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CISA Flags 8 Actively Exploited Flaws in Samsung and D-Link Devices

CISA Flags 8 Actively Exploited Flaws in Samsung and D-Link Devices 03/07/2023 at 14:32 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has placed a set of eight flaws to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. This includes six shortcomings affecting Samsung smartphones and two vulnerabilities impacting D-Link devices. All […]

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Apple, Civil Liberty Groups Condemn UK Online Safety Bill

Apple, Civil Liberty Groups Condemn UK Online Safety Bill 03/07/2023 at 14:16 By Kevin Townsend Fears mount that UK Online Safety Bill may include a requirement for an encrypted message scanning capability. The post Apple, Civil Liberty Groups Condemn UK Online Safety Bill appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS

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Evasive Meduza Stealer Targets 19 Password Managers and 76 Crypto Wallets

Evasive Meduza Stealer Targets 19 Password Managers and 76 Crypto Wallets 03/07/2023 at 12:47 By In yet another sign of a lucrative crimeware-as-a-service (CaaS) ecosystem, cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Windows-based information stealer called Meduza Stealer that’s actively being developed by its author to evade detection by software solutions. “The Meduza Stealer has a singular objective:

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BlackCat Operators Distributing Ransomware Disguised as WinSCP via Malvertising

BlackCat Operators Distributing Ransomware Disguised as WinSCP via Malvertising 03/07/2023 at 08:19 By Threat actors associated with the BlackCat ransomware have been observed employing malvertising tricks to distribute rogue installers of the WinSCP file transfer application. “Malicious actors used malvertising to distribute a piece of malware via cloned webpages of legitimate organizations,” Trend Micro researchers said in an analysis

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Cloud security: Sometimes the risks may outweigh the rewards

Cloud security: Sometimes the risks may outweigh the rewards 03/07/2023 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Threat actors are well-aware of the vulnerability of our cloud infrastructure. The internet we have today is not equipped to serve the data needs of the future. When data is stored in the cloud, it can end up across

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The rise in cyber extortion attacks and its impact on business security

The rise in cyber extortion attacks and its impact on business security 03/07/2023 at 07:08 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Charl van der Walt, Head of Security Research at Orange Cyberdefense, discusses cyber extortion attacks and their expansion to new regions. A recent report revealed that cyber extortion activity reached

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One third of security breaches go unnoticed by security professionals

One third of security breaches go unnoticed by security professionals 03/07/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security While surface-level confidence around hybrid cloud security is high, with 94% of global respondents stating their security tools and processes provide them with complete visibility and insights into their IT infrastructure, the reality is nearly one third of

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Short-staffed teams must find ways to do more with less

Short-staffed teams must find ways to do more with less 03/07/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security As more businesses experience resource and cost constraints, 86% of MSPs and MSSPs customers are outsourcing their security needs to consolidate security tools, according to OpenText. “Staffing issues that have plagued the security industry for years are getting

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Infosec products of the month: June 2023

Infosec products of the month: June 2023 03/07/2023 at 05:33 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: 1Password, Bitdefender, Cequence Security, ConnectSecure, Cymulate, Cytracom, Datadog, Delinea, Edgescan, Enveedo, ESET, Index Engines, Island, iStorage, Lacework, NetApp, Netscout, Netskope, NinjaOne, Okta, Permit.io, PingSafe, Quantinuum, Seceon,

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Week in review: 5 free online cybersecurity courses, 8Base ransomware group leaks data

Week in review: 5 free online cybersecurity courses, 8Base ransomware group leaks data 02/07/2023 at 11:02 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Unlocking internet’s secrets via monitoring, data collection, and analysis In this Help Net Security interview, Ryan Woodley, CEO of Netcraft,

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Army Combat Veteran to Take Over Key Election Security Role Working With State, Local Officials

Army Combat Veteran to Take Over Key Election Security Role Working With State, Local Officials 01/07/2023 at 20:31 By Mike Lennon Cait Conley will coordinate with federal, state and local officials responsible for ensuring elections are secure ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The post Army Combat Veteran to Take Over Key Election Security Role

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Unpatched WordPress Plugin Flaw Could Let Hackers Create Secret Admin on 200,000 Sites

Unpatched WordPress Plugin Flaw Could Let Hackers Create Secret Admin on 200,000 Sites 01/07/2023 at 10:34 By As many as 200,000 WordPress websites are at risk of ongoing attacks exploiting a critical unpatched security vulnerability in the Ultimate Member plugin. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-3460 (CVSS score: 9.8), impacts all versions of the Ultimate Member

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Beware: New ‘Rustbucket’ Malware Variant Targeting macOS Users

Beware: New ‘Rustbucket’ Malware Variant Targeting macOS Users 01/07/2023 at 09:33 By Researchers have pulled back the curtain on an updated version of an Apple macOS malware called Rustbucket that comes with improved capabilities to establish persistence and avoid detection by security software. “This variant of Rustbucket, a malware family that targets macOS systems, adds persistence capabilities

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CobolCloud partners with Kubo Labs to secure legacy applications in Kubernetes environments

CobolCloud partners with Kubo Labs to secure legacy applications in Kubernetes environments 01/07/2023 at 02:02 By Industry News CobolCloud and Kubo Labs sign a partnership agreement to secure legacy applications in Kubernetes environments. “CobolCloud is the very latest generation of COBOL tools allowing on the one hand, the recompilation of existing applications without modifying the

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75% of businesses report security as an increasing priority

75% of businesses report security as an increasing priority 30/06/2023 at 20:20 By A report found that 75% of businesses report that security is a growing priority and they are spending more in security related areas than in 2022. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React

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Port of Valparaiso updates video surveillance system

Port of Valparaiso updates video surveillance system 30/06/2023 at 18:33 By The Port of Valparaiso in Chile is updating its video surveillance systems. The port receives the highest number of passenger arrivals in Chile. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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In Other News: Hospital Infected via USB Drive, EU Cybersecurity Rules, Free Security Tools

In Other News: Hospital Infected via USB Drive, EU Cybersecurity Rules, Free Security Tools 30/06/2023 at 17:46 By SecurityWeek News Weekly cybersecurity news roundup that provides a summary of noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar for the week of June 26, 2023. The post In Other News: Hospital Infected via USB Drive,

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Iranian Hackers Charming Kitten Utilize POWERSTAR Backdoor in Targeted Espionage Attacks

Iranian Hackers Charming Kitten Utilize POWERSTAR Backdoor in Targeted Espionage Attacks 30/06/2023 at 17:46 By Charming Kitten, the nation-state actor affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been attributed to a bespoke spear-phishing campaign that delivers an updated version of a fully-featured PowerShell backdoor called POWERSTAR. “There have been improved operational security measures

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Port of Valapraiso updates video survaillance system

Port of Valapraiso updates video survaillance system 30/06/2023 at 17:31 By The Port of Valapraiso in Chile is updating its video surveillance systems. The port receives the highest number of passenger arrivals in Chile. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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