The Last Watchdog

MARCH 21, 2019

Unless you decide to go Henry David Thoreau and shun civilization altogether, you can’t — and won’t — stop generating data , which sooner or later can be traced back to you. Related: The Facebook factor. A few weeks back I interviewed a white hat hacker. After the interview, I told him that his examples gave me paranoia. He laughed and responded, “There’s no such thing as anonymous data; it all depends on how determined the other party is.”.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 17, 2019

Phone numbers stink for security and authentication. They stink because most of us have so much invested in these digits that they’ve become de facto identities. At the same time, when you lose control over a phone number — maybe it’s hijacked by fraudsters, you got separated or divorced, or you were way late on your phone bill payments — whoever inherits that number can then be you in a lot of places online.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 21, 2019

Facebook Under Fresh Scrutiny Over How It Stored User Passwords Facebook has corrected an internal security issue that allowed the company to store millions of user passwords in plaintext that were then available to employees through an internal search tool.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 21, 2019

A security expert has discovered a vulnerability in the NSA Ghidra platform that could be exploited to execute code remotely. A security expert who goes online with the handle of sghctoma has discovered a vulnerability in Ghidra platform recently released by the US NSA, the issue could be exploited to execute code remotely. GHIDRA is a multi-platform reverse engineering framework that runs on major OSs (Windows, macOS, and Linux).

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Lenny Zeltser

MARCH 2, 2019

If you’d like to start experimenting with malware analysis in your own lab, here’s how to download and set up a free Windows virtual machine: Step 1: Install Virtualization Software Step 2: Get a Windows Virtual Machine Step 3: Update the VM and Install Malware Analysis Tools Step 4: Isolate the Analysis VM and Disable Windows Defender AV Step 5: Analyze Some Malware.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2019

A couple of high-profile distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks will surely go down in history as watershed events – each for different reasons. Related: IoT botnets now available for economical DDoS blasts. In March 2013, several impossibly massive waves of nuisance requests – peaking as high as 300 gigabytes per second— swamped Spamhaus , knocking the anti-spam organization off line for extended periods.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 8, 2019

Most people who have frozen their credit files with Equifax have been issued a numeric Personal Identification Number (PIN) which is supposed to be required before a freeze can be lifted or thawed. Unfortunately, if you don’t already have an account at the credit bureau’s new myEquifax portal , it may be simple for identity thieves to lift an existing credit freeze at Equifax and bypass the PIN armed with little more than your, name, Social Security number and birthday.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 27, 2019

Norwegian Aluminum Maker Still Fighting LockerGoga Ransomware Attack Norsk Hydro reports that a March 18 ransomware attack has already cost the aluminum manufacturer more than $40 million, and the company continues to bring its systems back online.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 17, 2019

Threat actors targeted Office 365 and G Suite cloud accounts using the IMAP protocol to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). Over the past months, threat actors have targeted Office 365 and G Suite cloud accounts using the IMAP protocol to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA). Experts at Proofpoint conducted an interesting study of massive attacks against accounts of major cloud services, The experts noticed that attackers leverage legacy protocols and credential dumps to increase the e

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Dark Reading

MARCH 26, 2019

Don't expect to read about any of the classics, like 'War Games' or 'Sneakers,' which have appeared on so many lists before. Rather, we've broadened our horizons with this great mix of documentaries, hacker movies, and flicks based on short stories.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 29, 2019

This is an interesting story of a serious vulnerability in a Huawei driver that Microsoft found. The vulnerability is similar in style to the NSA's DOUBLEPULSAR that was leaked by the Shadow Brokers -- believed to be the Russian government -- and it's obvious that this attack copied that technique. What is less clear is whether the vulnerability -- which has been fixed -- was put into the Huwei driver accidentally or on purpose.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 4, 2019

A common thread runs through the cyber attacks that continue to defeat the best layered defenses money can buy. Related: We’re in the midst of ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ Peel back the layers of just about any sophisticated, multi-staged network breach and you’ll invariably find memory hacking at the core. In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT s

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 29, 2019

On Feb. 21, 2019, KrebsOnSecurity contacted Italian restaurant chain Buca di Beppo after discovering strong evidence that two million credit and debit card numbers belonging to the company’s customers were being sold in the cybercrime underground. Today, Buca’s parent firm announced it had remediated a 10-month breach of its payment systems at dozens of restaurants, including some locations of its other brands such as Earl of Sandwich and Planet Hollywood.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 15, 2019

Crypto-Locking Extortion Targets Internet-Exposed D-Link Devices Criminals wielding a new strain of ransomware called Cr1ptT0r are targeting network-attached storage users. The campaign was first discovered in February after owners of D-Link network storage enclosures reported that their devices were being crypto-locked.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 25, 2019

It is a battle with no holds barred between T-Series and PewDiePie, their fans are spreading the PewDiePie ransomware to force users to subscribe to PewDiePie Youtube channel. The story I’m going to tell you is another chapter of the battle between the most followed Youtuber T-Series and PewDiePie. T-Series is an Indian music company, while PewDiePie a Youtuber whom fans are accused to use any means to increase the number of subscribers to its channel.

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Jamf

MARCH 28, 2019

The integration with Google Cloud allows IT admins to easily set up and manage local educator and student Mac accounts, while also requiring users to authenticate with their G Suite credentials. Read more.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 20, 2019

This isn't a security story, but it easily could have been. Last Saturday, Zipcar had a system outage : "an outage experienced by a third party telecommunications vendor disrupted connections between the company's vehicles and its reservation software.". That didn't just mean people couldn't get cars they reserved. Sometimes is meant they couldn't get the cars they were already driving to work: Andrew Jones of Roxbury was stuck on hold with customer service for at least a half-hour while he and

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Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.

DXC Technology

MARCH 19, 2019

If you want to do serverless computing today chances are you’re using Amazon Web Services (AWS) Lambda. Which is fine if you’re wedded to AWS, but if you’d rather use another cloud or run a hybrid cloud, AWS-specific Lambda may not be ideal. Enter TriggerMesh Knative Lambda Sources (KLASS), which offers a way to bridge […].

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 10, 2019

Very often the most clever component of your typical ATM skimming attack is the hidden pinhole camera used to record customers entering their PINs. These little video bandits can be hidden 100 different ways, but they’re frequently disguised as ATM security features — such as an extra PIN pad privacy cover, or an all-in-one skimmer over the green flashing card acceptance slot at the ATM.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 11, 2019

Cyber-Espionage Campaign Appears Separate to Recent Credential-Stuffing Breach Citrix Systems is investigating a suspected hack attack, resulting in the theft of business documents, after being tipped off by the FBI. The breach alert follows Citrix recently disclosing that in late 2018, hackers breached some of its customers' accounts via credential-stuffing attacks.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 6, 2019

A new zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome, tracked as CVE-2019-5786, is actively exploited in attacks in the wild. A new zero-day vulnerability in Google Chrome is actively exploited in attacks in the wild. The vulnerability was discovered late February by Clement Lecigne, a security researcher at the Google Threat Analysis Group. The high severity zero-day flaw in Chrome could be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and take full control of the target computer.

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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.

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IT Governance

MARCH 8, 2019

2018 saw some of the biggest data breaches yet , with Marriott, Under Armour and Facebook suffering breaches that affected 500 million, 150 million and 100 million people respectively. It was also the year of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) , which changed the way organisations handle customers’ personal data and introduced hefty fines for non-compliance.

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OpenText Information Management

MARCH 29, 2019

The digital twin is one of the fastest growing applications of Industrial IoT technology. It creates a complete digital replica of a physical object and uses the twin as the main point of digital communication. Today, almost a half of organizations using IoT say they already have or are planning to adopt digital twins. Without … The post Five use cases for digital twins in manufacturing appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

MARCH 12, 2019

Never mind that man behind the privacy curtain. I’ll never forget a meal I had with a senior executive at Facebook many years ago, back when I was just starting to question the motives of the burgeoning startup’s ambition. I asked whether the company would ever support publishers across the “rest of the web” – perhaps through an advertising system competitive with Google’s AdSense.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 13, 2019

Online advertising firm Sizmek Inc. [ NASDAQ: SZMK ] says it is investigating a security incident in which a hacker was reselling access to a user account with the ability to modify ads and analytics for a number of big-name advertisers. In a recent posting to a Russian-language cybercrime forum, an individual who’s been known to sell access to hacked online accounts kicked off an auction for “the admin panel of a big American ad platform.” “You can add new users to the

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 20, 2019

Targeted Crypto-Locking Malware Attack Follows French Firm Being Hit Aluminum giant Norsk Hydro has been hit by LockerGoga ransomware, which was apparently distributed to endpoints by hackers using the company's own Active Directory services against it. To help safeguard others, security experts have called on Hydro to release precise details of how it was hit.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 20, 2019

Security experts at Check Point uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign spreading the SimBad malicious code through the official Google Play Store. Researchers at Check Point have uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign spreading the SimBad agent through the official Google Play Store. According to experts, more than 150 million users were already impacted.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 28, 2019

Kaspersky Labs is reporting on a new supply chain attack they call "Shadowhammer.". In January 2019, we discovered a sophisticated supply chain attack involving the ASUS Live Update Utility. The attack took place between June and November 2018 and according to our telemetry, it affected a large number of users. [.]. The goal of the attack was to surgically target an unknown pool of users, which were identified by their network adapters' MAC addresses.

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