Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Bill Toulas The University of Michigan has taken all of its systems and services offline to deal with a cybersecurity incident, causing...
Month: August 2023
Genshin Impact dev will sue Kaveh Hacks users and developers – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Bill Toulas Genshin Impact developer miHoYohas responded to an in-game hacking situation that has caused problems recently in its player community, warning...
US govt email servers hacked in Barracuda zero-day attacks – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Sergiu Gatlan Suspected Chinese hackers disproportionately targeted and breached government and government-linked organizations worldwide in recent attacks targeting a Barracuda Email Security...
Google Applies Generative AI Tools to Cloud Security – Source: www.techrepublic.com
Source: www.techrepublic.com – Author: Karl Greenberg Image: Bilal Ulker At its Google Next ’23 event this week, Google revealed how — with the use of its...
Bitwarden vs 1Password (2023): Password Manager Comparison – Source: www.techrepublic.com
Source: www.techrepublic.com – Author: Franklin Okeke Gone are the days when easy-to-memorize passwords such as “Ilovemycat36” sufficed. Nowadays, a long, heterogeneous mashup of characters, cases, numbers...
Abnormal Security: Microsoft Tops List of Most-Impersonated Brands in Phishing Exploits – Source: www.techrepublic.com
Source: www.techrepublic.com – Author: Karl Greenberg Image: Timon/Adobe Stock A significant portion of social engineering attacks, such as phishing, involve cloaking a metaphorical wolf in sheep’s...
Legit Security and CrowdStrike: Securing Applications from Code Creation to Cloud Deployment – Source: securityboulevard.com
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Noam Dotan Cloud environments and the applications running on them present an enormous attack surface that’s frequently exploited. Protecting runtime environments in...
Why Companies Should Invest in Cybersecurity During a Recession – Source: securityboulevard.com
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Natalie Anderson Economic downturns often trigger cost-cutting and layoffs. And while it may appear counterintuitive to advocate for new business investments, the...
When kids fly the nest, secure your digital nest eggs – Source: securityboulevard.com
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Avast Blog It’s a landmark shift when our children leave the house to begin their lives as adults. As they pick up...
BSides Cheltenham 2023 – David Abrutat – A Potted History Of British SIGINT – Source: securityboulevard.com
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Marc Handelman Security Boulevard The Home of the Security Bloggers Network Community Chats Webinars Library Home Cybersecurity News Features Industry Spotlight News...
U.S. Hacks QakBot, Quietly Removes Botnet Infections – Source: securityboulevard.com
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: BrianKrebs The U.S. government today announced a coordinated crackdown against QakBot, a complex malware family used by multiple cybercrime groups to lay...
LogRhythm Announces Partnership with Cimcor for Enhanced Cybersecurity Capabilities – Source: securityboulevard.com
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Riley-Ann Parker LogRhythm SIEM combined with CimTrak provides the ability to immediately detect and remediate threats across the enterprise BROOMFIELD, Colo., August...
SMS Toll Fraud Alert: Empowering Social Media Companies to Recover Millions in Stolen Revenue – Source: securityboulevard.com
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Arkose Labs SMS toll fraud is putting a severe financial burden on social media businesses, as cybercriminals exploit this communication channel for...
The Evolution of NDP: Finding Our Fit in the Technological Landscape – Source: securityboulevard.com
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Barrett Lyon The Evolution of NDP: Finding Our Fit in the Technological Landscape By Barrett Lyon, Co-Founder and Chief Architect As security...
Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Path Minimization’ – Source: securityboulevard.com
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Marc Handelman Yes, we have specific objectives for uptime and recovery Yes, we talk about resilience, but don’t have specific objectives It’s...
Did Russia Hack Poland’s Trains? MSM Says Yes, but … Well, You Decide – Source: securityboulevard.com
Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Richi Jennings It depends what you mean by “hack” (and by “Russia”). Trains all over Poland are mysteriously slamming on the brakes,...
Meta reckons China’s troll farms could learn proper OpSec from Russia’s fake news crews – Source: go.theregister.com
Source: go.theregister.com – Author: Team Register Russia appears to be “better” at running online trolling campaigns aimed at pushing its political narratives than China, according to...
University cuts itself off from internet after mystery security snafu – Source: go.theregister.com
Source: go.theregister.com – Author: Team Register The University of Michigan has isolated itself from the internet but, hey, everything’s fine! The institute’s president on Tuesday published...
Apple security boss faces iPads-for-gun-permits bribery charge… again – Source: go.theregister.com
Source: go.theregister.com – Author: Team Register An appeals court has reversed a 2021 decision to drop a bribery charge against Apple’s head of global security, who...
FBI-led Operation Duck Hunt shoots down Qakbot – Source: go.theregister.com
Source: go.theregister.com – Author: Team Register Uncle Sam today said an international law enforcement effort dismantled Qakbot, aka QBot, a notorious botnet and malware loader responsible...
More UK cops’ names and photos exposed in supplier breach – Source: go.theregister.com
Source: go.theregister.com – Author: Team Register London’s Metropolitan Police has said a third-party data breach exposed staff and officers’ names, ranks, photos, vetting levels, and salary...
Recovering from a supply-chain attack: What are the lessons to learn from the 3CX hack? – Source:
Source: – Author: 1 The campaign started with a trojanized version of unsupported financial software Original Post URL: Category & Tags: – Views: 0
How a Telegram bot helps scammers target victims – Week in security with Tony Anscombe – Source:
Source: – Author: 1 ESET researchers uncover a Telegram bot that enables even less tech-savvy scammers to defraud people out of their money Original Post URL:...
Telekopye: Hunting Mammoths using Telegram bot – Source:
Source: – Author: 1 Analysis of Telegram bot that helps cybercriminals scam people on online marketplaces Original Post URL: Category & Tags: – Views: 0
Scarabs colon-izing vulnerable servers – Source:
Source: – Author: 1 Analysis of Spacecolon, a toolset used to deploy Scarab ransomware on vulnerable servers, and its operators, CosmicBeetle Original Post URL: Category &...
A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware – Source:
Source: – Author: 1 The AI race is on! It’s easy to lose track of the latest developments and possibilities, and yet everyone wants to see...
Evacuation of 30,000 hackers – Week in security with Tony Anscombe – Source:
Source: – Author: 1 DEF CON, the annual hacker convention in Las Vegas, was interrupted on Saturday evening when authorities evacuated the event’s venue due to...
DEF CON 31: US DoD urges hackers to go and hack ‘AI’ – Source:
Source: – Author: 1 The limits of current AI need to be tested before we can rely on their output Original Post URL: Category & Tags:...
Mass-spreading campaign targeting Zimbra users – Source:
Source: – Author: 1 ESET researchers have observed a new phishing campaign targeting users of the Zimbra Collaboration email server. Original Post URL: Category & Tags:...
DEF CON 31: Robot vacuums may be doing more than they claim – Source:
Source: – Author: 1 When it comes to privacy, it remains complicated and near impossible for a consumer to make an informed decision. Original Post URL:...