February, 2023

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When Low-Tech Hacks Cause High-Impact Breaches

Krebs on Security

Web hosting giant GoDaddy made headlines this month when it disclosed that a multi-year breach allowed intruders to steal company source code, siphon customer and employee login credentials, and foist malware on customer websites. Media coverage understandably focused on GoDaddy’s admission that it suffered three different cyberattacks over as many years at the hands of the same hacking group.

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Chinese Threat Group Leaks Hacking Secrets in Failed Attack

Data Breach Today

The Tonto Team Used Spear-Phishing Emails to Target Group-IB Employees Group-IB says a July 2022 spear-phishing attempt on its own employees came from the Chinese threat actor known variously as Tonto Team and CactusPete. Tonto Team may be a unit of China's People's Liberation Army. Malwarebytes says the group has ramped up spying against Russian government agencies.

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How the Ukraine War Opened a Fault Line in Cybercrime, Possibly Forever

Dark Reading

Infighting, conscription, emigration. The war in Ukraine has pitted cybercriminals against one another like no other event before it.

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Crime Blotter: Hackers Fail to Honor Promises to Delete Data

Data Breach Today

Police Say Gang Extorted Millions From Victims Not Just by Stealing, But Lying Too Cybercrime experts have long urged victims to never pay a ransom in return for any promise an attacker makes to delete stolen data. That's because, as a recent case highlights, whatever extortionists might promise, stolen personal data is lucrative, and it often gets sold six ways from Sunday.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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Evasive cryptojacking malware targeting macOS found lurking in pirated applications

Jamf

Over the past few months Jamf Threat Labs has been following a family of malware that resurfaced and has been operating undetected, despite an earlier iteration being a known quantity to the security community. In this article, we’ll examine this malware and the glimpse it offers into the ongoing arms race between malware authors and security researchers as well as highlight the need for enhanced security on Apple devices to ensure their safe and effective use in production environments.

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Hackers Claim They Breached T-Mobile More Than 100 Times in 2022

Krebs on Security

Image: Shutterstock.com Three different cybercriminal groups claimed access to internal networks at communications giant T-Mobile in more than 100 separate incidents throughout 2022, new data suggests. In each case, the goal of the attackers was the same: Phish T-Mobile employees for access to internal company tools, and then convert that access into a cybercrime service that could be hired to divert any T-Mobile user’s text messages and phone calls to another device.

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Down the Cloudflare / Stripe / OWASP Rabbit Hole: A Tale of 6 Rabbits Deep ? ? ? ? ? ?

Troy Hunt

I found myself going down a previously unexplored rabbit hole recently, or more specifically, what I thought was "a" rabbit hole but in actual fact was an ever-expanding series of them that led me to what I refer to in the title of this post as "6 rabbits deep" It's a tale of firewalls, APIs and sifting through layers and layers of different services to sniff out the root cause of something that seemed very benign, but actually turned out to be highly impactful.

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Inside Killnet: Pro-Russia Hacktivist Group's Support and Influence Grows

Dark Reading

Killnet is building its profile, inspiring jewelry sales and rap anthems. But the impact of its DDoS attacks, like the ones that targeted 14 major US hospitals this week, remain largely questionable.

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Government Sanctions: No Ransomware Please, We're British

Data Breach Today

UK Toughens Anti-Cybercrime Stance by Sanctioning Accused Operators for First Time As ransomware continues to disrupt British organizations, the U.K. for the first time has sanctioned alleged cybercriminals, including accused Conti and TrickBot operators. Ransomware victims must conduct due diligence before paying any ransom, as violating sanctions carries severe penalties.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Introducing the Jamf Learning Hub

Jamf

Check out the new Jamf Learning Hub to find the product technical content you need, when you need it to get the most out of Jamf products and succeed with Apple.

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Putting Undetectable Backdoors in Machine Learning Models

Schneier on Security

This is really interesting research from a few months ago: Abstract: Given the computational cost and technical expertise required to train machine learning models, users may delegate the task of learning to a service provider. Delegation of learning has clear benefits, and at the same time raises serious concerns of trust. This work studies possible abuses of power by untrusted learners.We show how a malicious learner can plant an undetectable backdoor into a classifier.

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Who’s Behind the Botnet-Based Service BHProxies?

Krebs on Security

A security firm has discovered that a six-year-old crafty botnet known as Mylobot appears to be powering a residential proxy service called BHProxies , which offers paying customers the ability to route their web traffic anonymously through compromised computers. Here’s a closer look at Mylobot, and a deep dive into who may be responsible for operating the BHProxies service.

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EDPB Adopts Three Sets of Guidelines in Final Form

Hunton Privacy

On February 24, 2023, following public consultation, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published the following three sets of adopted guidelines: Guidelines on the Interplay between the application of Article 3 and the provisions on international transfers as per Chapter V GDPR (05/2021) ( final version ); Guidelines on certification as a tool for transfers (07/2022) ( final version ); and Guidelines on deceptive design patterns in social media platform interfaces (03/2022) ( final versio

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The Tumultuous IT Landscape Is Making Hiring More Difficult

After a year of sporadic hiring and uncertain investment areas, tech leaders are scrambling to figure out what’s next. This whitepaper reveals how tech leaders are hiring and investing for the future. Download today to learn more!

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Attackers Were on Network for 2 Years, News Corp Says

Dark Reading

The publisher of the Wall Street Journal, New York Post, and several other publications had last year disclosed a breach it said was the work of a state-backed actor likely working for China.

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Play Ransomware Lists A10 Networks on its Leak Site

Data Breach Today

Group Says It Has Confidential Data, Tech Docs; A10 Says Operations Not Impacted The Play ransomware group listed networking hardware manufacturer A10 Networks in its leak site, after briefly gaining access to its IT infrastructure, according to data breach notifications firm BetterCyber. The group says it has confidential data, technical documentation and more.

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Automated Security and Compliance Attracts Venture Investors

eSecurity Planet

In 2013, Adam Markowitz founded Portfolium, an edtech startup that matched college students and graduates with employers. “I remember the first time we were asked for a SOC 2 report, which quickly became the minimum bar requirement in our industry for proof of an effective security program,” he said. The process for creating the report was time-consuming, manual and costly.

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Cyberwar Lessons from the War in Ukraine

Schneier on Security

The Aspen Institute has published a good analysis of the successes, failures, and absences of cyberattacks as part of the current war in Ukraine: “ The Cyber Defense Assistance Imperative ­ Lessons from Ukraine.” Its conclusion: Cyber defense assistance in Ukraine is working. The Ukrainian government and Ukrainian critical infrastructure organizations have better defended themselves and achieved higher levels of resiliency due to the efforts of CDAC and many others.

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Improving the Accuracy of Generative AI Systems: A Structured Approach

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.

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Finland’s Most-Wanted Hacker Nabbed in France

Krebs on Security

Julius “Zeekill” Kivimäki, a 25-year-old Finnish man charged with extorting a local online psychotherapy practice and leaking therapy notes for more than 22,000 patients online, was arrested this week in France. A notorious hacker convicted of perpetrating tens of thousands of cybercrimes, Kivimäki had been in hiding since October 2022, when he failed to show up in court and Finland issued an international warrant for his arrest.

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Pwned Passwords Adds NTLM Support to the Firehose

Troy Hunt

I think I've pretty much captured it all in the title of this post but as of about a day ago, Pwned Passwords now has full parity between the SHA-1 hashes that have been there since day 1 and NTLM hashes. We always had both as a downloadable corpus but as of just over a year ago with the introduction of the FBI data feed , we stopped maintaining downloadable behemoths of data.

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Command-Injection Bug in Cisco Industrial Gear Opens Devices to Complete Takeover

Dark Reading

Two security holes — one particularly gnarly — could allow hackers the freedom to do as they wish with the popular edge equipment.

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LockBit Group Goes From Denial to Bargaining Over Royal Mail

Data Breach Today

Ransomware Remains a Royal Pain, as Criminals' Latest Extortion Attempt Highlights The LockBit group has gone from denying it had any involvement in the ransomware attack on Britain's Royal Mail, to trying to bargain for a ransom. The ransomware group's site now lists Royal Mail as a victim, and demands it pay a ransom or see stolen data get dumped.

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Driving Responsible Innovation: How to Navigate AI Governance & Data Privacy

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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Cybersecurity Analysts Using ChatGPT for Malicious Code Analysis, Predicting Threats

eSecurity Planet

ChatGPT has raised alarm among cybersecurity researchers for its unnerving ability in composing everything from sophisticated malware to phishing lures – but it’s important to keep in mind that the tool can help support cybersecurity defenses as well. Shiran Grinberg, director of research and cyber operations at Cynet, told eSecurity Planet that too many companies are deterred by ChatGPT, rather than encouraging employees to leverage its functionality. “After all, I doubt you’l

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AIs as Computer Hackers

Schneier on Security

Hacker “Capture the Flag” has been a mainstay at hacker gatherings since the mid-1990s. It’s like the outdoor game, but played on computer networks. Teams of hackers defend their own computers while attacking other teams’. It’s a controlled setting for what computer hackers do in real life: finding and fixing vulnerabilities in their own systems and exploiting them in others’ It’s the software vulnerability lifecycle.

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KrebsOnSecurity in Upcoming Hulu Series on Ashley Madison Breach

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity will likely have a decent amount of screen time in an upcoming Hulu documentary series about the 2015 megabreach at marital infidelity site Ashley Madison. While I can’t predict what the producers will do with the video interviews we shot, it’s fair to say the series will explore compelling new clues as to who may have been responsible for the attack.

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The Curse of Cybersecurity Knowledge

KnowBe4

The curse of knowledge is a cognitive bias that occurs when someone is trying to communicate information to another person, but falsely assumes that the other person has the same level of knowledge or understanding of the topic. This can lead to the communicator overestimating the other person's understanding of the subject, and thus not providing enough detail or explanation.

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How Top Tech CFOs Solve Annual Planning’s Biggest Challenges

Gearing up for 2025 annual planning? Our latest eBook from the Operators Guild is your ultimate guide. Discover real-world solutions and best practices shared by top CFOs, drawn directly from discussions within OG’s vibrant online community. Learn from senior executives at high-growth tech startups as they outline financial planning strategies, align CEO and board goals, and coordinate budgets across departments.

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Check Point Boosts AppSec Focus With CNAPP Enhancements

Dark Reading

Established network security players like Check Point are responding to the shift to cloud-native applications, which have exposed more vulnerabilities in open source software supply chains.

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DDoS Attacks Becoming More Potent, Shorter in Duration

Data Breach Today

US, India and East Asia Were Top Targets in 2022, Microsoft Report Says In a new report, tech giant Microsoft says distributed denial-of-service attacks became shorter in duration but more potent in 2022. The United States, India and East Asia were the top regions affected by DDoS attacks, and IoT devices continued to be the preferred mode of attack.

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday Includes Three Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

eSecurity Planet

Microsoft’s February 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 75 vulnerabilities, nine of them rated critical, and three (all rated important) that are being exploited. “This is only the second Patch Tuesday of the year, and we have already tripled the number of weaponized threats that need to be fixed in this release,” Syxsense CEO and founder Ashley Leonard told eSecurity Planet. “We also have five patches that resolve vulnerabilities with a CVSS score of more than 9 (critical), which