Spoofing 802.11 Wireless Beacon Management Frames with Manipulated Power Values Resulting in Denial of Service for Wireless Client 2024-01-26 at 15:01 By Tom Neaves This is another one of those blog posts from me about how I independently carried out some security research into a thing and found something, but I was just too late […]
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Akira ransomware gang says it stole passport scans from Lush in 110 GB data heist 2024-01-26 at 14:31 By Connor Jones Cosmetics brand goes from Jackson Pollocking your bathwater to cleaning up serious a digital mess The Akira ransomware gang is claiming responsiblity for the “cybersecurity incident” at British bath bomb merchant.… This article is
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Critical Jenkins Vulnerability Leads to Remote Code Execution 2024-01-26 at 14:02 By Ionut Arghire A critical vulnerability in Jenkins’ built-in CLI allows remote attackers to obtain cryptographic keys and execute arbitrary code. The post Critical Jenkins Vulnerability Leads to Remote Code Execution appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed
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Elusive Chinese Cyberspy Group Hijacks Software Updates to Deliver Malware 2024-01-26 at 14:02 By Ionut Arghire The China-linked cyberespionage group Blackwood has been caught delivering malware to entities in China and Japan. The post Elusive Chinese Cyberspy Group Hijacks Software Updates to Deliver Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek
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Russian TrickBot Malware Developer Sentenced to Prison in US 2024-01-26 at 14:02 By Ionut Arghire Vladimir Dunaev sentenced to 5 years in prison after admitting to participating in the development and distribution of the TrickBot malware. The post Russian TrickBot Malware Developer Sentenced to Prison in US appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an
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Perfecting the Defense-in-Depth Strategy with Automation 2024-01-26 at 14:02 By Medieval castles stood as impregnable fortresses for centuries, thanks to their meticulous design. Fast forward to the digital age, and this medieval wisdom still echoes in cybersecurity. Like castles with strategic layouts to withstand attacks, the Defense-in-Depth strategy is the modern counterpart — a multi-layered
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Mars Helicopter Ingenuity will fly no more, but is still standing upright 2024-01-26 at 13:48 By Laura Dobberstein In Memoriam for plucky robot that brushed off dead sensors and dust like they were nothing After 72 flights and three years, NASA has retired Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter that became the first aircraft operated outside the
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Malicious Ads on Google Target Chinese Users with Fake Messaging Apps 2024-01-26 at 12:46 By Chinese-speaking users have been targeted by malicious Google ads for restricted messaging apps like Telegram as part of an ongoing malvertising campaign. “The threat actor is abusing Google advertiser accounts to create malicious ads and pointing them to pages where
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Virgin Media comes top of the flops for customer complaints 2024-01-26 at 12:31 By Richard Speed Clean sweep across broadband, landline, and pay TV It may be only a few years since the two were combined, but Virgin Media O2 is topping UK comms regulator Ofcom’s customer complaints chart.… This article is an excerpt from
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Nozomi Unveils Wireless Security Sensor for OT, IoT Environments 2024-01-26 at 12:16 By Eduard Kovacs Nozomi Networks extends its offering with Guardian Air, a security sensor designed to help organizations detect wireless threats in OT and IoT. The post Nozomi Unveils Wireless Security Sensor for OT, IoT Environments appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is
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Hackers Earn $1.3M for Tesla, EV Charger, Infotainment Exploits at Pwn2Own Automotive 2024-01-26 at 11:05 By Eduard Kovacs Participants have earned more than $1.3 million for hacking Teslas, EV chargers and infotainment systems at Pwn2Own Automotive. The post Hackers Earn $1.3M for Tesla, EV Charger, Infotainment Exploits at Pwn2Own Automotive appeared first on SecurityWeek. This
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What makes ransomware victims less likely to pay up? 2024-01-26 at 08:34 By Zeljka Zorz There’s a good reason why ransomware gangs started exfiltrating victims’ data instead of just encrypting it: those organizations pay more. University of Twente researcher Tom Meurs and his colleagues wanted to know which factors influence victims to pay the ransom
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Microsoft Warns of Widening APT29 Espionage Attacks Targeting Global Orgs 2024-01-26 at 08:34 By Microsoft on Thursday said the Russian state-sponsored threat actors responsible for a cyber attack on its systems in late November 2023 have been targeting other organizations and that it’s currently beginning to notify them. The development comes a day after Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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Longer passwords aren’t safe from intensive cracking efforts 2024-01-26 at 08:02 By Help Net Security 88% of organizations still use passwords as their primary method of authentication, according to Specops Software. The report found that 31.1 million breached passwords had over 16 characters, showing longer passwords aren’t safe from being cracked. 40,000 admin portal accounts
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Russian TrickBot Mastermind Gets 5-Year Prison Sentence for Cybercrime Spree 2024-01-26 at 08:02 By 40-year-old Russian national Vladimir Dunaev has been sentenced to five years and four months in prison for his role in creating and distributing the TrickBot malware, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) said. The development comes nearly two months after Dunaev pleaded
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Critical Cisco Flaw Lets Hackers Remotely Take Over Unified Comms Systems 2024-01-26 at 08:02 By Cisco has released patches to address a critical security flaw impacting Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions products that could permit an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on an affected device. Tracked as CVE-2024-20253 (CVSS score: 9.9), the issue stems
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New infosec products of the week: January 26, 2024 2024-01-26 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from 1Kosmos, Atakama, Onfido, Regula, Searchlight Cyber, Seceon, and Veriti. Onfido Compliance Suite simplifies local and global identity verification Onfido’s Compliance Suite introduces Qualified Electronic
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Emerging trends and strategies in digital forensics 2024-01-26 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Amber Schroader, CEO at Paraben Corporation, discusses the challenges posed by the complexity of modern computer systems and networks on digital evidence collection. Schroader talks about the impact of exponential data growth on forensic practices, the
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Essential questions for developing effective human rights policies 2024-01-26 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Growing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) expectations and expanding global regulation are propelling organizations to consider implementing a stand-alone human rights policy, according to Gartner. Public focus on human rights Shareholder proposals and media reports continue to put human rights
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Budget cuts loom for data privacy initiatives 2024-01-26 at 06:01 By Help Net Security The past year saw developments and updates to privacy regulations across the globe—from India’s Personal Data Protection Bill to Brazil’s General Data Protection Law, according to ISACA. However, only 34% of organizations say they find it easy to understand their privacy
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