August 2024

Iranian Cyber Group TA453 Targets Jewish Leader with New AnvilEcho Malware

Iranian Cyber Group TA453 Targets Jewish Leader with New AnvilEcho Malware 2024-08-20 at 13:46 By Iranian state-sponsored threat actors have been observed orchestrating spear-phishing campaigns targeting a prominent Jewish figure starting in late July 2024 with the goal of delivering a new intelligence-gathering tool called AnvilEcho. Enterprise security company Proofpoint is tracking the activity under […]

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GuidePoint Security releases Phishing as a Service

GuidePoint Security releases Phishing as a Service 2024-08-20 at 13:31 By Industry News GuidePoint Security has launched a new Phishing as a Service (PhaaS) offering. Phishing remains one of the most common entry points for threat actors – according to CISA, over 90% of successful cyberattacks start with a phishing email. However, managing simulation platforms

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Cloudflare calls for regulatory harmonization amid rising internet challenges

Cloudflare calls for regulatory harmonization amid rising internet challenges 2024-08-20 at 12:46 By Richard Speed Removing security services not always the best way to tackle problematic content Interview  Cloudflare wants harmonization of all the regulation and compliance frameworks springing up around the world, according to the networking service provider’s deputy chief legal officer and global

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City council faces £216.5M loss over Oracle system debacle

City council faces £216.5M loss over Oracle system debacle 2024-08-20 at 11:46 By Lindsay Clark Europe’s largest local authority canceled expected savings baked into financial plans The total cost of Birmingham City Council’s Oracle implementation disaster is set to reach £216.5 million ($280.4 million) by April 2026, according to a new audit report.… This article

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Euro antitrust cop Margrethe Vestager to depart after decade of reining in Big Tech

Euro antitrust cop Margrethe Vestager to depart after decade of reining in Big Tech 2024-08-20 at 10:32 By Thomas Claburn Her legacy hinges on her successor – will they double down? Europe’s top competition cop, Margrethe Vestager, will reportedly be stepping down later this year, a development certain to please the US tech firms she

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Iran named as source of Trump campaign phish, leaks

Iran named as source of Trump campaign phish, leaks 2024-08-20 at 09:46 By Simon Sharwood Political stirrer Roger Stone may have been a weak link after personal emails cracked US authorities have named Iran as the likely source of a recent attack on the campaign of the US Republican Party’s presidential nominee, Donald Trump.… This

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Pakistan’s internet slows to uncomfortable levels, allegedly due to new China-style firewall

Pakistan’s internet slows to uncomfortable levels, allegedly due to new China-style firewall 2024-08-20 at 09:17 By Laura Dobberstein Minister issues denial – it’s just an upgrade to the ‘web-management system’ Industry group Pakistan Software Houses Association for IT (P@SHA) last week accused the Pakistan government late last week of implementing a China-style internet firewall –

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Blind Eagle Hackers Exploit Spear-Phishing to Deploy RATs in Latin America

Blind Eagle Hackers Exploit Spear-Phishing to Deploy RATs in Latin America 2024-08-20 at 09:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a threat actor known as Blind Eagle that has persistently targeted entities and individuals in Colombia, Ecuador, Chile, Panama, and other Latin American nations. Targets of these attacks span several sectors, including governmental institutions,

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Thousands of Oracle NetSuite Sites at Risk of Exposing Customer Information

Thousands of Oracle NetSuite Sites at Risk of Exposing Customer Information 2024-08-20 at 08:46 By Cybersecurity researchers are warning about the discovery of thousands of externally-facing Oracle NetSuite e-commerce sites that have been found susceptible to leaking sensitive customer information. “A potential issue in NetSuite’s SuiteCommerce platform could allow attackers to access sensitive data due

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CISA Warns of Critical Jenkins Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks

CISA Warns of Critical Jenkins Vulnerability Exploited in Ransomware Attacks 2024-08-20 at 08:46 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical security flaw impacting Jenkins to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following its exploitation in ransomware attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-23897 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a path traversal

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Alibaba and Tencent clouds see demand for CPUs level off, GPUs accelerate

Alibaba and Tencent clouds see demand for CPUs level off, GPUs accelerate 2024-08-20 at 08:32 By Simon Sharwood Lenovo also cashes in on AI demand, without being able to turn it into profit Demand for cloudy CPUs has levelled out at top Chinese clouds Alibaba and Tencent, whose customers increasingly want GPUs instead.… This article

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Strategies for security leaders: Building a positive cybersecurity culture

Strategies for security leaders: Building a positive cybersecurity culture 2024-08-20 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Culture is a catalyst for security success. It can significantly reduce cybersecurity risks and boost cybersecurity resilience of any organization. Culture can also greatly enhance the perceived value, relevance and reputation of the cybersecurity function. So how can security

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Small businesses need to secure data before tapping into AI

Small businesses need to secure data before tapping into AI 2024-08-20 at 07:16 By AI isn’t just for enterprises. It’s accessible and realistic for small companies to use too — if proper data protections are in place. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this

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AI for application security: Balancing automation with human oversight

AI for application security: Balancing automation with human oversight 2024-08-20 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Kyle Wickert, Worldwide Strategic Architect at AlgoSec, discusses the role of AI in application security, exploring how it’s transforming threat detection and response. Wickert talks about integrating security testing throughout the development lifecycle, the

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Organizations turn to biometrics to counter deepfakes

Organizations turn to biometrics to counter deepfakes 2024-08-20 at 06:31 By Help Net Security The risk of deepfakes is rising with 47% of organizations having encountered a deepfake and 70% of them believing deepfake attacks which are created using generative AI tools, will have a high impact on their organizations, according to iProov. Perceptions of

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Missing scissors cause 38 flight cancellations in Japan

Missing scissors cause 38 flight cancellations in Japan 2024-08-20 at 06:01 By Simon Sharwood Plus a further 200 delays … all on a holiday weekend Thirty-eight flights were cancelled at Japan’s New Chitose airport on Saturday after a pair of scissors went missing.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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Cybercriminals exploit file sharing services to advance phishing attacks

Cybercriminals exploit file sharing services to advance phishing attacks 2024-08-20 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Threat actors use popular file-hosting or e-signature solutions as a disguise to manipulate their targets into revealing private information or downloading malware, according to Abnormal Security. A file-sharing phishing attack is a unique type of phishing threat in which

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