Data Breach Today
JULY 12, 2021
Company Will Join Microsoft's Cloud and AI Division Microsoft announced Monday a definitive agreement to buy RiskIQ, an attack surface management and threat intelligence firm. Last month, Microsoft acquired the firmware analysis company ReFirm Labs.
Security Affairs
JULY 12, 2021
Researchers from Cyber News Team have spotted threat actors offering for sale 600 million LinkedIn profiles scraped from the platform, again. Original post: [link]. For the third time in the past four months, LinkedIn seems to have experienced another massive data scrape conducted by a malicious actor. Once again, an archive of data collected from hundreds of millions of LinkedIn user profiles surfaced on a hacker forum, where it’s currently being sold for an undisclosed sum.
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Data Breach Today
JULY 12, 2021
Updates for On-Premises Software Released; SaaS Servers Being Restarted Software developer Kaseya has released patches for its remote monitoring and management software, which had been exploited by REvil ransomware attackers to infect up to 1,500 organizations. The patches mitigate the final three vulnerabilities out of seven that researchers first reported to Kaseya in early April.
eSecurity Planet
JULY 12, 2021
While many cybersecurity vendors approach zero trust from the perspective of microsegmentation , shrinking the network as much as possible, one startup thinks security needs to be as close to the data as possible and is thus focused on data storage. Maryland-based RackTop Systems boasts a Department of Defense (DoD) pedigree, giving its founders a vantage point into the challenges that high-security environments face.
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Data Breach Today
JULY 12, 2021
Indictment Alleges Apostolos 'The Bull' Trovias Sold Variety of Corporate Financial Data A 30-year-old Greek national has been indicted on charges of selling insider trading tips and other proprietary financial data on darknet sites. Apostolos "The Bull" Trovias faces securities fraud and money laundering charges.
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Data Breach Today
JULY 12, 2021
Oil and Gas Industry Yet Again a Victim of Agent Tesla Malware A campaign that uses remote access Trojans and malware-as-a-service infrastructure for cyberespionage purposes has been targeting large international energy companies for at least a year, according to cybersecurity company Intezer.
Security Affairs
JULY 12, 2021
Researchers spotted a new malware, dubbed BIOPASS, that sniffs victim’s screen by abusing the framework of Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) Studio. Researchers from Trend Micro spotted a new malware, dubbed BIOPASS, that sniffs the victim’s screen by abusing the framework of Open Broadcaster Software (OBS) Studio. Threat actors behind the new malware planted a malicious JavaScript code on support chat pages of Chinese gambling-related sites to redirect visitors to pages offering the malicious ins
Data Breach Today
JULY 12, 2021
Website Uses Crowdsourced Data to Track Payments to Ransomware Gangs A white-hat hacker has created a crowdsourced website, Ransomwhere, dedicated to tracking payments made to ransomware gangs to help create a better understanding of the cybercriminal ecosystem.
Schneier on Security
JULY 12, 2021
Motherboard got its hands on one of those Anom phones that were really FBI honeypots. The details are interesting.
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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.
Security Affairs
JULY 12, 2021
Magecart hackers continuously improve their exfiltration techniques to evade detection, they are hiding stolen credit card data into images. Magecart hackers have devised a new technique to obfuscating the malware within comment blocks and hide stolen credit card data into images evading detection. Hacker groups under the Magecart umbrella continue to target e-stores to steal payment card data with software skimmers.
Threatpost
JULY 12, 2021
The attacks are enabled by a now-patched vulnerability in ForgeRock's Access Management, a popular platform that front-ends web apps and remote-access setups.
Hunton Privacy
JULY 12, 2021
On June 30, 2021, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS,” the “Department”) issued guidance to all New York state regulated entities on ransomware (the “Guidance”), identifying controls it expects regulated companies to implement whenever possible. To help prevent successful ransomware attacks, the Department outlines a playbook of known cybersecurity countermeasures and controls.
Threatpost
JULY 12, 2021
The security update addresses three VSA vulnerabilities used by the ransomware gang to launch a worldwide supply-chain attack on MSPs and their customers.
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Jamf
JULY 12, 2021
NCSC has recently re-branded and re-launched its Device Guidance and Mobile Device Guidance. These settings are far more cost- and time-effective for organisations of all sizes to implement via Mobile Device Management (MDM).
IG Guru
JULY 12, 2021
The ARMA Board of Directors seated its new president, president-elect, and directors today, as the association’s 2021-22 fiscal year begins. Click here for the full news article. The post ARMA Seats its 2021-2022 Board of Directors appeared first on IG GURU.
Dark Reading
JULY 12, 2021
RiskIQ's technology helps businesses assess their security across the Microsoft cloud, Amazon Web Services, other clouds, and on-premises.
The Guardian Data Protection
JULY 12, 2021
Video-sharing app’s reputation problem isn’t holding back its phenomenal growth, says author Almost a third of Britons are concerned that TikTok might share their personal data with the Chinese government, according to a book on the social network, despite the app’s popularity across the nation. And a third of Britons aged between 18 and 34, the key demographic for the app, are more than just worried: they believe TikTok would hand over their data on request from China.
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Threatpost
JULY 12, 2021
The bugs allow a range of attacks on websites, including deleting blog pages and remote code execution.
Dark Reading
JULY 12, 2021
Estimates indicate the number of affected companies could grow, while Kaseya faces renewed scrutiny as former employees reportedly criticize its lack of focus on security.
The Texas Record
JULY 12, 2021
The annual e-Records conference is online again this year! The conference is the afternoon of Wednesday, November 17 and the morning of Thursday, November 18. Our theme is Accelerating Towards the Texas of Tomorrow. This event is organized by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) and co-sponsored with the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) to promote electronic records management in Texas government.
Dark Reading
JULY 12, 2021
The company confirms this is a new vulnerability that is not related to the supply chain attack discovered in December 2020.
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Threatpost
JULY 12, 2021
The malware has targeted Chinese gambling sites with fake app installers.
WIRED Threat Level
JULY 12, 2021
Attackers are increasingly attuned to the power and potential of remote management software.
Jamf
JULY 12, 2021
Jamf announces a series of #JamfEd summer learning opportunities for educators
OpenText Information Management
JULY 12, 2021
According to EFT, 55 percent of supply chain executives considered web service APIs as an alternative to EDI. But we should know better by now than try to write off electronic data interchange (EDI) again. This isn’t about replacement. It is, as always, about integration.
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Dark Reading
JULY 12, 2021
Artificial intelligence is a maturing area in cybersecurity, but there are different concerns depending on whether you're a defender or an attacker.
Security Affairs
JULY 12, 2021
Kaseya has released a security update to address the VSA zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by REvil gang in the massive ransomware supply chain attack. Software vendor Kaseya has released a security update to fix the zero-day vulnerabilities in its VSA software that were exploited by the REvil ransomware gang in the massive ransomware supply chain attack.
HID Global
JULY 12, 2021
Compliance and Customer Experience for Age Verification. Anonymous (not verified). Mon, 07/12/2021 - 09:19.
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