Data Breach Today
JUNE 20, 2024
Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Lets Attackers Control Devices A vulnerability in a common implementation of the firmware booting up desktop computers powered by Intel chips could allow attackers to obtain ongoing persistence, warn security researchers. The flaw is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Phoenix Technologies SecureCore UEFI implementation.
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 20, 2024
CISOs have been on something of a wild roller coaster ride the past few years. Related: Why breaches persist When Covid 19 hit in early 2020, the need to secure company networks in a new way led to panic spending on cybersecurity tools. Given carte blanche, many CISOs purchased a hodge podge of unproven point solutions, adding to complexity. By mid-2022, with interest rates climbing and the stock market cratering, CFOs began demanding proof of a reasonable return on investment.
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 20, 2024
Attackers Demanding Up to $5 Million to Delete Stolen Data, Investigators Report Attackers who stole terabytes of data from customers of Snowflake have been not only offering the data for sale on data leak marketplaces but also extorting some of the victims, demanding a ransom of $300,000 to $5 million each, security researchers report.
Security Affairs
JUNE 20, 2024
A researcher discovered a flaw that allows attackers to impersonate Microsoft corporate email accounts and launch phishing attacks. The security researcher Vsevolod Kokorin (@Slonser) discovered a bug that allows anyone to impersonate Microsoft corporate email accounts. An attacker can trigger the vulnerability to launch phishing attacks. I want to share my recent case: > I found a vulnerability that allows sending a message from any user@domain > We cannot reproduce it > I send a v
Speaker: Aindra Misra, Senior Manager, Product Management (Data, ML, and Cloud Infrastructure) at BILL
Join us for an insightful webinar that explores the critical intersection of data privacy and AI governance. In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, building robust governance frameworks is essential to fostering innovation while staying compliant with regulations. Our expert speaker, Aindra Misra, will guide you through best practices for ensuring data protection while leveraging AI capabilities.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 20, 2024
Also: UwU Lend's Hacks, Terraform Labs' Dissolution, Gemini's Settlement This week, CertiK researchers allegedly stole money from Kraken, UwU Lend was hacked, Terraform Labs shut down, Gemini will pay defrauded investors, three entities claimed seized FTX assets, a Chinese bank suffered embezzlement and money laundering, and the SEC's crypto head is leaving.
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Data Breach Today
JUNE 20, 2024
Council of the European Union Cancels Vote A proposal requiring online chat providers to scan images and links for child pornography failed to garner majority support Thursday from European Union trading bloc governments. The bill would require chat app users to consent to having images and URLs scanned for child sexual abuse material.
Security Affairs
JUNE 20, 2024
New Rust-based Fickle Malware Uses PowerShell for UAC Bypass and Data Exfiltration A new Rust malware called Fickle Stealer spreads through various attack methods and steals sensitive information. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researchers detected a new Rust-based information stealer called Fickle Stealer which spread through multiple attack vectors. The malware has an intricate code and relies on multiple strategies for its distribution, including VBA dropper, VBA downloader, link downloader, and ex
Data Breach Today
JUNE 20, 2024
DHS Calls for Public-Private Collaboration on Critical Infrastructure Security Critical infrastructure sectors face many potentially disruptive threats such as supply chain vulnerabilities and the growing dependency on space-based systems. But the top cyberthreats facing the U.S. are the People's Republic of China and emerging risks associated with AI and quantum computing.
Schneier on Security
JUNE 20, 2024
Interesting summary of various ways to derive the public key from digitally signed files. Normally, with a signature scheme, you have the public key and want to know whether a given signature is valid. But what if we instead have a message and a signature, assume the signature is valid, and want to know which public key signed it? A rather delightful property if you want to attack anonymity in some proposed “everybody just uses cryptographic signatures for everything” scheme.
Speaker: Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health and Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
Christophe Louvion, Chief Product & Technology Officer of NRC Health, is here to take us through how he guided his company's recent experience of getting from concept to launch and sales of products within 90 days. In this exclusive webinar, Christophe will cover key aspects of his journey, including: LLM Development & Quick Wins 🤖 Understand how LLMs differ from traditional software, identifying opportunities for rapid development and deployment.
KnowBe4
JUNE 20, 2024
In this mad, mad world of breaches, organizations are scrambling to keep their heads above water. It's like trying to navigate a minefield while blindfolded and riding a unicycle — one wrong move, and everything goes up in flames.
The Guardian Data Protection
JUNE 20, 2024
Company refers itself to data watchdog after publishing personal details of 555 people involved in Horizon IT lawsuit The Post Office has launched an “urgent” investigation and referred itself to the data watchdog after it accidentally published the names and addresses of hundreds of post office operators on its corporate website. The state-owned body published the personal details of 555 people who had been involved in suing the Post Office in a high court lawsuit in 2019.
KnowBe4
JUNE 20, 2024
Scammers are now impersonating legitimate services like Booking.com and Kayak to target people planning their summer vacations. One out of every 33 vacation-themed domains registered last month was malicious, researchers at Check Point warn.
Security Affairs
JUNE 20, 2024
Resecurity researchers warn of a new activity of Smishing Triad , which has expanded its operations to Pakistan. Resecurity has identified a new activity of Smishing Triad , which has expanded its operations to Pakistan. The group’s latest tactic involves sending malicious messages on behalf of Pakistan Post to customers of mobile carriers via iMessage/SMS.
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Gimmal
JUNE 20, 2024
Thursday, June 20, 2024 – HOUSTON, TX – Gimmal, the market’s only end-to-end information governance platform, announced today the launch of their Microsoft Purview Sensitivity Labels solution to extend and enhance sensitive data classification for unstructured data sources, such as network file shares and endpoints. Modern remote and hybrid work environments have compounded security and compliance risks for organizations and public sector agencies.
National Archives Records Express
JUNE 20, 2024
Still image from Video Recording of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act NAID 6850807 This blog post is the second in a series focusing on specific areas agencies should consider in their transition to fully digital government. Fully Digital Government and Digital Electronic Signatures Since the passage of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) in 1998 and the Electronic Signatures In Global And National Commerce Act in 2000, digital signatures have been the pr
Jamf
JUNE 20, 2024
Closing security gaps requires a holistic solution. Keeping enterprise resources compliant and safe from sophisticated threats takes an integrated, layered approach, that provides native support for device and OS types while prioritizing efficacy and efficiency to drive organization ROI.
Unwritten Record
JUNE 20, 2024
This post was created in collaboration with Chris Byrd, Archives Technician in the Still Picture Branch. Original Caption: Pvt. Sidney Rosenfeld of 1001 42nd St., Des Moines, Iowa, known as one of the most ingenious and energetic men in his outfit waded ashore at Omaha Beach with the US Sixth Engineer Special Brigade and then volunteered for the paratroopers.
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eSecurity Planet
JUNE 20, 2024
Keeper and Bitwarden are password manager products that help your business manage its application credentials across all platforms. Keeper is a strong solution for both small businesses and large enterprises. Bitwarden is great for mid-sized businesses and teams that want to self-host a password manager. I evaluated Keeper and Bitwarden’s features, business plans, and pros and cons so you can decide which solution is a better fit for your organization.
Adapture
JUNE 20, 2024
Cloudflare Inc announced its acquisition of BastionZero , a Zero Trust infrastructure access platform, on Thursday, May 30. The acquisition was announced on the day of Cloudflare’s North American Partner Summit and follows the acquisitions of Baselime and PartyKit , both of which were acquired in April. BastionZero is a leader in Zero Trust, both in cloud and on-prem environments.
Security Affairs
JUNE 20, 2024
A China-linked cyber espionage group has compromised telecom operators in an Asian country since at least 2021. The Symantec Threat Hunter Team reported that an alleged China-linked APT group has infiltrated several telecom operators in a single, unnamed, Asian country at least since 2021. The threat actors used tools associated with Chinese espionage groups, they planted multiple backdoors on the networks of targeted companies to steal credentials. “The attacks have been underway since a
Data Breach Today
JUNE 20, 2024
New Minimum Cyber Mandates Expected for Hospitals, But Is That Enough? The Biden administration will soon issue regulations to bolster cybersecurity in the healthcare sector. Hospitals are expected to be the first group required to implement new "minimum" mandates based on "cybersecurity performance goals" released in January. Will this be enough to move the needle?
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WIRED Threat Level
JUNE 20, 2024
Using a Trump-era authority, the US Commerce Department has banned the sale of Kaspersky’s antivirus tools to new customers in the US, citing alleged threats to national security.
Data Breach Today
JUNE 20, 2024
New Updates for Customers Will Become Unavailable on September 29 The U.S. federal government is taking broad enforcement actions against the Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky Labs by banning the company from selling its antivirus software products in the United States after an investigation raised national security concerns.
Security Affairs
JUNE 20, 2024
The US government announced the ban on selling Kaspersky software due to security risks from Russia and urged citizens to replace it. The Biden administration announced it will ban the sale of Kaspersky antivirus software due to the risks posed by Russia to U.S. national security. The U.S. government is implementing a new rule leveraging powers established during the Trump administration to ban the sale of Kaspersky software, citing national security risks posed by Russia.
Krebs on Security
JUNE 20, 2024
On March 8, 2024, KrebsOnSecurity published a deep dive on the consumer data broker Radaris , showing how the original owners are two men in Massachusetts who operated multiple Russian language dating services and affiliate programs, in addition to a dizzying array of people-search websites. The subjects of that piece are threatening to sue KrebsOnSecurity for defamation unless the story is retracted.
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Cybersecurity Detection and Response tools are showing promise in helping reduce an attacker’s dwell time in your network. With reduced dwell time before detection, defenders have time to respond in containing the threat before significant damage can be done to your systems and confidential data. But cutting through the acronym soup and marketing hype can be a daunting task.
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