How to make your web apps resistant to social engineering

There are things that you can do to make your web apps more resistant to social engineering. Learn more from Outpost24 on securing your web applications. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-to-make-your-web-apps-resistant-to-social-engineering/

 UnitedHealth: Change Healthcare cyberattack caused $872 million loss

UnitedHealth Group reported an $872 million impact on its Q1 earnings due to the ransomware attack disrupting the U.S. healthcare system since February. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/unitedhealth-change-healthcare-cyberattack-caused-872-million-loss/

 PuTTY SSH client flaw allows recovery of cryptographic private keys

A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-31497 in PuTTY 0.68 through 0.80 could potentially allow attackers with access to 60 cryptographic signatures to recover the private key used for their generation. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/putty-ssh-client-flaw-allows-recovery-of-cryptographic-private-keys/

 Cisco warns of large-scale brute-force attacks against VPN services

Cisco warns about a large-scale credential brute-forcing campaign targeting VPN and SSH services on Cisco, CheckPoint, Fortinet, SonicWall, and Ubiquiti devices worldwide. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-warns-of-large-scale-brute-force-attacks-against-vpn-services/

 Google to crack down on third-party YouTube apps that block ads

YouTube announced yesterday that third-party applications that block ads while watching YouTube videos violates its Terms of Service (ToS), and it will soon start taking action against the apps. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-to-crack-down-on-third-party-youtube-apps-that-block-ads/

 Exploit released for Palo Alto PAN-OS bug used in attacks, patch now

Exploit code is now available for a maximum severity and actively exploited vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks' PAN-OS firewall software. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/exploit-released-for-palo-alto-pan-os-bug-used-in-attacks-patch-now/

 Ivanti warns of critical flaws in its Avalanche MDM solution

Ivanti has released security updates to fix 27 vulnerabilities in its Avalanche mobile device management (MDM) solution, two of them critical heap overflows that can be exploited for remote command execution. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ivanti-warns-of-critical-flaws-in-its-avalanche-mdm-solution/

 Cerebral to pay $7 million settlement in Facebook pixel data leak case

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with telehealth firm Cerebral in which the company will pay $7,000,000 over allegations of mishandling people's sensitive health data. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cerebral-to-pay-7-million-settlement-in-facebook-pixel-data-leak-case/

 T-Mobile, Verizon workers get texts offering $300 for SIM swaps

Criminals are now texting T-Mobile and Verizon employees on their personal and work phones, trying to tempt them with cash to perform SIM swaps. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/t-mobile-verizon-workers-get-texts-offering-300-for-sim-swaps/

 UK e-visa rollout begins today: no more immigration cards for millions

Starting today, millions living in the UK will receive email invitations to sign up for an e-visa account that will replace their physical immigration documents like Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs). The move is, according to the Home Office, "a key step in creating a modernised and digital border." [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/uk-e-visa-rollout-begins-today-no-more-immigration-cards-for-millions/

 Microsoft: New Copilot app added by Edge doesn’t collect data

Microsoft says the new Copilot app, added by recent Edge updates to the list of installed Windows apps, doesn't collect or relay data to its servers. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-new-copilot-app-added-by-edge-doesnt-collect-data/

 Multiple botnets exploiting one-year-old TP-Link flaw to hack routers

At least six distinct botnet malware operations are hunting for TP-Link Archer AX21 (AX1800) routers vulnerable to a command injection security issue reported and addressed last year. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/multiple-botnets-exploiting-one-year-old-tp-link-flaw-to-hack-routers/

 Russian Sandworm hackers pose as hacktivists in water utility breaches

The Sandworm hacking group associated with Russian military intelligence has been hiding attacks and operations behind multiple online personas posing as hacktivist groups. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-sandworm-hackers-pose-as-hacktivists-in-water-utility-breaches/

 Cisco discloses root escalation flaw with public exploit code

Cisco has released patches for a high-severity Integrated Management Controller (IMC) vulnerability with public exploit code that can let local attackers escalate privileges to root. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-discloses-root-escalation-flaw-with-public-exploit-code/

 Moldovan charged for operating botnet used to push ransomware

The U.S. Justice Department charged Moldovan national Alexander Lefterov, the owner and operator of a large-scale botnet that infected thousands of computers across the United States. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/moldovan-charged-for-operating-botnet-used-to-push-ransomware/

 FIN7 targets American automaker’s IT staff in phishing attacks

The financially motivated threat actor FIN7 targeted a large U.S. car maker with spear-phishing emails for employees in the IT department to infect systems with the Anunak backdoor. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fin7-targets-american-automakers-it-staff-in-phishing-attacks/

 Hackers hijack OpenMetadata apps in Kubernetes cryptomining attacks

In an ongoing Kubernetes cryptomining campaign, attackers target OpenMetadata workloads using critical remote code execution and authentication vulnerabilities. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-hijack-openmetadata-apps-in-kubernetes-cryptomining-attacks/

 SoumniBot malware exploits Android bugs to evade detection

A new Android banking malware named 'SoumniBot' is using a less common obfuscation approach by exploiting weaknesses in the Android manifest extraction and parsing procedure. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/soumnibot-malware-exploits-android-bugs-to-evade-detection/

 LabHost phishing service with 40,000 domains disrupted, 37 arrested

The LabHost phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform has been disrupted in a year-long global law enforcement operation that compromised the infrastructure and arrested 37 suspects, among them the original developer. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/labhost-phishing-service-with-40-000-domains-disrupted-37-arrested/

 Cybercriminals pose as LastPass staff to hack password vaults

LastPass is warning of a malicious campaign targeting its users with the CryptoChameleon phishing kit that is associated with cryptocurrency theft. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cybercriminals-pose-as-lastpass-staff-to-hack-password-vaults/