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Beyond the Front Lines: How the Israel-Hamas War Impacts the Cybersecurity Industry

10 October 2023
The war with Hamas will inevitably absorb manpower and focus from the cybersecurity sector. The post Beyond the Front Lines: How the Israel-Hamas War Impacts the Cybersecurity Industry appeared first on SecurityWeek.

IZ1H9 Campaign Enhances Its Arsenal with Scores of Exploits

10 October 2023
The campaign leverages multiple vulnerabilities, including command injection, remote code execution, and arbitrary command execution, to gain control of targeted devices and incorporate them into the botnet.

90% of CISOs faced at least one cyberattack in 2022

10 October 2023
The security practices of Chief Information Security Officers and Chief Security Officers were analyzed in a recent report by Splunk Inc.

Previously Unseen Grayling APT Targets Multiple Organizations in Taiwan

10 October 2023
Grayling employs a combination of custom malware and publicly available tools like Havoc, Cobalt Strike, and NetSpy to carry out its attacks, using DLL sideloading techniques and exploiting vulnerabilities like CVE-2019-0803.

Patch Tuesday: Code Execution Flaws in Adobe Commerce, Photoshop

10 October 2023
Adobe Commerce customers exposed to code execution, privilege escalation, arbitrary file system read, and security feature bypass attacks. The post Patch Tuesday: Code Execution Flaws in Adobe Commerce, Photoshop appeared first on SecurityWeek.

HTTP/2 Rapid Reset Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited to Launch Record DDoS Attacks

10 October 2023
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cloudflare, and Google on Tuesday said they took steps to mitigate record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks that relied on a novel technique called HTTP/2 Rapid Reset. The layer 7 attacks were detected in late August 2023, the companies said in a coordinated disclosure. The cumulative susceptibility to this attack is being tracked as CVE-2023-44487,

Mirai Variant IZ1H9 Adds 13 Exploits to Arsenal

10 October 2023
A Mirai botnet variant tracked as IZ1H9 has updated its arsenal with 13 exploits targeting various routers, IP cameras, and other IoT devices. The post Mirai Variant IZ1H9 Adds 13 Exploits to Arsenal appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Air Europa Customers Urged to Cancel Cards Following Hack on Payment System

10 October 2023
Air Europa suffered a cyberattack on its online payment system. While there is no evidence of fraudulent use, customers are warned to replace their bank cards as a precautionary measure.

Gutsy Launches With Huge $51M Seed to Bring Process Mining to Security

10 October 2023
Gutsy, a cybersecurity startup founded by the team behind Twistlock, has emerged from stealth with a $51 million seed round led by YL Ventures and Mayfield. The company applies process mining, a data science technique, to cybersecurity.

SAP Releases 7 New Notes on October 2023 Patch Day

10 October 2023
SAP has released seven new notes as part of its October 2023 Security Patch Day, all rated ‘medium severity’. The post SAP Releases 7 New Notes on October 2023 Patch Day appeared first on SecurityWeek.

SecurityWeek to Host 2023 ICS Cybersecurity Conference October 23-26 in Atlanta

10 October 2023
SecurityWeek will host its 2023 Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Cybersecurity Conference from October 23 – 26, 2023 at the InterContinental Atlanta Buckhead. The post SecurityWeek to Host 2023 ICS Cybersecurity Conference October 23-26 in Atlanta appeared first on SecurityWeek.

‘HTTP/2 Rapid Reset’ Zero-Day Exploited to Launch Largest DDoS Attacks in History

10 October 2023
A zero-day vulnerability named HTTP/2 Rapid Reset has been exploited to launch some of the largest DDoS attacks in history. The post ‘HTTP/2 Rapid Reset’ Zero-Day Exploited to Launch Largest DDoS Attacks in History appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Payment Gateway Provider Safexpay Technology Allegedly Hacked in a Nearly $2 Billion Scam

10 October 2023
As per the investigations, the ongoing fraud came to light after a complaint that some individuals had allegedly hacked into the six-year-old firm's payment gateway, and the funds were then transferred to at least 260 different bank accounts.

Twistlock Founders Score Whopping $51M Seed Funding for Gutsy

10 October 2023
Serial entrepreneurs bank an unusually large seed round to apply process mining techniques to solve security governance problems. The post Twistlock Founders Score Whopping $51M Seed Funding for Gutsy appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Google Adopts Passkeys as Default Sign-in Method for All Users

10 October 2023
Google on Tuesday announced the ability for all users to set up passkeys by default, five months after it rolled out support for the FIDO Alliance-backed passwordless standard for Google Accounts on all platforms. "This means the next time you sign in to your account, you'll start seeing prompts to create and use passkeys, simplifying your future sign-ins," Google's Sriram Karra and Christiaan

New ‘Grayling’ APT Targeting Organizations in Taiwan, US

10 October 2023
A previously unknown APT group is targeting organizations in biomedical, IT, and manufacturing sectors in Taiwan. The post New ‘Grayling’ APT Targeting Organizations in Taiwan, US appeared first on SecurityWeek.

One-Click GNOME Exploit Could Pose Serious Threat to Linux Systems

10 October 2023
A one-click exploit targeting the Libcue component of the GNOME desktop environment could pose a serious threat to Linux systems. The post One-Click GNOME Exploit Could Pose Serious Threat to Linux Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Survey: 97% face challenges securing IoT & connected devices

10 October 2023
A new report reveals concerns and challenges modern businesses face when establishing digital trust in today’s connected world.

New Magecart Campaign Alters 404 Error Pages to Steal Shoppers' Credit Cards

10 October 2023
The campaign employs a multi-stage attack chain to capture sensitive information entered on checkout pages and exfiltrate it to a remote server, making it difficult to detect.

Magecart Web Skimmer Hides in 404 Error Pages

10 October 2023
A newly identified Magecart web skimming campaign is tampering with ‘404’ error pages to hide malicious code. The post Magecart Web Skimmer Hides in 404 Error Pages appeared first on SecurityWeek.