Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2021
Affiliate-Driven Approach and Regular Malware Refinements Are Key, Experts Say REvil, aka Sodinokibi, is one of today's most notorious - and profitable - ransomware operations, driven by highly skilled affiliates who share profits with the operators. And the operators are constantly improving the malware, including porting it to Linux to target network-attached storage and hypervisors.
Krebs on Security
JULY 2, 2021
Some of Western Digital’s MyCloud-based data storage devices. Image: WD. Countless Western Digital customers saw their MyBook Live network storage drives remotely wiped in the past month thanks to a bug in a product line the company stopped supporting in 2015, as well as a previously unknown zero-day flaw. But there is a similarly serious zero-day flaw present in a much broader range of newer Western Digital MyCloud network storage devices that will remain unfixed for many customers who ca
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Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2021
This edition of the ISMG Security Report features a discussion about why the head of Britain's National Cyber Security Center says the No. 1 cyber risk is not nation-state attackers but ransomware-wielding criminals. Also featured: Western Digital IoT flaws; an FBI agent tracks cybersecurity trends.
Schneier on Security
JULY 2, 2021
Two reports this week. The first is from Microsoft, which wrote : As part of our investigation into this ongoing activity, we also detected information-stealing malware on a machine belonging to one of our customer support agents with access to basic account information for a small number of our customers. The actor used this information in some cases to launch highly-targeted attacks as part of their broader campaign.
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Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.
Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2021
Accenture Security: Attackers Focus on Those With Over $1 Billion in Revenue At least seven companies with annual revenue of over $1 billion have been hit so far this year by Hades ransomware, according to an Accenture Security report.
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Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2021
Agency Warns of Impact on National Security Failure to take basic security steps - such as avoiding using end-of-life software and default passwords - can create serious national security risks, CISA stresses. The agency is in the early stages of developing a catalog of "bad practices" that should be avoided.
Security Affairs
JULY 2, 2021
Wizard Spider, the cybercrime gang behind the TrickBot botnet, is believed to be the author of a new ransomware family dubbed Diavol, Fortinet researchers report. Researchers from Fortinet reported that a new ransomware family, tracked as Diavol, might have been developed by Wizard Spider , the cybercrime gang behind the TrickBot botnet. The Trickbot botnet was used by threat actors to spread the Ryuk and Conti ransomware families, experts noticed similarities between Diavol and Conti threat
Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2021
Text Ad Contained Link Directing to Avira's VPN Product Google says it's investigating how a text advertisement was injected into SMS messages containing two-step verification security codes. The text advertisement contained a link that redirected to a VPN product from antivirus vendor Avira.
Threatpost
JULY 2, 2021
CERT urges administrators to disable the Windows Print spooler service in Domain Controllers and systems that don’t print, while Microsoft attempts to clarify RCE flaw with a new CVE assignment.
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
JULY 2, 2021
House Committee Debates 9 Bills Focused on Securing Networks A House subcommittee is considering a slate of nine bills designed to improve cybersecurity practices in the telecommunications supply chains that support wireless networks.
Security Affairs
JULY 2, 2021
Microsoft is urging Azure users to update PowerShell to address a remote code execution vulnerability that was fixed earlier this year. Microsoft is recommending its Azure users to update PowerShell versions 7.0 and 7.1 to protect against a high severity remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-26701. The IT giant is inviting the PowerShell task automation tool to versions 7.0.6 or 7.1.3 as soon as possible. “If you manage yoiur Azure resources from PowerShell version 7.0 or
Threatpost
JULY 2, 2021
After focusing almost exclusively on delivering ransomware for the past year, the code changes could indicate that TrickBot is getting back into the bank-fraud game.
WIRED Threat Level
JULY 2, 2021
An apparent supply chain attack exploited Kaseya's IT management software to encrypt a "monumental" number of victims all at once.
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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.
Threatpost
JULY 2, 2021
Nate Warfield, CTO of Prevailion and former Microsoft security researcher, discusses the many security challenges and failings plaguing this industry.
Security Affairs
JULY 2, 2021
The recently leaked Babuk Locker ransomware builder was used by a threat actor in an ongoing campaign targeting victims worldwide. At the end of June, The Record first reported that the builder for the Babuk Locker ransomware was leaked online allowing threat actors to use it to create their own version of the popular ransomware. The Babuk Locker operators halted their operations at the end of April after the attack against the Washington, DC police department.
Dark Reading
JULY 2, 2021
The way we work and treat each other go a long way in improving our organizations' security posture.
Security Affairs
JULY 2, 2021
Cyber Defense Magazine July 2021 Edition has arrived. We hope you enjoy this month’s edition…packed with over 158 pages of excellent content. In this edition: Colonial Pipeline, JBS Cyber Attacks Shine Spotlight on Operational Technology Vulnerabilities for Wide Range of Business Sectors Getting The Cloud Right – Security and Compliance Flipping the Cyber Script. … and much more … Cyber Defense eMagazine July 2021 Edition.
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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.
IG Guru
JULY 2, 2021
Check out the article here. The post Classified Ministry of Defence (UK) documents found at bus stop via BBC News appeared first on IG GURU.
Dark Reading
JULY 2, 2021
Microsoft maintains that exploitation of recent Dell vulnerabilities would be blocked on ultra-secure PCs - but most systems do not have the technology yet.
Security Affairs
JULY 2, 2021
CISA issued a security alert to warn admins to disable the Windows Print Spooler service on servers not used for printing due to PrintNightmare zero-day. CISA issued an alert to warn admins to disable the Windows Print Spooler on servers not used for printing due to the risk of exploitation of the PrintNightmare zero-day vulnerability. ““while Microsoft has released an update for CVE-2021-1675 , it is important to realize that this update does not address the public exploits that also ide
Dark Reading
JULY 2, 2021
Employers have their hands full when it comes to monitoring online activities that could hurt the brand or violate the organization's core values.
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Schneier on Security
JULY 2, 2021
From the New York Times : “ When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That’s a Moray. ” The article is about the eel; the squid is just eel food. But still… As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.
Dark Reading
JULY 2, 2021
A survey of IT and security pros finds many are confident in their ability to detect security incidents in near-real time or within minutes.
Dark Reading
JULY 2, 2021
Company says remote code execution issue in all Windows versions is different from one in Windows Print Spooler that it had patched last month, though both affect same function.
Dark Reading
JULY 2, 2021
The acquisition will bring Barracuda into the extended detection and response (XDR) market with a tool for managed service providers.
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