πŸ›‘ Cybersecurity & Privacy πŸ›‘ - News
26.7K subscribers
89.8K links
πŸ—ž The finest daily news on cybersecurity and privacy.

πŸ”” Daily releases.

πŸ’» Is your online life secure?

πŸ“© lalilolalo.dev@gmail.com
Download Telegram
🧠 Brands are changing cybersecurity strategies due to AI threats 🧠

 Over the past 18 months, AI has changed how we do many things in our work and professional lives from helping us write emails to affecting how we approach cybersecurity. A recent Voice of SecOps 2024 study found that AI was a huge reason for many shifts in cybersecurity over the past 12 months. The post Brands are changing cybersecurity strategies due to AI threats appeared first on Security Intelligence.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "Security Intelligence"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ–‹οΈ DarkGate Malware Exploits Samba File Shares in Short-Lived Campaign πŸ–‹οΈ

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a shortlived DarkGate malware campaign that leveraged Samba file shares to initiate the infections. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said the activity spanned the months of March and April 2024, with the infection chains using servers running publicfacing Samba file shares hosting Visual Basic Script VBS and JavaScript files. Targets included North.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "The Hacker News"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ–‹οΈ Australian Defence Force Private and Husband Charged with Espionage for Russia πŸ–‹οΈ

Two Russianborn Australian citizens have been arrested and charged in the country for spying on behalf of Russia as part of a "complex" law enforcement operation codenamed BURGAZADA. This includes a 40yearold woman, an Australian Defence Force ADF Army Private, and her husband, a 62yearold selfemployed laborer. Media reports have identified them as Kira Korolev and Igor Korolev,.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "The Hacker News"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ–‹οΈ Ever Wonder How Hackers Really Steal Passwords? Discover Their Tactics in This Webinar πŸ–‹οΈ

In today's digital age, passwords serve as the keys to our most sensitive information, from social media accounts to banking and business systems. This immense power brings with it significant responsibilityand vulnerability. Most people don't realize their credentials have been compromised until the damage is done. Imagine waking up to drained bank accounts, stolen identities, or a company's.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "The Hacker News"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ–‹οΈ Critical Exim Mail Server Vulnerability Exposes Millions to Malicious Attachments πŸ–‹οΈ

A critical security issue has been disclosed in the Exim mail transfer agent that could enable threat actors to deliver malicious attachments to target users' inboxes. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE202439929, has a CVSS score of 9.1 out of 10.0. It has been addressed in version 4.98. "Exim through 4.97.1 misparses a multiline RFC 2231 header filename, and thus remote attackers can bypass.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "The Hacker News"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ“” Hackers Downloaded Call Logs from Cloud Platform in AT&T Breach πŸ“”

ATT discloses data breach where hackers accessed customer call logs from a cloud platform in April.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ‘Ž1
πŸ“” Indiana County Files Disaster Declaration Following Ransomware Attack πŸ“”

Clay County, Indiana, said a ransomware attack has prevented the administration of critical services, leading to a disaster declaration being filed.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ“” Snowflake Breach at Advance Auto Parts Hits 2.3 Million People πŸ“”

Advance Auto Parts has confirmed a breach of its Snowflake account will impact millions.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ GitLab Sends Users Scrambling Again With New CI/CD Pipeline Takeover Vuln πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

The bug CVE20246385 is similar but not identical to a critical flaw GitLab patched just two weeks ago.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "Dark Reading"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ AT&T Breach May Also Impact Millions of Boost, Cricket, H2O Customers πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

In the scrum, countless call and text records leaked, other cell companies caught strays, the DoJ became involved, and someone has already been arrested.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "Dark Reading"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Australian Spycatchers Snatch Pair of Married Russian Operatives πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Both are accused of espionage and face a maximum penalty of 15 years imprisonment each for their crimes.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "Dark Reading"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Unprecedented: Cloud Giants, Feds Team on Unified Security Intelligence πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

The Cloud Safe Task Force aims to unite the US government and cloud service providers, like Amazon, Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Oracle, to provide a "National Cyber Feed" a continuous threatmonitoring tool for federal agencies.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "Dark Reading"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ CISA, FBI Warn of OS Command-Injection Vulnerabilities πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Agencies say flaws are preventable and can be addressed with securebydesign principles.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "Dark Reading"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
🦿 Massive AT&T Hack Exposed β€˜Nearly All’ Customer Phone Numbers 🦿

Businesses and individuals with ATT accounts from May 1, 2022 to October 31, 2022 and on January 2, 2023 will be notified if their data was affected.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "Tech Republic"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
β™ŸοΈ Crooks Steal Phone, SMS Records for Nearly All AT&T Customers β™ŸοΈ

ATT Corp. disclosed today that a new data breach has exposed phone call and text message records for roughly 110 million people nearly all of its customers. ATT said it delayed disclosing the incident in response to "national security and public safety concerns," noting that some of the records included data that could be used to determine where a call was made or text message sent. ATT also acknowledged the customer records were exposed in a cloud database that was protected only by a username and password no multifactor authentication needed.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "Krebs on Security"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ–‹οΈ AT&T Confirms Data Breach Affecting Nearly All Wireless Customers πŸ–‹οΈ

American telecom service provider ATT has confirmed that threat actors managed to access data belonging to "nearly all" of its wireless customers as well as customers of mobile virtual network operators MVNOs using ATT's wireless network. "Threat actors unlawfully accessed an ATT workspace on a thirdparty cloud platform and, between April 14 and April 25, 2024, exfiltrated.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "The Hacker News"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸš€ Should ransomware payments be banned? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe πŸš€

The issue of whether to ban ransomware payments is a hotly debated topic in cybersecurity and policy circles. What are the implications of outlawing these payments, and would the ban be effective?.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "ESET - WeLiveSecurity"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ€”1
πŸ“’ MSP security confidence remains high despite facing a torrent of cyber threats πŸ“’

A concerningly high number of MSPs have experienced a security breach in the last year, but confidence on their ability to respond still remains upbeat.

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "ITPro"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
πŸ‘1
🦿 How to Become an Expert at SELinux 🦿

SELinux stands for SecurityEnhanced Linux. It is a Linux kernel security model that provides a hardened set of access control security policies for the Linux operating system. SELinux tends to get a bad rap, because it often seems to go out of its way to prevent legitimate applications from working. This guide, created by Jack ...

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "Tech Republic"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
🦿 Encryption Policy 🦿

Encryption is vital for securing data, whether in transit or stored on devices. It can provide peace of mind that communications will not be intercepted and that sensitive information stored on devices cant be exfiltrated in the event of loss or theft. This policy from TechRepublic Premium provides guidelines for adopting encryption technologies for organizational ...

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "Tech Republic"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity
🦿 How to Spot a Phishing Email Attempt 🦿

Phishing attacks are one of the most common types of data breach attempts, with 31,000 phishing attacks launching every single day, according to cybersecurity firm SlashNext. Furthermore, 77 of cybersecurity professionals report being targeted by phishing attacks, proving just how widespread these attacks are. The rise of ChatGPT and similar generative AI tools has made ...

πŸ“– Read more.

πŸ”— Via "Tech Republic"

----------
πŸ‘οΈ Seen on @cibsecurity