Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2020

Experts that want to to study phishing attack schema and Kit-composition can use the recently PhishingKitTracker, which is updated automatically. If you are a security researcher or even a passionate about how attackers implement phishing you will find yourself to look for phishing kits. A phishing kit is not a phishing builder, but a real implementation (actually re-implementation) of a third party website built to lure your victim.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 13, 2020

Data Viper , a security startup that provides access to some 15 billion usernames, passwords and other information exposed in more than 8,000 website breaches, has itself been hacked and its user database posted online. The hackers also claim they are selling on the dark web roughly 2 billion records Data Viper collated from numerous breaches and data leaks, including data from several companies that likely either do not know they have been hacked or have not yet publicly disclosed an intrusion.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 15, 2020

Researchers: 'GoldenHelper' Backdoor Designed to Access Corporate Networks Malware designed to provide backdoor access to corporate networks, gain administrative privileges and deliver additional payloads was hidden in tax software the Chinese government requires companies doing business in the nation to use, researchers at the security firm Trustwave report.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 16, 2020

IBM's X-Force security team obtained five hours of APT35 hacking operations, showing exactly how the group steals data from email accounts—and who it's targeting.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 16, 2020

Twitter was thrown into chaos on Wednesday after accounts for some of the world’s most recognizable public figures, executives and celebrities starting tweeting out links to bitcoin scams. Twitter says the attack happened because someone tricked or coerced an employee into providing access to internal Twitter administrative tools. This post is an attempt to lay out some of the timeline of this attack, and point to clues about who may have been behind it.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 11, 2020

Newly Formed Task Force Combines Electronic and Financial Crimes Units The U.S. Secret Service is combining its electronic and financial crimes units into a single task force that will focus on investigating cyber-related financial crimes such as BEC schemes and ransomware attacks. The move comes as lawmakers want the Secret Service to take a more active role in fighting cybercrime.

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Security Affairs

JULY 15, 2020

A group of hacktivists that goes online with the name Ghost Squad Hackers has defaced a site of the European Space Agency (ESA). A group of hackers that goes online with the name Ghost Squad Hackers has defaced a site of the European Space Agency (ESA), [link]. I have reached them for a comment and they told me that the attack was not targeted, they defacted the site only for fun. “We are hacktivists, we usually hack for many various causes related to activism.” Ghost Squad Hackers&#

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Krebs on Security

JULY 14, 2020

Microsoft today released updates to plug a whopping 123 security holes in Windows and related software, including fixes for a critical, “wormable” flaw in Windows Server versions that Microsoft says is likely to be exploited soon. While this particular weakness mainly affects enterprises, July’s care package from Redmond has a little something for everyone.

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The Guardian Data Protection

JULY 12, 2020

Boris Johnson’s chief adviser declines to explain reason for payments to Faculty A private company owned and controlled by Dominic Cummings paid more than a quarter of a million pounds to the artificial intelligence firm that worked on the Vote Leave campaign. The prime minister’s chief adviser is declining to explain the reason for the payments to Faculty, which were made in instalments over two years.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 15, 2020

Jeff Bardin of Treadstone 71 Outlines Key Strategic Steps Creating a cyber intelligence strategy involves operational and tactical measures as well as technical approaches, says Jeff Bardin, chief intelligence officer at Treadstone 71.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2020

Experts from Cyble discovered the availability on the darkweb of records of over 45 million travelers to Thailand and Malaysia from multiple countries. Experts from threat intelligence firm have discovered the availability on the darkweb of records of over 45 million travelers to Thailand and Malaysia from multiple countries. Records of 45 Million+ travelers to Thailand and Malaysia Leaked on #Darkweb (Blog Link) [link] #infosec #leaks #CyberSecurity pic.twitter.com/zHOujQ8CMm — Cyble (@Au

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 12, 2020

Here are some of the best authenticator apps and options. It may take a moment to set up, but once you have 2FA enabled where it counts, you can rest easier.

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Threatpost

JULY 17, 2020

With limited confirmed information, a raft of theories and circumstantial evidence has come to light as to who was behind the attack and how they carried it out.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 16, 2020

Some Experts Say the Platform's Security Failures Could Lead to Bigger Attacks While the Wednesday hijacking of several high-profile and verified Twitter accounts appears to have been confined to a cryptocurrency scam, security experts are warning that the platform's security failures could lead to bigger attacks down the road.

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Security Affairs

JULY 14, 2020

The MGM Resorts 2019 data breach is much larger than initially thought, a hacker is offering for sale details of 142 million MGM hotel guests on the dark web. Bad news for the guests of the MGM Resorts, the 2019 data breach suffered by the company is much larger than initially reported. A credible actor is selling details of 142 million MGM hotel guests on the dark web , the news was reported in exclusive by ZDNet.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 17, 2020

Concerns about the Chinese government shouldn't be dismissed, experts say. But banning TikTok would be a drastic measure.

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Threatpost

JULY 16, 2020

A pair of recent campaigns aim to lift credentials and other personal information under the guise of Amazon package-delivery notices.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 17, 2020

Cybercrime Fighter Offers Advice on Responding to the Latest Trends Craig Jones, who leads the global cybercrime program for INTERPOL, which facilitates police cooperation among 194 member nations, describes how organizations can improve their use of threat intelligence.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2020

Security researchers at Cyble reported that Nefilim ransomware operators allegedly targeted the mobile network operator Orange. Researchers from Cyble came across a post of Nefilim ransomware operators which were claiming to have stolen sensitive data of Orange S.A., one of the largest mobile networks based in France. The discovery was made by the experts during their regular Deepweb and Darkweb monitoring activity.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 15, 2020

The Atlas of Surveillance shows which tech law enforcement agencies across the country have acquired. It's a sobering look at the present-day panopticon.

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JULY 16, 2020

The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) is a type of enterprise architecture (EA) framework. In this post, we’ll cover: What Is TOGAF? History of TOGAF. TOGAF ADM. The Benefits of TOGAF. Is TOGAF Free? TOGAF vs. DODAF vs. MODAF vs. NAF. Implementing an EA Framework. What Is TOGAF? TOGAF is one example of an enterprise architecture framework. Enterprise architecture frameworks help organizations regulate the methods and language used to create, describe and administer changes to an enterpri

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Data Breach Today

JULY 14, 2020

U.S. Sanctions Against Chinese Firms a Factor in Decision The British government has officially reversed course and will now ban Huawei's telecom gear from its 5G networks. The ban on use of the Chinese firm's equipment, based in part on U.S. sanctions against the manufacturer, goes into effect at year's end.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2020

Security experts at threat intelligence firm Cyble have identified a credible actor selling personal details of approximately 40,000 US citizens. Security experts at threat intelligence firm Cyble Experts have discovered the availability on the darkweb of personal details of approximately 40,000 US citizens along with their social security numbers (SSNs).

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 15, 2020

Turf wars are heating up over the routers that fuel distributed denial of service attacks—and cybermercenaries are running rampant.

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AIIM

JULY 14, 2020

Think back to middle school English classes. You were taught that your titles should summarize your main points. People should be able to get the gist of what you’re talking about by just reading the title. The problem is that what you learned in English class is wrong. You don’t want your executives or stakeholders believing they know what you’re going to say without reading what you’ve said, do you?

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Data Breach Today

JULY 13, 2020

Not Yet Clear How Many of Firm's Healthcare Clients Were Affected Some 275,000 individuals served by a variety of healthcare sector organizations had data exposed as a result of a breach at Houston-based billing and debt collection vendor Benefit Recovery Specialists Inc. A breach at another debt collection vendor last year wound up affecting more than 20 million individuals.

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Security Affairs

JULY 17, 2020

US DHS CISA urges government agencies to patch SIGRed Windows Server DNS vulnerability within 24h due to the likelihood of the issue being exploited. The US DHS CISA issued an emergency directive urging government agencies to patch the recently disclosed SIGRed Windows Server DNS vulnerability within 24h due to the likelihood of the issue being exploited.

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WIRED Threat Level

JULY 11, 2020

Plus: Facebook's Roger Stone takedown, the BlueLeaks server seizure, and more of the week's top security news.

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