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JCDC’s strategic shift: Prioritizing cyber hardening

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JCDC’s strategic shift: Prioritizing cyber hardening 2024-03-01 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Geoffrey Mattson, CEO of Xage Security, discusses the evolution of the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) since its 2021 inception and tackles its 2024 strategic priorities in response to escalating cyber threats. He elaborates on JCDC’s strategies […]

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APT29 revamps its techniques to breach cloud environments

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APT29 revamps its techniques to breach cloud environments 2024-02-27 at 14:16 By Helga Labus Russian threat actors APT29 are changing their techniques and expanding their targets to access cloud environments, members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have warned. About APT29 APT29 (aka Midnight Blizzard, aka Cozy Bear) is a cyber espionage group believed to

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How are state-sponsored threat actors leveraging AI?

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How are state-sponsored threat actors leveraging AI? 2024-02-14 at 18:31 By Helga Labus Microsoft and OpenAI have identified attempts by various state-affiliated threat actors to use large language models (LLMs) to enhance their cyber operations. Threat actors use LLMs for various tasks Just as defenders do, threat actors are leveraging AI (more specifically: LLMs) to

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Microsoft patches two zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2024-21412, CVE-2024-21351)

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Microsoft patches two zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2024-21412, CVE-2024-21351) 2024-02-13 at 22:01 By Zeljka Zorz On February 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has delivered fixes for 72 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including two zero-days (CVE-2024-21412, CVE-2024-21351) that are being leveraged by attackers in the wild. About CVE-2024-21412 and CVE-2024-21351 CVE-2024-21412 allows attackers to bypass the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen

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Russian hackers breached Microsoft, HPE corporate maliboxes

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Russian hackers breached Microsoft, HPE corporate maliboxes 2024-01-25 at 15:31 By Helga Labus Cozy Bear (aka Midnight Blizzard, aka APT29) has been busy hacking and spying on big tech companies: both Microsoft and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have recently disclosed successful attack campaigns by the Russia-affiliated APT group. The Microsoft breach Last Friday, Microsoft revealed

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1,700 Ivanti VPN devices compromised. Are yours among them?

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1,700 Ivanti VPN devices compromised. Are yours among them? 2024-01-16 at 17:16 By Zeljka Zorz Over 1,700 Ivanti Connect Secure VPN devices worldwide have been compromised by attackers exploiting two zero-days with no patches currently available. “Additional threat actors beyond UTA0178 appear to now have access to the exploit and are actively trying to exploit

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Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887)

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Ivanti Connect Secure zero-days exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) 2024-01-11 at 13:46 By Zeljka Zorz Two zero-day vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887) in Ivanti Connect Secure VPN devices are under active exploitation by unknown attackers, Volexity researchers have discovered. Patches for these flaws are currently unavailable, but the risk of exploitation can be mitigated by importing mitigation.release.20240107.1.xml

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Russian hackers target unpatched JetBrains TeamCity servers

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Russian hackers target unpatched JetBrains TeamCity servers 14/12/2023 at 16:04 By Helga Labus Russian state-sponsored hackers have been exploiting CVE-2023-42793 to target unpatched, internet-facing JetBrains TeamCity servers since September 2023, US, UK and Polish cybersecurity and law enforcement authorities have warned. The targets APT 29 (aka CozyBear, aka Midnight Blizzard), believed to be associated with

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Russian hackers use old Outlook vulnerability to target Polish orgs (CVE-2023-23397)

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Russian hackers use old Outlook vulnerability to target Polish orgs (CVE-2023-23397) 05/12/2023 at 17:47 By Helga Labus Russian state-backed hacking group Forest Blizzard (aka Fancy Bear, aka APT28) has been using a known Microsoft Outlook vulnerability (CVE-2023-23397) to target public and private entities in Poland, Polish Cyber Command has warned. Compromising email accounts and maintaining

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Sandworm hackers incapacitated Ukrainian power grid amid missile strike

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Sandworm hackers incapacitated Ukrainian power grid amid missile strike 09/11/2023 at 19:17 By Helga Labus Russia-backed ATP group Sandworm is behind the cyberattack that caused disruption of parts of the Ukrainian power grid in late 2022, according to Mandiant. About Sandworm “Sandworm is a threat actor that has carried out cyber operations in support of

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DoNot APT expands its arsenal to spy on victim’s VoIP calls

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DoNot APT expands its arsenal to spy on victim’s VoIP calls 01/11/2023 at 17:17 By cybleinc Cyble analyzes the latest version of Android malware used by the DoNot APT group in their espionage campaign. The post DoNot APT expands its arsenal to spy on victim’s VoIP calls appeared first on Cyble. This article is an

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Higaisa APT Resurfaces via Phishing Website targeting Chinese Users

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Higaisa APT Resurfaces via Phishing Website targeting Chinese Users 26/10/2023 at 13:46 By cybleinc CRIL analyzes Higaisa APT targeting Chinese users through phishing websites to deliver a Rust-based Shellcode Loader. The post Higaisa APT Resurfaces via Phishing Website targeting Chinese Users appeared first on Cyble. This article is an excerpt from Cyble View Original Source

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‘YoroTrooper’ Espionage Group Linked to Kazakhstan

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‘YoroTrooper’ Espionage Group Linked to Kazakhstan 25/10/2023 at 23:46 By Ionut Arghire Cisco links the espionage-focused ‘YoroTrooper’ threat actor to Kazakhstan. The post ‘YoroTrooper’ Espionage Group Linked to Kazakhstan appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Roundcube webmail zero-day exploited to spy on government entities (CVE-2023-5631)

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Roundcube webmail zero-day exploited to spy on government entities (CVE-2023-5631) 25/10/2023 at 14:46 By Zeljka Zorz The Winter Vivern APT group has been exploiting a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2023-5631) in Roundcube webmail servers to spy on email communications of European governmental entities and a think tank, according to ESET researchers. “Exploitation of the XSS vulnerability can

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Bracing for AI-enabled ransomware and cyber extortion attacks

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Bracing for AI-enabled ransomware and cyber extortion attacks 24/10/2023 at 07:37 By Help Net Security AI has been the shiniest thing in tech since at least November 2022, when ChatGPT was made available to the masses and unveiled the transformative potential of large language models for all the world to see. As businesses scramble to

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North Korean hackers are targeting software developers and impersonating IT workers

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North Korean hackers are targeting software developers and impersonating IT workers 20/10/2023 at 13:52 By Helga Labus State-sponsored North Korean hackers have significantly intensified their focus on the IT sector in recent years, by infiltrating firms developing software and companies lookind for IT workers. North Korean hackers targeting developers Microsoft has outlined on Wednesday how

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Aptos resumes operation after 5-hour outage that ‘impacted’ transactions

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Aptos resumes operation after 5-hour outage that ‘impacted’ transactions 19/10/2023 at 09:01 By Cointelegraph By Martin Young Aptos suffered a five-hour outage, coincidentally in the same week that the network launched this time last year. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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State-sponsored APTs are leveraging WinRAR bug

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State-sponsored APTs are leveraging WinRAR bug 18/10/2023 at 18:21 By Zeljka Zorz A number of government-backed APTs are exploiting CVE-2023-38831, a file extension spoofing vulnerability in WinRAR, a widely used file archiver utility for Windows. CVE-2023-38831 has been patched in August 2023, along with another high-severity RCE vulnerability (CVE-2023-40477). Exploited as a zero-day by cybercriminals

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Threat Actor deploys Mythic’s Athena Agent to target Russian Semiconductor Suppliers

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Threat Actor deploys Mythic’s Athena Agent to target Russian Semiconductor Suppliers 10/10/2023 at 17:03 By cybleinc CRIL analyzes Mythic’s Athena Agent targeting Russian Semiconductor suppliers via spear-phishing emails. The post Threat Actor deploys Mythic’s Athena Agent to target Russian Semiconductor Suppliers appeared first on Cyble. This article is an excerpt from Cyble View Original Source

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Lazarus impersonated Meta recruiter to breach Spanish aerospace firm

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Lazarus impersonated Meta recruiter to breach Spanish aerospace firm 02/10/2023 at 11:48 By Help Net Security Operators of the North Korea-linked Lazarus APT obtained initial access to the network of an aerospace company in Spain last year after a successful spearphishing campaign, by masquerading as a recruiter for Meta — the company behind Facebook, Instagram,

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