May 2023

New BrutePrint Attack Lets Attackers Unlock Smartphones with Fingerprint Brute-Force 29/05/2023 at 18:49 By Researchers have discovered an inexpensive attack technique that could be leveraged to brute-force fingerprints on smartphones to bypass user authentication and seize control of the devices. The approach, dubbed BrutePrint, bypasses limits put in place to counter failed biometric authentication attempts by

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Ohio children’s hospital cited by OSHA for workplace violence 29/05/2023 at 17:10 By A federal investigation found that a children’s hospital in Columbus, Ohio, failed to protect employees from workplace violence and serious injuries.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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AceCryptor: Cybercriminals’ Powerful Weapon, Detected in 240K+ Attacks 29/05/2023 at 16:30 By A crypter (alternatively spelled cryptor) malware dubbed AceCryptor has been used to pack numerous strains of malware since 2016. Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET said it identified over 240,000 detections of the crypter in its telemetry in 2021 and 2022. This amounts to more than 10,000 hits per

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3 Challenges in Building a Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) Program and How to Beat Them 29/05/2023 at 16:30 By If you’re a cybersecurity professional, you’re likely familiar with the sea of acronyms our industry is obsessed with. From CNAPP, to CWPP, to CIEM and all of the myriad others, there seems to be a

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Cybercriminals are winning: How companies can turn the tide 29/05/2023 at 15:29 By At no time in history have organizations spent as much money as they are right now on cybersecurity to prevent bad things from happening. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this

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New GobRAT Remote Access Trojan Targeting Linux Routers in Japan 29/05/2023 at 13:05 By Linux routers in Japan are the target of a new Golang remote access trojan (RAT) called GobRAT. “Initially, the attacker targets a router whose WEBUI is open to the public, executes scripts possibly by using vulnerabilities, and finally infects the GobRAT,” the

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Don’t Click That ZIP File! Phishers Weaponizing .ZIP Domains to Trick Victims 29/05/2023 at 12:41 By A new phishing technique called “file archiver in the browser” can be leveraged to “emulate” a file archiver software in a web browser when a victim visits a .ZIP domain. “With this phishing attack, you simulate a file archiver

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PyPI Implements Mandatory Two-Factor Authentication for Project Owners 29/05/2023 at 08:48 By The Python Package Index (PyPI) announced last week that every account that maintains a project on the official third-party software repository will be required to turn on two-factor authentication (2FA) by the end of the year. “Between now and the end of the

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New Stealthy Bandit Stealer Targeting Web Browsers and Cryptocurrency Wallets 27/05/2023 at 12:03 By A new stealthy information stealer malware called Bandit Stealer has caught the attention of cybersecurity researchers for its ability to target numerous web browsers and cryptocurrency wallets.  “It has the potential to expand to other platforms as Bandit Stealer was developed

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Critical OAuth Vulnerability in Expo Framework Allows Account Hijacking 27/05/2023 at 12:03 By A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in the Open Authorization (OAuth) implementation of the application development framework Expo.io. The shortcoming, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2023-28131, has a severity rating of 9.6 on the CVSS scoring system. API security firm Salt Labs said the issue

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New York Attorney General seeks fine over Sport Warehouse data breach 26/05/2023 at 22:15 By Online sporting goods retailer Sports Warehouse must pay the state of New York 300,000 in penalties for a data breach affecting 2.5 million consumers. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React

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