Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Cleaning products manufacturer Clorox says the recent cyberattack has been contained, but production is still not fully restored and some...
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Trend Micro Patches Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability in Endpoint Security Products – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Trend Micro on Tuesday released an advisory to warn customers that a critical vulnerability affecting Apex One and other endpoint...
ICS Security Firm Dragos Raises $74 Million in Series D Extension – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Dragos, a company that specializes in protecting industrial control systems (ICS) and other operational technology (OT) against cyber threats, on...
Pentagon’s 2023 Cyber Strategy Focuses on Helping Allies – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs The US Department of Defense (DoD) this week published an unclassified summary of its 2023 Cyber Strategy, outlining plans for...
In Other News: China Blames NSA for Hack, AI Jailbreaks, Netography Spin-Off – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs SecurityWeek is publishing a weekly cybersecurity roundup that provides a concise compilation of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under...
Google Feature Blamed for Retool Breach That Led to Cryptocurrency Firm Hacks – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs A recently introduced Google account sync feature has been blamed by software development firm Retool after sophisticated hackers gained access...
US Agencies Publish Cybersecurity Report on Deepfake Threats – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Several US government agencies on Tuesday published a cybersecurity information sheet focusing on the threat posed by deepfakes and how...
Airbus Launches Investigation After Hacker Leaks Data – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Airbus has launched an investigation after a hacker leaked information allegedly stolen from the French aerospace giant’s systems. Cybercrime intelligence...
Thousands of Code Packages Vulnerable to Repojacking Attacks – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Despite GitHub’s efforts to prevent repository hijacking, cybersecurity researchers continue finding new attack methods, and thousands of code packages and...
ICS Patch Tuesday: Critical CodeMeter Vulnerability Impacts Several Siemens Products – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Siemens and Schneider Electric’s Patch Tuesday advisories for September 2023 have been published. Siemens Siemens has published seven new advisories...
Associated Press Stylebook Users Targeted in Phishing Attack Following Data Breach – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs The Associated Press is informing some AP Stylebook customers that their information has been compromised as a result of a...
Vulnerabilities Allow Hackers to Hijack, Disrupt Socomec UPS Devices – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Some uninterruptible power supply (UPS) products made by Socomec are affected by several vulnerabilities that can be exploited to hijack...
US, UK Sanction More Members of Trickbot Russian Cybercrime Group – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs The United States and the United Kingdom on Thursday announced sanctions against more alleged members of the Russian cybercrime group...
‘Atomic macOS Stealer’ Malware Delivered via Malvertising Campaign – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs A piece of malware named Atomic macOS Stealer, or AMOS, has been delivered by cybercriminals through a malvertising campaign, Malwarebytes...
Tenable to Acquire Cloud Security Firm Ermetic for $240 Million – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Exposure management solutions provider Tenable announced on Thursday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Israeli cloud...
Dozens of Unpatched Flaws Expose Security Cameras Made by Defunct Company Zavio – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs IoT firmware analysis platform provider BugProve has disclosed the details of dozens of vulnerabilities discovered by its researchers in security...
25 Major Car Brands Get Failing Marks From Mozilla for Security and Privacy – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Mozilla has analyzed 25 major car brands and gave all of them failing marks for privacy and security. They collect...
9 Vulnerabilities Patched in SEL Power System Management Products – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Nine vulnerabilities, including potentially serious flaws, were patched recently in a couple of electric power management products made by Schweitzer...
Okta Says US Customers Targeted in Sophisticated Attacks – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Identity and access management solutions provider Okta warns that multiple customers based in the United States have been targeted in...
Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 40 Deals Announced in August 2023 – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Forty cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals were announced in August 2023. The number of transactions has bounced back in...
Industry Reactions to Qakbot Botnet Disruption: Feedback Friday – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs US authorities announced this week the results of an international operation whose goal was the disruption of the notorious Qakbot...
Energy Department Offering $9M in Cybersecurity Competition for Small Electric Utilities – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs The US Department of Energy on Wednesday announced a competition that can help smaller electric utilities obtain funding and technical...
Five Eyes Report: New Russian Malware Targeting Ukrainian Military Android Devices – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Five Eyes agencies have issued a joint report on the malware used recently by Russian state-sponsored hackers to target Android...
Dangling DNS Used to Hijack Subdomains of Major Organizations – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Researchers have abused dangling DNS records to hijack subdomains belonging to over a dozen major organizations, and they warn that...
‘Earth Estries’ Cyberespionage Group Targets Government, Tech Sectors – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs A cyberespionage group possibly linked to China has targeted government-related organizations and technology companies in various parts of the world....
BGP Flaw Can Be Exploited for Prolonged Internet Outages – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs A serious flaw affecting several major Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) implementations can be exploited to cause prolonged internet outages, but...
DreamBus Botnet Exploiting RocketMQ Vulnerability to Delivery Cryptocurrency Miner – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs The DreamBus botnet has resurfaced after a two-year break and it has been seen exploiting a recently patched Apache RocketMQ...
Fianu Labs Emerges From Stealth With $2 Million in Seed Funding – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Fianu Labs on Wednesday emerged from stealth mode and announced that it has raised $2 million in seed funding from...
Signs of Malware Attack Targeting Rust Developers Found on Crates.io – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs The Crates.io Rust package registry was targeted recently in what appeared to be the initial phase of a malware attack...
Leaseweb Reports Cloud Disruptions Due to Cyberattack – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Eduard Kovacs Dutch infrastructure-as-a-service and cloud solutions provider Leaseweb shut down some critical systems last week due to a cyberattack. The company...