Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
But Information Compiled by Other Attackers May Involve Millions of Other Accounts Information amassed on 5.4 million Twitter users by an attacker who abused one of the social network's APIs has been dumped online for free.
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
One must admire the ingenuity of cybercriminals. Related: Thwarting email attacks. A new development in phishing is the “nag attack.” The fraudster commences the social engineering by irritating the targeted victim, and then follows up with an an offer to alleviate the annoyance. The end game, of course, is to trick an intended victim into revealing sensitive information or it could be to install malicious code.
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Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
One Brooklyn Health Systems Three Hospitals Systems Affected by Nov. 19 Hack As three Brooklyn safety net hospitals grapple with the aftershocks of a Nov. 19 cyber incident, sources say other area hospitals are complaining about a lack of transparency.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
A recent scoop by Reuters revealed that mobile apps for the U.S. Army and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) were integrating software that sends visitor data to a Russian company called Pushwoosh , which claims to be based in the United States.
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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
The operators behind the Ducktail information stealer continue to improve their malicious code, operators experts warn.
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Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Twitter is having intermittent problems with its two-factor authentication system: Not all users are having problems receiving SMS authentication codes, and those who rely on an authenticator app or physical authentication token to secure their Twitter account may not have reason to test the mechanism.
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Endpoints are where all are the connectivity action is. Related: Ransomware bombardments. And securing endpoints has once more become mission critical. This was the focal point of presentations at Tanium’s Converge 2022 conference which I had the privilege to attend last week at the Fairmont Austin in the Texas capital. I had the chance to visit with Peter Constantine, Tanium’s Senior Vice President Product Management.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Services from Boeing Subsidiary Jeppesen Affected By Ongoing Incident Distribution of airspace safety notices are affected by a cyber incident at Boeing subsidiary Jeppesen, the nature of which the company won't disclose. "At
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Peter is an IT manager for a technology manufacturer that got hit with a Russian ransomware strain called “ Zeppelin ” in May 2020.
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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
A researcher published details and proof-of-concept (PoC) code for High-Severity macOS Sandbox escape vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-26696. Researcher Wojciech Regu?a
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
As the open source social media network blows up due to Twitter's troubles, researchers caution about vulnerabilities within the application
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Tis the season for swindlers and hackers. Use these tips to spot frauds and keep your payment info secure. Security Security / Security Advice Gear / How To and Advice
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Ever feel like your smart home has dyslexia? Siri and Alexa are terrific at gaining intelligence with each additional voice command. And yet what these virtual assistants are starkly missing is interoperability. Related: Why standards are so vital. Matter 1.0 is about to change that. This new home automation connectivity standard rolls out this holiday season with sky high expectations. The technology industry hopes that Matter arises as the lingua franca for the Internet of Things.
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Enterprises poured $73 billion into data management software in 2020 – but are seeing very little return on their data investments. 22% of data leaders surveyed have fully realized ROI in the past two years, with 56% having no consistent way of measuring it.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
Ransomware Attack Locks Up Westmount Services and Takes Down Email System The nefarious LockBit 3.0 cybercriminal group is claiming responsibility for the ransomware attack that halted municipal services and shut down employee email accounts in Westmount, Quebec, giving the city a deadline of Dec.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
A financial cybercrime group calling itself the Disneyland Team has been making liberal use of visually confusing phishing domains that spoof popular bank brands using Punycode , an Internet standard that allows web browsers to render domain names with non-Latin alphabets like Cyrillic.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Rapid7 have identified several vulnerabilities and other potential security issues affecting F5 products. Rapid7 researchers discovered several vulnerabilities in F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ devices running a customized distribution of CentOS.
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
With the proliferation of interconnected third-party applications, new strategies are needed to close the security gap
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Businesses today compete on their ability to turn big data into essential business insights. Modern enterprises leverage cloud data lakes as the platform used to store data. 57% of the enterprises currently using a data lake cite improved business agility as a benefit.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Laptop technicians routinely violate the privacy of the people whose computers they repair: Researchers at University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, recovered logs from laptops after receiving overnight repairs from 12 commercial shops.
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
Government assistance can be essential to individual wellbeing and economic stability. This was clear during the COVID-19 pandemic, when governments issued trillions of dollars in economic relief. Related: Fido champions passwordless authentication. Applying for benefits can be arduous, not least because agencies need to validate applicant identity and personal identifiable information (PII).
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
Victims Notified of Ransomware Attack Six Months After the Incident A cyberattack on a Canadian teachers’ union gave thieves access to sensitive data of more than 60,000 members The union is yet to disclose the exact number of affected individuals, but stated that both former and current members are impacted.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Vyacheslav “Tank” Penchukov , the accused 40-year-old Ukrainian leader of a prolific cybercriminal group that stole tens of millions of dollars from small to mid-sized businesses in the United States and Europe, has been arrested in Switzerland, according to multiple sources.
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Data architectures have evolved dramatically. It is time to reconsider the fundamental ways that information is accumulated, managed, and then provisioned to the different downstream data consumers.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
ESET announced the discovery of a vulnerability impacting Acer laptops that can allow an attacker to deactivate UEFI Secure Boot. ESET researchers announced in a series of tweets the discovery of a vulnerability impacting Acer laptops, the issue can allow an attacker to deactivate UEFI Secure Boot.
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Researchers find current data protections strategies are failing to get the job done, and IT leaders are concerned, while a lack of qualified IT security talent hampers cyber-defense initiatives
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
It’s Iran’s turn to have its digital surveillance tools leaked : According to these internal documents, SIAM is a computer system that works behind the scenes of Iranian cellular networks, providing its operators a broad menu of remote commands to alter, disrupt, and monitor how customers use their phones.
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
Phishing emails continue to plague organizations and their users. Related: Botnets accelerate business-logic hacking. No matter how many staff training sessions and security tools IT throws at the phishing problem, a certain percentage of users continues to click on their malicious links and attachments or approve their bogus payment requests. A case in point: With business losses totaling a staggering $2.4
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Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Cybereason's Sam Curry on the Financial and Business Impact of After-Hours Strikes Cyberattackers love to strike on weekends and holidays - that's not news. What is news: These attacks cost more than weekday incidents, and they take a heavy toll on defenders.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Responding to a recent surge in AI-generated bot accounts, LinkedIn is rolling out new features that it hopes will help users make more informed decisions about with whom they choose to connect.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Amazon Web Services (AWS) fixed a cross-tenant vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to gain unauthorized access to resources.
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