Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer
Krebs on Security
JANUARY 6, 2022
Norton 360 , one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers.
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Google Docs Comments Weaponized in New Phishing Campaign
Dark Reading
JANUARY 6, 2022
Attackers use the comment feature in Google Docs to email victims and lure them into clicking malicious links
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Exclusive: NASA Director Twitter account hacked by Powerful Greek Army
Security Affairs
JANUARY 2, 2022
The Twitter account of NASA Director Parimal Kopardekar (@nasapk) was hacked by the Powerful Greek Army group. The Twitter account of the NASA Director and Sr Technologist for Air Transporation Sytem Mr. Parimal Kopardekar ( @nasapk ) was hacked by the Powerful Greek Army group.
GUEST ESSAY: Going beyond watermarks to protect sensitive documents from illegal access
The Last Watchdog
JANUARY 6, 2022
Cyber threats continue to gain momentum and there are still not enough ways to counter it. Related: Why the ‘Golden Age’ of cyber espionage is upon us. The global threat intelligence market size was estimated at $10.9 billion in 2020 and will grow to $16.1 billion by 2025. Yet, according to the study by the Ponemon Institute, the number of insider leaks has increased by 47 percent in 2020 compared to 2018.
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6 Ways to Delete Yourself From the Internet
WIRED Threat Level
JANUARY 3, 2022
You’ll never be able to get a clean slate—but you can significantly downsize your digital footprint. Security Security / Privacy
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Threat actors stole 1.1 million customer accounts from 17 well-known companies
Security Affairs
JANUARY 6, 2022
NY OAG warned 17 companies that roughly 1.1 million of their customers have had their user accounts compromised in credential stuffing attacks. The New York State Office of the Attorney General (NY OAG) has warned 17 companies that roughly 1.1
MY TAKE: Why companies had better start taking the security pitfalls of API proliferation seriously
The Last Watchdog
JANUARY 4, 2022
APIs are putting business networks at an acute, unprecedented level of risk – a dynamic that has yet to be fully acknowledged by businesses. Related: ‘SASE’ framework extends security to the network edge. That said, APIs are certain to get a lot more attention by security teams — and board members concerned about cyber risk mitigation — in 2022. This is so because a confluence of developments in 2021 has put API security in the spotlight, where it needs to be.
Hackers Are Exploiting a Flaw Microsoft Fixed 9 Years Ago
WIRED Threat Level
JANUARY 5, 2022
Unless you go out of your way to install the patch, your system could be exposed. Security Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks
New Mac Malware Samples Underscore Growing Threat
Dark Reading
JANUARY 6, 2022
A handful of malicious tools that emerged last year showed threat actors may be getting more serious about attacking Apple macOS and iOS environments
The Ultimate Guide to Hardening Windows Servers
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Lapsus$ ransomware gang hits Impresa, Portugal’s largest media conglomerate
Security Affairs
JANUARY 2, 2022
The Lapsus$ ransomware hit Impresa, the largest media conglomerate in Portugal and the owner of SIC and Expresso. The Lapsus$ ransomware gang has compromised the infrastructure of Impresa, the largest media conglomerate in Portugal.
People Are Increasingly Choosing Private Web Search
Schneier on Security
JANUARY 6, 2022
DuckDuckGo has had a banner year : And yet, DuckDuckGo. The privacy-oriented search engine netted more than 35 billion search queries in 2021 , a 46.4% jump over 2020 (23.6 billion). That’s big.
Signal's Cryptocurrency Feature Has Gone Worldwide
WIRED Threat Level
JANUARY 6, 2022
A beta “payments” feature now lets users of the popular encrypted messaging app send MobileCoin around the globe. Security Security / Security News
Attackers Exploit Log4j Flaws in Hands-on-Keyboard Attacks to Drop Reverse Shells
Dark Reading
JANUARY 4, 2022
Microsoft says vulnerabilities present a "real and present" danger, citing high volume of scanning and attack activity targeting the widely used Apache logging framework
Data Value Scorecard Report
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Over 3.7 million accounts were compromised in the FlexBooker data breach
Security Affairs
JANUARY 7, 2022
The appointment scheduling service FlexBooker discloses a data breach that impacted over 3.7 million accounts. Threat actors compromised the FlexBooker accounts of more than 3.7 million users, the attack took place before the holidays.
Norton’s Antivirus Product Now Includes an Ethereum Miner
Schneier on Security
JANUARY 7, 2022
Norton 360 can now mine Ethereum. It’s opt-in, and the company keeps 15%. It’s hard to uninstall this option. Uncategorized antivirus cryptocurrency
List of data breaches and cyber attacks in December 2021 – 219 million records breached
IT Governance
JANUARY 4, 2022
2021 was a difficult year many of us, and with the hope that COVID-19 will dissipate in the spring, this is a new year more than any other where we want to look forwards, not backwards.
How to Proactively Limit Damage From BlackMatter Ransomware
Dark Reading
JANUARY 7, 2022
Logic flaw exists in malware that can be used to prevent it from encrypting remote shares, security vendor says
TCO Considerations of Using a Cloud Data Warehouse for BI and Analytics
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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.
Y2k22 bug in Microsoft Exchange causes failure in email delivery
Security Affairs
JANUARY 1, 2022
Y2k22 bug is causing Microsoft Exchange on-premise servers to fail in delivering email starting on January 1st, 2022. Microsoft Exchange on-premise servers cannot deliver emails starting on January 1st, 2022, due to a bug in the FIP-FS anti-malware scanning engine dubbed Y2k22 bug.
More Russian Cyber Operations against Ukraine
Schneier on Security
JANUARY 5, 2022
Both Russia and Ukraine are preparing for military operations in cyberspace. Uncategorized cyberwar Russia Ukraine
2022 predictions for Healthcare providers
OpenText Information Management
JANUARY 7, 2022
Following the turbulence that the last two years have brought to the Healthcare industry, this sector is ripe for transformation. As is true in many industries, success is dependent upon the effective use of data drawn from every source possible and securely shared across the organization.
Vinnie Liu Has a Mission: Keeping People Safe Online and Offline
Dark Reading
JANUARY 4, 2022
Security Pro File: The years at the National Security Agency shaped Vinnie Liu's views on security. We're missionaries, not mercenaries," he says
12 Considerations When Evaluating Data Lake Engine Vendors for Analytics and BI
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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.
North Korea-linked threat actors stole $1.7 billion from cryptocurrency exchanges
Security Affairs
JANUARY 2, 2022
North Korea-linked threat actors are behind some of the largest cyberattacks against cryptocurrency exchanges. North Korea-linked APT groups are suspected to be behind some of the largest cyberattacks against cryptocurrency exchanges.
Cybersecurity Outlook 2022: Third-party, Ransomware and AI Attacks Will Get Worse
eSecurity Planet
JANUARY 6, 2022
About the only consensus on cybersecurity in 2022 is that things will get uglier, but in what ways?
QNAP: Get NAS Devices Off the Internet Now
Threatpost
JANUARY 7, 2022
There are active ransomware and brute-force attacks being launched against internet-exposed, network-attached storage devices, the device maker warned. Malware Vulnerabilities Web Security
Why CIOs Should Report to CISOs
Dark Reading
JANUARY 4, 2022
If the CISO is responsible for the security of the organization, then that same person also should be responsible for both security and IT infrastructure
Checklist Report: Preparing for the Next-Generation Cloud Data Architecture
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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.
SEGA Europe left AWS S3 bucket unsecured exposing data and infrastructure to attack
Security Affairs
JANUARY 3, 2022
SEGA Europe inadvertently left users’ personal information publicly accessible on Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket. SEGA Europe inadvertently left users’ personal information publicly accessible on Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket. .
Morgan Stanley to Pay $60 Million to Settle Data-Breach Suit via Bloomberg
IG Guru
JANUARY 4, 2022
Check out the article here. The post Morgan Stanley to Pay $60 Million to Settle Data-Breach Suit via Bloomberg appeared first on IG GURU. Breach Compliance Cyber Security Privacy Risk News Security Morgan Stanley Settlement
The Future of Tech Is Here. Congress Isn't Ready for It
WIRED Threat Level
JANUARY 7, 2022
In a conversation with WIRED, former representative Will Hurd talked AI, the metaverse, China, and how ill-prepared legislators are to grapple with any of it. Security Security / National Security
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