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LockBit Claims Ransomware Attack on U.S. Federal Reserve

25 June 2024 at 15:16
LockBit ransomware Federal Reserve

The LockBit ransomware group is claiming that it hacked into systems at the U.S. Federal Reserve and stole 33TB of data that it will begin leaking as early as Tuesday if the institution doesn’t pay the unspecified ransom. The notorious cybercriminals announced the attack on its dark web leak site on June 23, giving the..

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Google’s Project Naptime Aims for AI-Based Vulnerability Research

25 June 2024 at 12:35
Google AI LLM vulnerability

Security analysts at Google are developing a framework that they hope will enable large language models (LLMs) to eventually be able to run automated vulnerability research, particularly analyses of malware variants. The analysts with Google’s Project Zero – a group founded a decade ago whose job it is to find zero-day vulnerabilities – have been..

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Rafel RAT Used in 120 Campaigns Targeting Android Device Users

24 June 2024 at 13:33
Android Rafel RAT ransomware

Multiple bad actors are using the Rafel RAT malware in about 120 campaigns aimed at compromising Android devices and launching a broad array of attacks that range from stealing data and deleting files to espionage and ransomware. Rafel RAT is an open-source remote administration tool that is spread through phishing campaigns aimed at convincing targets..

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Social Media Warning Labels, Should You Store Passwords in Your Web Browser?

By: Tom Eston
24 June 2024 at 00:00

In this episode of the Shared Security Podcast, the team debates the Surgeon General’s recent call for social media warning labels and explores the pros and cons. Scott discusses whether passwords should be stored in web browsers, potentially sparking strong opinions. The hosts also provide an update on Microsoft’s delayed release of CoPilot Plus PCs […]

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U.S. Bans Sale of Kaspersky Cybersecurity Software

21 June 2024 at 17:59
IoT checkmark, consumer, act, compliance, cybersecurity

Long simmering suspicions about the loyalty of Kaspersky Software, a cybersecurity firm headquartered in Russia, came to a head this week after the U.S. government banned the sale of the company’s software, effective July 20th, to both companies and individual consumers. In addition, the U.S. Treasury Department has placed sanctions on 12 senior leaders of..

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Report Details Reemergence of Lockbit 3.0 Ransomware Syndicate

20 June 2024 at 19:29
people pointing at laptop keyboard.

An analysis of ransomware attacks claimed to have been perpetrated by cybercriminal syndicates that was published today by NCC Group, a provider of managed security services, finds LockBit 3.0 has reemerged to claim the top spot amongst the most prominent threat actors. Previously dormant following the groups’ takedown by law enforcement officials earlier this year,..

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EU Aims to Ban Math β€” β€˜Chat Control 2.0’ Law is Paused but not Stopped

20 June 2024 at 12:43
β€œOh, won’t somebody please think of the children?”

Ongoing European Union quest to break end-to-end encryption (E2EE) mysteriously disappears.

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Cato Networks Launches SASE Platform for Partners

20 June 2024 at 11:16
SASE, network penetration F5

Cato Networks today launched a framework for IT services partners that promises to make it simple to integrate its secure access service edge (SASE) service with third-party services.

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IRONSCALES Applies Generative AI to Phishing Simulation

19 June 2024 at 13:52
phishing, simulation, AI cybersecurity

IRONSCALES has made generally available a phishing simulation tool that makes use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) to enable cybersecurity teams to create as many as 2,000 simulations of a spear phishing attack in less than an hour.

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Cybersecurity Worker Burnout Costing Businesses Big

19 June 2024 at 08:28
burnout, threats, stress, mental health, CISOs Zoom burnout

The constant vigilance required to protect against evolving threats, and the sheer volume of routine tasks that demand attention contribute significantly to burnout.

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Cybercriminals Target Trump Supporters with Donation Scams

18 June 2024 at 17:47
Trump donation scam

Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is known for aggressively trying to raise money, even sending emails to donors hoping to cash in on setbacks like his conviction late last month on 34 felony counts for illegally influencing the 2016 campaign. Bad actors now are trying to do the same, running donation scams by impersonating the campaign..

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A New Tactic in the Rapid Evolution of QR Code Scams

14 June 2024 at 13:36
QR code phishing

QR codes have been around for three decades, but it wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020 that they got wide use, with restaurants, health care facilities, and other businesses turning to them to customers contactless ways to read menus, buy items, or track the health of people in their buildings. Around the same..

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Netcraft Uses Its AI Platform to Trick and Track Online Scammers

13 June 2024 at 14:00
romance scams generative AI pig butchering

At the RSA Conference last month, Netcraft introduced a generative AI-powered platform designed to interact with cybercriminals to gain insights into the operations of the conversational scams they’re running and disrupt their attacks. At the time, Ryan Woodley, CEO of the London-based company that offers a range of services from phishing detection to brand, domain,..

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Tile/Life360 Breach: β€˜Millions’ of Users’ Data at Risk

13 June 2024 at 13:28
Life360 CEO Chris Hulls

Location tracking service leaks PII, becauseβ€”incompetence? Seems almost TOO easy.

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Connecticut Has Highest Rate of Health Care Data Breaches: Study

13 June 2024 at 09:19
health care data breaches cybersecurity

It’s no secret that hospitals and other health care organizations are among the top targets for cybercriminals. The ransomware attacks this year on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare subsidiary, nonprofit organization Ascension, and most recently the National Health Service in England illustrate not only the damage to these organizations’ infrastructure and the personal health data that’s..

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CyberDragon Hacking Group Shuts Down Multiple South Korean Sites for Support, Aid to Ukraine

South Korea Cyber Attack

A notorious Chinese hacking group has reportedly gone on a cyber offensive against South Korea and targeted most of the country’s Government and financial sites. The CyberDragon hacking group has a mixture of Chinese and Russian ties and has been critically targeting countries that have been condemning Russia for the ongoing war in Ukraine. South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol had recently confirmed his country's participation in a Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland this weekend to rally support for the country ending its war with Russia. Last year, Seoul had increased its Ukraine Aid package to $394 Million For 2024.

Government, Financial Sites Attacked by CyberDragon Hacking Group

Irked by its support being garnered against Russia, CyberDragon launched an extensive cyberattack on key South Korean sites and criticized the country for its alleged promotion of Russophobia. CyberDragon In its post on darkweb, CyberDragon said, β€œWe are joining the β€œSouth Korean Company”. This is a country that has long been promoting Russophobia by supporting the Kyiv regime.” The list of websites reportedly targetted by CyberDragon include: Shinhan Financial Group: It was founded in September 2001 and is one of South Korea's big five financial groups. Its subsidiaries provide a full range of financial services, including banking, securities, life insurance, and investment banking. State Korean Import-Export Bank KEXIM: Β The Export-Import Bank of Korea, also commonly known as the Korea Eximbank (KEXIM), is the official export credit agency of South Korea. The bank was first established in 1976. Its primary purpose is to support South Korea's export-led economy by providing loans, financing mega projects and thereby facilitating economic cooperation with other countries. [caption id="attachment_77014" align="alignnone" width="1600"]CyberDragon Hacking Group Home Page of Korea Eximbank[/caption] Korea Customs Service: The Korea Customs Service was established in 1970 and is one of tax organizations in South Korea and is run under the Ministry of Economy and Finance. The headquarters is in Seo District, Daejeon. Korean National Police:Β The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA), also known as the Korean National Police (KNP), is one of the national police organizations in South Korea. It is run under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and is headquartered in Seodaemun, Seoul. National Tax Service: It is the tax organization in South Korea and is run under the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Its headquarters is in Sejong City. Like many of the previous attacks carried out by the Cyberdragon hacking group, it is unclear if sensitive data of the organisations listed above was compromised. Prima Facie, it looks like the group carried out a DDoS attack meant to disrupt the platform’s services. None of the organizations have publicly responded to the alleged breach. Most of the organizations too seem to have restored the functioning of its websites, hours after the group claimed to have carried out a cyberattack.

Previous Operations by CyberDragon Hacking Group

The CyberDragon group gained popularity after it took down the website and app for almost 24 hours after a massive data breach in March 2024. CyberDragon had then posted evidence of the attack on its TOR platform but LinkedIn didn’t comment on the attack. The peculiar hacking actor has both Chinese and Russian ties. It carries out cyberattacks with many pro-Russian hackers and most of its statements are posted in Russian. Both China and Russia are global allies and the targets of CyberDragon indicate their ideological and political affiliations. This scenario is, however, not new in the cybercrime world. Organizations around the world must deal with the fallout of cyberattacks by groups like CyberDragon. Their attacks indicate why it is crucial to remain vigilant and implement stringent security measures against cyberattacks.

Ransomware Group Jumps on PHP Vulnerability

12 June 2024 at 11:43
PHP ransomware vulnerability

A long-running ransomware campaign that has been targeting Windows and Linux systems since 2019 is the latest example of how closely threat groups track public disclosures of vulnerabilities and proofs-of-concept (PoCs) and how quickly they move in to exploit them. The PHP Group last week disclosed a high-severity flaw – tracked as CVE-2024-4577 and with..

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Network Equipment, IoT Devices are Big Security Risks: Forescout

11 June 2024 at 14:09
Forescout networking equipment IoT security risks

IT systems – and this year networking equipment in particular – continue to pose the most security risk for organizations, but it is the vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices that are quickly moving up the ladder, according to researchers with Forescout’s Verdere Labs researchers. In this year’s Riskiest Connected Devices report released this week,..

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Microsoft, Google Come to the Aid of Rural Hospitals

11 June 2024 at 11:56
CSPM, ASPM, CISA cybersecurity healthcare

Microsoft and Google will provide free or low-cost cybersecurity tools and services to rural hospitals in the United States at a time when health care facilities are coming under increasing attack by ransomware gangs and other threat groups. For independent rural and critical access hospitals, Microsoft will provide grants and as much as 75% discounts..

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Ticketmaster is Tip of Iceberg: 165+ Snowflake Customers Hacked

11 June 2024 at 11:15
Snowflake CISO Brad Jones

Not our fault, says CISO: β€œUNC5537” breached at least 165 Snowflake instances, including Ticketmaster, LendingTree and, allegedly, Advance Auto Parts.

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