Tag: Internet
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Four Members of Hacker Group Behind 90 Worldwide Data Breaches Exposed
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in SecurityNewsA recent investigation by Group-IB has shed light on a notorious cybercriminal operating under multiple aliases, including ALTDOS, DESORDEN, GHOSTR, and 0mid16B. This individual was responsible for over 90 data breaches globally, primarily targeting companies in Asia and other regions. The threat actor’s modus operandi involved compromising internet-facing Windows servers, exfiltrating sensitive data, and extorting…
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Trump shifts cyberattack readiness to state and local governments in wake of info-sharing cuts
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Tags: advisory, cio, cisa, ciso, communications, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, election, government, group, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, metric, office, resilience, risk, russia, strategy, technology, threatCreating a national resilience strategy The EO requires the assistant to the President for national security affairs (APNSA), in coordination with the assistant to the President for economic policy and the heads of relevant executive departments and agencies, to publish within 90 days (by June 17) a National Resilience Strategy that articulates the priorities, means,…
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The Role of AI in Cybersecurity: Boon or Threat?
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in SecurityNewsThink about it everything’s online these days, right? Your photos, your bank stuff, your emails, and even your fridge probably connect to the internet now. It’s fantastic, but it also means there’s a whole bunch of sneaky folks out there cybercriminals trying to mess with it all. They want your data, your […] The post…
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CISOs are taking on ever more responsibilities and functional roles has it gone too far?
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Tags: ai, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, computing, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, framework, fraud, governance, healthcare, infosec, intelligence, international, Internet, jobs, law, mitigation, nist, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, skills, software, supply-chain, technology, threatth century alongside technology and internet-enabled threats, morphing to meet the demands of the moment. But the position hasn’t just matured; in many cases it has expanded, taking on additional domains.”The CISO role has expanded significantly over the years as companies realize that information security has a unique picture of what is going on across…
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China’s Baidu Compromised in Data Leak, Affecting Users
Chinese tech giant Baidu has faced severe scrutiny after allegations emerged that a top executive’s teenage daughter had accessed and shared personal details of internet users online. The incident has raised significant concerns about data privacy and security at one of China’s largest cloud providers. The controversy began when online users accused the teenage daughter…
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DDoS-Angriff auf die Website eines Flughafens in Frankreich
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in SecurityNewsLe site Internet de l’aéroport Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne victime d’une cyberattaque First seen on lamontagne.fr Jump to article: www.lamontagne.fr/clermont-ferrand-63000/actualites/le-site-internet-de-l-aeroport-clermont-ferrand-auvergne-victime-d-une-cyberattaque_14658913/
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Schutz kritischer Unternehmens-IT: Resilient und autonom wie eine Raumstation
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Tags: InternetWas die ISS über den Schutz kritischer und weitgehend isolierter Unternehmens-IT lehrt. Zumindest in den normalen Bereichen der Physik herrschen im Weltall grundsätzlich dieselben Naturgesetze wie auf dem Erdboden. Ähnlich verhält es sich mit der IT-Sicherheit an isolierten kritischen Standorten in der Produktion, an abgelegenen Standorten oder im Internet der Dinge. Autonom durch… First seen…
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Software Firm Notifying Patients, Practices of Data Exposure
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in SecurityNewsResearcher Found Unsecured Database Server Containing 1,864 GB of OrthoMinds’ Data. An orthodontic practice software vendor is notifying an undisclosed number of patients that their data was exposed to the internet for 10 days last November. The security researcher who discovered the data leak said the incident appears to have lasted longer and affected more…
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Für Cyberattacken gewappnet Krisenkommunikation nach Plan
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in SecurityNewsLesen Sie, welche Aspekte für einen Krisenkommunikationsplan entscheidend sind.Cyberangriffe fordern nicht nur CISOs in punkto Prävention und Krisenbewältigung heraus. Auch die Unternehmenskommunikation ist mit im Boot. Sie ist verantwortlich für den Krisenkommunikationsplan, den sie mit dem CISO entwickelt und bei Cybersicherheitsvorfällen umsetzt.Eine gute Krisenprävention hat aus der Perspektive der Kommunikation drei Elemente und beginnt nicht…
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Entwicklungsplattform Firebase unter Feuer
Check Point Software Technologies hat eine Hacker-Kampagne gegen Firebase beobachtet, eine Entwicklungsplattform für mobile sowie Web-Applikationen. Die Sicherheitsforscher von Check Point Research (CPR) stießen auf professionell gestaltete und sehr überzeugend gemachte Fälschungen von echten Internet-Auftritten als Phishing-Websites. Die von CPR beobachtete Kampagne beinhaltete die Nutzung kompromittierter Konten, man spricht dabei auch von Business-E-Mail-Compromise (BEC). Sobald…
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4 Best-Practices für die erfolgreiche Verwaltung von E-Mail-Zertifikaten
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in SecurityNewsSeit mehreren Jahrzehnten schon werden E-Mails überall auf der Welt erfolgreich mit dem Secure/Multipurpose-Internet-Mail-Extensions (S/MIME) -Standard signiert und verschlüsselt. Der Standard hilft sicherzustellen, dass nur berechtigte Empfänger einer E-Mail ihre Nachrichten und angehängte Daten erhalten und einsehen können. Wie alle digitalen Zertifikate erfordert auch die Nutzung von S/MIME-Zertifikaten ein umfassendes und effektives Management von […]…
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Over 150 US Government Database Servers Vulnerable to Internet Exposure
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in SecurityNewsA recent open-source investigation has uncovered one of the largest exposures of US government data to cyber threats. More than 150 government database servers are currently exposed to the internet, leaving sensitive personal and national security information at an unprecedented risk of cyberattacks. The Scope of the Problem The investigation, conducted using data from Shodan,…
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CVE-2024-20439: Critical Cisco Smart Licensing Flaws Exploited
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in SecurityNewsTwo Critical Vulnerabilities Expose Administrative Access Two now-patched but previously critical vulnerabilities in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility are being actively exploited in the wild, according to reports from the SANS Internet Storm Center. These flaws affect versions 2.0.0, 2.1.0, and… First seen on sensorstechforum.com Jump to article: sensorstechforum.com/cve-2024-20439-cisco-smart-licensing-flaws/
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11 hottest IT security certs for higher pay today
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Tags: access, attack, automation, business, cloud, container, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, finance, fortinet, google, governance, incident response, infosec, intelligence, Internet, jobs, linux, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, remote-code-execution, resilience, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, skills, software, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, windowsOffensive Security Certified Expert (OSCE): OffSec’s Offensive Security Certified Expert consists of three courses: Advanced Web Attacks and Exploitation, Advanced Evasion Techniques and Breaching Defenses, and Windows User Mode Exploit Development. The format for each course exam is the same: Candidates have 48 hours to compromise a given target using various techniques. No formal prerequisites exist for any of the…
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Ongoing Cyber Attacks Exploit Critical Vulnerabilities in Cisco Smart Licensing Utility
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in SecurityNewsTwo now-patched security flaws impacting Cisco Smart Licensing Utility are seeing active exploitation attempts, according to SANS Internet Storm Center.The two critical-rated vulnerabilities in question are listed below – CVE-2024-20439 (CVSS score: 9.8) – The presence of an undocumented static user credential for an administrative account that an attacker could exploit to log in to…
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DEF CON 32 Recon Village Recursion is a Harsh Mistress: How (Not) To Build a Recursive Internet Scanner
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in SecurityNewsSpeaker: TheTechromancer Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their erudite []DEF CON 32]2 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/def-con-32-recon-village-recursion-is-a-harsh-mistress-how-not-to-build-a-recursive-internet-scanner/
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Cisco Smart Licensing Utility flaws under attack
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in SecurityNewsThe SANS Internet Storm Center reported exploitation attempts against two critical vulnerabilities, which were initially disclosed in September. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisco-smart-licensing-utility-flaws-attacked/743064/
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Was die ISS über den Schutz kritischer und weitgehend isolierter Unternehmens-IT lehrt
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in SecurityNewsZumindest in den normalen Bereichen der Physik herrschen im Weltall grundsätzlich dieselben Naturgesetze wie auf dem Erdboden. Ähnlich verhält es sich mit der IT-Sicherheit an isolierten kritischen Standorten in der Produktion, an abgelegenen Standorten oder im Internet der Dinge. Autonom durch KI Gefahren erkennen, sich redundant aufstellen und Ausfallszenarien schon in der Entwicklung einkalkulieren: […]…
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Supply-chain CAPTCHA attack hits over 100 car dealerships
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in SecurityNewsA security researcher has discovered that the websites of over 100 car dealerships have been compromised in a supply-chain attack that attempted to infect the PCs of internet visitors. First seen on bitdefender.com Jump to article: www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/supply-chain-captcha-attack-hits-over-100-car-dealerships
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Critical vulnerability in AMI MegaRAC BMC allows server’ takeover
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Tags: access, advisory, api, apt, attack, authentication, control, credentials, cve, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, firewall, firmware, flaw, group, infrastructure, Internet, linux, malicious, malware, network, ransomware, supply-chain, technology, training, update, vulnerabilityth vulnerability that Eclypsium researchers found in MegaRAC, the BMC firmware implementation from UEFI/BIOS vendor American Megatrends (AMI). BMCs are microcontrollers present on server motherboards that have their own firmware, dedicated memory, power, and network ports and are used for out-of-band management of servers when their main operating systems are shut down.Administrators can access BMCs…
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Electromagnetic Side-Channel Analysis of Cryptographically Secured Devices
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in SecurityNewsElectromagnetic (EM) side-channel analysis has emerged as a significant threat to cryptographically secured devices, particularly in the era of the Internet of Things (IoT). These attacks exploit information leakages through physical parameters such as EM radiation, which is emitted by all powered electronic devices due to internal current flows. Unlike traditional power analysis attacks, EM…
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Rethinking Risk: ICS OT Security with Purdue 2.0 and GRC
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in SecurityNewsThe rise of the extended Internet of Things (XIoT) across industrial (IIoT), healthcare (IoMT), commercial (OT, BMS/EMS/ACS/iBAS/FMS), and other sectors… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/rethinking-risk-ics-ot-security-with-purdue-2-0-and-grc/
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Hackers Use DLL Side-Loading to Deploy Malicious Python Code
A recent discovery by Xavier Mertens, a senior handler at the Internet Storm Center, has highlighted a sophisticated attack where hackers utilize DLL side-loading to deploy malicious Python code. This technique involves tricking an application into loading a malicious DLL instead of a legitimate one, allowing attackers to execute malicious code while evading detection by…
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New C++-Based IIS Malware Mimics cmd.exe to Evade Detection
A recent discovery by Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 has shed light on sophisticated malware targeting Internet Information Services (IIS) servers. This malware, developed in C++/CLI, a rare choice for malware authors, has been designed to mimic the behavior of cmd.exe to evade detection. The malware operates as a passive backdoor, integrating itself into the…