Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
A Ransomware Group Has Given Medibank 24 Hours to Pay. But Medibank Says it Won't. Who is attempting to extort Australian health insurer Medibank, why did Medibank tell its attackers it wouldn't pay a ransom and will this deter future cyber extortionists? Here are a few thoughts on the high cybercrime drama playing out.
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
StackRox bridges network security and other gaps and makes applying and managing network isolation and access controls easier while extending Kubernetes' automation and scalability benefit.
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WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Anyone can get a blue tick on Twitter without proving who they are. And it’s already causing a ton of problems.
KnowBe4
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
We are thrilled to announce a brand-new product designed to help you develop a strong security culture. SecurityCoach enables real-time security coaching of your users in response to their risky security behavior.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
The major browsers natively trust a whole bunch of certificate authorities, and some of them are really sketchy : Google’s Chrome, Apple’s Safari, nonprofit Firefox and others allow the company, TrustCor Systems, to act as what’s known as a root certificate authority, a powerful spot in the internet’s infrastructure that guarantees websites are not fake, guiding users to them seamlessly.
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Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
A nonprofit organization is suing the state of Massachusetts on behalf of thousands of low-income families who were collectively robbed of more than a $1 million in food assistance benefits by card skimming devices secretly installed at cash machines and grocery store checkout lanes across the state. Federal law bars states from replacing these benefits using federal funds, and a recent rash of skimming incidents nationwide has disproportionately affected those receiving food assistance via stat
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Cybercriminals are becoming more creative as cybersecurity analysts adapt quickly to new ransomware strategies. Related: How training can mitigate targeted attacks. Ransomware has evolved from classic attacks to more innovative approaches to navigate reinforced security infrastructure. Here’s how hackers crafting new ransomware extortion tactics to keep analysts on their toes: Data exfiltration is no more.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
A flaw in the ABB Totalflow system used in oil and gas organizations could be exploited by an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code. Researchers from industrial security firm Claroty disclosed details of a vulnerability affecting ABB Totalflow flow computers and remote controllers. Flow computers are used to calculate volume and flow rates for oil and gas that are critical to electric power manufacturing and distribution.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Tehran Hackers Use Social Engineering to Close Sophistication Gap The healthcare industry should be aware of Iranian hackers using social engineering techniques, says the U.S. federal government. Hackers sponsored by Tehran layer on the social media deception, warns the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordinating Center.
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Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Let’s face it: Having “2022 election” in the headline above is probably the only reason anyone might read this story today. Still, while most of us here in the United States are anxiously awaiting the results of how well we’ve patched our Democracy, it seems fitting that Microsoft Corp. today released gobs of security patches for its ubiquitous Windows operating systems.
Hunton Privacy
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
SHIFT Counsellors at Law reports from Indonesia that The People’s Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia has ratified Indonesia’s draft law on personal data protection. The draft law came into effect on October 17, 2022. The law, which is partly modeled on the EU General Data Protection Regulation, is Indonesia’s first “umbrella regulation” on personal data protection.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
The ransomware group LockBit claimed to have stolen data from consulting and IT services provider Kearney & Company. Kearney is the premier CPA firm that services across the financial management spectrum to government entities. The company provides audit, consulting and IT services to the United States government. It has helped the Federal Government improve its financial operations’ overall effectiveness and efficiency.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Also: Ransomware Gang Leaks Negotiation Chat With Technical Detail About Attack The stark consequences of ransomware became painfully clear in Australia this week as attackers began releasing data from health insurer Medibank. Also, leaked chat logs reveal how the attackers accessed Medibank's systems.
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Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.
eSecurity Planet
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
REMnux is a free community distribution that ethical hackers, security researchers, and many other security pros can leverage to build their own labs and speed up malware analysis. Whether you’re new to these specialties or an experienced investigator, REMnux contains many helpful Debian packages and configurations to perform advanced tasks, such as: Extracting IoCs (Indicators of Compromise) Disassembling/decompiling binaries or windows executables (such as PE files) Decoding, deobfuscating, de
IT Governance
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Welcome to our November 2022 review of phishing attacks, in which we explore the latest email scams and the tactics that cyber criminals use to trick people into handing over personal data. This month, we look at an unintended cyber security problem arising from Twitter’s plan to charge people for verification status. Elsewhere, we assess data breaches at a cancer research facility and the US retailer Bed Bath & Beyond.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
At the end of October, a cyber attack caused the trains to stop in Denmark, the attack hit a third-party IT service provider. A cyber attack caused training the trains operated by DSB to stop in Denmark the last weekend, threat actors hit a third-party IT service provider. The attack hit the Danish company Supeo which provides enterprise asset management solutions to railway companies, transportation infrastructure operators and public passenger authorities.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Australian PM Says Russia Should 'Be Held Accountable' for Data Leaks The Australian government says hackers from Russia are behind the attack on Medibank, the country's largest private health insurer. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said not just hackers but "the nation where these attacks are coming from should also be held accountable.
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Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Chinese government employs spyware to detect so-called "pre-crimes" including using a VPN, religious apps, or WhatsApp, new analysis reveals.
eSecurity Planet
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Kaspersky researchers recently found evidence of an advanced threat group continuously updating its malware to evade security products, similar to a release cycle for developers. Kaspersky revealed that APT10, also known as the Cicada hacking group, has successfully deployed the LODEINFO malware in government, media, public sector, and diplomatic organizations in Japan.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
Google Project Zero researchers reported that a surveillance vendor is using three Samsung phone zero-day exploits. Google Project Zero disclosed three Samsung phone vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2021-25337, CVE-2021-25369 and CVE-2021-25370, that have been exploited by a surveillance company. The three issues are: CVE-2021-25337 : Improper access control in clipboard service in Samsung mobile devices prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows untrusted applications to read or write certain local
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Ransomware Remains Biggest Online Threat, Warns NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron Cybersecurity basics are still an overlooked ransomware defense, Lindy Cameron, CEO of the National Cyber Security Center, told the CyberScotland Summit in Scotland. "We still think that 90% of incidents in the U.K. could have been prevented if people had followed the basics," she said.
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Are you trying to decide which entity resolution capabilities you need? It can be confusing to determine which features are most important for your project. And sometimes key features are overlooked. Get the Entity Resolution Evaluation Checklist to make sure you’ve thought of everything to make your project a success! The list was created by Senzing’s team of leading entity resolution experts, based on their real-world experience.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
CISA is now pushing phishing-resistant multifactor authentication. Roger Grimes has an excellent post reminding everyone that “phishing-resistant” is not “phishing proof,” and that everyone needs to stop pretending otherwise. His list of different attacks is particularly useful.
Jamf
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Zero Trust Network Access, part of Jamf Private Access, provides modern threat landscape protection to your entire fleet of macOS, iOS/iPadOS, Android and Windows endpoints, extending secure remote access and “Zero Trust” technology to organizational resources and data – granting access only to endpoints and users that meet your requirements – all others are denied, by default.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) announced that is scanning all Internet-exposed devices hosted in the UK for vulnerabilities. The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is scanning all Internet-exposed devices hosted in the United Kingdom for vulnerabilities. The UK agency aims at secure these devices reporting the discovered vulnerabilities to their owners. “As part of the NCSC’s mission to make the UK the safest place to live and do business online, we
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
A Real Estate Developer Stole 50,000 Bitcoins from the Dark Web Emporium a Decade Ago Federal agents seized more than 50,000 in Bitcoin stolen from Silk Road a decade ago by a man who until recently owned a Tennessee real estate development firm. James Zhong, 32, pled guilty Friday to one count of wire fraud while prosecutors seek to formally claim the cryptocurrency.
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eSecurity Planet
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
If MITRE Engenuity’s new MSSP evaluations are any indication, managed security service providers are a little like children from Lake Wobegon: They’re all above average. Of the 15 MSSPs that participated in MITRE’s first-ever security services testing, only three failed to report attack techniques in all 10 of the evaluation steps, and in two of those cases it was because the test didn’t successfully execute because of a web shell failure.
Daymark
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
The risk of a ransomware attack continues to increase at a frightening triple-digit annual growth rate. How bad is it? Bad, really bad. Businesses based in the U.S. face a 60% chance of an attack, compared to 31% chance in EMEA and 9% in the Asia-Pack region. As the attackers’ sophistication increases and cybergangs are forming, it is important to understand what the attackers are going after and how to increase your ransomware resilience.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 5, 2022
Microsoft warns of an uptick among threat actors increasingly using publicly-disclosed zero-day exploits in their attacks. According to the Digital Defense Report published by Microsoft, threat actors are increasingly leveraging publicly-disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities to target organizations worldwide. The researchers noticed a reduction in the time between the announcement of a vulnerability and the commoditization of that vulnerability and remarked on the importance of the patch management
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