Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Time Is Money for Criminals; Some Profits Susceptible to DDoS and Other Disruptions Who's been launching distributed denial-of-service attacks against ransomware operators' sites and cybercrime markets? Disrupting ransomware operations that rely on Tor-based data leak sites and payment portals for double extortion is an obvious move for cutting into their profits.
The Last Watchdog
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Our Public Key Infrastructure is booming but also under a strain that manual certificate management workflows are not keeping up with. Related: A primer on advanced digital signatures. PKI and digital certificates were pivotal in the formation of the commercial Internet, maturing in parallel with ecommerce. With digital transformation leading to a boom in the use of digital certificates, our bedrock authentication and encryption framework is at an inflection point, where the demand and adoption
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Steve King of CyberTheory on Getting Serious With Our Defense Strategy Findings from CyberTheory's 2021 Third Quarter Review indicate that criminals are exploiting the open-source supply chain, and those exploits are proving much more difficult to identify, defend and stop in terms of complexity and depth than we've seen before, says CyberTheory's director, Steve King.
IT Governance
OCTOBER 26, 2021
This Sunday is both Halloween and the end of National Cyber Security Awareness Month – and what better way to mark the occasion than with some cyber security horror stories? In this blog, we look at three ways in which fraudsters trick victims into handing over their sensitive data. Will you have nightmares over Evil Twins or be scared straight by phishing scams?
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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
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Several characteristics of the Hive ransomware group make the threat actor particularly menacing to its victims, which include healthcare sector targets, says Adam Meyers, vice president of intelligence at security firm CrowdStrike.
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Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Ron Ross of NIST Discusses Moving Away From Stovepipe Thinking In preparation for the relaunch of ISMG’s education platform, CyberEd.io, Ron Ross of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Brian Barnier, who is designing a course on critical thinking and design thinking, discuss the need for reorienting toward systems thinking in cybersecurity.
eSecurity Planet
OCTOBER 26, 2021
As threat actors aim at IT supply chains , enhanced cybersecurity has been the recent driving force for industry adoption of the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) framework. With a simple list of components that make up a software product, SBOMs enhance transparency between software buyers and sellers, provide the necessary visibility to identify vulnerabilities , and enable rapid incident response.
Data Breach Today
OCTOBER 26, 2021
'Operation DarkHunTOR' Seizes Millions in Cash & Crypto, Plus Drugs, Guns International law enforcement officials on Tuesday announced that some 150 suspects have been arrested globally for buying or selling illegal goods, following a 10-month sting operation, code name "Operation DarkHunTOR," targeting the dark web.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 26, 2021
The FBI published a flash alert to warn of the activity of the Ranzy Locker ransomware that had already compromised tens of US companies. The FBI published a flash alert to warn of Ranzy Locker ransomware operations that had already compromised at least 30 US companies this year. The gang has been active since at least 2020, threat actors hit organizations from various industries. “Unknown cyber criminals using Ranzy Locker ransomware had compromised more than 30 US businesses as of July 2
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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 Matters
OCTOBER 26, 2021
On 7 October 2021, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ ICO ”), published its response to the UK government’s consultation entitled “Data: A new direction”. The consultation which sets out the proposals of the Department for Digital, Culture Media & Sport (“ DCMS ”) promised far-reaching reforms to the UK data protection regime with an emphasis on capturing the power of data to drive economic growth and innovation.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Say hello to what could be the next big spam player: SquirrelWaffle, which is spreading with increasing frequency via spam campaigns and infecting systems with a new malware loader.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Dark HunTOR: Police corps across the world have arrested 150 individuals suspected of buying or selling illicit goods on the dark web marketplace DarkMarket. A joint international operation, tracked as Dark HunTOR, conducted by law enforcement across the world resulted in the arrest of 150 suspects allegedly involved in selling and buying illicit goods in DarkMarket marketplace.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Much is made of shared responsibility for cloud security. But Oliver Tavakoli, CTO at Vectra AI, notes there's no guarantee that Azure or AWS are delivering services in a hardened and secure manner.
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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.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Job satisfaction and salaries have both increased for cybersecurity professionals, as younger workers seek specific training to prepare for a cybersecurity career.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 26, 2021
UltimaSMS leverages at least 151 apps that have been downloaded collectively more than 10 million times, to extort money through a fake premium SMS subscription service.
Security Affairs
OCTOBER 26, 2021
UltimaSMS, a massive fraud campaign is using Android apps with million of downloads to subscribe victims to premium subscription services. Researchers from Avast have uncovered a widespread premium SMS scam on the Google Play Store, tracked as UltimaSMS, the name comes from the first apps they discovered called Ultima Keyboard 3D Pro. Threat actors used at least 151 Android apps with 10.5 million downloads from over 80 countries to subscribe victims to premium subscription services.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Following demand from viewers, cybercriminals are not shy in taking advantage of fans’ eagerness to watch the show, with well-known fraud schemes hitting the web.
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WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Yoti’s tech may be enticing for Big Tech companies: It works out if you’re under or over 13, the age most social media platforms require to create an account.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Manipulated Craigslist emails that abuse Microsoft OneDrive warn users that their ads contain ‘inappropriate content.”.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Unknown attackers hijacked gasoline pump machines and defaced them with a message that reportedly included a phone number for Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's office.
WIRED Threat Level
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Operation Dark HunTor spanned eight countries—and put the focus on sellers more than marketplaces.
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Dark Reading
OCTOBER 26, 2021
It's critical that infosec professionals and consumers understand threats and vulnerabilities, but they are being kept in the dark.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Kaspersky researchers saw The North Korean state APT use a new variant of the BlindingCan RAT to breach a Latvian IT vendor and then a South Korean think tank.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Growing up with computers and the Internet doesn't necessarily convey all the advantages often attributed to younger users.
Threatpost
OCTOBER 26, 2021
New software and code stand at the core of everything we do, but how well is all of this new code tested? Luckily, autonomous application security is here.
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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
OCTOBER 26, 2021
State-backed group is among a growing number of threat actors looking at supply chain companies as an entry point into enterprise networks.
Krebs on Security
OCTOBER 26, 2021
U.S. federal investigators today raided the Florida offices of PAX Technology , a Chinese provider of point-of-sale devices used by millions of businesses and retailers globally. KrebsOnSecurity has learned the raid is tied to reports that PAX’s systems may have been involved in cyberattacks on U.S. and E.U. organizations. FBI agents entering PAX Technology offices in Jacksonville today.
Dark Reading
OCTOBER 26, 2021
Weaknesses in the current Wi-Fi standard and poorly chosen passwords allowed one wardriver to recover 70% of wireless network passwords.
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