Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Server Taken Offline Following Exploitation of Vulnerability Last weekend’s confirmed attack on the Jenkins project using a recently discovered vulnerability in the Atlassian Confluence server could be the tip of the iceberg, suggests a security researcher who says thousands of Confluence servers remain vulnerable.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The massive DDoS attack that has been targeting the internet giant Yandex was powered b a completely new botnet tracked as M?ris. The Russian Internet giant Yandex has been targeting by the largest DDoS attack in the history of Runet, the Russian Internet designed to be independent of the world wide web and ensure the resilience of the country to an internet shutdown.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Fraudsters Deploy MFA to Give Victims False Sense of Security Researchers have discovered email fraud campaigns in which unidentified threat actors are swindling victims out of bitcoin by tempting them with a substantial amount of tax-free cryptocurrency.
Troy Hunt
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
111 years ago almost to the day, a murder was committed which ultimately led to the first criminal trial to use fingerprints as evidence. We've all since watched enough crime shows to understand that fingerprints are unique personal biometric attributes and to date, no two people have ever been found to have a matching set. As technology has evolved, fingers (and palms and irises and faces) have increasingly been used as a means of biometric authentication.
Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage
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.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Proposed Class Action Claims Flo Health Shared Users' Sensitive Data Without Consent A proposed class action lawsuit against Flo Health alleges the fertility-tracking mobile app maker unlawfully shared sensitive consumer health data with Google, Facebook and other software vendors. The lawsuit comes after a recent settlement with the FTC over similar data-sharing privacy concerns.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
DOJ: High-Level Operative Moved Funds for North Korean Hackers A dual U.S.-Canadian national has been sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for conspiring to launder tens of millions of dollars in wire and bank fraud schemes, according to the U.S. DOJ. Officials say the activity included cash-out scams for North Korean cybercriminals.
Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
We knew the basics of this story , but it’s good to have more detail. Here’s me in 2015 about this Juniper hack. Here’s me in 2007 on the NSA backdoor.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Experts Deconstruct New Law for Global Firms Operating in China China’s personal information protection law focuses in part on localization, stronger security and governance frameworks. Cyberlaw and privacy experts tell ISMG the key regulations that MNCs must pay attention to, challenges they are likely to face, and how to meet the Nov. 1 compliance deadline.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
A chain of exploits could allow a malicious Azure user to infiltrate other customers' cloud instances within Microsoft's container-as-a-service offering.
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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.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Chris Inglis: 'Too Soon To Tell' If Gangs Have Changed Their Behavior Despite a recent slowdown in incidents and some cybercriminals claiming they have stopped or abandoned ransomware attacks, National Cyber Director Chris Inglis says it's "too soon to tell," if the behavior of these groups has changed permanently or if they are waiting for an opportunity to return.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Russian internet service provider Yandex is under a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that began last week. The Russian Internet giant Yandex has been targeting by the largest DDoS attack in the history of Runet, the Russian Internet designed to be independent of the world wide web and ensure the resilience of the country to an internet shutdown.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Report: Network of Fake Social Media Accounts Growing, Targets Dissidents Researchers say a pro-China influence operation leveraging a network of fake social media accounts has expanded, promoting in-person protests and narratives around COVID-19 and U.S. domestic policy, according to Mandiant, which does not definitively attribute the activity to the Chinese government.
eSecurity Planet
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
In the latest lesson about the importance of patching , the credentials for 87,000 Fortinet FortiGate VPNs have been posted on a dark web forum by hackers. Fortinet confirmed the veracity of the hackers’ claims in a blog post today. The network security vendor said the credentials were stolen from systems that remain unpatched against a two-year-old vulnerability – CVE-2018-13379 – or from users who patched that vulnerability but failed to change passwords.
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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.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Grayfly campaigns have launched the novel malware against businesses in Taiwan, Vietnam, the US and Mexico and are targeting Exchange and MySQL servers. .
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Microsoft ran a five-year-old component that allowed vulnerability researchers to punch through the isolation that normally protects cloud tenants, researchers found.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
John Hammond, security researcher with Huntress, discusses how financially motivated cybercrooks use and abuse cryptocurrency.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The financially motivated TeamTNT hacking group expanded its arsenal with new tools used to target thousands of victims worldwide. Researchers from AT&T Alien Labs uncovered a new campaign, tracked as Chimaera, conducted by the TeamTNT group , aimed at organizations worldwide. Evidence collected by the experts suggests that the campaign began on July 25, 2021, threat actors used a large set of open-source tools in the attacks.
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Zapproved
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
As COVID-19 continues to spread, so too do legal complaints—from challenges to gathering in groups, to event cancellations, to businesses suing their insurers for coverage of lost income. The coronavirus has exposed many of the flaws and weaknesses in the local and federal governments, in supply chains, and in business relationships, which have been punctuated […].
IG Guru
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Check out the article here. The post Berger Montague partners with Ricoh to increase efficiency and data security, and expedite workflows via Legal IT Professionals appeared first on IG GURU.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Some had hoped the notorious Russia-based group had been pressured to quit for good after a couple of especially egregious attacks on US targets earlier this year.
Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Securing the Identities of Connected Cars. madhav. Thu, 09/09/2021 - 08:46. Manufacturing is one of the most attacked industries, facing a range of cybersecurity challenges. The proliferation of DevOps and distributed IoT devices, as well as the need to secure the digital identities of these applications and devices, calls for innovative approaches to PKI deployment.
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If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Diversity is the topic du jour, but cybersecurity professionals of color still face a lot of hurdles to enter and grow within the industry. Organizations such as Blacks in Cybersecurity are providing some of these under-represented groups with a voice.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
They were posted for free by former Babuk gang members who’ve bickered, squabbled and huffed off to start their own darn ransomware businesses, dagnabbit.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
A new report finds 62% of cloud misconfiguration incidents are reported by independent researchers before criminals can find them.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Pro-Kurd Facebook profiles deliver '888 RAT' and 'SpyNote' trojans, masked as legitimate apps, to perform mobile espionage.
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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.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Security practices must change to reflect the reality that remote/hybrid work is the new norm. Here are three risk mitigation measures for a remote-first world.
Threatpost
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
Usernames, passwords for database sent in prize redemption emails.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 9, 2021
The Sidewalk backdoor has been connected to the Grayfly espionage group and seen in attacks in Asia and North America.
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