Tag: cyber threat

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/05/schneider_electric_cybersecurity_incident/ Source: The Register Title: Schneider Electric ransomware crew demands $125k paid in baguettes Feedly Summary: Hellcat crew claimed to have gained access via the company’s Atlassian Jira system Schneider Electric confirmed that it is investigating a breach as a ransomware group Hellcat claims to have stolen more than 40 GB of compressed…

The Register: Don’t have MFA on a Google Cloud account? You’ll have to from Jan

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/05/google_cloud_says_all_customers/ Source: The Register Title: Don’t have MFA on a Google Cloud account? You’ll have to from Jan Feedly Summary: Lock it up. Lock it up Google Cloud is the latest to take the decision away from customers and enforce the use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users to improve the security…

Microsoft Security Blog: How Microsoft Defender for Office 365 innovated to address QR code phishing attacks

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/11/04/how-microsoft-defender-for-office-365-innovated-to-address-qr-code-phishing-attacks/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: How Microsoft Defender for Office 365 innovated to address QR code phishing attacks Feedly Summary: This blog examines the impact of QR code phishing campaigns and the innovative features of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 that help combat evolving cyberthreats. The post How Microsoft Defender for Office…

The Register: Google claims Big Sleep ‘first’ AI to spot freshly committed security bug that fuzzing missed

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/05/google_ai_vulnerability_hunting/ Source: The Register Title: Google claims Big Sleep ‘first’ AI to spot freshly committed security bug that fuzzing missed Feedly Summary: You snooze, you lose, er, win Google claims one of its AI models is the first of its kind to spot a memory safety vulnerability in the wild – specifically an…

Wired: Inside the Massive Crime Industry That’s Hacking Billion-Dollar Companies

Nov 4, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/inside-the-massive-crime-industry-thats-hacking-billion-dollar-companies/ Source: Wired Title: Inside the Massive Crime Industry That’s Hacking Billion-Dollar Companies Feedly Summary: When you download a piece of pirated software, you might also be getting a piece of infostealer malware, and entering a highly complex hacking ecosystem that’s fueling some of the biggest breaches on the planet. AI Summary and…

The Register: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions

Nov 3, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/03/6_it_contractors_arrested_for/ Source: The Register Title: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions Feedly Summary: Also, ecommerce fraud ring disrupted, another Operation Power Off victory, Sino SOHO botnet spotted, and more in brief The US Department of Justice has charged six people with two separate schemes to defraud Uncle Sam…

Cloud Blog: How AlloyDB unifies OLTP and OLAP workloads for Tricent

Nov 1, 2024

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/databases/tricent-standardizes-on-alloydb-for-olap-and-oltp-workloads/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How AlloyDB unifies OLTP and OLAP workloads for Tricent Feedly Summary: Editor’s Note: Tricent Security Group A/S, a leader in file-sharing security, faced efficiency and performance challenges with their PostgreSQL database infrastructure. Their OLTP workloads needed to process millions of real-time updates efficiently, while their OLAP workloads needed…

Microsoft Security Blog: Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files

Nov 1, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/29/midnight-blizzard-conducts-large-scale-spear-phishing-campaign-using-rdp-files/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Midnight Blizzard conducts large-scale spear-phishing campaign using RDP files Feedly Summary: Since October 22, 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed Russian threat actor Midnight Blizzard sending a series of highly targeted spear-phishing emails to individuals in government, academia, defense, non-governmental organizations, and other sectors. This activity is…

Microsoft Security Blog: Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network

Nov 1, 2024

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