetic Fraud v4 uncovers multiplex synthetic-specific features
Socure has launched Sigma Synthetic Fraud v4. The product uses advanced machine learning and diverse, third-party and network feedback data to uncover patterns linked to insidious synthetic identity fraud. The Deloitte Center for Financial Services expects synthetic identity fraud to…
Understanding the Phobos affiliate structure and activity
Cisco Talos identified the most prolific Phobos variants, TTPs and affiliate structure, based on their activity and analysis of over 1,000 samples from VirusTotal dating back to 2019. We assess with moderate confidence Eking, Eight, Elbie, Devos and Faust are…
A deep dive into Phobos ransomware, recently deployed by 8Base group
Cisco Talos has recently observed an increase in activity conducted by 8Base, a ransomware group that uses a variant of the Phobos ransomware and other publicly available tools to facilitate their operations. This article has been indexed from Cisco Talos…
How to Implement an Effective Mac Patch Management Strategy
An effective Mac patch management strategy involves following a series of well-planned steps and best practices. Patch management strategies are not just about bug fixes, closing vulnerabilities, and improving system performance. Meeting compliance requirements is also on the goals list. …
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 17, 2023 – A company’s slip may have led to a hack, free AI and incident response advice, and more
This episode reports on claims by a threat actor that they used a former employee’s still active credentials for a data theft This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original article: Cyber Security Today, Nov. 17,…
FCC Enforces Stronger Rules to Protect Customers Against SIM Swapping Attacks
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is adopting new rules that aim to protect consumers from cell phone account scams that make it possible for malicious actors to orchestrate SIM-swapping attacks and port-out fraud. “The rules will help protect consumers…
20+ Companies Hacked in Massive Cyber Attack on Critical Infrastructure
In an alarming development, Denmark faced its most extensive cyber attack in May 2023, targeting crucial components of its energy infrastructure. A total of 22 companies fell victim to a meticulously coordinated attack, breaching their industrial control systems and prompting…
CISA adds Sophos Web Appliance bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
US CISA added three new vulnerabilities (tracked as CVE-2023-36584, CVE-2023-1671, and CVE-2023-2551) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added three new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Below is the list of the three…
IronCore Labs Cloaked AI protects vector embeddings
IronCore Labs launched Cloaked AI, an SDK that protects vector embeddings with data-in-use encryption. Large language models are shifting the paradigm for how AI products are built and where private data is stored. While private AI data used to be…
Apple To Add RCS To Improve Texting Between Android, iPhone
Cross platform texting improvement on the way, as Apple says it will add support for RCS messaging in 2024 This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple To Add RCS To Improve Texting Between Android,…
Ddostf Botnet Resurfaces in DDoS Attacks Against MySQL and Docker Hosts
By Deeba Ahmed The Ddostf Botnet was initially identified in 2016. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Ddostf Botnet Resurfaces in DDoS Attacks Against MySQL and Docker Hosts This article has been indexed from Hackread –…
Hacker Receives 18-Month Prison for Running Dark Web Forum
In a momentous development in cybersecurity, Thomas Kennedy McCormick, alias “fubar,” a resident of Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for masterminding a racketeering conspiracy within the infamous Darkode hacking forum. The intricate web of cybercrime unraveled…
Stately Taurus Targets the Philippines As Tensions Flare in the South Pacific
We observed three Stately Taurus campaigns targeting entities South Pacific entities with malware, including the Philippines government. The post Stately Taurus Targets the Philippines As Tensions Flare in the South Pacific appeared first on Unit 42. This article has been…
CitrixBleed Vulnerability Exploitation Suspected in Toyota Ransomware Attack
Toyota Financial Services has been hit by a ransomware attack that may have involved exploitation of the CitrixBleed vulnerability. The post CitrixBleed Vulnerability Exploitation Suspected in Toyota Ransomware Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…
ALPHV (BlackCat) Ransomware Using Google Ads to Target Victims
By Deeba Ahmed Yet another day, another instance of a Google service being exploited for spreading malware infections. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ALPHV (BlackCat) Ransomware Using Google Ads to Target Victims This article has…
Why cyber war readiness is critical for democracies
Once the war in Ukraine ends, Russia’s offensive cyber capabilities will be directed towards other targets, Rik Ferguson, VP Security Intelligence for Forescout, predicted at IRISSCON on Thursday. Rik Ferguson on stage at IRISSCON 2023 The skills employed, the hacktivists…