The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged a 39-year-old U.K. national for perpetrating a hack-to-trade ****** scheme that netted him nearly $3.75 million in ******** profits.
Robert Westbrook of London was arrested last week and is expected to be extradited to the U.S. to face charges related to securities ******, wire ******, and five counts of computer ******.
According to the courtView the full article
Hold onto your hats, folks, because the cybersecurity world is anything but quiet! Last week, we dodged a bullet when we discovered vulnerabilities in CUPS that could've opened the door to remote attacks. Google's switch to Rust is paying off big time, slashing memory-related vulnerabilities in Android.
But it wasn't all good news – Kaspersky's forced exit from the US market left users with moreView the full article
Critical security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in six different Automatic Tank Gauge (ATG) systems from five manufacturers that could expose them to remote attacks.
"These vulnerabilities pose significant real-world risks, as they could be exploited by malicious actors to cause widespread damage, including physical damage, environmental hazards, and economic losses," Bitsight researcherView the full article
Attackers are increasingly turning to session ********** to get around widespread MFA adoption. The data supports this, as:
147,000 token replay attacks were detected by Microsoft in 2023, a 111% increase year-over-year (Microsoft).
Attacks on session cookies now happen in the same order of magnitude as password-based attacks (Google).
But session ********** isn’t a new technique – soView the full article
Imagine a sophisticated cyberattack cripples your organization’s most critical productivity and collaboration tool — the platform you rely on for daily operations. In the blink of an eye, hackers encrypt your emails, files, and crucial business data stored in Microsoft 365, holding it ******** using ransomware. Productivity grinds to a halt and your IT team races to assess the damage as the clockView the full article
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta €91 million ($101.56 million) as part of a probe into a security lapse in March 2019, when the company disclosed that it had mistakenly stored users' passwords in plaintext in its systems.
The investigation, launched by the DPC the next month, found that the social media giant violated four different articles under the ********* Union'sView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Android app on the Google Play Store that enabled the threat actors behind it to steal approximately $70,000 in cryptocurrency from victims over a ******* of nearly five months.
The dodgy app, identified by Check Point, masqueraded as the legitimate WalletConnect open-source protocol to trick unsuspecting users into downloading it.
"FakeView the full article
U.S. federal prosecutors on Friday unsealed ********* charges against three Iranian nationals who are allegedly employed with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for their targeting of current and former officials to steal sensitive data.
The Department of Justice (DoJ) accused Masoud Jalili, 36, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri, 34, and Yasar (Yaser) Balaghi, 37, of participating in a ***********View the full article
Progress Software has released another round of updates to address six security flaws in WhatsUp Gold, including two critical vulnerabilities.
The issues, the company said, have been resolved in version 24.0.1 released on September 20, 2024. The company has yet to release any details about what the flaws are other than listing their CVE identifiers -
CVE-2024-46905 (CVSS score: 8.8) View the full article
A new set of security vulnerabilities has been disclosed in the OpenPrinting Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) on Linux systems that could permit remote command ********** under certain conditions.
"A remote unauthenticated attacker can silently replace existing printers' (or install new ones) IPP urls with a malicious one, resulting in arbitrary command ********** (on the computer) when a printView the full article
As security technology and threat awareness among organizations improves so do the adversaries who are adopting and relying on new techniques to maximize speed and impact while evading detection.
Ransomware and malware continue to be the method of choice by big game hunting (BGH) cyber **********, and the increased use of hands-on or “interactive intrusion” techniques is especially alarming.View the full article
The threat actor known as Storm-0501 has targeted government, manufacturing, transportation, and law enforcement sectors in the U.S. to stage ransomware attacks.
The multi-stage ******* campaign is designed to compromise hybrid cloud environments and perform lateral movement from on-premises to cloud environment, ultimately resulting in data exfiltration, credential theft, tampering, persistentView the full article
In today's fast-evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity has become a cornerstone of organizational resilience. As cyber threats grow increasingly sophisticated, the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals has never been higher. Whether you're a seasoned cyber professional or just starting your journey, signing up for the GIAC Newsletter ensures you're always informed and equipped forView the full article
Russian-speaking users have been targeted as part of a new campaign distributing a commodity ******* called DCRat (aka DarkCrystal RAT) by means of a technique known as HTML smuggling.
The development marks the first time the malware has been deployed using this method, a departure from previously observed delivery vectors such as compromised or fake websites, or phishing emails bearing PDFView the full article
The U.S. government on Thursday sanctioned two cryptocurrency exchanges and unsealed an indictment against a Russian national for his alleged involvement in the operation of several money laundering services that were offered to cybercriminals.
The virtual currency exchanges, Cryptex and PM2BTC, have been alleged to facilitate the laundering of cryptocurrencies possibly obtained throughView the full article
A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit that, if successfully exploited, could allow threat actors to break out of the confines of a container and gain full access to the underlying host.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-0132, carries a CVSS score of 9.0 out of a maximum of 10.0. It has been addressed in NVIDIA Container Toolkit version v1.16.2 andView the full article
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a set of now patched vulnerabilities in Kia vehicles that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed remote control over key functions simply by using only a license plate.
"These attacks could be ********* remotely on any hardware-equipped vehicle in about 30 seconds, regardless of whether it had an active Kia Connect subscription," securityView the full article
Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed leveraging two new malware strains dubbed KLogEXE and FPSpy.
The activity has been attributed to an adversary tracked as Kimsuky, which is also known as APT43, ARCHIPELAGO, ****** Banshee, Emerald Sleet (formerly Thallium), Sparkling Pisces, Springtail, and Velvet Chollima.
"These samples enhance Sparkling Pisces' already extensive arsenalView the full article
Imagine trying to find a needle in a haystack, but the haystack is on *****, and there are a million other needles you also need to find. That's what dealing with security alerts can feel like.
SIEM was supposed to make this easier, but somewhere along the way, it became part of the problem. Too many alerts, too much noise, and not enough time to actually stop threats.
It's time for a change.View the full article
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Many businesses rely on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) to assess the severity of vulnerabilities for prioritization. While these scores provide some insight into the potential impact of a vulnerability, they don’t factor in real-world threat data, such as the likelihood of exploitation. With new vulnerabilities discovered daily, teams don’t have the time - or the budget - toView the full article
As many as 25 websites linked to the Kurdish ********* have been compromised as part of a watering ***** ******* designed to harvest sensitive information for over a year and a half.
French cybersecurity firm Sekoia, which disclosed details of the campaign dubbed SilentSelfie, described the intrusion set as long-running, with first signs of infection detected as far back as December 2022.
TheView the full article
An advanced threat actor with an India nexus has been observed using multiple cloud service providers to facilitate credential harvesting, malware delivery, and command-and-control (C2).
Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare is tracking the activity under the name SloppyLemming, which is also called Outrider Tiger and Fishing Elephant.
"Between late 2022 to present, SloppyLemmingView the full article
Nation-state threat actors backed by Beijing broke into a "handful" of U.S. internet service providers (ISPs) as part of a cyber espionage campaign orchestrated to glean sensitive information, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
The activity has been attributed to a threat actor that Microsoft tracks as Salt Typhoon, which is also known as FamousSparrow and GhostEmperor.
"InvestigatorsView the full article
Google has revealed that its transition to memory-safe languages such as Rust as part of its secure-by-design approach has led to the percentage of memory-safe vulnerabilities discovered in Android dropping from 76% to 24% over a ******* of six years.
The tech giant said focusing on Safe Coding for new features not only reduces the overall security risk of a codebase, but also makes the switchView the full article
Vienna-based privacy non-profit noyb (short for None Of Your Business) has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority (DPA) against Firefox maker Mozilla for enabling a new feature called Privacy Preserving Attribution (PPA) without explicitly seeking users' consent.
"Contrary to its reassuring name, this technology allows Firefox to track user behavior on websites," noyb saidView the full article
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