August 2024 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has delivered fixes for 90 vulnerabilities, six of which have been exploited in the wild as zero-days, and four are publicly known. The zero-days under attack CVE-2024-38178 is a Scripting Engine Memory…
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Guardio Critical Security Alerts monitors and analyzes scam activities
Guardio launched a new feature, Critical Security Alerts, which enables real-time alerts to identify and prevent financial scams, ensuring immediate intervention when suspicious browsing patterns are detected. According to the Federal Trade Commission, consumers in the United States lost over…
Suspected head of Reveton, Ransom Cartel RaaS groups arrested
An international operation coordinated by the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) has resulted in the arrest and extradition of a man believed to be one of the world’s most prolific Russian-speaking cybercrime actors. The arrest The NCA has been investigating…
Scammers dupe chemical company into wiring $60 million
Orion S.A., a global chemical company with headquarters in Luxembourg, has become a victim of fraud: it lost approximately $60 million through “multiple fraudulently induced outbound wire transfers to accounts controlled by unknown third parties.” The scammers targeted an employee…
Stellar strengthens security for remote teams
Stellar has launched enhanced remote wiping capabilities within its Drive Erasure software. This feature is designed to address the complexities of managing data security in today’s distributed work environment. The new Remote Wiping software enables internal IT teams of organizations…
Australian gold mining company hit with ransomware
Australian gold mining firm Evolution Mining has announced on Monday that it became aware on 8 August 2024 of a ransomware attack impacting its IT systems, and has been working with its external cyber forensic experts to investigate the incident.…
International investigation shuts down Radar/Dispossessor ransomware group
FBI Cleveland announced the disruption of “Radar/Dispossessor”—the criminal ransomware group led by the online moniker “Brain”—and the dismantling of three U.S. servers, three United Kingdom servers, 18 German servers, eight U.S.-based criminal domains, and one German-based criminal domain. Since its…
Browser backdoors: Securing the new frontline of shadow IT
Browser extensions are a prime target for cybercriminals. And this isn’t just a consumer problem – it’s a new frontier in enterprises’ battle against shadow IT. Ultimately, more extension permissions result in potentially bigger attack surfaces. Research shows that the…
How CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs view cyber risks differently
C-suite executives face a unique challenge: aligning their priorities between driving technological innovation and ensuring business resilience while managing ever-evolving cyber threats from criminals adept at exploiting the latest technologies, according to LevelBlue. This balancing act highlights the complexity of…
Key metrics for monitoring and improving ZTNA implementations
In this Help Net Security interview, Dean Hamilton, CTO at Wilson Perumal & Company, discusses the complexities of zero trust network access (ZTNA) implementation, focusing on balancing security with operational efficiency. Hamilton highlights strategic planning, collaboration between IT and business…
35% of exposed API keys still active, posing major security risks
Nightfall AI’s research revealed that secrets like passwords and API keys were most often found in GitHub, with nearly 350 total secrets exposed per 100 employees every year. Hidden risks of secret sprawl in cloud and SaaS environments What’s more…
Chrome, Edge users beset by malicious extensions that can’t be easily removed
A widespread campaign featuring a malicious installer that saddles users with difficult-to-remove malicious Chrome and Edge browser extensions has been spotted by researchers. “The trojan malware contains different deliverables ranging from simple adware extensions that hijack searches to more sophisticated…
Unpatched MS Office flaw may leak NTLM hashes to attackers (CVE-2024-38200)
A new MS Office zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-38200) can be exploited by attackers to grab users’ NTLM hashes, Microsoft has shared late last week. The vulnerability is exploitable remotely and requires no special privileges or user interaction to be triggered. “In…
Resecurity unveils new AI-driven Fraud Prevention Platform
Resecurity unveiled its advanced AI-driven Fraud Prevention Platform. This versatile solution is engineered to combat fraud across banking, virtual asset service providers (VASPs), gambling, e-commerce, and online marketplaces, providing a robust defense against the evolving landscape of digital fraud. Resecurity…
74% of ransomware victims were attacked multiple times in a year
An alarming trend toward multiple, sometimes simultaneous cyber attacks forces business leaders to re-evaluate their cyber resilience strategies to address common points of failure, including inadequate identity system backup and recovery practices, according to Semperis. Survey of nearly 1,000 IT…
Scout Suite: Open-source cloud security auditing tool
Scout Suite is an open-source, multi-cloud security auditing tool designed to assess the security posture of cloud environments. By leveraging the APIs provided by cloud vendors, Scout Suite collects and organizes configuration data, making it easier to identify potential risks.…
Misconfigurations and IAM weaknesses top cloud security concerns
Traditional cloud security issues often associated with cloud service providers (CSPs) are continuing to decrease in importance, according to the Top Threats to Cloud Computing 2024 report by the Cloud Security Alliance. Misconfigurations, IAM weaknesses, and API risks remain critical…
Steps to improve quality engineering and system robustness
Major tech outages have recently impacted customers and operations at McDonald’s, Greggs, Deliveroo, Tesco, and Barclays. In this Help Net Security video, Stephen Johnson, CEO of Roq, says it is now imperative for companies and organizations to invest significantly more…
Week in review: Tips for starting your cybersecurity career, Patch Tuesday forecast
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: August 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Looking for a calm August release August 2024 July ended up being more ‘exciting’ than many of us wanted; we’re…
Critical 1Password flaws may allow hackers to snatch your passwords (CVE-2024-42219, CVE-2024-42218)
Two vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-42219, CVE-2024-42218) affecting the macOS version of the popular 1Password password manager could allow malware to steal secrets stored in the software’s vaults and obtain the account unlock key, AgileBits has confirmed. Discovered by the Robinhood Red Team…