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Security leaders discuss INC ransomware attacks targeting healthcare 2024-10-02 at 15:16 By Ransomware group Vanilla Tempest, formerly known as DEV-0832, is reportedly targeting healthcare providers in the United States.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

90% of U.S. companies admit to using AI in some capacity 2024-10-02 at 15:16 By The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by information technology (IT) professionals in the U.S. was analyzed in a recent report by GetApp.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

After 27 years, Tcl/Tk 9 finally arrives with 64-bit power and Zip file magic 2024-10-02 at 15:01 By Liam Proven Now that’s the kind of stability we like Tcl/Tk 9.0 has moved to Unicode and 64-bit data structures, and can now access compressed files as if they were file systems. It has been worth the

5 Must-Have Tools for Effective Dynamic Malware Analysis 2024-10-02 at 15:01 By Dynamic malware analysis is a key part of any threat investigation. It involves executing a sample of a malicious program in the isolated environment of a malware sandbox to monitor its behavior and gather actionable indicators. Effective analysis must be fast, in-depth, and

‘Patch yesterday’: Zimbra mail servers under siege through RCE vuln 2024-10-02 at 14:01 By Connor Jones Attacks began the day after public disclosure “Patch yesterday” is the advice from infosec researchers as the latest critical vulnerability affecting Zimbra mail servers is now being mass-exploited.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Andariel Hacking Group Shifts Focus to Financial Attacks on U.S. Organizations 2024-10-02 at 13:46 By Three different organizations in the U.S. were targeted in August 2024 by a North Korean state-sponsored threat actor called Andariel as part of a likely financially motivated attack. “While the attackers didn’t succeed in deploying ransomware on the networks of

Stonefly: Extortion Attacks Continue Against U.S. Targets 2024-10-02 at 13:16 By Threat Hunter Team Attacks continue after indictment naming North Korean suspect. This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

Stonefly: Extortion Attacks Continue Against U.S. Targets 2024-10-02 at 13:16 By Threat Hunter Team Attacks continue after indictment naming North Korean suspect. This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

Stonefly: Extortion Attacks Continue Against U.S. Targets 2024-10-02 at 13:16 By Threat Hunter Team Attacks continue after indictment naming North Korean suspect. This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

Oracle accused of creating ‘maze’ of options ‘hidden’ in ‘contract’ in fresh court filing 2024-10-02 at 12:46 By Lindsay Clark Big Red says claims are baseless and wants case thrown out Oracle faces a class action lawsuit over allegations it has failed to deliver on its promises including a new claim that it “obfuscates” onerous

UK’s Arm-based Isambard 2 supercomputer powers off for good 2024-10-02 at 11:31 By Dan Robinson Isambard 3 and AI sibling set to pick up the torch The UK’s Isambard 2, one of the early Arm-based supercomputers, has officially retired after just a few years of operation. It is superseded by the more powerful Isambard 3

AI agent promotes itself to sysadmin, trashes boot sequence 2024-10-02 at 10:46 By Thomas Claburn Fun experiment, but yeah, don’t pipe an LLM raw into /bin/bash Buck Shlegeris, CEO at Redwood Research, a nonprofit that explores the risks posed by AI, recently learned an amusing but hard lesson in automation when he asked his LLM-powered

The fix for BGP’s weaknesses has big, scary, issues of its own, boffins find 2024-10-02 at 09:46 By Simon Sharwood Bother, given the White House has bet big on RPKI – just like we all rely on immature internet infrastructure that usually works The Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) protocol has “software vulnerabilities, inconsistent specifications,

PyPI Repository Found Hosting Fake Crypto Wallet Recovery Tools That Steal User Data 2024-10-02 at 09:31 By A new set of malicious packages has been unearthed in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masqueraded as cryptocurrency wallet recovery and management services, only to siphon sensitive data and facilitate the theft of valuable digital assets.

Researchers Sound Alarm on Active Attacks Exploiting Critical Zimbra Postjournal Flaw 2024-10-02 at 09:31 By Cybersecurity researchers are warning about active exploitation attempts targeting a newly disclosed security flaw in Synacor’s Zimbra Collaboration. Enterprise security firm Proofpoint said it began observing the activity starting September 28, 2024. The attacks seek to exploit CVE-2024-45519, a severe

FBI claims corrupt LA cops helped crypto CEO’s cash grab 2024-10-02 at 08:31 By Iain Thomson Feds tell thrilling tale of crypto crooks, Facebook scams, fast cars, guns, betrayal … and leg extensions? Adam Iza, the founder of cryptocurrency trading platform Zort, has been charged with tax evasion and conspiracy in a bizarre tale of

Singapore tires of Big Tech’s slow and half-hearted help for abused users 2024-10-02 at 07:16 By Laura Dobberstein PM promises agency to handle complaints as he outlines new digital nation plan Singapore is working on legislation and a dedicated agency that would hold online service providers more accountable for cyber bullying, according to prime minister