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Hacker Leaks Samsung Customer Data

Hacker leaks 270,000 customer tickets allegedly stolen from Samsung Germany using long-compromised credentials. The post Hacker Leaks Samsung Customer Data appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Hacker Leaks Samsung Customer Data

9-Year-Old NPM Crypto Package Hijacked for Information Theft

Nearly a dozen crypto packages on NPM, including one published 9 years ago, have been hijacked to deliver infostealers. The post 9-Year-Old NPM Crypto Package Hijacked for Information Theft appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

New Issuance Requirements Improve HTTPS Certificate Validation

HTTPS certificate issuance now requires Multi-Perspective Issuance Corroboration and linting to improve validation. The post New Issuance Requirements Improve HTTPS Certificate Validation appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: New Issuance Requirements…

Morphing Meerkat Phishing Kits Target Over 100 Brands

A threat actor tracked as Morphing Meerkat abuses DNS mail exchange (MX) records to deliver spoofed login pages. The post Morphing Meerkat Phishing Kits Target Over 100 Brands appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…

Splunk Patches Dozens of Vulnerabilities

Splunk patches high-severity remote code execution and information disclosure flaws in Splunk Enterprise and Secure Gateway App. The post Splunk Patches Dozens of Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Splunk…

Russian Espionage Group Using Ransomware in Attacks

Russian-speaking espionage group RedCurl has been deploying ransomware on victims’ networks in a recent campaign. The post Russian Espionage Group Using Ransomware in Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Russian…

The Importance of Allyship for Women in Cyber

Interview with Taylor Pyle, a Cybersecurity Engineer at Viasat on her experience with both cyber and mentorship. The post The Importance of Allyship for Women in Cyber appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

The Importance of Allyship For Women in Cyber

Interview with Taylor Pyle, a Cybersecurity Engineer at Viasat on her experience with both cyber and mentorship. The post The Importance of Allyship For Women in Cyber appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

GetReal Security Raises $17.5 Million to Tackle Gen-AI Threats

GetReal Security has raised $17.5 million in series A funding to combat deepfakes, impersonation, and other AI-generated threats. The post GetReal Security Raises $17.5 Million to Tackle Gen-AI Threats appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

T-Mobile Coughed Up $33 Million in SIM Swap Lawsuit

T-Mobile paid $33 million in a private arbitration process over a SIM swap attack leading to cryptocurrency theft. The post T-Mobile Coughed Up $33 Million in SIM Swap Lawsuit appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

OpenAI Offering $100K Bounties for Critical Vulnerabilities

OpenAI has raised its maximum bug bounty payout to $100,000 (up from $20,000) for high-impact flaws in its infrastructure and products. The post OpenAI Offering $100K Bounties for Critical Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from…

AMTSO Releases Sandbox Evaluation Framework

AMTSO has developed a Sandbox Evaluation Framework to standardize the testing of malware analysis solutions.  The post AMTSO Releases Sandbox Evaluation Framework appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: AMTSO Releases Sandbox…

Island Banks $250M Series E for Enterprise Browser

The late-stage startup said the round was led Coatue Management and brings Island’s total external funding to approximately $730 million. The post Island Banks $250M Series E for Enterprise Browser appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

macOS Users Warned of New Versions of ReaderUpdate Malware

macOS users are targeted with multiple versions of the ReaderUpdate malware written in Crystal, Nim, Rust, and Go programming languages. The post macOS Users Warned of New Versions of ReaderUpdate Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed…

Critical Next.js Vulnerability in Hacker Crosshairs

Threat actors have started probing servers impacted by a critical-severity vulnerability in the web application development framework Next.js. The post Critical Next.js Vulnerability in Hacker Crosshairs appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…

Microsoft Adds AI Agents to Security Copilot

Microsoft has expanded the capabilities of Security Copilot with AI agents tackling data security, phishing, and identity management. The post Microsoft Adds AI Agents to Security Copilot appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

Numotion Data Breach Impacts Nearly 500,000 People

Email-related data breach suffered by wheelchair and other mobility equipment provider Numotion affects almost 500,000 individuals.  The post Numotion Data Breach Impacts Nearly 500,000 People appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…

Chinese APT Weaver Ant Targeting Telecom Providers in Asia

Weaver Ant, a cyberespionage-focused APT operating out of China, is targeting telecom providers for persistent access. The post Chinese APT Weaver Ant Targeting Telecom Providers in Asia appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

Russian Firm Offers $4 Million for Telegram Exploits

A Russian exploit acquisition firm says it is willing to pay up to $4 million for full-chain exploits targeting the popular messaging service Telegram. The firm, Operation Zero, is known for selling zero-day exploits exclusively to Russian government and private…

Webinar Tomorrow: Which Security Testing Approach is Right for You?

Understand whether BAS, Automated Penetration Testing, or the combined approach of Adversarial Exposure Validation (AEV) aligns best with your organization’s unique security needs. The post Webinar Tomorrow: Which Security Testing Approach is Right for You? appeared first on SecurityWeek. This…

US Lifts Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash

The US Department of the Treasury has removed sanctions against the fully decentralized cryptocurrency mixer service Tornado Cash. The post US Lifts Sanctions Against Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…

Albabat Ransomware Expands Targets, Abuses GitHub

New versions of the Albabat ransomware target Windows, Linux, and macOS, and retrieve configuration files from GitHub. The post Albabat Ransomware Expands Targets, Abuses GitHub appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…

Industry Reactions to Google Buying Wiz: Feedback Friday

Industry professionals comment on Google acquiring cloud security giant Wiz for $32 billion in cash. The post Industry Reactions to Google Buying Wiz: Feedback Friday appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…

Dataminr Raises $85 Million for AI-Powered Information Platform

Real-time event and risk detection firm Dataminr has raised $85 million from NightDragon and HSBC to accelerate AI development. The post Dataminr Raises $85 Million for AI-Powered Information Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

CISA Warns of Exploited Nakivo Vulnerability

CISA has added an absolute path traversal bug in Nakivo Backup and Replication to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list. The post CISA Warns of Exploited Nakivo Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

Veeam Patches Critical Vulnerability in Backup & Replication

Veeam has released patches for a critical-severity remote code execution vulnerability in Backup & Replication. The post Veeam Patches Critical Vulnerability in Backup & Replication appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…

500,000 Impacted by Pennsylvania Teachers Union Data Breach

Pennsylvania State Education Association says the personal information of over 500,000 individuals was stolen in a data breach. The post 500,000 Impacted by Pennsylvania Teachers Union Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…

Hackers Target Cisco Smart Licensing Utility Vulnerabilities

SANS is seeing attempts to exploit two critical Cisco Smart Licensing Utility vulnerabilities tracked as CVE-2024-20439 and CVE-2024-20440. The post Hackers Target Cisco Smart Licensing Utility Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

Paragon Spyware Attacks Exploited WhatsApp Zero-Day

Attacks involving Paragon’s Graphite spyware involved a WhatsApp zero-day that could be exploited without any user interaction. The post Paragon Spyware Attacks Exploited WhatsApp Zero-Day  appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…

Chinese Hacking Group MirrorFace Targeting Europe

Chinese hacking group MirrorFace has targeted a Central European diplomatic institute with the Anel backdoor and AsyncRAT. The post Chinese Hacking Group MirrorFace Targeting Europe appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…

Scareware Combined With Phishing in Attacks Targeting macOS Users

A long-running campaign phishing for credentials through scareware recently switched to targeting macOS users. The post Scareware Combined With Phishing in Attacks Targeting macOS Users appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article:…

Microsoft Warns of New StilachiRAT Malware

Microsoft has shared details on StilachiRAT, an evasive and persistent piece of malware that facilitates sensitive data theft. The post Microsoft Warns of New StilachiRAT Malware appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…

AI Is Turbocharging Organized Crime, EU Police Agency Warns

AI and other technologies “are a catalyst for crime, and drive criminal operations’ efficiency by amplifying their speed, reach, and sophistication,” the report said. The post AI Is Turbocharging Organized Crime, EU Police Agency Warns appeared first on SecurityWeek. This…

New Cloudflare Service Provides Real-Time Threat Intelligence

Cloudflare launches Cloudforce Threat Events Feed, a service designed to provide security teams with real-time threat intelligence. The post New Cloudflare Service Provides Real-Time Threat Intelligence appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…

ChatGPT Vulnerability Exploited Against US Government Organizations

A year-old vulnerability in ChatGPT is being exploited against financial entities and US government organizations. The post ChatGPT Vulnerability Exploited Against US Government Organizations appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: ChatGPT…

8,000 New WordPress Vulnerabilities Reported in 2024

Nearly 8,000 new vulnerabilities affecting the WordPress ecosystem were reported last year, nearly all in plugins and themes. The post 8,000 New WordPress Vulnerabilities Reported in 2024 appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

100 Car Dealerships Hit by Supply Chain Attack

The websites of over 100 auto dealerships were found serving malicious ClickFix code in a supply chain compromise. The post 100 Car Dealerships Hit by Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…

Popular GitHub Action Targeted in Supply Chain Attack

The tj-actions/changed-files GitHub Action, which is used in 23,000 repositories, has been targeted in a supply chain attack. The post Popular GitHub Action Targeted in Supply Chain Attack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…

ClickFix Widely Adopted by Cybercriminals, APT Groups

The ClickFix technique has been employed by cybercrime and APT groups for information stealer and other malware deployment. The post ClickFix Widely Adopted by Cybercriminals, APT Groups appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…

FreeType Zero-Day Being Exploited in the Wild

Meta’s Facebook security team warns of live exploitation of a zero-day vulnerability in the open-source FreeType library.  The post FreeType Zero-Day Being Exploited in the Wild appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…

Cisco Patches 10 Vulnerabilities in IOS XR

Cisco has released patches for 10 vulnerabilities in IOS XR, including five denial-of-service (DoS) bugs. The post Cisco Patches 10 Vulnerabilities in IOS XR appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Cisco…

Microsoft Warns of Hospitality Sector Attacks Involving ClickFix

A cybercrime group named Storm-1865 has targeted hospitality organizations via fake Booking.com emails and the use of social engineering. The post Microsoft Warns of Hospitality Sector Attacks Involving ClickFix appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

DeepSeek’s Malware-Generation Capabilities Put to Test

Researchers have analyzed the ability of the Chinese gen-AI DeepSeek to create malware such as ransomware and keyloggers. The post DeepSeek’s Malware-Generation Capabilities Put to Test appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…