Latest Cybersecurity News and Articles

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Phishing Campaign Poses as Ukraine's Security Service to Spread ANONVNC Malware

Cybercriminals impersonated the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) using malicious spam emails to target and infect the systems of Ukrainian government agencies. The attackers successfully distributed AnonVNC malware to over 100 computers.

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How CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs View Cyber Risks Differently

C-suite executives face the challenge of balancing technological innovation with cybersecurity resilience. A report by LevelBlue highlighted the complexities of their roles and the need for strategic cybersecurity approaches.

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How to Augment Your Password Security with EASM

Simply relying on traditional password security measures is no longer sufficient. When it comes to protecting your organization from credential-based attacks, it is essential to lock down the basics first. Securing your Active Directory should be a priority – it is like making sure a house has a locked front door before investing in a high-end alarm system. Once the fundamentals are covered,

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Feds Seize Radar/Dispossessor Ransomware Gang Servers in US and Europe

Federal authorities have seized servers belonging to the Radar/Dispossessor ransomware gang in the U.S. and Europe. The FBI dismantled dozens of servers linked to the group, which is believed to have ties to the LockBit ransomware enterprise.

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Biden Administration Pledges $11 Million to Open Source Security Initiative

The effort, known as the Open-Source Software Prevalence Initiative (OSSPI), aims to identify where open-source software components are being used in sectors like healthcare, transportation, and energy production to enhance national cybersecurity.

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Microsoft Discloses 10 Zero-Day Bugs in Patch Tuesday Update

Microsoft released its August 2024 Patch Tuesday updates, fixing 89 vulnerabilities, including nine zero-days. Among these, six zero-days were actively exploited, while three others were publicly disclosed. A tenth zero-day still remains unpatched.

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Cybercriminal Duo Attracts FBI Notice by Spending Big & Living Large

The FBI found that the cybercriminal duo was involved in Dark Web platforms like WWH Club, Skynetzone, and Opencard for buying, selling, and trading sensitive information and cybercriminal training.

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Critical SAP Flaw Allows Remote Attackers to Bypass Authentication

SAP has released a security patch package for August 2024, addressing 17 vulnerabilities, including a critical authentication bypass flaw (CVE-2024-41730) in the SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform.

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Report: 35% of Exposed API Keys Still Active, Posing Major Security Risks

Nightfall AI's research found that 35% of exposed API keys were still active, leading to significant security risks. The study uncovered an average of about 350 secrets, including passwords and API keys, exposed per 100 employees annually on GitHub.

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DeathGrip: Emergence of a new Ransomware-as-a-Service

Promoted through Telegram and other underground forums, DeathGrip RaaS offers aspiring threat actors on the dark web sophisticated ransomware tools, including LockBit 3.0 and Chaos builders.

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Manufacturer Orion SA says scammers conned it out of $60M

Orion SA recently disclosed to US regulators that it fell victim to a criminal wire fraud scheme resulting in a $60 million loss. The incident, possibly a BEC scam, involved fraudulent wire transfers to unknown third-party accounts by an employee.

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Exploiting pfsense Flaw for Remote Code Execution

During a recent security audit by Laburity researchers, an application with a vulnerability related to pfblockerNG was identified. Attempts using default credentials failed, but an exploit from exploit-db was unsuccessful.

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New Banshee MacOS Stealer Attacking Users to Steal Keychain Data

The Banshee Stealer can rob sensitive data, including passwords from macOS Keychain, system information, and data from popular web browsers like Safari, Chrome, and Firefox. It can also access cryptocurrency wallets and plugins.

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Vulnerability in Windows Driver Leads to System Crashes

A vulnerability in the Windows CLFS.sys driver, identified as CVE-2024-6768, allows an unprivileged user to crash the system, leading to a Blue Screen of Death. The flaw is due to improper input validation and affects Windows 10 and 11.

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DDoS Attacks Surge 46% in First Half of 2024, Gcore Report Reveals

Monitoring evolving DDoS trends is essential for anticipating threats and adapting defensive strategies. The comprehensive Gcore Radar Report for the first half of 2024 provides detailed insights into DDoS attack data, showcasing changes in attack patterns and the broader landscape of cyber threats. Here, we share a selection of findings from the full report. Key Takeaways The number of DDoS

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Microsoft Issues Patches for 90 Flaws, Including 10 Critical Zero-Day Exploits

Microsoft on Tuesday shipped fixes to address a total of 90 security flaws, including 10 zero-days, of which six have come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 90 bugs, seven are rated Critical, 79 are rated Important, and one is rated Moderate in severity. This is also in addition to 36 vulnerabilities that the tech giant resolved in its Edge browser since last month. The Patch Tuesday

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Critical Flaw in Ivanti Virtual Traffic Manager Could Allow Rogue Admin Access

Ivanti has rolled out security updates for a critical flaw in Virtual Traffic Manager (vTM) that could be exploited to achieve an authentication bypass and create rogue administrative users. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7593, has a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. "Incorrect implementation of an authentication algorithm in Ivanti vTM other than versions 22.2R1 or 22.7R2

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China-Backed Earth Baku Expands Cyber Attacks to Europe, Middle East, and Africa

The China-backed threat actor known as Earth Baku has diversified its targeting footprint beyond the Indo-Pacific region to include Europe, the Middle East, and Africa starting in late 2022. Newly targeted countries as part of the activity include Italy, Germany, the U.A.E., and Qatar, with suspected attacks also detected in Georgia and Romania. Governments, media and communications, telecoms,

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Six 0-Days Lead Microsoft’s August 2024 Patch Push

Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 90 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including a whopping six zero-day flaws that are already being actively exploited by attackers.

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FTC works on AI fraud prevention

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is working on protections against artificial intelligence (AI) based fraud.