Tag: communications
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How to create an effective incident response plan
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Tags: access, advisory, attack, backup, breach, business, ceo, ciso, communications, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, governance, guide, incident, incident response, insurance, law, lessons-learned, malicious, monitoring, network, office, phone, ransomware, risk, security-incident, service, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, updateEstablish a comprehensive post-incident communications strategy: Another key element that can make or break an incident response strategy is communications. Without clear communications among the major stakeholders of the business, a company might experience much longer downtimes or the loss of vital processes for extended periods.”How are you going to go about communicating? With whom?…
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New Phishing Attack Targets Amazon Prime Users to Steal Login Credentials
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in SecurityNewsA new phishing campaign targeting Amazon Prime users has been identified, aiming to steal login credentials and other sensitive information, including payment details and personal verification data. The attack, analyzed by the Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC), uses a carefully crafted email impersonating official Amazon communications to deceive recipients. Sophisticated Email Spoofing Campaign Exploits Amazon…
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Flaw found in stalkerware apps, exposing millions of people. Here’s how to find out if your phone is being spied upon
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in SecurityNewsA serious security vulnerability has been found in popular stalkerware apps, exposing the sensitive personal information and communications of millions of people. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/flaw-stalkerware-apps-exposing-people-heres-how-to-find-out-phone-spied
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Russia-Linked Threat Actors Exploiting Signal Messenger to Eavesdrop on Sensitive Communications
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in SecurityNewsA recent report from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has revealed a coordinated effort by multiple Russia-aligned threat First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/russia-linked-threat-actors-exploiting-signal-messenger-to-eavesdrop-on-sensitive-communications/
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Purported Black Basta internal communications exposed
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/purported-black-basta-internal-communications-exposed
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Microsoft’s End of Support for Exchange 2016 and 2019: What IT Teams Must Do Now
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in SecurityNewsFor decades, Microsoft Exchange has been the backbone of business communications, powering emailing, scheduling and collaboration for organizations worldwide. Whether deployed on-premises or in hybrid environments, companies of all sizes rely on Exchange for seamless internal and external communication, often integrating it deeply with their workflows, compliance policies and security frameworks First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Russian cyberespionage groups target Signal users with fake group invites
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in SecurityNewsQR codes provide a means of phishing Signal users: These features now work by scanning QR codes that contain the cryptographic information needed to exchange keys between different devices in a group or to authorize a new device to an account. The QR codes are actually representations of special links that the Signal application knows…
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Russian Hackers Target Signal Messenger Users to Steal Sensitive Data
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in SecurityNewsRussian state-aligned threat actors have intensified their efforts to compromise Signal Messenger accounts, targeting individuals of strategic interest, according to the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG). These campaigns, primarily linked to Russia’s ongoing military operations in Ukraine, aim to intercept sensitive communications from military personnel, politicians, journalists, and activists. The attackers are exploiting Signal’s >>linked…
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How CISOs can rebuild trust after a security incident
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Tags: attack, breach, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, cybersecurity, data, firewall, group, incident response, jobs, linux, mobile, monitoring, risk, security-incident, service, software, strategy, vulnerabilityMaintaining sensitivity in accountability: Cisco’s Lidz emphasizes that transparency does not end at incident resolution.”Being transparent, internally in particular, by making sure stakeholders understand you and your team have learned from the incident, that there are things you would do better not just in terms of protections, but how you respond and react to incidents”…
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How to evaluate and mitigate risks to the global supply chain
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Tags: access, business, ceo, ciso, communications, compliance, control, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, framework, governance, government, intelligence, international, ISO-27001, kaspersky, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, office, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, russia, service, soc, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityMaintain a diversified supply chain: Organizations that source from international technology suppliers need to ensure they are not overly reliant on a single vendor, single region or even a single technology. Maintaining a diversified supply chain can mitigate costly disruptions from a cyberattack or vulnerability involving a key supplier, or from disruptions tied to regulatory…
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Ukraine warns of growing AI use in Russian cyber-espionage operations
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in SecurityNewsRussia is using artificial intelligence to boost its cyber-espionage operations, Ihor Malchenyuk of Ukraine’s State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection (SSCIP), said at the Munich Cyber Security Conference. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russia-ukraine-cyber-espionage-artificial-intelligence
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Technical Analysis of Xloader Versions 6 and 7 – Part 2
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Tags: cloud, communications, control, data, encryption, malware, network, reverse-engineering, threat, updateThis is Part 2 of our two-part technical analysis on Xloader versions 6 and 7. For details on how Xloader conceals its critical code and data, go to Part 1.IntroductionIn Part 2 of this blog series, we examine how Xloader obfuscates the command-and-control (C2) code and data to complicate analysis. We will also delve into…
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Cybercriminals Exploit Pyramid Pentesting Tool for Covert C2 Communications
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity analysts have identified that hackers are leveraging the open-source Pyramid pentesting tool to establish stealthy command-and-control (C2) communications. Originally designed as a post-exploitation framework for penetration testers, Pyramid has become an attractive option for malicious actors due to its ability to evade detection by endpoint security tools. The tool, first released on GitHub in…
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OpenSSL patched high-severity flaw CVE-2024-12797
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in SecurityNewsOpenSSL patched the vulnerability CVE-2024-12797, a high-severity flaw found by Apple that enables man-in-the-middle attacks. The OpenSSL Project addressed a high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12797, in its secure communications library. The OpenSSL software library allows secure communications over computer networks against eavesdropping or need to identify the party at the other end. OpenSSL contains an open-source implementation…
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The Rise of Typhoon Cyber Groups
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Tags: access, attack, breach, communications, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, dns, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, government, group, infrastructure, intelligence, iot, military, monitoring, network, phone, resilience, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-day -
EARLYCROW: Detecting APT Malware Command and Control Activities Over HTTPS
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Tags: apt, communications, control, cyber, cyberattack, detection, malware, network, tactics, threatAdvanced Persistent Threats (APTs) represent a sophisticated and stealthy category of cyberattacks targeting critical organizations globally. Unlike common malware, APTs employ evasive tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to remain undetected for extended periods. Their command-and-control (C&C) communications often mimic legitimate web traffic, making detection particularly challenging for traditional Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS). To address…
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WTF? Why the cybersecurity sector is overrun with acronyms
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in SecurityNews, a global online news organization. Let’s put it this way: Many academics, regardless of their area of expertise, have never met an acronym they didn’t prefer to typing out the entire phrase. That means our copyediting efforts too often involve spelling out or removing acronyms throughout, much to the chagrin of some of our…
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Sky ECC encrypted service distributors arrested in Spain, Netherlands
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in SecurityNewsFour distributors of the encrypted communications service Sky ECC, used extensively by criminals, were arrested in Spain and the Netherlands. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/sky-ecc-encrypted-service-distributors-arrested-in-spain-netherlands/
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Worker distraction is on the rise. Digital employee experience (DEX) platforms can help
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in SecurityNewsWith the dramatic increase in remote work in the last few years, many of us are actually working longer hours, ricocheting between communication platforms, learning new systems on the fly, and struggling to fix our own tech issues.It’s all adding up to a new kind of burnoutIt’s also focusing renewed attention on the digital employee experience…
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Securing GAI-Driven Semantic Communications: A Novel Defense Against Backdoor Attacks
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in SecurityNewsSemantic communication systems, powered by Generative AI (GAI), are transforming the way information is transmitted by focusing on the meaning of data rather than raw content. Unlike traditional communication methods, these systems encode semantic features such as text, images, or speech into low-dimensional vectors, significantly reducing bandwidth usage while maintaining the integrity of transmitted information.…
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CIOs and CISOs grapple with DORA: Key challenges, compliance complexities
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Tags: access, automation, banking, business, cio, ciso, communications, compliance, control, country, cyber, cybersecurity, data, dora, finance, framework, GDPR, governance, jobs, law, monitoring, network, nis-2, penetration-testing, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityIn force since January, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) has required considerable effort from CIOs and CISOs at 20 types of financial entities to achieve compliance. For many, the journey is not complete.”In the past months, financial entities targeted by DORA have been busy internally defining roles and responsibilities related to ICT security, identifying…
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New trojan hijacks Linux and IoT devices
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in SecurityNewsThere’s a new trojan on the block, one that specifically targets network appliances and internet of things (IoT) devices running the open-source Linux operating system.FortiGuard Labs has identified a new malware kit, dubbed “ELF/Sshdinjector.A!tr”, that has the ability to infect and remotely control systems, establish root privilege, maintain malware presence, exfiltrate data such as user…
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Anomalies are not Enough
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Tags: ai, attack, ciso, communications, country, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, email, government, LLM, mail, marketplace, mitre, ml, network, resilience, risk, service, siem, threat, toolMitre Att&ck as Context Introduction: A common theme of science fiction authors, and these days policymakers and think tanks, is how will the humans work with the machines, as the machines begin to surpass us across many dimensions. In cybersecurity humans and their systems are at a crossroads, their limitations daily exposed by ever more innovative,…
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Devil-Traff: Emerging Malicious SMS Platform Powering Phishing Attacks
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in SecurityNewsIn the ever-evolving landscape of cybercrime, bulk SMS platforms like Devil-Traff have emerged as powerful tools for phishing campaigns, exploiting trust and compromising security on a massive scale. Employees in organizations today face an increasing volume of communications emails, instant messages, and ticket updates, providing fertile ground for phishing scams to blend seamlessly into routine…
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5 Encrypted Attack Predictions for 2025
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Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, automation, cloud, communications, computer, computing, control, cryptography, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, data, data-breach, defense, detection, email, encryption, exploit, government, group, india, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, malicious, malware, network, phishing, ransomware, risk, service, tactics, technology, threat, update, vpn, zero-trustThe cyberthreat landscape of 2024 was rife with increasingly sophisticated threats, and encryption played a pivotal role”, a staggering 87.2% of threats were hidden in TLS/SSL traffic. The Zscaler cloud blocked 32.1 billion attempted encrypted attacks, a clear demonstration of the growing risk posed by cybercriminals leveraging encryption to evade detection. ThreatLabz reported that malware…
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Devil-Traff: A New Bulk SMS Platform Driving Phishing Campaigns
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in SecurityNewsEmployees in most organizations receive countless communications daily”, emails, Slack messages, or ticket updates, for example. Hidden among these routine interactions are phishing scams designed to exploit trust and compromise security. Imagine an employee receiving a text that appears to be from their bank: “Suspicious activity detected on your account. Click here to secure your…
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Whatsup Gold, Observium and Offis vulnerabilities
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in SecurityNewsCisco Talos’ Vulnerability Research team recently disclosed three vulnerabilities in Observium, three vulnerabilities in Offis, and four vulnerabilities in Whatsup Gold. These vulnerabilities exist in Observium, a network observation and monitoring system; Offis DCMTK, a collection of libraries and applications implementing DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/whatsup-gold-observium-offis-vulnerabilities/
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TorNet Backdoor Exploits Windows Scheduled Tasks to Deploy Malware
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in SecurityNewsCisco Talos researchers have identified an ongoing cyber campaign, active since mid-2024, deploying a previously undocumented backdoor known as >>TorNet.