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Operations at Major Australian Ports Significantly Disrupted by Cyberattack

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Operations at Major Australian Ports Significantly Disrupted by Cyberattack 13/11/2023 at 14:02 By Eduard Kovacs A cyberattack on Australian shipping giant DP World, which may have been a ransomware attack, has resulted in serious disruptions at major ports. The post Operations at Major Australian Ports Significantly Disrupted by Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article […]

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Intel Sued Over ‘Downfall’ CPU Vulnerability

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Intel Sued Over ‘Downfall’ CPU Vulnerability 10/11/2023 at 17:47 By Eduard Kovacs A class action lawsuit has been filed against Intel over its handling of CPU speculative execution vulnerabilities, with a focus on Downfall. The post Intel Sued Over ‘Downfall’ CPU Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Ransomware Attack on China’s Biggest Bank Disrupts Treasury Market Trades, Reports Say

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Ransomware Attack on China’s Biggest Bank Disrupts Treasury Market Trades, Reports Say 10/11/2023 at 15:01 By Associated Press A ransomware attack on China’s biggest bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services, disrupts Treasury market trades. The post Ransomware Attack on China’s Biggest Bank Disrupts Treasury Market Trades, Reports Say appeared first on

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Russian Hackers Used Novel OT Attack to Disrupt Ukrainian Power Amid Mass Missile Strikes

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Russian Hackers Used Novel OT Attack to Disrupt Ukrainian Power Amid Mass Missile Strikes 09/11/2023 at 12:16 By Ryan Naraine Mandiant says Russia’s Sandworm hackers used a novel OT attack to cause power outages that coincided with mass missile strikes on critical infrastructure across Ukraine. The post Russian Hackers Used Novel OT Attack to Disrupt

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Sumo Logic Urges Users to Change Credentials Due to Security Breach

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Sumo Logic Urges Users to Change Credentials Due to Security Breach 08/11/2023 at 17:46 By Eduard Kovacs Cloud monitoring and SIEM firm Sumo Logic is urging users to rotate credentials following the discovery of a security breach. The post Sumo Logic Urges Users to Change Credentials Due to Security Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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‘Looney Tunables’ Glibc Vulnerability Exploited in Cloud Attacks

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‘Looney Tunables’ Glibc Vulnerability Exploited in Cloud Attacks 06/11/2023 at 17:06 By Eduard Kovacs Glibc vulnerability affecting major Linux distributions and tracked as Looney Tunables exploited in cloud attacks by Kinsing group. The post ‘Looney Tunables’ Glibc Vulnerability Exploited in Cloud Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Microsoft Says Exchange ‘Zero Days’ Disclosed by ZDI Already Patched or Not Urgent

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Microsoft Says Exchange ‘Zero Days’ Disclosed by ZDI Already Patched or Not Urgent 06/11/2023 at 13:30 By Eduard Kovacs Microsoft says four Exchange ‘zero-days’ disclosed by ZDI have either already been patched or they don’t require immediate attention. The post Microsoft Says Exchange ‘Zero Days’ Disclosed by ZDI Already Patched or Not Urgent appeared first

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Countries at a UK Summit Pledge to Tackle AI’s Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Risks

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Countries at a UK Summit Pledge to Tackle AI’s Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Risks 01/11/2023 at 23:46 By Associated Press Delegates from 28 nations agreed to work together to contain the potentially “catastrophic” risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence. The post Countries at a UK Summit Pledge to Tackle AI’s Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Risks appeared first

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Cybersecurity Leaders Spooked by SEC Lawsuit Against SolarWinds CISO

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Cybersecurity Leaders Spooked by SEC Lawsuit Against SolarWinds CISO 31/10/2023 at 23:16 By Mike Lennon The SEC’s lawsuit against the CISO of SolarWinds is leaving CISOs across the industry spooked and reevaluating their roles. The post Cybersecurity Leaders Spooked by SEC Lawsuit Against SolarWinds CISO appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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SEC Charges SolarWinds and Its CISO With Fraud and Cybersecurity Failures

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SEC Charges SolarWinds and Its CISO With Fraud and Cybersecurity Failures 31/10/2023 at 05:01 By Mike Lennon The SEC filed charges against SolarWinds and its CISO over misleading investors about its cybersecurity practices and known risks. The post SEC Charges SolarWinds and Its CISO With Fraud and Cybersecurity Failures appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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Biden Wants to Move Fast on AI Safeguards and Will Sign an Executive Order to Address His Concerns

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Biden Wants to Move Fast on AI Safeguards and Will Sign an Executive Order to Address His Concerns 30/10/2023 at 14:46 By Associated Press President Joe Biden on Monday will sign a sweeping executive order to guide the development of artificial intelligence — requiring industry to develop safety and security standards, and introducing new consumer

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Advanced ‘StripedFly’ Malware With 1 Million Infections Shows Similarities to NSA-Linked Tools

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Advanced ‘StripedFly’ Malware With 1 Million Infections Shows Similarities to NSA-Linked Tools 27/10/2023 at 17:47 By Ionut Arghire The StripedFly malware has APT-like capabilities, but remained unnoticed for five years, posing as a cryptocurrency miner. The post Advanced ‘StripedFly’ Malware With 1 Million Infections Shows Similarities to NSA-Linked Tools appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article

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iLeakage Attack Exploits Safari to Steal Sensitive Data From Macs, iPhones

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iLeakage Attack Exploits Safari to Steal Sensitive Data From Macs, iPhones 26/10/2023 at 19:32 By Eduard Kovacs New iLeakage side-channel speculative execution attack exploits Safari to steal sensitive information from Macs and iPhones. The post iLeakage Attack Exploits Safari to Steal Sensitive Data From Macs, iPhones appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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Mandiant Intelligence Chief Raises Alarm Over China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’ Hackers in US Critical Infrastructure

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Mandiant Intelligence Chief Raises Alarm Over China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’ Hackers in US Critical Infrastructure 25/10/2023 at 19:17 By Ryan Naraine Mandiant’s Chief analyst urges critical infrastructure defenders to work on finding and removing traces of Volt Typhoon, a Chinese government-backed hacking team caught in a series of eyebrow-raising attacks against targets in Guam and the

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New Project Analyzes and Catalogs Vendor Support for Secure PLC Coding

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New Project Analyzes and Catalogs Vendor Support for Secure PLC Coding 25/10/2023 at 18:17 By Eduard Kovacs A new project aims to make it easier for PLC programmers to implement secure coding practices by cataloging useful files and functions from each vendor. The post New Project Analyzes and Catalogs Vendor Support for Secure PLC Coding

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Critical Infrastructure Stakeholders Gather for Day 2 of SecurityWeek’s 2023 ICS Cybersecurity Conference

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Critical Infrastructure Stakeholders Gather for Day 2 of SecurityWeek’s 2023 ICS Cybersecurity Conference 25/10/2023 at 16:31 By SecurityWeek News SecurityWeek’s 2023 ICS Cybersecurity Conference continues in Atlanta, as hundreds of industrial cybersecurity stakeholders gather for Day 2 of the annual industrial cybersecurity conference. The post Critical Infrastructure Stakeholders Gather for Day 2 of SecurityWeek’s 2023

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Cisco Finds Second Zero-Day as Number of Hacked Devices Apparently Drops

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Cisco Finds Second Zero-Day as Number of Hacked Devices Apparently Drops 23/10/2023 at 21:49 By Eduard Kovacs Cisco has found a second zero-day vulnerability that has been exploited in recent attacks as the number of hacked devices has started dropping. The post Cisco Finds Second Zero-Day as Number of Hacked Devices Apparently Drops appeared first

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Iranian Hackers Lurked for 8 Months in Government Network

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Iranian Hackers Lurked for 8 Months in Government Network 20/10/2023 at 16:31 By Ionut Arghire Iran-linked hacking group Crambus spent eight months inside a compromised network of a Middle Eastern government, Broadcom’s Symantec cybersecurity unit reports. The post Iranian Hackers Lurked for 8 Months in Government Network appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Recent NetScaler Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day Since August

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Recent NetScaler Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day Since August 18/10/2023 at 14:01 By Ionut Arghire Mandiant says the recently patched Citrix NetScaler vulnerability CVE-2023-4966 had been exploited as zero-day since August. The post Recent NetScaler Vulnerability Exploited as Zero-Day Since August appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed View Original

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Tens of Thousands of Cisco Devices Hacked via Zero-Day Vulnerability

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Tens of Thousands of Cisco Devices Hacked via Zero-Day Vulnerability 18/10/2023 at 14:01 By Eduard Kovacs Tens of thousands of Cisco devices have reportedly been hacked via the exploitation of the zero-day vulnerability CVE-2023-20198. The post Tens of Thousands of Cisco Devices Hacked via Zero-Day Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt

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