Wed.Sep 02, 2020

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Bye-Bye Bitcoins: Empire Darknet Market 'Exit Scams'

Data Breach Today

Darknet Market Is the Latest to See Administrators Steal Users' Cryptocurrency Message to anyone who placed or fulfilled an order via the world's largest darknet market, Empire, in recent weeks: Say bye-bye to your cryptocurrency. It's increasingly clear that Empire's administrators "exit scammed," closing up shop and leaving with a horde of digital currency.

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German DPA Issues Guidance on Data Transfers Following Schrems II

Hunton Privacy

On August 24, 2020, the Data Protection Authority (“DPA”) of the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg issued guidance on international data transfers following the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in the Schrems II case (decision C-311/18 of July 16, 2020). As we previously reported , the judgment of the CJEU invalidated the EU-U.S.

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Fraudsters Use Telegram App to Steal Payment Card Data

Data Breach Today

Malwarebytes: New Method Eases Theft of Information From Ecommerce Sites Some fraudsters are now using the encrypted instant messaging app Telegram as a fast and easy way to steal payment card data from ecommerce sites, according to an analysis from Malwarebytes.

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Hackers are actively exploiting critical RCE in WordPress sites using File Manager plugin

Security Affairs

Hackers actively exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the File Manager plugin, over 300,000 WordPress sites potentially exposed. Hackers are actively exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the File Manager WordPress plugin that could be exploited by unauthenticated attackers to upload scripts and execute arbitrary code on WordPress sites running vulnerable versions of the plugin.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

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.

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FBI, CISA Reject Russian Claim US Voter Data Was Stolen

Data Breach Today

The Information Is Already Publicly Available, Agencies Say The FBI and CISA say that a Russian newspaper report that claims American voting data was stolen and then offered for sale in darknet forums is inaccurate. The agencies say the data offered for sale is already publicly available, and they portray the newspaper report as part of a disinformation campaign.

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Building Privacy-Centered Contact-Tracing Apps

Data Breach Today

Contact-tracing apps are continuing to take shape around the world as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Using privacy-by-design principles is critical to building trust in these apps, says privacy expert Ann Cavoukian.

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DXC Technology

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Norway's Parliament Investigates Email Hacks

Data Breach Today

Hackers Accessed Accounts of Elected Officials, Government Employees The Norwegian parliament, known as the Storting, is investigating the hacking of email accounts of some elected officials and government employees.

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Hypothesis: Cyber Attackers Are After Your Scientific Research

Dark Reading

From COVID-19 treatment to academic studies, keeping research secure is more important than ever. The ResearchSOC at Indiana University intends to help.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

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.

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Mental Health as a Security Vulnerability

Data Breach Today

Neal O'Farrell on the Importance of Stress Management Increasing stress levels for cybersecurity professionals pose a serious organizational security risk, says Neal O'Farrell, founder of the PsyberResilience Project, a mental health advocacy group.

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The FBI Botched Its DNC Hack Warning in 2016—but Says It Won’t Next Time

WIRED Threat Level

Facing looming election threats and a ransomware epidemic, the bureau says it has revamped its process for warning hacking victims.

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Iranian Hackers Reportedly Selling Network Access to Others

Data Breach Today

CrowdStrike: 'Pioneer Kitten' Sells Access to Vulnerable VPN Servers A hacking group with links to Iran's government has been selling access to vulnerable VPN servers on underground forums, according to CrowdStrike.

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Don't Forget Cybersecurity on Your Back-to-School List

Dark Reading

School systems don't seem like attractive targets, but they house lots of sensitive data, such as contact information, grades, health records, and more.

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How and Why Should You Be Tracking Geopolitical Risk?

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.

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Before you scan: a readiness checklist for document imaging projects

TAB OnRecord

As we covered in a recent post, it is important to be clear on your objectives before undertaking a document imaging project. This means understanding the desired business outcomes, your user requirements and the metrics that you will use to gauge success. While this is an important first step, there is a lot more to consider before you can roll up your sleeves to tackle an imaging project.

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Why Kubernetes Clusters Are Intrinsically Insecure (& What to Do About Them)

Dark Reading

By following best practices and prioritizing critical issues, you can reduce the chances of a security breach and constrain the blast radius of an attempted attack. Here's how.

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Hackers use e-skimmer that exfiltrates payment data via Telegram

Security Affairs

Researchers observed a new tactic adopted by Magecart groups, the hackers used Telegram to exfiltrate stolen payment details from compromised websites. Researchers from Malwarebytes reported that Magecart groups are using the encrypted messaging service Telegram to exfiltrate stolen payment details from compromised websites. Attackers encrypt payment data to make identification more difficult before transferring it via Telegram’s API into a chat channel. “For threat actors, this data exfil

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Insider Attack on the Carnegie Library

Schneier on Security

Greg Priore, the person in charge of the rare book room at the Carnegie Library, stole from it for almost two decades before getting caught. It's a perennial problem: trusted insiders have to be trusted.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

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.

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Cisco Warns of Active Exploitation of Flaw in Carrier-Grade Routers

Threatpost

Multiple flaws in system software that causes errors in packet handling could allow an attacker to consume memory and crash devices.

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Two Scary (Anecdotal) Data Points: MRFs with White Paper/The Run on Ink Cartridges via i-SIGMA

IG Guru

Why people working from home could create organizational risk from simply printing and recycling paper. Read more here. The post Two Scary (Anecdotal) Data Points: MRFs with White Paper/The Run on Ink Cartridges via i-SIGMA appeared first on IG GURU.

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Chinese APT Debuts Sepulcher Malware in Spear-Phishing Attacks

Threatpost

The RAT has been distributed in various campaigns over the past six months, targeting both European officials and Tibetan dissidents.

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55% of Cybersquatted Domains Are Malicious or Potentially Fraudulent

Dark Reading

The largest online companies, such as Apple and PayPal, and banks are being targeted by cybersquatters, who are also taking advantage of the pandemic, a study finds.

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Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI

“Reimagined: Building Products with Generative AI” is an extensive guide for integrating generative AI into product strategy and careers featuring over 150 real-world examples, 30 case studies, and 20+ frameworks, and endorsed by over 20 leading AI and product executives, inventors, entrepreneurs, and researchers.

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U.S. Agencies Must Adopt Vulnerability-Disclosure Policies by March 2021

Threatpost

U.S. agencies must implement vulnerability-disclosure policies by March 2021, according to a new CISA mandate.

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What’s new in OpenText EnCase Forensic and OpenText Endpoint Investigator 20.3

OpenText Information Management

OpenText™ EnCase™ Forensic and OpenText™ EnCase™ Endpoint Investigator 20.3 includes enhanced forensic capabilities and user-first workflow improvements that increase the efficiency of investigations. This release also takes a first-step approach to enterprise-wide agent management, starting with the ability to record, search, and sort agent activity as brokered by your SAFE.

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Joker Spyware Plagues More Google Play Apps

Threatpost

The six malicious apps have been removed from Google Play, but could still threaten 200,000 installs.

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DHS Partners with Industry to Offer State, Local Gov'ts Cybersecurity Aid

Dark Reading

The US Department of Homeland Security teams up with Akamai and the Center for Internet Security to provide state and local governments with cybersecurity through DNS for free.

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How to Migrate From DataStax Enterprise to Instaclustr Managed Apache Cassandra

If you’re considering migrating from DataStax Enterprise (DSE) to open source Apache Cassandra®, our comprehensive guide is tailored for architects, engineers, and IT directors. Whether you’re motivated by cost savings, avoiding vendor lock-in, or embracing the vibrant open-source community, Apache Cassandra offers robust value. Transition seamlessly to Instaclustr Managed Cassandra with our expert insights, ensuring zero downtime during migration.

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MAGMI Magento plugin flaw allows remote code execution on a vulnerable site

Security Affairs

Researchers discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the MAGMI Magento plugin that could lead to remote code execution on a vulnerable Magento site. Tenable published a research advisory for two vulnerabilities impacting the Magento Mass Import (MAGMI) plugin. The flaws were discovered by Enguerran Gillier of the Tenable Web Application Security Team.

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The Hidden Costs of Losing Security Talent

Dark Reading

One person's exit can set off a chain of costly events.

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Live Webinar: XDR and Beyond

Threatpost

Next week, Senior Analyst Dave Gruber of ESG will join cybersecurity company Cynet for a webinar to help companies better understand the promise and realities of emerging XDR technologies.