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ESET partner breached to send data wipers to Israeli orgs
Hackers breached ESET's exclusive partner in Israel to send phishing emails to Israeli businesses that pushed data wipers disguised as antivirus software for destructive attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/eset-partner-breached-to-send-data-wipers-to-israeli-orgs/
Intel, AMD CPUs on Linux impacted by newly disclosed Spectre bypass
The latest generations of Intel processors, including Xeon chips, and AMD's older Zen 1, Zen 1+, and Zen 2 microarchitectures on Linux are vulnerable to new speculative execution attacks that bypass existing 'Spectre' mitigations. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/intel-amd-cpus-on-linux-impacted-by-newly-disclosed-spectre-bypass/
Microsoft warns it lost some customer's security logs for a month
Microsoft is warning enterprise customers that, for almost a month, a bug caused critical logs to be partially lost, putting at risk companies that rely on this data to detect unauthorized activity. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-warns-it-lost-some-customers-security-logs-for-a-month/
FBI arrest Alabama man suspected of hacking SEC's X account
An Alabama man was arrested today by the FBI for his suspected role in hacking the SEC's X account to make a fake announcement that Bitcoin ETFs were approved. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-arrest-alabama-man-suspected-of-hacking-secs-x-account/
BianLian ransomware claims attack on Boston Children's Health Physicians
The BianLian ransomware group has claimed the cyberattack on Boston Children's Health Physicians (BCHP) and threatens to leak stolen files unless a ransom is paid. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bianlian-ransomware-claims-attack-on-boston-childrens-health-physicians/
Top 5 Cloud Security Automations for SecOps Teams
Learn about 5 powerful cloud security automations with Blink Ops to simplify security operations like S3 bucket monitoring, subdomain takeover detection and failed EC2 login detection. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/top-5-cloud-security-automations-for-secops-teams/
Google: 70% of exploited flaws disclosed in 2023 were zero-days
Google Mandiant security analysts warn of a worrying new trend of threat actors demonstrating a better capability to discover and exploit zero-day vulnerabilities in software. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-70-percent-of-exploited-flaws-disclosed-in-2023-were-zero-days/
SolarWinds Web Help Desk flaw is now exploited in attacks
CISA has added three flaws to its 'Known Exploited Vulnerabilities' (KEV) catalog, among which is a critical hardcoded credentials flaw in SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) that the vendor fixed in late August 2024. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/solarwinds-web-help-desk-flaw-is-now-exploited-in-attacks/
Critical Kubernetes Image Builder flaw gives SSH root access to VMs
A critical vulnerability in Kubernetes could allow unauthorized SSH access to a virtual machine running an image created with the Kubernetes Image Builder project. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/critical-kubernetes-image-builder-flaw-gives-ssh-root-access-to-vms/
Malicious ads exploited Internet Explorer zero day to drop malware
The North Korean hacking group ScarCruft launched a large-scale attack in May that leveraged an Internet Explorer zero-day flaw to infect targets with the RokRAT malware and exfiltrate data. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-ads-exploited-internet-explorer-zero-day-to-drop-malware/
Finland seizes servers of 'Sipultie' dark web drugs market
The Finnish Customs office took down the website and seized the servers for the darknet marketplace 'Sipulitie' where criminals sold illegal narcotics anonymously. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/legal/finland-seizes-servers-of-sipultie-dark-web-drugs-market/
New FIDO proposal lets you securely move passkeys across platforms
The Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) Alliance has published a working draft of a new specification that aims to enable the secure transfer of passkeys between different providers. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fido-proposal-lets-you-securely-move-passkeys-across-platforms/
Cisco investigates breach after stolen data for sale on hacking forum
Cisco has confirmed to BleepingComputer that it is investigating recent claims that it suffered a breach after a threat actor began selling allegedly stolen data on a hacking forum. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-investigates-breach-after-stolen-data-for-sale-on-hacking-forum/
Jetpack fixes critical information disclosure flaw existing since 2016
WordPress plugin Jetpack released a critical security update earlier today, addressing a vulnerability that allowed a logged-in user to access forms submitted by other visitors to the site. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/jetpack-fixes-critical-information-disclosure-flaw-existing-since-2016/
Pokemon dev Game Freak confirms breach after stolen data leaks online
Japanese video game developer Game Freak has confirmed it suffered a cyberattack in August after source code and game designs for unpublished games were leaked online. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pokemon-dev-game-freak-confirms-breach-after-stolen-data-leaks-online/
Tech giant Nidec confirms data breach following ransomware attack
Nidec Corporation is informing that hackers behind a ransomware attack is suffered earlier this year stole data and leaked it on the dark web. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tech-giant-nidec-confirms-data-breach-following-ransomware-attack/
How to leverage $200 million FCC program boosting K-12 cybersecurity
In 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched the K-12 Cybersecurity Pilot Program, a groundbreaking initiative backed by $200 million in funding. Learn more from Cynet about how schools and libraries can apply to this program. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-to-leverage-200-million-fcc-program-boosting-k-12-cybersecurity/
Fake Google Meet conference errors push infostealing malware
A new ClickFix campaign is luring users to fraudulent Google Meet conference pages showing fake connectivity errors that deliver info-stealing malware for Windows and macOS operating systems. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-google-meet-conference-errors-push-infostealing-malware/
Undercover North Korean IT workers now steal data, extort employers
North Korean IT professionals who trick Western companies into hiring them are stealing data from the organization's network and asking for a ransom to not leak it. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/undercover-north-korean-it-workers-now-steal-data-extort-employers/
Hackers blackmail Globe Life after stealing customer data
Insurance giant Globe Life says an unknown threat actor attempted to extort money in exchange for not publishing data stolen from the company's systems earlier this year. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-blackmail-globe-life-after-stealing-customer-data/
Iranian hackers act as brokers selling critical infrastructure access
Iranian hackers are breaching critical infrastructure organizations to collect credentials and network data that can be sold on cybercriminal forums to enable cyberattacks from other threat actors. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/iranian-hackers-act-as-brokers-selling-critical-infrastructure-access/
USDoD hacker behind National Public Data breach arrested in Brazil
A notorious hacker named USDoD, who is linked to the National Public Data and InfraGard breaches, has been arrested by Brazil's Polícia Federal in "Operation Data Breach". [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/usdod-hacker-behind-national-public-data-breach-arrested-in-brazil/
US disrupts Anonymous Sudan DDoS operation, indicts 2 Sudanese brothers
The United States Department of Justice unsealed an indictment today against two Sudanese brothers suspected of being the operators of Anonymous Sudan, a notorious and dangerous hacktivist group known for conducting over 35,000 DDoS attacks in a year. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-disrupts-anonymous-sudan-ddos-operation-indicts-2-sudanese-brothers/
Understand these seven password attacks and how to stop them
Hackers are always looking for new ways to crack passwords and gain access to your organization's data and systems. In this post, Specops Software discusses the seven most common password attacks and provide tips on how to defend against them. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/understand-these-seven-password-attacks-and-how-to-stop-them/
Amazon says 175 million customer now use passkeys to log in
Amazon has seen massive adoption of passkeys since the company quietly rolled them out a year ago, announcing today that over 175 million customers use the security feature. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/amazon-says-175-million-customer-now-use-passkeys-to-log-in/
EDRSilencer red team tool used in attacks to bypass security
A tool for red-team operations called EDRSilencer has been observed in malicious incidents attempting to identify security tools and mute their alerts to management consoles. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/edrsilencer-red-team-tool-used-in-attacks-to-bypass-security/
Over 200 malicious apps on Google Play downloaded millions of times
Google Play, the official store for Android, distributed over a period of one year more than 200 malicious applications, which cumulatively counted nearly eight million downloads. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-200-malicious-apps-on-google-play-downloaded-millions-of-times/
New FASTCash malware Linux variant helps steal money from ATMs
North Korean hackers are using a new Linux variant of the FASTCash malware to infect the payment switch systems of financial institutions and perform unauthorized cash withdrawals. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-fastcash-malware-linux-variant-helps-steal-money-from-atms/
TrickMo malware steals Android PINs using fake lock screen
Forty new variants of the TrickMo Android banking trojan have been identified in the wild, linked to 16 droppers and 22 distinct command and control (C2) infrastructures, with new features designed to steal Android PINs. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/trickmo-malware-steals-android-pins-using-fake-lock-screen/
Google warns uBlock Origin and other extensions may be disabled soon
Google's Chrome Web Store is now warning that the uBlock Origin ad blocker and other extensions may soon be blocked as part of the company's deprecation of the Manifest V2 extension specification. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-warns-ublock-origin-and-other-extensions-may-be-disabled-soon/