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05 April 2023
Netscout also pointed to a notable 18% increase in direct-path attacks over the past three years, corresponding to a drop in reflection or amplification attacks of about the same percentage.
05 April 2023
Many organizations still operate these functions separately, leading to slower response times, budgeting challenges, duplicated resource allocations, and an overall weaker security and business continuity posture.
05 April 2023
The CEO of VoIP software provider 3CX said his team tested its products in response to alerts notifying it of a supply chain attack, and assessed reports that its client code was infested with malware were a false positive.
05 April 2023
The phishing messages typically claim that there is a problem with your Disney account, such as a billing issue, and that you need to update your account information to resolve the problem.
05 April 2023
Scammers are posing as buyers and sending fraudulent messages to sellers, reserving products for sale and then immediately canceling them. They then send messages to request the personal information of the sellers.
05 April 2023
In recent news, a hacking group with alleged Turkish origins has surfaced, claiming to target banks, servers, government agencies, and facilities. Most of their attacks, which have been reported on Twitter, appear to be defacement attacks.
05 April 2023
Cybercriminals associated with TACTICAL#OCTOPUS were spotted distributing tax-related email lures to spread malware. Security analysts at Securonix revealed that attackers are using authentic W-2 tax documents, I-9 forms, and real estate purchase contracts as bait.
05 April 2023
The new financing round was led by San Francisco-based venture capital outfit SignalFire. The company said it also took in investments from Ten Eleven Ventures and prominent security executives Kevin Mandia and Jack Huffard.
05 April 2023
The threat actor behind the information-stealing malware known as Typhon Reborn has resurfaced with an updated version (V2) that packs in improved capabilities to evade detection and resist analysis.
The new version is offered for sale on the criminal underground for $59 per month, $360 per year, or alternatively, for $540 for a lifetime subscription.
"The stealer can harvest and exfiltrate
05 April 2023
The bug, tracked as CVE-2023-1707, affects about 50 HP Enterprise LaserJet and HP LaserJet Managed Printers models. It has a severity score of 9.1 out of 10 on the CVSS v3.1 standard and exploiting it could potentially lead to information disclosure.
05 April 2023
Security issues in Realtek and Cacti are being exploited to distribute ShellBot and Moobot malware, revealed FortiGuard Labs. Realtek bug, CVE-2021-35394, is an arbitrary command injection bug that affects UDPServer. CVE-2022-46169, the Cacti bug, is a command injection flaw that enables an unauthenticated user to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable server.
05 April 2023
AlienFox is a new modular toolkit that enables attackers to scan for misconfigured servers to pilfer authentication keys and credentials for cloud-based email services. SentinelLabs discovered three variants of AlienFox containing scripts that automate malicious operations using the stolen credentials.
04 April 2023
NCSC advice following a security issue in the 3CX DesktopApp.
04 April 2023
Several domain names tied to Genesis Market, a bustling cybercrime store that sold access to passwords and other data stolen from millions of computers infected with malicious software, were seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today. Sources tell KrebsOnsecurity the domain seizures coincided with "dozens" of arrests in the United States and abroad targeting those who allegedly operated the service, as well as suppliers who continuously fed Genesis Market with freshly-stolen data.
04 April 2023
Check Point Software’s cyber security evangelist Ashwin Ram shares insights into artificial intelligence, policy development and cyber security. It is clear that the utilization of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, such as ChatGPT, has countless applications aimed at improving the way we live and work. It is also clear that there are concerns about the […]
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04 April 2023
The ALPHV ransomware operation emerged in December 2021 and is considered to be run by former members of the Darkside and Blackmatter programs that shut down abruptly to escape law enforcement pressure.
04 April 2023
The ICO estimated the app allowed up to 1.4 million U.K. children under 13 to use the platform in 2020. The regulator accused TikTok of failing to take the necessary steps to verify user identity and remove children under 13 from the platform.
04 April 2023
Because of this issue, an endpoint URL may accept parameters without sanitization, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to provide crafted request parameters leading to the execution of arbitrary web scripts or HTML code.
04 April 2023
The new funding, Cybereason says, will help it advance its XDR, EDR, and EPP solutions and support global growth. In addition to the investment, Cybereason also announced that SoftBank’s executive vice president, Eric Gan, will become its new CEO.
04 April 2023
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The next generation of connectivity is on the horizon. It’s expected to be 100X faster than 5G. Possibly 1,000X faster. But it’s not just about connectivity speed… Active use of 6G is likely to have powerful, game-changing business implications. Experts expect that 6G will enable businesses to significantly enhance productivity, foster strategic agility, […]
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