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Business Email Compromise: Secret Service on How to Respond

Data Breach Today

Federal Law Enforcement Agents Offer Tips on Improving Detection, Rapid Response Ransomware gets the headlines, and phishing sets off the most alerts, but business email compromise costs enterprises the most - more than $43 billion since 2016. U.S. Secret Service agents Stephen Dougherty and Michael Johns discuss the criticality of rapid detection and response.

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How 1-Time Passcodes Became a Corporate Liability

Krebs on Security

Phishers are enjoying remarkable success using text messages to steal remote access credentials and one-time passcodes from employees at some of the world’s largest technology companies and customer support firms. A recent spate of SMS phishing attacks from one cybercriminal group has spawned a flurry of breach disclosures from affected companies, which are all struggling to combat the same lingering security threat: The ability of scammers to interact directly with employees through their

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GUEST ESSAY: Stolen logons, brute force hacking get used the most to breach web, email servers

The Last Watchdog

Web application attacks directed at organizations’ web and mail servers continue to take the lead in cybersecurity incidents. Related: Damage caused by ‘business logic’ hacking. This is according to Verizon’s latest 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report ( DBIR ). In the report’s findings, stolen credentials and exploited vulnerabilities are the top reasons for web breaches.

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A study on malicious plugins in WordPress Marketplaces

Security Affairs

A group of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered malicious plugins on tens of thousands of WordPress sites. A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology has analyzed the backups of more than 400,000 unique web servers and discovered 47,337 malicious plugins installed on 24,931 unique WordPress websites. The experts studied the evolution of CMS plugins in the production web servers dating back to 2012, to do this they developed an automated framework na

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Prevent Data Breaches With Zero-Trust Enterprise Password Management

Keeper Security is transforming cybersecurity for people and organizations around the world. Keeper’s affordable and easy-to-use solutions are built on a foundation of zero-trust and zero-knowledge security to protect every user on every device. Our next-generation privileged access management solution deploys in minutes and seamlessly integrates with any tech stack to prevent breaches, reduce help desk costs and ensure compliance.

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A new Google bug bounty program now covers Open Source projects?

Security Affairs

Google this week launched a new bug bounty program that covers the open source projects of the IT giant. Google launched a new bug bounty program as part of the new Open Source Software Vulnerability Rewards Program (OSS VRP) that covers the source projects of the IT giant. The company will pay up to $31,337 for vulnerabilities in its projects, while its lowest payout will be $100.

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Black Hat Fireside Chat: Taking the fight to the adversaries — with continuous, proactive ‘pen tests’

The Last Watchdog

Penetration testing – pen tests – traditionally have been something companies might do once or twice a year. Related : Cyber espionage is on the rise. Bad news is always anticipated. That’s the whole point. The pen tester’s assignment is to seek out and exploit egregious, latent vulnerabilities – before the bad guys — thereby affording the organization a chance to shore up its network defenses.

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FTC Sues Data Broker

Schneier on Security

This is good news: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued Kochava, a large location data provider, for allegedly selling data that the FTC says can track people at reproductive health clinics and places of worship, according to an announcement from the agency. “Defendant’s violations are in connection with acquiring consumers’ precise geolocation data and selling the data in a format that allows entities to track the consumers’ movements to and from sensitive locatio

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The Key To Compliance? Third-Party Management

Data Breach Today

Getting a Grip on Third-Party Access They’re necessary contributors to the business ecosystem, but there’s risk associated with third-party remote access, including bad actors lurking around every access point.

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Final Thoughts on Ubiquiti

Krebs on Security

Last year, I posted a series of articles about a purported “breach” at Ubiquiti. My sole source for that reporting was the person who has since been indicted by federal prosecutors for his alleged wrongdoing – which includes providing false information to the press. As a result of the new information that has been provided to me, I no longer have faith in the veracity of my source or the information he provided to me.

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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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The Makings of a Successful Threat-Hunting Program

Dark Reading

Threat hunters can help build defenses as they work with offensive security teams to identify potential threats and build stronger threat barriers.

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Another Ransomware For Linux Likely In Development

Security Affairs

Uptycs researchers recently spotted a new Linux ransomware that appears to be under active development. The Uptycs Threat Research team recently observed an Executable and Linkable Format ( ELF ) ransomware which encrypts the files inside Linux systems based on the given folder path. We observed that the dropped README note matches exactly with the DarkAngels ransomware README note (see Figure 1).

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Russia-Ukraine War: Role of Hacktivists Vastly Overestimated

Data Breach Today

Criminal Underground Briefly Assisted But Quickly Grew Bored, Researchers Find The role and impact of criminal hackers and volunteer hacktivists in the Russia-Ukraine war has been vastly overestimated, a team of cybersecurity researchers report, based not just on charting distributed denial-of-service attacks and defacements but also on interviews with participants.

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Lost in Translation? New Cryptomining Malware Attacks Based in Turkey Cause Suspicion

KnowBe4

Researchers at Check Point warn that attackers based in Turkey are distributing cryptomining malware via free software distribution websites, including Softpedia and uptodown. The malicious apps appear to be legitimate, but have malware packaged within them.

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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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A Windows 11 Automation Tool Can Easily Be Hijacked

WIRED Threat Level

Hackers can use Microsoft’s Power Automate to push out ransomware and key loggers—if they get machine access first.

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Three campaigns delivering multiple malware, including ModernLoader and XMRig miner

Security Affairs

Researchers spotted three campaigns delivering multiple malware, including ModernLoader, RedLine Stealer, and cryptocurrency miners. Cisco Talos researchers observed three separate, but related, campaigns between March and June 2022 that were delivering multiple malware, including the ModernLoader bot (aka Avatar bot), RedLine info-stealer and cryptocurrency miners to victims.

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Okta-Auth0 Sales Integration Falters, Fueling Staff Turnover

Data Breach Today

Okta CEO Todd McKinnon on How SMS Tokens Put Customers in Danger During Twilio Hack There’s been an unintended effect from Okta’s acquisition of customer identity giant Auth0. It confused its own sales force with similar CIAM products. Salespeople quit. Okta CEO says the company will work on better sales integration of Auth0.

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Phishing Attacks Leveraging Legitimate SaaS Platforms Soars 1100%

KnowBe4

As threat actors look for ways to evade detection by security solutions, the use of cloud applications has seen a material jump in the last 12 months, according to new data.

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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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Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5M Records

Threatpost

2.5 million people were affected, in a breach that could spell more trouble down the line.

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Surveillance firm’s leaked docs show the purchase of an $8M iOS RCE zero-day exploit?

Security Affairs

Leaked documents show the surveillance firm Intellexa offering exploits for iOS and Android devices for $8 Million. Intellexa is an Israeli surveillance firm founded by Israeli entrepreneur Tal Dilian, it offers surveillance and hacking solution to law enforcement and intelligence agencies. The Vx-undergroud researchers shared some images of several confidential documents that appear to be the commercial offer of Intellect.

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Twilio-Linked Phishing Campaign Also Targets DoorDash

Data Breach Today

'Unusual Activity' By Third-Party Service Provider to Blame Food delivery firm DoorDash says its customers and employees have been impacted by the phishing attack on its third-party service provider. DoorDash says it experienced "unusual and suspicious activity" on its third-party vendor's computer network that was a victim of a phishing campaign.

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LockBit Ransomware Group Steps Up Their Game with Triple Extortion as the Next Evolution

KnowBe4

After suffering a taste of their own medicine as part of a response effort from victim organization Entrust, LockBit appears to have bounced back even stronger than before.

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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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Top 9 Information Governance Tips for 2022

AIIM

The digital world has changed the way we live our lives. It has also changed the way organizations do business. With so much information being generated, it becomes more difficult for organizations to manage it all and ensure compliance with regulations like GDPR and HIPAA. Information governance helps organizations maintain control of their information while complying with these regulations.

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Experts link Raspberry Robin Malware to Evil Corp cybercrime gang

Security Affairs

Researchers attribute the Raspberry Robin malware to the Russian cybercrime group known as Evil Corp group. IBM Security X-Force researchers discovered similarities between a component used in the Raspberry Robin malware and a Dridex malware loader, which was part of the malicious operations of the cybercrime gang Evil Corp. Raspberry Robin is a Windows worm discovered by cybersecurity researchers from Red Canary, the malware propagates through removable USB devices.

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Tenable CEO on What's New in Cyber Exposure Management

Data Breach Today

Amit Yoran Shares Why Tenable Has Doubled Down on Analytics and OT Security Tenable wants to help the cybersecurity industry move away from traditional vulnerability management focused on giving customers a list of vulnerabilities. Instead, CEO Amit Yoran wants to help customers understand their exposure and how they can effectively manage and reduce risk.

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So, Your MFA is Phishable, What To Do Next

KnowBe4

We’ve written a lot about multi-factor authentication (MFA) not being the Holy Grail to prevent phishing attacks, including here:

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The Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report

Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) are changing how software teams work by moving development to the cloud. Our Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report gathers insights from 223 developers and business leaders, uncovering key trends in CDE adoption. With 66% of large organizations already using CDEs, these platforms are quickly becoming essential to modern development practices.

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CVSS Vulnerability Scores Can Be Misleading: Security Researchers

eSecurity Planet

Vulnerability management systems based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) v2 scoring system may be misguided, as a new report found that roughly half of the most critical vulnerabilities may be scored incorrectly. “Looking at the past 10 years, in the same midyear period, we see that on average, 51.5 percent of all known 10.0 scored vulnerabilities are unspecified,” Flashpoint noted in its mid-year 2022 Report. “This means organizations could be prioritizing hund

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Levels of Assurance for DoD Microelectronics

Schneier on Security

The NSA has has published criteria for evaluating levels of assurance required for DoD microelectronics. The introductory report in a DoD microelectronics series outlines the process for determining levels of hardware assurance for systems and custom microelectronic components, which include application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and other devices containing reprogrammable digital logic.

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Report: Organ Transplant Data Security Needs Strengthening

Data Breach Today

United Network of Organ Sharing Security and IT Management Under Scrutiny The national network for connecting medical centers with donated human organs faces doubts about its ability to secure data amid concerns about its IT infrastructure. A federal watchdog has reviewed the Health Resources and Services Administration and United Network of Organ Sharing.

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