Data Breach Today

MARCH 15, 2021

PM Boris Johnson Expected to Present National Security Review on Tuesday Ahead of presenting a long-term review of national security strategy in Parliament on Tuesday, U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson issued a statement calling for a boost to the country’s capacity to conduct cyberattacks on foreign adversaries.

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APRIL 17, 2024

Russian Cyber Sabotage Unit Sandworm Adopting Advanced Techniques, Mandiant Warns Russia's preeminent cyber sabotage unit presents "one of the widest and high severity cyber threats globally," warned Mandiant in a Wednesday report.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 27, 2024

Ars Technica has a good article on what’s happening in the world of television surveillance. More than even I realized.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 15, 2024

Company Released a Hotfix to the Command Injection Vulnerability Firewall appliance manufacturer Palo Alto Networks rushed out a hotfix Friday to a command injection vulnerability present in its custom operating system after security researchers spotted a campaign to exploit the zero-day starting in March, likely from a state-backed threat actor.

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Data Breach Today

MARCH 28, 2024

AI's Transformative Impact and Challenges in Developing Regions AI presents enormous opportunities for reducing inequalities and promoting inclusivity in developing regions, but its deployment must be guided by ethical practices and a conscious effort to integrate diversity and inclusion at every stage. We must leverage AI responsibly.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

The malware displays presents a deceptive HTML user interface that mimics the device's actual unlock screen.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

million customers of its Xfinity-branded TV, internet and home telephone services in an October attack that targeted a vulnerability - dubbed Citrix Bleed - present in NetScaler and Citrix networking equipment.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

RAM-Based Radio Signal Attack Allows Attackers to Exfiltrate Data A novel side-channel attack exploits radio signals emitted by random access memory in air-gapped computers, presenting a new threat to highly secure networks. One of the most effective ways to mitigate the risk is to cover sensitive machines with Faraday shielding.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Developing and deploying advanced military technologies involves balancing the desire to improve national security with the need to navigate the ethical, strategic and existential challenges these technologies present.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Mastercard’s Rigo Van den Broeck on Ensuring Cybersecurity in a Data-Driven World The proliferation of data in today’s hyperconnected world presents both opportunities and risks.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 23, 2022

Symantec's Plight Under Broadcom Presents a Cautionary Tale for CISOs Using VMware The tumultuous experience of Symantec under Broadcom's control presents a cautionary tale for CISOs currently using VMware's security technology.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

It allows job candidates to present their experiences in a structured way, making it easier for interviewers to understand their problem-solving skills and real-world impact.

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Weissman's World

JULY 19, 2024

I recently gave a presentation to ARMA International about the human consequences of what we do, and though you probably can get a copy of it from ARMA itself – and for sure you can from me – I wanted to take a minute to reinforce the criticality of my point. Most of us spend… Read More » Wanted!

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WIRED Threat Level

JUNE 6, 2024

ZeroMark wants to build a system that will let soldiers easily shoot a drone out of the sky with the weapons they’re already carrying—and venture capital firm a16z is betting the startup can pull it off.

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JUNE 11, 2021

Proofpoint Reports Group Rebrands as Fancy Lazarus, Lowers Ransom Amount Traditional ransomware attacks may have taken over the news, but Proofpoint researchers say the malicious actors who presents themselves as the North Korean-backed Lazarus advanced persistent threat group have revamped their distributed denial-of-service ransom extortion strategy (..)

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MARCH 4, 2021

NIST, CISA Call for Rethinking Security in Wake of Supply Chain Attack The SolarWinds supply chain attack should prompt federal agencies and others to rethink how they approach security issues - especially identity and access management, according to a breakdown of the attack presented this week by NIST and CISA.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Gartner's Rajpreet Kaur on Using Multiple Technologies Implementing the "zero trust" model in a hybrid cloud environment presents challenges, says Rajpreet Kaur, senior principal analyst at Gartner, who recommends a phased approach.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Also, UK Cyber Official Urges Businesses to Build a Safety-Focused 'Reporting Culture' Government leaders are increasingly calling on cybersecurity researchers to better inform policymakers and are urging businesses to pay more attention to their in-house security teams, according to presenters at this week's Black Hat Europe virtual conference.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 29, 2020

Card-not-present (CNP) accounts — or those stolen from online retailers and purchased by fraudsters principally for use in defrauding other online merchants — fetched a much steeper supplier commission of 80 percent, but mainly because these cards were in such high demand and low supply.

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APRIL 28, 2022

Financial Buyers Have Cashed in on Modest Valuations to Expand Their Security Stack The recent drop in stock prices has presented private equity firms with a golden opportunity to acquire fast-growing public cybersecurity companies without breaking the bank.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

When the transaction goes through, it’s recorded as card-not-present purchase. “This appears to be an evolution of the traditional card-not-present fraud, and early indications are linking this type of activity to criminal organizations of Asian descent,” the Secret Service memo observed.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

Companies continue to struggle with prioritizing which vulnerabilities present the greatest risk to the business and need to be remediated first since vulnerability scoring is too often based on a static set of what could happen if an issue is exploited, says Qualys President and CEO Sumedh Thakar.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 1, 2021

We tried to keep the visual changes to a minimum and focus on a simple theme that presents information in a straightforward, easy-to-read format. Dear Readers, this has been long overdue, but at last I give you a more responsive, mobile-friendly version of KrebsOnSecurity. We were shooting for responsive (fast) and uncluttered.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 25, 2021

That response also suggested this bug has been present in its devices for at least a decade. Wizcase said the flaw it found in MyBook devices also may be present in certain models of WD MyCloud network attached storage (NAS) devices, although Western Digital’s advisory makes no mention of its MyCloud line being affected.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 11, 2024

Creating a new account on Incognito Market presents one with an ad for 5 grams of heroin selling for $450. Incognito Market deals primarily in narcotics, so it’s likely many users are now worried about being outed as drug dealers. New Incognito Market users are treated to an ad for $450 worth of heroin.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 24, 2023

Zero-Day In Third-Party Software Reason for the Hack, Says Security Agency Head Unknown hackers attacked a dozen Norwegian government ministries through a zero day vulnerability present in a shared digital platform, the Oslo government disclosed Monday.

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Collaboration 2.0

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This $299 headset provides an entire self-contained entertainment system, delivering stunning mixed reality, incredible gaming, and more for much less than any other comparable setup.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2022

Today, there are two major types of common CMS platforms: •The older “traditional” or “monolithic” CMS platforms include a content repository (usually a multimedia database), the administrative console (where content is added and categorized), the presentation system (which makes nice-looking pages), and the search engine. Gierlinger.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 30, 2020

However, for EMV’s security protections to work, the back-end systems deployed by card-issuing financial institutions are supposed to check that when a chip card is dipped into a chip reader, only the iCVV is presented; and conversely, that only the CVV is presented when the card is swiped.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 2, 2021

But there is a similarly serious zero-day flaw present in a much broader range of newer Western Digital MyCloud network storage devices that will remain unfixed for many customers who can’t or won’t upgrade to the latest operating system.

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