AI promises considerable benefits however there’s still a lot of confusion surrounding the topic, particularly around the terms generative AI and predictive AI.
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A threat group dubbed Unfurling Hemlock infects targeted campaign with a single compressed file that, once executed, launches a 'cluster bomb' of as many as 10 pieces of malware that include loaders, stealers, and backdoors.
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Chinese fast-fashion-cum-junk retailer “is a data-theft business.”
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Microsoft details Skeleton Key, a new jailbreak technique in which a threat actor can convince an AI model to ignore its built-in safeguards and respond to requests for harmful, illegal, or offensive requests that might otherwise have been refused.
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The fake video appears to stem from an edit of a podcast video where Trump joined the YouTuber to speak on various issues, including the election, U.S. politics, his personal life and his opponent. The edited fake video shared a QR code and website (donaldtrump[.]gives) where viewers could be tricked into making donations.
The website incorporates official Trump campaign branding for the 2024 presidential election, sharing instructions for participation in the "unique event," a multiplier to lure visitors with calculations on how much cryptocurrency they would receive in return for their donation, and a "live" feed of ongoing donations made to the shared cryptocurrency addresses.
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Cryptocurrency addresses involved with the scam[/caption]
"During this unique event, you have the opportunity to take a share of 2,000 BTC & 50,000 ETH & 500,000,000 DOGE & 50,000,000 USDT. Have a look at the rules and don't miss out on this. You can only participate once!" the scam website stated.
According to details from a WhoIs lookup, the website appears to have been registered on June 27th, the same day as the Presidential debate, using a Russian registrant.
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It is unknown if the live transaction feed featured on the scam website reflects actual real-time transactions. The full extent and the victim count from this cryptocurrency scam is unknown; details of the campaign have been sent to CRIL (Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs) researchers for further investigation.
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The campaign highlights the threat of Artificial Intelligence content to election-related processes, legitimate campaign donations and impersonation of candidates or well-known figures. In a recent incident, crypto scammers had taken over the YouTube channel of Channel 7 News Australia to use a deepfake Elon Musk to promote dubious crypto investments.
Navigating the landscape of customer interactions is a delicate balancing act that requires constant calibration between security and operability (or usability, if speaking from a customer’s perspective).
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Let’s examine why so many applications remain vulnerable despite high-severity warnings and how to minimize the threat to your organization.
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The rate of cyberattacks is rising as the threat level continues to evolve, according to BlackBerry Limited’s latest Global Threat Intelligence Report.
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Arrested data officer Kangkong (Source: www.onenews.ph)[/caption]
The hacker acknowledged the serious consequences of his actions, including the potential exposure of sensitive data of soldiers to foreign entities. "That's when I realized that we have many enemies and we should not be going against each other," Kangkong stated.
The officer revealed in an interview with ABS-CBN that he had left specific pictures on compromised websites as proof of his involvement.
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The debugger output from the test environment showed that the server was throwing exceptions and attempting to access files in unexpected ways. Upon further investigation, the researchers discovered that the vulnerability could be exploited by providing a valid file path instead of the SSH public key during authentication. This led to the server attempting to access the file, giving the attacker unauthorized access to the system.
The researchers shared the following steps on exploiting the vulnerability:
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Ensuring the security of your customers’ and partners’ data is paramount in today’s digital environment. That’s why Service Organization Control 2 (SOC 2®) compliance has emerged as a widely recognized cybersecurity audit framework. SOC 2® reporting has been adopted by more businesses to demonstrate their commitment to strong cybersecurity practices. Let’s explore what a SOC 2® report...
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It linked to a "whitepaper" – a document explaining the project's tech and goals. But that link led nowhere useful. Instead of details, it dumped visitors on the official Olympics website. Red flag number one.
A Twitter account and Telegram channel pushed followers to buy tokens ASAP. When the original site got shut down, a near-identical one (olympictokensolana[.]com) popped up under a new name. The researchers spotted at least ten other websites using 2024 Olympics-associated branding to lure victims into ICO scams; some of them were shut down shortly after their discovery.
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The researchers remarked that AI-generated images are becoming increasingly common in such ICO scams, as they offer a cost-effective and time-efficient way to create convincing lures. Cybercriminals can use AI to generate text, correct spelling and grammatical errors, and even create sentences in languages they do not speak.
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The researchers spotted at least three other ICO Olympics scam websites employing the usage of AI-generated imagery for promotion.
Researchers have identified three distinct nation-state campaigns leveraging advanced highly evasive and adaptive threat (HEAT) tactics.
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Cloud security has become a major focus for organizations worldwide as they battle with a growing number of data breaches and application sprawl that makes defense more complicated.
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Most organizations are uncertain about the effectiveness of their cybersecurity investments, despite increasing budgets and rampant cyber incidents, according to Optiv’s 2024 Threat and Risk Management Report.
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The malware, which was designed to interfere with BitTorrent traffic, was allegedly used to monitor and control the internet activities of KT subscribers. The police believe that the motive behind this hacking was to reduce network-related costs, as torrent transfers can be costly for internet service providers. KT, however, claims that it was merely trying to manage traffic on its network to ensure a smooth user experience.
KT instead stated that the Webhard services were malicious, however after the the Gyeonggi Southern District Office conducted raids on KT facilities, they believe the ISP may have violated communications and network laws. A police follow-up investigation stated that KT operated a dedicated team responsible for developing, distributing, and operating the malware program.
The hacking was traced to KT's Bundang IDC Center, one of its data centers. Over five months, an estimated 20,000 PCs were infected daily. The malware reportedly created strange folders, made files invisible, and disabled web hard programs.
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The compromised Polyfill code dynamically generates malware based on HTTP headers, potentially utilizing multiple attack vectors. Researchers from Sansec decoded one variant that redirects mobile users to a sports betting site using a fake Google Analytics domain. The malware employs sophisticated techniques and defenses against reverse engineering to evade detection, including:
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Experts have set up a domain (polykill.io) to warn against the compromise of the project and have recommend the following steps for website owners:
"There are many risks associated with allowing an unknown foreign entity to manage and serve JavaScript within your web application. They can quietly observe user traffic, and if malicious intent were taken, they can potentially steal usernames, passwords and credit card information directly as users enter the information in the web browser."CloudFlare had also published its findings and recommendations in response to concerns over the compromise of domains. The company stated in a blog article:
The concerns are that any website embedding a link to the original polyfill.io domain, will now be relying on Funnull to maintain and secure the underlying project to avoid the risk of a supply chain attack. Such an attack would occur if the underlying third party is compromised or alters the code being served to end users in nefarious ways, causing, by consequence, all websites using the tool to be compromised."This incident serves as a stark reminder of the security implications of relying on external code libraries/third-party scripts and the importance of vigilance in maintaining website integrity, plus the potential malicious takeover of massively deployed projects. Media Disclaimer: This report is based on internal and external research obtained through various means. The information provided is for reference purposes only, and users bear full responsibility for their reliance on it. The Cyber Express assumes no liability for the accuracy or consequences of using this information.
Threat actors can cover up their espionage activity by deploying ransomware or simply get some financial gain in the process.
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30,000 websites at risk: Check yours ASAP! (800 Million Ostriches Can’t Be Wrong.)
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A report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) highlighted an urgent need to address critical cybersecurity challenges facing the nation.
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In the first quarter of 2024, nearly half of all security incidents our team responded to involved multi-factor authentication (MFA) issues, according to the latest Cisco Talos report.
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Red Teaming security assessments aim to demonstrate to clients how attackers in the real world might link together various exploits and attack methods to reach their objectives.
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By introducing a mobile device management (MDM) platform into the existing infrastructure, administrators gain the ability to restrict sideloading on managed devices.
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Snowflakes has become the latest corporate victim in a cyberattack but how it is playing out is a little different than many breaches.
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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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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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Copying users’ files and deleting some? Even a cartoon hound knows this isn’t fine.
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Effective April 30, 2024 Airbnb, the global vacation rental giant, announced a significant policy change: the prohibition of all indoor security cameras in its listings worldwide. This decision, aims to bolster the privacy of guests and address longstanding concerns about hidden cameras. While the majority of Airbnb’s over 7 million listings did not report having […]
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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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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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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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Recently, we hosted Ross Randall, Director of Technology at Lamar County School District in Georgia, and Tim Miles, Director of Technology at Steamboat Springs School District in Colorado, for a summer-inspired live webinar focused on fortifying your district’s multilayered cybersecurity strategy. From beach balls to firewalls, Ross and Tim generously shared their practical insights, […]
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Spend more on security! Car and truck dealers fall back on pen and paper as huge SaaS provider gets hacked (again).
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As per recent reports, cybersecurity experts uncovered a troubling development on the Python Package Index (PyPI) – a platform used widely by developers to find and distribute Python packages. A malicious package named ‘crytic-compilers‘ was discovered, mimicking the legitimate ‘crytic-compile’ library developed by Trail of Bits. This fraudulent package was designed with sinister intent: to […]
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Modern chief information security officers (CISOs) are navigating tough circumstances due to complex challenges and heightened regulatory pressures.
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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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Ongoing European Union quest to break end-to-end encryption (E2EE) mysteriously disappears.
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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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CHOROLOGY.ai today emerged from stealth to apply generative artificial intelligence (AI) to data governance.
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Source: www.databreachtoday.com – Author: 1 Governance & Risk Management , Government , Industry Specific New Report Says DOD Is Lagging in Procuring New Tech Amid Cybersecurity Failures Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • June 19, 2024 A lack of cybersecurity and software talent is slowing down the development of advanced weapons, says the Government Accountability […]
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While many businesses invest heavily in frontline defense tools to keep out bad actors, they spend far less time and money preparing for what happens when the criminals eventually get in.
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