Security Affairs

APRIL 26, 2023

A Canadian gas pipeline suffered a cyber security incident, Canada’s top cyber official and Pro-Russia hacking group Zarya claimed the attack could have caused an explosion. intelligence documents. 15, Zarya shared screenshots with the Federal Security Service — the main successor agency to the K.G.B.,

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2023

Samsung employees have shared internal documents, including meeting notes and source code, with the popular chatbot service ChatGPT. Samsung employees have unwittingly leaked top secret data by providing them to the popular chatbot service ChatGPT.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 13, 2023

Security experts warn that a Kyocera Android printing app is vulnerable to improper intent handling and can be abused to drop malware. “A security vulnerability has been identified in KYOCERA Mobile Print for Android provided by KYOCERA Document Solutions.” ” reads the advisory published by the vendor.

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Security Affairs

MAY 16, 2023

The popular university admission platform Leverage EDU leaked almost 240,000 sensitive files, including students’ passports, financial documents, certificates, and exam results. It claims to have a network of over 650 educational institutions worldwide and 80 million users over the last year. It runs offices in the UK and Australia.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

If you’re a small business looking for the secret sauce to cybersecurity, the secret is out: start with a cybersecurity policy and make the commitment to security a business-wide priority. Taurins It’s also essential your business evaluates its technology and keeps it regularly updated to the latest security standards. Stay educated.

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Troy Hunt

AUGUST 11, 2023

It went out silently on Sunday morning, nothing major broke so I published the blog post Monday afternoon then emailed all the existing API key subscribers Tuesday morning and now here we are! I expect I'll blog that this coming week and probably quietly slip out the documentation on the 2 new endpoints in advance.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Cloud security is an essential part of today’s cyber security landscape. To mitigate these risks, the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) created the Cloud Security Principles , which outline 14 guidelines for protecting information stored online. Data in transit protection.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 16, 2023

Crooks use lures masquerading as tax documentation sent by a client. Nominate here: [link] Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook and Mastodon Pierluigi Paganini ( SecurityAffairs – hacking, Remcos RAT ) The post Remcos RAT campaign targets US accounting and tax return preparation firms appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Critical infrastructure, as defined by Department of Homeland Security : describes the physical and cyber systems and assets that are so vital to the United States that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on our physical or economic security or public health or safety. The Vormetric Data Security Platform.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2023

The Atomic macOS Stealer allows operators to can steal various types of information from the infected machines, including Keychain passwords, complete system information, files from the desktop and documents folder, and even the macOS password. Harvested data are compressed in a ZIP archive and encoded using Base64 format for exfiltration.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

The credentials provided by the recipient are sent to an attacker-controlled URL, however, after the recipient enters their password, the phishing page redirects to a benign document that contains the interview questions, or an RFI that includes information of interest for the victims.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

ICICI Bank leaked millions of records with sensitive data, including financial information and personal documents of the bank’s clients. In 2022, the ICICI Bank’s resources were named a “critical information infrastructure” by the Indian government – any harm to it can impact national security.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2023

The Mirai -based Moobot botnet was first documented by Palo Alto Unit 42 researchers in February 2021, in November 2021, it started exploiting a critical command injection flaw ( CVE-2021-36260 ) in the webserver of several Hikvision products. . Therefore, it is highly recommended that patches and updates be applied as soon as possible.”

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Security Affairs

APRIL 17, 2023

As an example, the attackers can attempt to trick the recipient into opening the file by asking them to provide the documentation pertaining to the attached application or to calculate the contract value based on the attached cost estimate. The messages would be urging the recipients to open an enclosed PDF file.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

And in May of this year, GoDaddy disclosed that 28,000 of its customers’ web hosting accounts were compromised following a security incident in Oct. In due course, the malicious actor was able to partially compromise our infrastructure, and gain access to document storage.” ” In the early morning hours of Nov.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2023

Researchers from security firm Jamf observed the North Korea-linked BlueNoroff APT group using a new macOS malware, dubbed RustBucket, family in recent attacks. Experts believe the app can only be executed by manually overriding the Gatekeeper security measure. ” reads the anal ysis published by Jamf.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 3, 2023

” reads the post published by security firm Wiz. “Those attacks could compromise users’ personal data, including Outlook emails and SharePoint documents.” Those attacks could compromise users’ personal data, including Outlook emails and SharePoint documents.” ” continues the analysis.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

intelligence documents , China is developing capabilities to seize control of satellites operated by hostile states. Cyber security of satellite systems is becoming crucial due to the growing number of commercial and military applications that rely on them. The exercise aims at assessing the resilience of satellites to cyber attacks.

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Security Affairs

MAY 2, 2023

Check Point researchers reported that the infection chains observed in the attacks attributed to North Korea-linked ScarCruft APT group (aka APT37 , Reaper , and Group123 ) since 2022 have stopped heavily relying on malicious documents to deliver malware and instead begun using oversized LNK files embedding malicious payloads.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The ZIP file, titled “Changes to the vacation schedule”, contains a malicious link masquerading as a PDF document hosted on a SharePoint site. Truesec reports that “current Microsoft Teams security features such as Safe Attachments or Safe Links was not able to detect or block this attack”.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 15, 2022

More details + TTPs in this MSTIC blog: [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) August 15, 2022. The SEABORGIUM group primarily focuses operations on defense and intelligence consulting companies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), think tanks, and higher education.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 9, 2022

SentinelOne documented a series of attacks aimed at government, education, and telecom entities in Southeast Asia and Australia carried out by a previously undocumented Chinese-speaking APT tracked as Aoqin Dragon. Security Affairs is one of the finalists for the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 17, 2022

One solution for secure software development is tracking security requirements and controls. Well-defined security requirements that are tailored to a particular piece of software are designed to prevent vulnerabilities. Accountability for software security often falls under the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

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Security Affairs

MAY 1, 2023

The researchers are tracking the spyware since March 2020, starting in 2023, multiple security experts [ 1 , 2 ] started monitoring its activity. “Our analysis also revealed photos of drugs, firearms, and official FARAJA documents that indicate potential law enforcement use of the malware.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 7, 2023

The first looks at an alarming rise in phishing scams that impersonate the tech firm, while the second discusses a new security feature that’s designed to protect users from password compromise. One of the ways it does that is by warning people about security threats when they enter their Windows password into websites and documents.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

In 2013 and 2014, I wrote extensively about new revelations regarding NSA surveillance based on the documents provided by Edward Snowden. It’s a surreal experience, paging through hundreds of top-secret NSA documents. I didn’t know either of them, but I have been writing about cryptography, security, and privacy for decades.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

We identified 77 security incidents during the month, resulting in 49,782,129 compromised records. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help.

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eDiscovery Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

This is the second blog in a series on streamlining public records request response. Providers offering secure cloud solutions, easy data uploads, case setup with team access, hybrid workflows, advanced search capabilities, and collaboration tools are aligning their offerings with the needs of modern data and document management systems.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 5, 2023

This platform is specifically designed to facilitate financial crime, providing cybercriminals with a range of services, including stolen financial data, credit card information, forged documents, money laundering services, victim reconnaissance ‘lookups’, and more.

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eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 4, 2024

(This is the fifth and final blog in a five-part series on streamlining public records request response.) Does the platform offer features for securely redacting sensitive information from documents? What measures does the platform have in place to ensure data security and protect against unauthorized access?

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IT Governance

JULY 29, 2019

This blog has been updated to reflect industry developments. Protecting your organisation against cyber crime can sometimes feel like a never ending game of security whack-a-mole. Just as soon as you’ve secured one weakness, it seems as though another vulnerability rears its head. 1) Support cyber security staff.

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Lenny Zeltser

MAY 11, 2023

The cybersecurity careers gap is the idea that it’s hard for security professionals to enter and progress in the field of cybersecurity. The shortage of qualified security professionals probably isn’t due to insufficient training options–many free and commercial learning opportunities exist. It’s even more likely for those who are new.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 18, 2020

Of the 86 universities that responded to a Freedom of Information request from security firm Redscan, the majority admitted serious shortcomings in their ability to prevent data breaches. However, that still leaves 54% of staff and 12% of students who are getting no guidance or support managing cyber security threats.

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Archive Document Data Storage

JANUARY 2, 2018

2018 is here, and it’s time to revisit your data security strategy. In this blog post, we offer our tips for keeping your information safe all year long. Setup a Virtual Private Network (VPN) for secure, remote access to network applications. Design a Secure Destruction Plan. secure loading and unloading areas.

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eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

When performing keyword searching, the challenge to performing those searches effectively is to balance recall (retrieving responsive documents with hits) and precision (not retrieving too many non-responsive documents with hits). Continuing Legal Education (CLE) general credits, 2.0 The conference has been approved for 7.5

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Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

based cyber intelligence firm Hold Security has been monitoring the communications between and among a businesses ID theft gang apparently operating in Georgia and Florida but targeting businesses throughout the United States. Another team member works on revising the business documents and registering them on various sites.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2023

IDKit verifies users by linking their faces to their identity documents. OCR Labs says it adheres to a vulnerability disclosure program (VDP) framework “to securely accept, triage, and rapidly remediate vulnerabilities.” Following the framework, the company claims to have notified all impacted clients as part of their response.

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