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The Register: Japanese Police claim China ran five-year cyberattack campaign

Jan 9, 2025

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/09/japan_mirrorface_china_attack/ Source: The Register Title: Japanese Police claim China ran five-year cyberattack campaign Feedly Summary: ‘MirrorFace’ group found ways to run malware in the Windows sandbox, which is worrying Japan’s National Police Agency and Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity have confirmed third party reports of attacks on local orgs by…

The Register: More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in

Dec 30, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/30/att_verizon_confirm_salt_typhoon_breach/ Source: The Register Title: More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in Feedly Summary: The intrusions allowed Beijing to ‘geolocate millions of individuals’ AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies confirmed that Chinese government-backed snoops accessed portions of their systems earlier this year, while the White House added another, yet-unnamed telecommunications…

The Register: Iran-linked crew used custom ‘cyberweapon’ in US critical infrastructure attacks

Dec 14, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/13/iran_cyberweapon_us_attacks/ Source: The Register Title: Iran-linked crew used custom ‘cyberweapon’ in US critical infrastructure attacks Feedly Summary: IOCONTROL targets IoT and OT devices from a ton of makers, apparently An Iranian government-linked cybercriminal crew used custom malware called IOCONTROL to attack and remotely control US and Israel-based water and fuel management systems, according…

Microsoft Security Blog: 8 years as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management

Dec 6, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/05/8-years-as-a-leader-in-the-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-access-management/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: 8 years as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management Feedly Summary: For the 8th year in a row, Microsoft is designated a Leader in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management for our Microsoft Entra ID products and related solutions. The post 8…

Cloud Blog: Bridging the Gap: Elevating Red Team Assessments with Application Security Testing

Dec 5, 2024

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/red-team-application-security-testing/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Bridging the Gap: Elevating Red Team Assessments with Application Security Testing Feedly Summary: Written by: Ilyass El Hadi, Louis Dion-Marcil, Charles Prevost Executive Summary Whether through a comprehensive Red Team engagement or a targeted external assessment, incorporating application security (AppSec) expertise enables organizations to better simulate the tactics and…

Microsoft Security Blog: Frequent freeloader part I: Secret Blizzard compromising Storm-0156 infrastructure for espionage

Dec 5, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/12/04/frequent-freeloader-part-i-secret-blizzard-compromising-storm-0156-infrastructure-for-espionage/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Frequent freeloader part I: Secret Blizzard compromising Storm-0156 infrastructure for espionage Feedly Summary: Microsoft has observed Secret Blizzard compromising the infrastructure and backdoors of the Pakistan-based threat actor we track as Storm-0156 for espionage against the Afghanistan government and Indian Army targets. The post Frequent freeloader part…

CSA: What 2024’s SaaS Breaches Mean for 2025 Cybersecurity

Dec 3, 2024

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Source URL: https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/articles/what-2024-s-saas-breaches-mean-for-2025-cybersecurity Source: CSA Title: What 2024’s SaaS Breaches Mean for 2025 Cybersecurity Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text outlines the evolving landscape of SaaS security, driven by an increase in sophisticated attacks and the integration of AI tools by threat actors. It emphasizes the importance of Zero Trust architectures…

The Register: America’s drinking water systems have a hard-to-swallow cybersecurity problem

Nov 19, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/us_drinking_water_systems_cybersecurity/ Source: The Register Title: America’s drinking water systems have a hard-to-swallow cybersecurity problem Feedly Summary: More than 100 million rely on systems rife with vulnerabilities, says EPA OIG Nearly a third of US residents are served by drinking water systems with cybersecurity shortcomings, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General found…

The Register: Critical 9.8-rated VMware vCenter RCE bug exploited after patch fumble

Nov 18, 2024

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/vmware_vcenter_rce_exploited/ Source: The Register Title: Critical 9.8-rated VMware vCenter RCE bug exploited after patch fumble Feedly Summary: If you didn’t fix this a month ago, your to-do list probably needs a reshuffle Two VMware vCenter server bugs, including a critical heap-overflow vulnerability that leads to remote code execution (RCE), have been exploited in…

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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Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/31/chinese-threat-actor-storm-0940-uses-credentials-from-password-spray-attacks-from-a-covert-network/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Chinese threat actor Storm-0940 uses credentials from password spray attacks from a covert network Feedly Summary: Since August 2023, Microsoft has observed intrusion activity targeting and successfully stealing credentials from multiple Microsoft customers that is enabled by highly evasive password spray attacks. Microsoft has linked the source…

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