Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The Cybercrime Group Posted Job Advertisements on Russian Job Portals Threat group FIN7 has set up a website posing as a security company to recruit talent, according to fraud intelligence company Gemini Advisory. The aim of the scam was to lure security researchers who could help the group with penetration testing-related activities to enable ransomware attacks.
Schneier on Security
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Someone has been hacking telecommunications networks around the world: LightBasin (aka UNC1945) is an activity cluster that has been consistently targeting the telecommunications sector at a global scale since at least 2016, leveraging custom tools and an in-depth knowledge of telecommunications network architectures. Recent findings highlight this cluster’s extensive knowledge of telecommunications protocols, including the emulation of these protocols to facilitate command and control (C2
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Disturbing findings from a recent study examining the impact of ransomware attacks on patient care must serve as a wake-up call for the healthcare sector to intensify its preparedness to deal with such incidents, say Larry Ponemon of research firm Ponemon Institute and Ed Gaudet of risk management firm Censinet. The two companies conducted and sponsored the research.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The platform’s Content Delivery Network and core features are being used to send malicious files—including RATs--across its network of 150 million users, putting corporate workplaces at risk.
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
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Sonatype: Cryptominers Launched in Windows, macOS, Linux Devices Researchers at open-source software firm Sonatype have uncovered multiple malicious packages that disguise themselves as legitimate JavaScript libraries on npm registries to launch cryptominers on Windows, macOS and Linux machines.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Comair's Johan Waldeck on New Trends of Online Booking Fraud in Aviation With many countries opening up for tourists, the airline industry is seeing a rise in fraudulent credit card transactions, says Johan Waldeck, senior forensic investigator at Comair Limited, a leading South African airline company.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Following the PrintNightmare case, printer security has become a hot issue for security teams. Here are seven ways to keep printers secure on enterprise networks.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of whether businesses are stepping up their ransomware defenses in response to several warnings released by the U.S. and U.K. governments highlighting the threat posed to infrastructure. Also featured are the Thingiverse data breach and airline fraud trends.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Groove ransomware operators call on other ransomware groups to stop competing and join the forces to fight against the US. The Groove ransomware gang is calling on other ransomware groups to attack US public sector after a an operation of of law enforcement shut down the infrastructure of the REvil gang. “The ransomware group REvil was itself hacked and forced offline this week by a multi-country operation, according to three private sector cyber experts working with the United States and one fo
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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
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Co-Sponsor of Bipartisan Proposal Calls Bill 'Common-Sense Legislation' Two Senate leaders on Thursday introduced legislation that would form a working group charged with monitoring the security of AI data obtained by federal contractors. This body would also ensure that the data adequately protects national security and recognizes privacy rights, the lawmakers say.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 22, 2021
When life inside the security operations center feels treacherous, here are some suggestions for getting out alive.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The Group Updated Its Malware Arsenal With New Capabilities Researchers at Kaspersky report that Lyceum group, known for targeting organizations in the energy and telecommunications sectors across the Middle East, has attacked two entities in Tunisia with an updated malware arsenal.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Bitdefender researchers discovered a new Rootkit named FiveSys that abuses Microsoft-Issued Digital Signature signature to evade detection. FiveSys is a new rootkit discovered by researchers from Bitdefender, it is able to evade detection by abusing a Microsoft-issued digital signature. Driver packages that pass Windows Hardware Lab Kit (HLK) testing can be digitally-signed by Microsoft WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs).
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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.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Tools Used for Personal Surveillance, Malicious Activities Must Be Licensed The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security has issued an interim final rule to curb and control the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of certain offensive cyber tools that are used in surveillance of private citizens and other malicious activities that undermine the nation's security.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2021
FIN7 hacking group created fake cybersecurity companies to hire experts and involve them in ransomware attacks tricking them of conducting a pentest. The FIN7 hacking group is attempting to enter in the ransomware business and is doing it with an interesting technique. The gang space creates fake cybersecurity companies that hire experts requesting them to carry out pen testing attacks under the guise of pentesting activities.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Multiple Breach Reports for Phishing Incident Reflect Notification Complexities The Professional Dental Alliance is notifying more than 170,000 individuals in about a dozen states of a phishing breach involving an affiliated vendor that provides nonclinical management services to dental practices owned by PDA. Why is breach notification so complicated?
Data Matters
OCTOBER 22, 2021
On September 21, 2021, Sidley partners Alan Raul and William Long engaged in a fireside chat with Elizabeth Denham and Claudia Berg of the United Kingdom (UK) Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Elizabeth Denham is due to end her five-year tenure as UK Information Commissioner on October 31, 2021. Claudia Berg is the ICO’s General Counsel. The webinar entitled “Governance of Data Innovation: Risks and Rewards for Business” touched on the crucial issues in data protection and cyberlaw includ
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2021
FBI, US Secret Service and US Cyber Command Target Ransomware Gangs, Reuters Reports The outages of the notorious REvil - aka Sodinokibi - ransomware operation have been due to a coordinated law enforcement effort involving the U.S. and foreign partners, aimed at disrupting the group's attack capabilities, Reuters reports.
IT Governance
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Email spoofing is a type of scam in which criminal hackers trick people into thinking a message has come from a legitimate source. According to Proofpoint , 3.1 billion spoofed emails are sent every day, with attacks costing businesses $26 billion (about £18.8 billion) since 2016. The goal of email spoofing is similar to phishing, as fraudsters attempt to obtain sensitive information from the recipient or get them to download a malicious attachment.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Discussion Also Addresses the Return to In-Person Events In the latest weekly update, four ISMG editors discuss: a federal judge imposing the maximum sentences on a hacker who pleaded guilty to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft, regulators getting tougher on cryptocurrency lending platforms and the return to in-person roundtables.
The Texas Record
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The records management assistance unit at the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) receives many questions from state agencies when it comes to recertifying retention schedules. A question we commonly receive concerns the “R” code; what does “R – Archival Review” mean, and what does the State Archives have to do with it? TSLAC has a robust archival program, preserving and documenting the shared heritage and culture of Texas by identifying, collecting, and making availa
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Forrester Analyst Allie Mellen on Navigating the XDR Market The current state of the XDR market is a "chaotic jumble of different features," according to Forrester analyst Allie Mellon, who has authored a new study to identify the top XDR providers in the industry: The Forrester New Wave: Extended Detection And Response (XDR) Providers, Q4 2021.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Darkside and BlackMatter ransomware operators have moved a large amount of their Bitcoin reserves after the recent shutdown of REvil’s infrastructure. The gangs behind the Darkside and BlackMatter ransomware operations have moved 107 BTC ($6.8 million) after the news of the recent shutdown of REvil’s infrastructure by law enforcement agencies. “The ransomware group REvil was itself hacked and forced offline this week by a multi-country operation, according to three private sect
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Legislation Targets DHS SBOM, Further Chinese Telecom Restrictions In a busy congressional day for cybersecurity legislation, the U.S. House of Representatives passed several bills on Wednesday, targeting both software supply chain and telecommunication system security. One observer describes them as "a win-win for the government and U.S. citizens.
Micro Focus
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Social responsibility is no longer a ‘niche’, instead it touches every industry around the world, including the software industry. It is generally accepted that being socially responsible is increasingly important to customers within the software industry (Borderick et al. February 2021). However, the link between Net Promoter® Score (NPS) and being socially responsible has not.
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Security Affairs
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Facebook developed a new tool that allows security experts to look for Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities in their software. Facebook announced to have designed a new tool, named SSRF Dashboard, that allows security researchers to search for Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities. Server-side request forgery is a web security vulnerability that allows an attacker to induce the server-side application to make HTTP requests to an arbitrary domain chosen by the attacker.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Microsoft's analysis of a recent phishing attack shows how cybercriminals are mixing and matching to efficiently develop their attack frameworks.
IG Guru
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The city finds very little oversight and training and a whole lot of negligence. More than 17,000 family violence cases were impacted by the deletion. The post The City’s Investigation Into the Police Data Loss Is Damning via D Magazine appeared first on IG GURU.
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