Tag: intelligence
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Balancing security and user experience to improve fraud prevention strategies
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in SecurityNewsIn this Help Net Security interview, Jennifer White, Senior Director for Banking and Payments Intelligence at J.D. Power, discusses how financial institutions can improve … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/17/jennifer-white-j-d-power-fraud-protection/
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American private equity firm buys Israeli spyware company Paragon
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in SecurityNewsThe spyware company, which was founded by former Israeli intelligence officers, has previously signed a contract with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/paragon-bought-private-equity-american
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Serbian police used Cellebrite to unlock, then plant spyware on, a journalist’s phone
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in SecurityNewsAmnesty said it found NoviSpy, an Android spyware linked to Serbian intelligence, on the phones of several members of Serbian civil society following police stops. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/12/15/serbian-police-used-cellebrite-to-unlock-then-plant-spyware-on-a-journalists-phone/
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Serbian government used Cellebrite to unlock phones, install spyware
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in SecurityNewsSerbian police and intelligence officers used Cellebrite forensic extraction software to unlock journalists’ and activists’ phones and install previously unknown … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/16/serbian-government-used-cellebrite-to-unlock-phones-install-spyware/
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EU issues first-ever sanctions over ‘Russian hybrid threats’
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in SecurityNewsThe sanctions aim to impact a wide range of actors, from those involved in GRU Unit 29155, a Russian military intelligence unit that has been accused of cyberattacks and assassinations, through to other intelligence agency staff and private individuals involved in spreading Russian propaganda.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/eu-issues-sanctions-over-russia-hybrid-threats
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SAP-Systeme geraten zunehmend ins Visier von Cyber-Angreifern
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Tags: access, authentication, china, cve, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, exploit, hacker, intelligence, Internet, ransomware, sap, siem, update, vulnerability, zero-daywidth=”5000″ height=”2813″ sizes=”(max-width: 5000px) 100vw, 5000px”>Angriffe auf SAP-Systeme versprechen Hackern fette Beute. ShutterstockEin Rückblick auf Bedrohungsdaten aus den zurückliegenden vier Jahren macht deutlich, dass immer mehr Cyberkriminelle SAP-Systeme ins Visier nehmen. Das berichtete Yvan Genuer, leitender Sicherheitsforscher bei Onapsis auf der Black Hat Europe, die vom 9. bis 12. Dezember 2024 in London stattfand. Demzufolge…
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Data Governance in DevOps: Ensuring Compliance in the AI Era
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in SecurityNewsWith the evolution of modern software development, CI/CD pipeline governance has emerged as a critical factor in maintaining both agility and compliance. As we enter the age of artificial intelligence (AI), the importance of robust pipeline governance has only intensified. With that said, we’ll explore the concept of CI/CD pipeline governance and why it’s vital,…
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Russia Recruits Ukrainian Kids for Sabotage and Reconnaissance
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in SecurityNewsUkrainian officials say Russian intelligence is using video games to trick children into helping the enemy First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/russia-recruits-ukrainian-children/
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New Investment Scam Leverages AI, Social Media Ads to Target Victims Worldwide
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new kind of investment scam that leverages a combination of social media malvertising, company-branded posts, and artificial intelligence (AI) powered video testimonials featuring famous personalities, ultimately leading to financial and data loss.”The main goal of the fraudsters is to lead victims to phishing websites and forms that harvest…
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16th December Threat Intelligence Report
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in SecurityNewsThe Romanian National Cybersecurity Directorate (DNSC) has disclosed a ransomware attack conducted by Lynx ransomware gang on the country’s energy provider Electrica Group, which provides services to more than 3.8M people across […] First seen on research.checkpoint.com Jump to article: research.checkpoint.com/2024/16th-december-threat-intelligence-report/
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The Hidden Risks of Mobile Calls and Messages: Why EndEnd Encryption is Just the Starting Line
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Tags: access, android, breach, business, communications, control, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, encryption, endpoint, espionage, government, identity, intelligence, mobile, network, risk, service, startup, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityThe recent breaches of sovereign telecom networks in the United States, underscores how highly connected but fragmented public networks are increasingly vulnerable to sophisticated attacks. Another rising concern is the blind trust organizations and individuals put into consumer-grade messaging apps such as WhatsApp to share government and commercially-sensitive information. Some of the biggest risks concerning these…
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Serbian police used Cellebrite to unlock, then plant spyware, on a journalist’s phone
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in SecurityNewsAmnesty said it found NoviSpy, an Android spyware linked to Serbian intelligence, on the phones of several members of Serbian civil society following police stops. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/12/15/serbian-police-used-cellebrite-to-unlock-then-plant-spyware-on-a-journalists-phone/
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Cloud Access Security Broker ein Kaufratgeber
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Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, cisco, cloud, compliance, control, cyberattack, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, gartner, governance, intelligence, mail, malware, microsoft, monitoring, network, phishing, ransomware, risk, saas, service, software, startup, threat, tool, zero-day, zero-trust -
Russian APT >>Secret Blizzard<< Leverages Cybercriminal Tools in Ukraine Attacks
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in SecurityNewsA new report from Microsoft Threat Intelligence reveals that the Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as Secret Blizzard (also tracked as Turla, Waterbug, Venomous Bear, Snake, Turla Team, and Turla... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/russian-apt-secret-blizzard-leverages-cybercriminal-tools-in-ukraine-attacks/
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Platforms are the Problem
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Tags: ai, breach, business, chatgpt, cloud, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, finance, firewall, fraud, infrastructure, intelligence, LLM, network, saas, service, technology, threat, toolA better path forward for cybersecurity Why is it that cybersecurity is struggling to keep pace with the rapidly evolving threat landscape? We spend more and more, tighten our perimeters, and still there are trillions of dollars being lost to cybercrime and cyber attacks. Setting aside the direct costs to individuals and businesses, and the…
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Artificial Intelligence Looms Large at Black Hat Europe
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in SecurityNewsOpen Questions: What’s Next Killer Use Case? Can Output Be Better Validated?. The topic of AI reality versus hype, as well as what the next killer use cases might be, dominated the wrap-up Locknote panel at this year’s annual Black Hat Europe in London, comprised of conference Review Board members detailing this year’s hot topics,…
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How AWS is protecting customers from cyber threats
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in SecurityNewsAmazon Web Services reveals how its threat intelligence capabilities work under the hood to thwart cyber attacks and keep its customers’ data safe First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366617118/How-AWS-is-protecting-customers-from-cyber-threats
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Human Misuse Will Make Artificial Intelligence More Dangerous
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in SecurityNewsAI creates what it’s told to, from plucking fanciful evidence from thin air, to arbitrarily removing people’s rights, to sowing doubt over public misdeeds. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/human-misuse-will-make-artificial-intelligence-more-dangerous/
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Arctic Wolf beobachtet Zero-Day-Exploit von Cleo-MFT-Software
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in SecurityNewsDas Threat-Intelligence-Team der Arctic Wolf Labs haben neue schadhafte Aktivitäten beobachtet. Diese stehen im Zusammenhang mit der von Huntress aufgedeckten Zero-Day-Schwachstelle in der Cleo-Managed-File-Transfer (MFT) -Software. Im Dezember 2024 beobachtete Arctic Wolf Labs eine Mass-Exploitation-Kampagne, bei der Cleo-MFT-Lösungen für den unberechtigten Fernzugriff genutzt wurden. Die Ausführungskette umfasste einen verschleierten Powershell-Stager, einen Java-Loader sowie eine Java-basierte Backdoor,…
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Thales and Imperva Win Big in 2024
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Tags: access, api, application-security, attack, authentication, banking, business, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, conference, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, encryption, firewall, gartner, group, guide, iam, identity, infosec, insurance, intelligence, malicious, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, privacy, risk, saas, service, software, strategy, threat, usaThales and Imperva Win Big in 2024 madhav Fri, 12/13/2024 – 09:36 At Thales and Imperva, we are driven by our commitment to make the world safer, and nothing brings us more satisfaction than protecting our customers from daily cybersecurity threats. But that doesn’t mean we don’t appreciate winning the occasional award. In the year…
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Russia Used Borrowed Spyware to Target Ukrainian Troops
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in SecurityNewsSecret Blizzard Used Third-party Amadey Bots to Hack Ukrainian Military Devices. A Russian state-backed hacker group used third-party data-stealing bots and possibly a backdoor used by another Russia-based threat group to infiltrate and spy on devices used by frontline Ukrainian military units, according to a report from the Microsoft threat intelligence team. First seen on…
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Silent Push Raises $10 Million for Preemptive Threat Intelligence Platform
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in SecurityNewsThreat intel startup Silent Push has raised $10 million in a funding round co-led by Ten Eleven Ventures and Stepstone Group LP. The post Silent Push Raises $10 Million for Preemptive Threat Intelligence Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/silent-push-raises-10-million-for-preemptive-threat-intelligence-platform/
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Cyberbedrohungen 2025: Eskalationsstufe Rot
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in SecurityNewsCyberkriminelle rüsten auf. Für das Jahr 2025 und darüber hinaus erwarten die Forscher der FortiGuard Labs, Fortinets Threat-Intelligence- und Forschungssparte, größere, dreistere und effektivere Cyberangriffe. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/cyberbedrohungen-2025-eskalationsstufe-rot
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The imperative for governments to leverage genAI in cyber defense
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Tags: ai, attack, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, email, endpoint, gartner, government, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, microsoft, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, training, vulnerabilityIn an era where cyber threats are evolving at an unprecedented pace, the need for robust cyber defense mechanisms has never been more critical. Sixty-two percent of all cyberattacks focus on public sector organizations directly and indirectly. Nation-state actors, equipped with generative artificial intelligence (genAI) sophisticated tools and techniques, pose significant threats to national security,…