Tag: data exfiltration

  • Cisco Talos Blog: What I’ve learned in my first 7-ish years in cybersecurity

    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/threat-source-newsletter-oct-17-2024/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: What I’ve learned in my first 7-ish years in cybersecurity Feedly Summary: Plus, a zero-day vulnerability in Qualcomm chips, exposed health care devices, and the latest on the Salt Typhoon threat actor. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text shares personal insights and experiences from an…

  • Cloud Blog: Secure the new endpoint: Check out Chrome Enterprise Premium’s latest innovations

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/check-out-chrome-enterprise-premiums-latest-innovations/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Secure the new endpoint: Check out Chrome Enterprise Premium’s latest innovations Feedly Summary: The modern workplace revolves around the browser. It’s where employees access critical applications, handle sensitive data, and collaborate with colleagues. This makes the browser a critical point for enforcing security.  Chrome Enterprise, the most trusted…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: UAT-5647 targets Ukrainian and Polish entities with RomCom malware variants

    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-5647-romcom/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: UAT-5647 targets Ukrainian and Polish entities with RomCom malware variants Feedly Summary: By Dmytro Korzhevin, Asheer Malhotra, Vanja Svajcer and Vitor Ventura. Cisco Talos has observed a new wave of attacks active since at least late 2023, from a Russian speaking group we track as “UAT-5647”, against Ukrainian…

  • Hacker News: Invisible text that AI chatbots understand and humans can’t?

    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/10/ai-chatbots-can-read-and-write-invisible-text-creating-an-ideal-covert-channel/ Source: Hacker News Title: Invisible text that AI chatbots understand and humans can’t? Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a sophisticated method of exploiting vulnerabilities in AI chatbots like Claude and Copilot through “ASCII smuggling,” where invisible characters are used to embed malicious instructions. This innovative…

  • Slashdot: Halcyon Announces Anti-Ransomware Protection for Enterprise Linux Environments

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/12/0555205/halcyon-announces-anti-ransomware-protection-for-enterprise-linux-environments Source: Slashdot Title: Halcyon Announces Anti-Ransomware Protection for Enterprise Linux Environments Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details Halcyon’s recent advancements in anti-ransomware solutions specifically targeted at Linux systems, highlighting the increasing threat of ransomware in that environment. Given the rising incidence of Linux attacks, the importance of…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: File hosting services misused for identity phishing

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/08/file-hosting-services-misused-for-identity-phishing/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: File hosting services misused for identity phishing Feedly Summary: Since mid-April 2024, Microsoft has observed an increase in defense evasion tactics used in campaigns abusing file hosting services like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Dropbox. These campaigns use sophisticated techniques to perform social engineering, evade detection, and compromise identities,…

  • Hacker News: European govt air-gapped systems breached using custom malware

    Source URL: https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/mind-air-gap-goldenjackal-gooses-government-guardrails/ Source: Hacker News Title: European govt air-gapped systems breached using custom malware Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text presents an extensive analysis of the GoldenJackal APT group’s cyberespionage activities, notably their attacks on air-gapped systems within governmental organizations in Europe. It introduces previously undocumented malware tools employed…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Storm-0501: Ransomware attacks expanding to hybrid cloud environments

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/09/26/storm-0501-ransomware-attacks-expanding-to-hybrid-cloud-environments/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Storm-0501: Ransomware attacks expanding to hybrid cloud environments Feedly Summary: Microsoft has observed the threat actor tracked as Storm-0501 launching a multi-staged attack where they compromised hybrid cloud environments and performed lateral movement from on-premises to cloud environment, leading to data exfiltration, credential theft, tampering, persistent backdoor…

  • Embrace The Red: Spyware Injection Into Your ChatGPT’s Long-Term Memory (SpAIware)

    Source URL: https://embracethered.com/blog/posts/2024/chatgpt-macos-app-persistent-data-exfiltration/ Source: Embrace The Red Title: Spyware Injection Into Your ChatGPT’s Long-Term Memory (SpAIware) Feedly Summary: This post explains an attack chain for the ChatGPT macOS application. Through prompt injection from untrusted data, attackers could insert long-term persistent spyware into ChatGPT’s memory. This led to continuous data exfiltration of any information the user…