Sat.Aug 13, 2022 - Fri.Aug 19, 2022

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PayPal Phishing Scam Uses Invoices Sent Via PayPal

Krebs on Security

Scammers are using invoices sent through PayPal.com to trick recipients into calling a number to dispute a pending charge. The missives — which come from Paypal.com and include a link at Paypal.com that displays an invoice for the supposed transaction — state that the user’s account is about to be charged hundreds of dollars. Recipients who call the supplied toll-free number to contest the transaction are soon asked to download software that lets the scammers assume remote cont

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Cyber Resiliency Isn't Just About Technology, It's About People

Dark Reading

To lessen burnout and prioritize staff resiliency, put people in a position to succeed with staffwide cybersecurity training to help ease the burden on IT and security personnel.

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Piggybacking: Social Engineering for Physical Access

KnowBe4

Tailgating or piggybacking is an old but effective social engineering technique to gain physical access to restricted areas, according to Rahul Awati at TechTarget. Tailgating is when a bad actor simply follows an employee through a door that requires authentication.

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Google blocked the largest Layer 7 DDoS reported to date

Security Affairs

Google announced to have blocked the largest ever HTTPs DDoS attack, which reached 46 million requests per second (RPS). Google announced to have blocked the largest ever HTTPs DDoS attack that hit one of its Cloud Armor customers. The IT giant revealed that the attack reached 46 million requests per second (RPS). The attack took place on June 1st, at 09:45, it started with more than 10,000 requests per second (rps) and targeted a customer’s HTTP/S Load Balancer.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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Black Hat insights: Getting bombarded by multiple ransomware attacks has become commonplace

The Last Watchdog

The top ransomware gangs have become so relentless that it’s not unusual for two or more of them to attack the same company within a few days – or even a few hours. Related: How ‘IABs’ foster ransomware. And if an enterprise is under an active ransomware attack, or a series of attacks, that’s a pretty good indication several other gangs of hacking specialists came through earlier and paved the way.

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When Efforts to Contain a Data Breach Backfire

Krebs on Security

Earlier this month, the administrator of the cybercrime forum Breached received a cease-and-desist letter from a cybersecurity firm. The missive alleged that an auction on the site for data stolen from 10 million customers of Mexico’s second-largest bank was fake news and harming the bank’s reputation. The administrator responded to this empty threat by purchasing the stolen banking data and leaking it on the forum for everyone to download.

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Apple fixed two new zero-day flaws exploited by threat actors

Security Affairs

Apple addressed two zero-day vulnerabilities, exploited by threat actors, affecting iOS, iPadOS , and macOS devices. Apple this week released security updates for iOS, iPadOS , and macOS platforms to address two zero-day vulnerabilities exploited by threat actors. Apple did not share details about these attacks. The two flaws are: CVE-2022-32893 – An out-of-bounds issue in WebKit which.

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How to Use Signal Encrypted Messaging

WIRED Threat Level

The best end-to-end encrypted messaging app has a host of security features. Here are the ones you should care about.

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Thoma Bravo Eyes Darktrace Acquisition in Take-Private Spree

Data Breach Today

Darktrace Talks Follow Recent Thoma Bravo Moves to Buy SailPoint and Ping Identity Thoma Bravo is eyeing its third take-private security deal of 2022, initiating talks with Darktrace months after agreeing to buy SailPoint and Ping Identity. The cybersecurity AI firm says it's in early discussions with private equity giant Thoma Bravo on a possible cash offer for the business.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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Black Hat Fireside Chat: MSSPs are well-positioned to help companies achieve cyber resiliency

The Last Watchdog

Network security is in dire straits. Security teams must defend an expanding attack surface, skilled IT professionals are scarce and threat actors are having a field day. Related: The role of attack surface management. That said, Managed Security Services Providers – MSSPs — are in a position to gallop to the rescue. MSSPs arrived on the scene 15 years ago to supply device security as a contracted service: antivirus, firewalls, email security and the like.

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Estonia blocked cyberattacks claimed by Pro-Russia Killnet group

Security Affairs

Estonia announced to have blocked a wave of cyber attacks conducted by Russian hackers against local institutions. Undersecretary for Digital Transformation Luukas Ilves announced that Estonia was hit by the most extensive wave of DDoS attacks it has faced since 2007. The DDoS attacks targeted both public institutions and the private sector. The Pro-Russia hacker group Killnet claimed responsibility for the attacks.

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A New Tractor Jailbreak Rides the Right-to-Repair Wave

WIRED Threat Level

A hacker has formulated an exploit that provides root access to two popular models of the company's farm equipment.

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CrowdStrike's Michael Sentonas on Identity, Cloud and XDR

Data Breach Today

Identity, observability, log management and cloud security have been CrowdStrike's biggest areas of investment during 2022, says CTO Michael Sentonas. The company protects against the abuse of identities through a stand-alone capability embedded on the Falcon sensor.

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Zero Trust Mandate: The Realities, Requirements and Roadmap

The DHS compliance audit clock is ticking on Zero Trust. Government agencies can no longer ignore or delay their Zero Trust initiatives. During this virtual panel discussion—featuring Kelly Fuller Gordon, Founder and CEO of RisX, Chris Wild, Zero Trust subject matter expert at Zermount, Inc., and Principal of Cybersecurity Practice at Eliassen Group, Trey Gannon—you’ll gain a detailed understanding of the Federal Zero Trust mandate, its requirements, milestones, and deadlines.

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Black Hat Fireside Chat: Replacing VPNs with ZTNA that leverages WWII battlefield tactics

The Last Watchdog

The sunsetting of Virtual Private Networks is underway. Related: VPNs as a DIY tool for consumers, small businesses. VPNs are on a fast track to becoming obsolete, at least when it comes to defending enterprise networks. VPNs are being replaced by zero trust network access, or ZTNA. VPNs encrypt data streams and protect endpoints from unauthorized access, essentially by requiring all network communications to flow over a secured pipe.

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Safari 15.6.1 addresses a zero-day flaw actively exploited in the wild

Security Affairs

Apple released Safari 15.6.1 for macOS Big Sur and Catalina to address a zero-day vulnerability actively exploited in the wild. Safari 15.6.1 for macOS Big Sur and Catalina addressed an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-32893. The flaw is an out-of-bounds write issue in WebKit and the IT giant fixed it with improved bounds checking.

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Flaw in the VA Medical Records Platform May Put Patients at Risk

WIRED Threat Level

The Veterans Affairs' VistA software has a vulnerability that could let an attacker "masquerade as a doctor," a security researcher warns.

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Infoblox's Jesper Andersen on How to Identify Threats Sooner

Data Breach Today

Infoblox has invested in shifting left in the cybersecurity kill chain with on-premises, cloud and hybrid versions of its BloxOne Threat Defense tools, which help security practitioners find and identify threats earlier and mitigate risks, says President and CEO Jesper Andersen.

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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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GUEST ESSAY: The key to a successful cloud migration – embrace a security-first strategy

The Last Watchdog

Migrating to and utilizing cloud environments – public, hybrid, or multi – is a source of real investment and positive change for businesses. Cloud is the powerhouse that drives digital organizations. Related: Cloud security frameworks take hold. Gartner predicts that spending on public cloud alone is set to top $500 billion in 2022 – a 20% growth over last year.

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China-linked RedAlpha behind multi-year credential theft campaign

Security Affairs

A China-linked APT group named RedAlpha is behind a long-running mass credential theft campaign aimed at organizations worldwide. Recorded Future researchers attributed a long-running mass credential theft campaign to a Chinese nation-state actor tracked RedAlpha. The campaign targeted global humanitarian, think tank, and government organizations. Experts believe RedAlpha is a group of contractors conducting cyber-espionage activity on behalf of China.

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iOS Can Stop VPNs From Working as Expected—and Expose Your Data

WIRED Threat Level

A security researcher claims that Apple mobile devices keep connections open if they are created before a VPN is activated.

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Comedy of Errors: Ransomware Group Extorts Wrong Victim

Data Breach Today

Not the First Time Ineptitude - or Blatant Lying - Invalidates Criminals' Claims The Cl0p ransomware group has been attempting to extort Thames Water, a public utility in England. Just one problem: the group attacked an entirely different water provider. Through ineptitude or outright lying, this isn't the first time that a ransomware group has claimed the wrong victim.

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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New Linux Exploit ‘Dirty Cred’ Revealed at Black Hat

eSecurity Planet

A new Linux kernel exploitation called Dirty Cred was revealed at last week’s Black Hat security conference. Zhenpeng Lin, a PhD student, and a team of researchers worked on an alternative approach to the infamous Dirty Pipe vulnerability that affected Linux kernel versions 8 and later. Dity Pipe is a major flaw that allows attackers to elevate least-privileged accounts to the maximum level (root) by exploiting the way the kernel uses pipes to pass data.

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Cisco fixes High-Severity bug in Secure Web Appliance

Security Affairs

Cisco addressed a high-severity escalation of privilege vulnerability ( CVE-2022-20871 ) in AsyncOS for Cisco Secure Web Appliance. Cisco Secure Web Appliance (formerly Secure Web Appliance (WSA)) offers protection from malware and web-based attacks and provides application visibility and control. Cisco has addressed a high-severity escalation of privilege vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-20871 , that resides in the web management interface of AsyncOS for Cisco Secure Web Appliance.

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The Feds Gear Up for a Privacy Crackdown

WIRED Threat Level

Plus: Cisco gets hit by ransomware, Twilio gets phished, a new way to fight email spammers, and much more.

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Feds Urge Healthcare Entities to Address Cloud Security

Data Breach Today

Advisory Comes in Midst of Recent Cyber Incidents Involving Cloud Providers With healthcare sector entities increasingly transitioning to cloud-based applications, storage and various other third-party hosted services, they must be proactive in addressing a list of associated security risks, U.S. federal authorities urge. What are the top recommendations?

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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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USB “Rubber Ducky” Attack Tool

Schneier on Security

The USB Rubber Ducky is getting better and better. Already, previous versions of the Rubber Ducky could carry out attacks like creating a fake Windows pop-up box to harvest a user’s login credentials or causing Chrome to send all saved passwords to an attacker’s webserver. But these attacks had to be carefully crafted for specific operating systems and software versions and lacked the flexibility to work across platforms.

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Bumblebee attacks, from initial access to the compromise of Active Directory Services

Security Affairs

Threat actors are using the Bumblebee loader to compromise Active Directory services as part of post-exploitation activities. The Cybereason Global Security Operations Center (GSOC) Team analyzed a cyberattack that involved the Bumblebee Loader and detailed how the attackers were able to compromise the entire network. Most Bumblebee infections started by users executing LNK files which use a system binary to load the malware.

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The Android 13 Privacy Settings You Should Update Now

WIRED Threat Level

Google’s new mobile operating system has arrived. Take back some control with these privacy and security tips.

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