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Identity Thieves Bypassed Experian Security to View Credit Reports

Krebs on Security

Identity thieves have been exploiting a glaring security weakness in the website of Experian , one of the big three consumer credit reporting bureaus. All that was needed was the person’s name, address, birthday and Social Security number. Now I know why Experian has NEVER let me view my own file via their website.

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GUEST ESSAY: Why any sudden influx of spam emails is an indicator of a likely security issue

The Last Watchdog

Related: How AI can relieve security pros What causes spam emails? Leaked email: Companies or third-party vendors put email address security at risk when they experience data breaches. Typically, scammers want to get ahold of an email because it’s a gold mine of information. It may also be a part of a more targeted attack.

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Threat actors actively exploit JetBrains TeamCity flaws to deliver malware

Security Affairs

security flaws in JetBrains TeamCity to deploy multiple malware families and gain administrative control over impacted systems. In early March, Rapid7 researchers disclosed two new critical security vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-27198 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2024-27199 (CVSS score:7.3), in JetBrains TeamCity On-Premises.

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US CISA and NSA publish guidance to secure Kubernetes deployments

Security Affairs

In recent months the number of cyberattacks against misconfigured Kybernetes systems has surged, threat actors mainly used the to illegally mine cryptocurrencies. The guidance details the security challenges associated with setting up and securing a Kubernetes cluster. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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KmsdBot, a new evasive bot for cryptomining activity and DDoS attacks

Security Affairs

Akamai Security Research discovered a new evasive Golang-based malware, tracked as KmsdBot, that infects systems via an SSH connection that uses weak login credentials. The malware was employed in cryptocurrency mining campaigns and to launch denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Use public key authentication for your SSH connections.

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IoT Unravelled Part 3: Security

Troy Hunt

Now for the big challenge - security. The "s" in IoT is for Security Ok, so the joke is a stupid oldie, but a hard truth lies within it: there have been some shocking instances of security lapses in IoT devices. Are these examples actually risks in IoT? Let's dive into it.

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Threat Group TeamTNT Returns with New Cloud Attacks

eSecurity Planet

Also read: Top Container Security Solutions. Such an approach is quite popular in the malware landscape, for example, with cryptominers. The attackers hijack the idle processing power of the targeted machines to mine cryptocurrency. This example shows the attack process can be automated and replicated infinitely.

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