The Change Healthcare ransomware attack has impacted the personal information of 100 million US citizens, updated figures from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have revealed. The figure means the attack, which began in February 2024, is the largest known data breach of US healthcare records ever recorded. The HHS Office for
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ESET Research Learn how a rather clumsy cybercrime group wielding buggy malicious tools managed to compromise a number of SMBs in various parts of the world ESET Research 24 Oct 2024 • , 1 min. read Some cybercriminal groups are sophisticated, create advanced schemes, cooperate with other attackers and do everything to stay under the
Oct 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Cryptocurrency The infamous cryptojacking group known as TeamTNT appears to be readying for a new large-scale campaign targeting cloud-native environments for mining cryptocurrencies and renting out breached servers to third-parties. “The group is currently targeting exposed Docker daemons to deploy Sliver malware, a cyber worm, and cryptominers, using compromised
Ukrainian authorities have warned of a mass phishing attack aimed at stealing sensitive personal data of citizens. The attackers, tracked under the identifier UAC-0218, send phishing links purporting to be bills or payment details but actually leads to the download of data stealing malware. Once downloaded, this script searches the victim’s device for documents in
ESET researchers have discovered new Rust-based tooling leading to the deployment of Embargo ransomware. Embargo is a relatively new player in the ransomware scene, first observed by ESET in June 2024. The new toolkit consists of a loader and an EDR killer, named MDeployer and MS4Killer respectively by ESET. MS4Killer is particularly noteworthy as it
Oct 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Artificial Intelligence Apple has publicly made available its Private Cloud Compute (PCC) Virtual Research Environment (VRE), allowing the research community to inspect and verify the privacy and security guarantees of its offering. PCC, which Apple unveiled earlier this June, has been marketed as the “most advanced security architecture ever
Fortinet has confirmed that a critical zero-day vulnerability affecting its FortiManager network management solution is being exploited in the wild. In an October 23 security advisory, the cybersecurity provider shared more information on CVE-2024-47575, a vulnerability allowing threat actors to use a compromised FortiManager device to execute arbitrary code or commands against other FortiManager devices. This
Sometimes, it turns out that the answers we struggled so hard to find were sitting right in front of us for so long that we somehow overlooked them. When the Department of Homeland Security, through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), in coordination with the FBI, issues a cybersecurity warning and prescribes specific action,
Nearly 70% of business leaders believe their employees lack critical cybersecurity knowledge, a sharp increase from 56% in 2023. The figure comes from Fortinet’s latest 2024 Security Awareness and Training Global Research Report, which also suggests that AI-driven cyber-attacks are becoming more difficult for employees to detect. Over 60% of respondents expect a rise in employees
Scams Watch out for schemes where fraudsters trick people into sharing verification codes so they can gain access to their phone numbers Phil Muncaster 21 Oct 2024 • , 5 min. read In our hyper-connected world, technology has transformed the way we communicate, enabling us to connect with anyone, anywhere, at the touch of a
Oct 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new adversarial technique that could be used to jailbreak large language models (LLMs) during the course of an interactive conversation by sneaking in an undesirable instruction between benign ones. The approach has been codenamed Deceptive Delight by Palo Alto Networks Unit
Transak, a fiat-to-crypto payment gateway provider, has reported a security incident which has impacted 92,554 of its users. Attackers gained unauthorized access to one of the firm’s employee laptops through a sophisticated phishing attack. The firm said that the attacker used compromised credentials to log in to the system of a third-party KYC vendor that
Oct 22, 2024Ravie LakshmananIdentity Management / Security Automation Service accounts are vital in any enterprise, running automated processes like managing applications or scripts. However, without proper monitoring, they can pose a significant security risk due to their elevated privileges. This guide will walk you through how to locate and secure these accounts within Active Directory
Australian businesses now have a list of best practices to refer to when using commercial AI products. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) published on October 21 guidance on the use of commercially available AI products. The document explains in detail organizations’ obligations when using personal information in the context of off-the-shelf AI
Oct 21, 2024The Hacker NewsPenetration Testing / API Security Pentest Checklists Are More Important Than Ever Given the expanding attack surface coupled with the increasing sophistication of attacker tactics and techniques, penetration testing checklists have become essential for ensuring thorough assessments across an organization’s attack surface, both internal and external. By providing a structured approach,
Microsoft has uncovered a macOS vulnerability that can enable attackers to gain access to users’ protected data, and warned active exploitation may be taking place. The flaw, dubbed “HM Surf,” allows attackers to bypass the operating system’s Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) technology to access sensitive user data, including browsed pages and the device’s camera,
Video The average time it takes attackers to weaponize a vulnerability, either before or after a patch is released, shrank from 63 days in 2018-2019 to just five days last year 18 Oct 2024 As many as 97 out of the 138 vulnerabilities disclosed as actively exploited in the wild in 2023 were zero-days, according
Oct 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Email Security Unknown threat actors have been observed attempting to exploit a now-patched security flaw in the open-source Roundcube webmail software as part of a phishing attack designed to steal user credentials. Russian cybersecurity company Positive Technologies said it discovered last month that an email was sent to an unspecified
Most of Internet Archive’s services have resumed after a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks took the world’s largest digital library’s website offline several times over the past few days. In a blog post published on October 18, the non-profit confirmed that many services are now up and running, including its Wayback Machine, Archive-It, scanning
In the modern enterprise, data security is often discussed using a complex lexicon of acronyms—DLP, DDR, DSPM, and many others. While these acronyms represent critical frameworks, architectures, and tools for protecting sensitive information, they can also overwhelm those trying to piece together an effective security strategy. This article aims to demystify some of the most
Meta’s Instagram has announced new security measures to protect people on its platform from sextortion scams. Sextortion is a crime where scammers threated to expose intimate imagery of their victims if they do not comply with the criminal’s demands, typically financial payment. These features included hiding follower and following lists from potential sextortion scammers, preventing
Video, Kids Online “Hey, wanna chat?” This innocent phrase can take on a sinister meaning when it comes from an adult to a child online – and even be the start of a predatory relationship 16 Oct 2024 “Hey, wanna chat?” What sounds like a casual and innocent phrase between adults can take a sinister
Oct 18, 2024The Hacker NewsWebinar / Data Protection Picture your company’s data as a vast, complex jigsaw puzzle—scattered across clouds, devices, and networks. Some pieces are hidden, some misplaced, and others might even be missing entirely. Keeping your data secure in today’s fast-evolving landscape can feel like an impossible challenge. But there’s a game-changing solution:
North Korean threat actors have adopted new tactics to escalate fake IT worker insider attacks, including extorting their former employers, researchers from Secureworks have found. The cybersecurity firm said the development, attributed to the Nickel Tapestry threat group, marks a significant deviation from previously established tactics. In many earlier North Korea fake IT worker schemes,
Scams Ever alert to fresh money-making opportunities, fraudsters are blending physical and digital threats to steal drivers’ payment details Phil Muncaster 15 Oct 2024 • , 5 min. read Many countries and regions across the world have been moving quickly on electric cars in recent years. Around 14 million new cars were registered in 2023
An advanced persistent threat (APT) actor with suspected ties to India has sprung forth with a flurry of attacks against high-profile entities and strategic infrastructures in the Middle East and Africa. The activity has been attributed to a group tracked as SideWinder, which is also known as APT-C-17, Baby Elephant, Hardcore Nationalist, Leafperforator, Rattlesnake, Razor
Cyber-threats are escalating beyond the collective ability to defend against them, new UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) head Dr Richard Horne has warned. In his first international speech at Singapore International Cyber Week, Horne said that increased dependence on technology is widening the gap between the escalating threats to societies, critical services, and businesses,
Oct 16, 2024The Hacker NewsArtificial Intelligence / Cybercrime AI from the attacker’s perspective: See how cybercriminals are leveraging AI and exploiting its vulnerabilities to compromise systems, users, and even other AI applications Cybercriminals and AI: The Reality vs. Hype “AI will not replace humans in the near future. But humans who know how to use
A new sophisticated malicious campaign is using an undetected Cerberus Android banking Trojan payload, according to cybersecurity provider Cyble. In a new report published on October 14, Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) identified 15 malicious samples posing as Chrome and Play Store apps from mid-September through the end of October. These samples use a multi-stage
In recent years, the number and sophistication of zero-day vulnerabilities have surged, posing a critical threat to organizations of all sizes. A zero-day vulnerability is a security flaw in software that is unknown to the vendor and remains unpatched at the time of discovery. Attackers exploit these flaws before any defensive measures can be implemented,
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