Mr. Cooper Data Breach Impacts 14.7 Million Individuals 19/12/2023 at 14:03 By Ionut Arghire Mr. Cooper has confirmed that personal and bank account information was compromised in a recent cyberattack. The post Mr. Cooper Data Breach Impacts 14.7 Million Individuals appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original […]
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Governments Issue Warning After Play Ransomware Hits Hundreds of Organizations 19/12/2023 at 14:03 By Ionut Arghire US and Australian government agencies warn organizations of the Play ransomware group’s double-extortion tactics. The post Governments Issue Warning After Play Ransomware Hits Hundreds of Organizations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed
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HMRC launches £500M procurement for new ERP, though project’s already a ‘red’ risk 19/12/2023 at 13:47 By Lindsay Clark Rrivals will need to dislodge incumbent SAP in competition for 5-year deal across three departments The UK’s tax collector is seeking software and technical services suppliers to replace its SAP ERP with a subscription-based product, in
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Mr. Cooper breach exposes sensitive info of over 14 million customers 19/12/2023 at 13:47 By Helga Labus Mortgage company Mr. Cooper has confirmed that personal information of over 14.6 million customers has been exposed in its October 2023 data breach. The breach “On October 31, 2023, Mr. Cooper detected suspicious activity in certain network systems,”
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SSH vulnerability exploitable in Terrapin attacks (CVE-2023-48795) 19/12/2023 at 13:18 By Zeljka Zorz Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability (CVE-2023-48795) in the SSH cryptographic network protocol that could allow an attacker to downgrade the connection’s security by truncating the extension negotiation message. The Terrapin attack Terrapin is a prefix truncation attack targeting the SSH protocol.
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Qakbot’s backbot: FBI-led takedown keeps crims at bay for just 3 months 19/12/2023 at 12:36 By Connor Jones Experts say malware strain make take years to die off completely Multiple sources are confirming the resurgence of Qakbot malware mere months after the FBI and other law enforcement agencies shuttered the Windows botnet.… This article is
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ValueLicensing tries to smack down Microsoft defenses in license reselling spat 19/12/2023 at 11:35 By Richard Speed UK software reseller alleges ‘no real prospect of success’ of Windows giant’s arguments Microsoft’s tussle with ValueLicensing over perpetual licensing terms has taken another turn after the software reseller asked the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) to strike out
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8220 Gang Exploiting Oracle WebLogic Server Vulnerability to Spread Malware 19/12/2023 at 11:01 By The threat actors associated with the 8220 Gang have been observed exploiting a high-severity flaw in Oracle WebLogic Server to propagate their malware. The security shortcoming is CVE-2020-14883 (CVSS score: 7.2), a remote code execution bug that could be exploited by authenticated attackers to take
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Japanese brewery using generative AI to dream up new beverages 19/12/2023 at 10:34 By Simon Sharwood Maybe check the label before you next sip a Kirin alcopop? With less than two weeks remaining in 2023, The Register thinks we’ve almost reached the point at which we can prove Nothing Is Safe From AI – thanks
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VMware’s end-user compute products are for sale. Who might buy ’em? 19/12/2023 at 09:34 By Simon Sharwood Would you rather a cloud that not-so-gently migrates you, or a retirement home like HCL? Broadcom recently revaled it intends to divest VMware’s end-user compute products, which span virtual desktops, app publishing, and device management. Let’s ponder where
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3 Strategic Insights from Cybersecurity Leader Study 19/12/2023 at 09:19 By Explore the results of a Sapio Research survey commissioned by Trend Micro about how CISOs and other technology leaders are overcoming today’s biggest challenges. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source
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Double-Extortion Play Ransomware Strikes 300 Organizations Worldwide 19/12/2023 at 09:01 By The threat actors behind the Play ransomware are estimated to have impacted approximately 300 entities as of October 2023, according to a new joint cybersecurity advisory from Australia and the U.S. “Play ransomware actors employ a double-extortion model, encrypting systems after exfiltrating data and
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Pakistani politician deepfakes himself to deliver a speech from behind bars 19/12/2023 at 08:32 By Laura Dobberstein Grammar might be off, but use case remains groundbreaking While pundits fear a future where elections are clouded by AI-created videos of faked politicans spreading misinformation, a Pakistani politician has deliberately delivered a deepfake of a speech while
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The impact of prompt injection in LLM agents 19/12/2023 at 08:31 By Help Net Security Prompt injection is, thus far, an unresolved challenge that poses a significant threat to Language Model (LLM) integrity. This risk is particularly alarming when LLMs are turned into agents that interact directly with the external world, utilizing tools to fetch
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EMBA: Open-source security analyzer for embedded devices 19/12/2023 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz The EMBA open-source security analyzer is tailored as the central firmware analysis tool for penetration testers and product security groups. It assists throughout the security evaluation procedure, extracting firmware, conducting static and dynamic analysis through emulation, and creating a web-based report. EMBA
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Ransomware trends and recovery strategies companies should know 19/12/2023 at 07:34 By Help Net Security Ransomware attacks can have severe consequences, causing financial losses, reputational damage, and operational disruptions. The methods used to deliver ransomware vary, including phishing emails, malicious websites, and exploiting vulnerabilities in software or operating systems. Cybercriminals often target organizations with weak
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India’s long-awaited telecoms bill drops language that would have regulated social media 19/12/2023 at 07:19 By Simon Sharwood OTT apps in the clear. Indian citizens, not so much – law proposes registration, surveillance, and shutdown powers India’s government has introduced its Telecommunications Bill – heavily anticipated legislation that will replace laws that were passed before
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Most cloud transformations are stuck in the middle 19/12/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security The landscape of enterprise technology continues to evolve rapidly, with cloud transformation as a primary investment, according to HFS and IBM Consulting. Yet, most organizations have not yet experienced tangible business value from these efforts. Findings show that despite cloud
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Beijing demands government apps must shed their bureaucratic skins 19/12/2023 at 05:17 By Laura Dobberstein Its hard to disagree with a mandate to make government digital services fit for people, not box-tickers Beijing’s internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), has decided government digital services and apps need to become less bureaucratic and formal.…
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Internet’s deep-level architects slam US, UK, Europe for pushing device-side scanning 19/12/2023 at 03:47 By Thomas Claburn Someone needs to think of the children … and the consequences of breaking encryption and trashing privacy The Internet Architecture Board (IAB) has warned that policy proposals requiring or enabling the automated scouring of people’s devices for illegal
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