Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

warns that attackers are exploiting a previously unknown vulnerability in Windows 10 and many Windows Server versions to seize control over PCs when users open a malicious document or visit a booby-trapped website. “The attacker would then have to convince the user to open the malicious document. Microsoft Corp.

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AIIM

OCTOBER 30, 2017

A repository containing documents that were digitized inconsistently or inaccurately presents a new set of problems for an organization, problems that can hinder the productivity gains they had hoped to achieve. Obviously digital document accuracy is particularly important for government and regulated industries.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Security experts soon discovered Ransom Man had mistakenly included an entire copy of their home folder, where investigators found many clues pointing to Kivimäki’s involvement. The French police grew suspicious when the 6′ 3″ blonde, green-eyed man presented an ID that stated he was of Romanian nationality.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

Until being contacted by this reporter on Monday, the state of Vermont had at least five separate Salesforce Community sites that allowed guest access to sensitive data, including a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that exposed the applicant’s full name, Social Security number, address, phone number, email, and bank account number.

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2021

Threat actors have devised a new trick to disable macro security warning that leverage non-malicious docs in malspam attacks. Most of the malspam campaigns leverage weaponized Microsoft Office documents and social engineering techniques to trick recipients into enabling the macros. Zeus OpenSSL).

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 8, 2024

Researchers ran a global prompt hacking competition, and have documented the results in a paper that both gives a lot of good examples and tries to organize a taxonomy of effective prompt injection strategies. We also present a comprehensive taxonomical ontology of the types of adversarial prompts.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This bypass is not present on port 443 (VCD provider and tenant login). the bypass is not present.” VMware urges organizations using the Cloud Director Appliance to follow its documented guidance to mitigate this vulnerability. . “On an upgraded version of Cloud Director Appliance 10.5,

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Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2021

Threat actors have devised a new trick to disable macro security warning that leverage non-malicious docs in phishing attacks. Most of the phishing attacks leverage weaponized Microsoft Office documents and social engineering techniques to trick recipients into enabling the macros. Zeus OpenSSL).

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2019

Experts analyzed an Office document containing a payload that is able to bypass Microsoft AppLocker and Anti-Malware Scan Interface (AMSI), Introduction. Initial document view. Analyzing the document view with more attention it possible to notice a suspicious chunk of strings in the smallest box in the left of the document: Figure 3.

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OpenText Information Management

JULY 31, 2018

A rendition is an item which is closely related to a document or version. A rendition contains the same information as the original document, but presents this information in a different file format. For example, an Excel file can be stored as a rendition-based PDF or TIFF.

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Archive Document Data Storage

MAY 15, 2019

Storing and managing standard-size documents is hard enough. In this blog, we discuss the benefits and process of scanning large documents. The biggest challenge of large documents is deciding where and how to store them. They provide the technology and expertise needed for a successful conversion of your large documents.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The scammers then pay for merchandise by instructing a cashier to scan the barcode and enter the expiration date and card security code. When the transaction goes through, it’s recorded as card-not-present purchase. This phony reloadable rewards card conceals stolen credit card data written to a barcode. Image: U.S. Secret Service.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

It's challenging to tell the difference between legitimate documents in all their infinite variations and those that have specifically been manipulated to conceal something dangerous. Google says that 63 percent of the malicious documents it blocks each day are different than the ones its systems flagged the day before.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2023

Researchers say mobile malware purveyors have been abusing a bug in the Google Android platform that lets them sneak malicious code into mobile apps and evade security scanning tools. At issue is a mobile malware obfuscation method identified by researchers at ThreatFabric , a security firm based in Amsterdam. Image: ThreatFabric.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Megatraffer explained that malware purveyors need a certificate because many antivirus products will be far more interested in unsigned software, and because signed files downloaded from the Internet don’t tend to get blocked by security features built into modern web browsers. “Why do I need a certificate? WHO IS MEGATRAFFER?

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Infrastructure as a service security is a concept that assures the safety of organizations’ data, applications, and networks in the cloud. Understanding the risks, advantages, and best practices connected with IaaS security is becoming increasingly important as enterprises shift their infrastructure to the cloud.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2022

Italy announced its National Cybersecurity Strategy for 2022/26, a crucial document to address cyber threats and increase the resilience of the country. The strategy recognizes the duty of the State in implementing measures to increase the security of the state, organizations, and its citizens in the digital domain.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 29, 2022

Log4j is the latest, greatest vulnerability to demonstrate just how tenuous the security of modern networks has become. By no means has the cybersecurity community been blind to the complex security challenges spinning out of digital transformation. Related: The exposures created by API profileration.

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Armstrong Archives

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

You can better predict and fulfill customer needs with digital recordkeeping and secure data storage. Give your brand the gift of going digital with help from professional document scanners for the easiest, most pain-free transition. Get the most out of the process by trusting professionals with your document-scanning needs.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 26, 2021

In fact, there are more than a few flaws present, as well as the occasional gaping security hole. Code debugging and code security tools exist to find and help developers fix the problems that occur. Security and Speed Needs Drive Growth. Best Code Debugging and Code Security Tools.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

This summer, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) hosted its sixth annual PrivacyCon , an event focused on the latest research and trends related to consumer privacy and data security. The FTC also held both a panel of three research papers, and a separate presentation, on Algorithms. Privacy – Considerations and Understanding.

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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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Security Affairs

JUNE 11, 2022

The activity of the Lyceum APT group was first documented earlier in August 2019 by researchers at ICS security firm Dragos which tracked it as Hexane. The attack chain observed by the researchers starts with spear-phishing messages using weaponized Word document disguised as a news report related to military affairs in Iran.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

According to company documents publicly filed in Russia and reviewed by Reuters, Pushwoosh is headquartered in the Siberian town of Novosibirsk, where it is registered as a software company that also carries out data processing. Computer code developed by a company called Pushwoosh is in about 8,000 Apple and Google smartphone apps.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 3, 2023

Police are already using self-driving car footage as video evidence: While security cameras are commonplace in American cities, self-driving cars represent a new level of access for law enforcement ­ and a new method for encroachment on privacy, advocates say.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Some configurations also include specific instructions about what data to collect, such as the maximum size and maximum number of files, as well as lists of targeted extensions and directories, or directories to exclude” Bitdefender continues.

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AIIM

JULY 15, 2021

There are certain outcomes to be aware of and avoid : Implementation is Half Baked: Maybe security is not thought through. Sensitive Data is Compromised: Without proper security precautions, data can be exposed to the wrong groups or employees, or even shared outside of your organization. Tip #1: Planning is Everything.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

During the Thales Trusted Access Summit 2021, I discussed how advances in identity proofing such as biometrics and smartphone technologies are enabling organizations to deliver KYC effectively by offering a quick, frictionless, and secure identity proofing environment. Secure online services for retailers. Setting the scene.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 16, 2018

At the time, AT&T suggested Terpin take advantage of the company’s “extra security” feature — a customer-specified six-digit PIN which is required before any account changes can be made. At the same time, so little is needed to undo weak security controls put in place to prevent abuse.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 2, 2021

But there is a similarly serious zero-day flaw present in a much broader range of newer Western Digital MyCloud network storage devices that will remain unfixed for many customers who can’t or won’t upgrade to the latest operating system.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

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. Probably “no”, but in a perfect world they’d document local connections by other apps and not break that.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 3, 2022

Findings released this week by ReversingLabs show 87 percent of security and technology professionals view software tampering as a new breach vector of concern, yet only 37 percent say they have a way to detect it across their software supply chain. Its function is to record events in a log for a system administrator to review and act upon.

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AIIM

JULY 8, 2021

Don’t, however, lose sight of the fact that information scattered across a dispersed workforce can significantly raise the risk of a data breach or other security concerns. At Gimmal, we regularly talk to IT, security, and privacy professionals across a broad portfolio of industries. Applying retention rules (i.e.,

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 11, 2021

LibreOffice and OpenOffice released security updates to address a vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker to spoof signed documents. LibreOffice and OpenOffice released security updates to address a moderate-severity flaw that can allow attackers to manipulate documents to appear as signed by a trusted source.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 7, 2023

The stolen files include confidential product model documentation, binaries, backend infrastructure, BIOS information, and other sensitive data. It includes: Confidential slides/presentations Staff manuals to various technical problems Windows Imaging Format files Tons of binaries (.exe,dll,bin,

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Russia-linked APT28 group is using mouse movement in decoy Microsoft PowerPoint documents to distribute malware. The Russia-linked APT28 employed a technique relying on mouse movement in decoy Microsoft PowerPoint documents to deploy malware, researchers from Cluster25 reported. ” reads the analysis published by Cluster25.

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