Data Breach Today
AUGUST 3, 2021
Malwarebytes Describes Unusual Tactics The Malwarebytes threat intelligence team has discovered a remote access Trojan apparently designed to target Russian speakers that may have combined a social engineering technique with a known exploit to maximize chances of infecting targets.
eSecurity Planet
AUGUST 3, 2021
Administrators overseeing the Python Package Index (PyPI) in recent days found themselves responding to vulnerabilities found in the repository of open source software, the latest security problems to hit the Python community. Most recently, the PyPI group sent out fixes for three vulnerabilities that were discovered by security researcher RyotaK and published on his blog.
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Data Breach Today
AUGUST 3, 2021
Microsoft Warns of Clever Social Engineering Using 'BazaCall' Malware Ransomware actors have taken a page from the playbooks of tech support scammers of yore by guiding victims to download malware through persuasion over the phone. Microsoft says the technique is more dangerous that first realized.
Schneier on Security
AUGUST 3, 2021
Forbes has the story : Paragon’s product will also likely get spyware critics and surveillance experts alike rubbernecking: It claims to give police the power to remotely break into encrypted instant messaging communications, whether that’s WhatsApp, Signal, Facebook Messenger or Gmail, the industry sources said. One other spyware industry executive said it also promises to get longer-lasting access to a device, even when it’s rebooted. […].
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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
AUGUST 3, 2021
Cybereason: Attacks Exploited Microsoft Exchange Servers Chinese APT groups compromised networks of telecom providers across Southeast Asia in an effort to harvest customers' sensitive communications, according to Cybereason. As in other Chinese cyberattacks, these APT campaigns exploited flaws in Microsoft Exchange servers.
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Data Breach Today
AUGUST 3, 2021
Judge Says Users Agreed With Arbitration When Accepting Terms and Conditions A consolidated class action lawsuit filed against mobile game developer Zynga after it suffered a 2019 data breach looks set to be handled instead via arbitration. A judge notes that users agreed to arbitration in the terms and conditions, and so far, they've failed to prove they suffered any financial harm.
Threatpost
AUGUST 3, 2021
An update to the stealer-as-a-service platform hides in pirated software, pilfers crypto-coins and installs a software dropper for downloads of more malware.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 3, 2021
Congressional Report Highlights a Lack of Progress A congressional report examining eight federal agencies found that seven continue to improperly protect sensitive data and do not meet basic cybersecurity standards.
Threatpost
AUGUST 3, 2021
The second quarter of the year saw the highest volumes of ransomware attacks ever, with Ryuk leading the way.
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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
AUGUST 3, 2021
Tom Kellermann on Emergence of New Destructive Attacks and Cloud Jacking Tom Kellermann calls it a new "Twilight Zone" - an era in which cybersecurity adversaries can unleash destructive attacks that manipulate time, data, audio and video. The cybersecurity strategist shares insights and analysis from his latest Global Incident Response Threat Report.
Threatpost
AUGUST 3, 2021
Were we work-from-home clicking zombies? Steganography attacks snagged three out of eight recipients. Nasty CAPTCHAs suckered 50 times more clicks during 2020.
Data Breach Today
AUGUST 3, 2021
Emails Contain Legitimate Links That Lead to Authentic PayPal Site In a new phishing scam that leverages the PayPal brand, attackers are using automated scripts and live chat as a way of compromising devices and bypassing secure email gateways.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 3, 2021
Cyber Defense Magazine August 2021 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with over 148 pages of excellent content. Cyber Defense eMagazine August Edition for 2021 Grab this PDF version and help fund our operations: [link] Here’s the Yumpu Magazine Version [link] Here’s a free PDF Version hosted on our site: [link] Mobile Version [link].
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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
AUGUST 3, 2021
David Brumley, CEO of ForAllSecure, is the creator of Mayhem, a machine that applies patching and continuous penetration testing autonomously and in real time. He discusses software flaw detection and more in this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 3, 2021
Cisco addressed a vulnerability in the Firepower Device Manager (FDM) On-Box software that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable devices. Cisco has addressed a vulnerability in the Firepower Device Manager (FDM) On-Box software, tracked as CVE-2021-1518 , that could be exploited by an attacker to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable devices.
Rocket Software
AUGUST 3, 2021
Recent developments continue to underscore the importance for organizations to maintain high availability and disaster recovery capabilities. Since the pandemic began, an unending wave of cyberattacks and data breach events have caused crippling outages for businesses large and small. The shift to remote work has only intensified the impact of these threats by making disaster response and recovery tougher to execute.
Security Affairs
AUGUST 3, 2021
China linked APT groups have targeted networks of at least five major telecommunications companies operating in Southeast Asia since 2017. Cybereason researchers identified three clusters of activity associated with China-linked threat actors that carried out a series of attacks against networks of at least five major telecommunications companies located in South Asia since 2017. “The goal of the attackers behind these intrusions was to gain and maintain continuous access to telecommunicat
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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
AUGUST 3, 2021
Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic. madhav. Tue, 08/03/2021 - 09:44. Cyber criminals are always eager to take advantage of emergencies to further launch their nefarious actions. Such was the case with the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides dealing with the public health pandemic, healthcare providers must deal with another pandemic: cyber-attacks.
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 3, 2021
The French Competition Agency has hit the company with $855 million in fines this year. The money is meaningless—but the changes could be profound.
Threatpost
AUGUST 3, 2021
Cyberespionage campaigns linked to China attacked telecoms via ProxyLogon bugs, stealing call records and maintaining persistence, as far back as 2017.
WIRED Threat Level
AUGUST 3, 2021
The crime-tracking app is charging $20 per month to give subscribers access to their own virtual security service.
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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
AUGUST 3, 2021
Protecting Medical Data Against a Cyber-Attack Pandemic. madhav. Tue, 08/03/2021 - 09:44. Cyber criminals are always eager to take advantage of emergencies to further launch their nefarious actions. Such was the case with the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides dealing with the public health pandemic, healthcare providers must deal with another pandemic: cyber-attacks.
Threatpost
AUGUST 3, 2021
Fake aerobics-instructor profile delivers malware in a supply-chain attack attempt from TA456.
IG Guru
AUGUST 3, 2021
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CGI
AUGUST 3, 2021
Going green in manufacturing: Recommendations to get started on your sustainability journey. Has the pandemic accelerated the digital transformation in manufacturing industries? According to the 2021 Voice of Our Clients, 15% of manufacturing executives say they are producing results from digitization strategies, up 2% from last year. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com.
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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.
Hanzo Learning Center
AUGUST 3, 2021
How do your teams keep in touch and stay on top of projects and shared responsibilities in today’s remote work environment? Chances are they’re using at least a few online collaboration platforms like Confluence, Jira, and Trello. Wherever your teams work, are you prepared to capture those business communications to satisfy your ediscovery obligations?
HID Global
AUGUST 3, 2021
HID Global Enhances Student Experiences at Vanderbilt University; Enables IDs on iPhone & Apple Watch. hradstaak. Tue, 08/03/2021 - 10:57.
The Last Watchdog
AUGUST 3, 2021
Software developers have become the masters of the digital universe. Related: GraphQL APIs pose new risks. Companies in the throes of digital transformation are in hot pursuit of agile software and this has elevated developers to the top of the food chain in computing. There is an argument to be made that agility-minded developers, in fact, are in a terrific position to champion the rearchitecting of Enterprise security that’s sure to play out over the next few years — much more so than me
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