Tag: threat landscape

  • Wired: The FBI Made a Crypto Coin Just to Catch Fraudsters

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-cryptocurrency-pump-and-dump/ Source: Wired Title: The FBI Made a Crypto Coin Just to Catch Fraudsters Feedly Summary: Plus: New details emerge in the National Public Data breach, Discord gets blocked in Russia and Turkey over alleged illegal activity on the platform, and more. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text covers significant incidents…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: ​​Cyber Signals Issue 8 | Education under siege: How cybercriminals target our schools​​

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/10/cyber-signals-issue-8-education-under-siege-how-cybercriminals-target-our-schools/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: ​​Cyber Signals Issue 8 | Education under siege: How cybercriminals target our schools​​ Feedly Summary: ​This edition of Cyber Signals delves into the cybersecurity challenges facing classrooms and campuses, highlighting the critical need for robust defenses and proactive measures. From personal devices to virtual classes and research…

  • Hacker News: LLM attacks take just 42 seconds on average, 20% of jailbreaks succeed

    Source URL: https://www.scworld.com/news/llm-attacks-take-just-42-seconds-on-average-20-of-jailbreaks-succeed Source: Hacker News Title: LLM attacks take just 42 seconds on average, 20% of jailbreaks succeed Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report from Pillar Security reveals critical vulnerabilities in large language models (LLMs), emphasizing a significant threat landscape characterized by fast and successful attacks. The study showcases…

  • The Register: OpenAI says Chinese gang tried to phish its staff

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/10/china_phish_openai/ Source: The Register Title: OpenAI says Chinese gang tried to phish its staff Feedly Summary: Claims its models aren’t making threat actors more sophisticated – but is helping debug their code OpenAI has alleged the company disrupted a spear-phishing campaign that saw a China-based group target its employees through both their personal…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing our world—together

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/01/cybersecurity-awareness-month-securing-our-world-together/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing our world—together Feedly Summary: To help our global cyberdefenders, Microsoft has put together the Be Cybersmart Kit, designed to educate everyone, on best practices for going passwordless, not falling for sophisticated phishing or fraud, device protection, AI safety, and more. The post Cybersecurity…

  • Krebs on Security: Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/patch-tuesday-october-2024-edition/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition Feedly Summary: Microsoft today released security updates to fix at least 117 security holes in Windows computers and other software, including two vulnerabilities that are already seeing active attacks. Also, Adobe plugged 52 security holes across a range of products, and Apple…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/03/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-45519 Synacor Zimbra Collaboration Command Execution Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Are hardware supply chain attacks “cyber attacks?”

    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/threat-source-newsletter-sept-26-2024/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Are hardware supply chain attacks “cyber attacks?” Feedly Summary: It shouldn’t just be viewed as a cybersecurity issue, because for a hardware supply chain attack, an adversary would likely need to physically infiltrate or tamper with the manufacturing process. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…

  • Cloud Blog: UNC1860 and the Temple of Oats: Iran’s Hidden Hand in Middle Eastern Networks

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc1860-iran-middle-eastern-networks/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: UNC1860 and the Temple of Oats: Iran’s Hidden Hand in Middle Eastern Networks Feedly Summary: Written by: Stav Shulman, Matan Mimran, Sarah Bock, Mark Lechtik Executive Summary UNC1860 is a persistent and opportunistic Iranian state-sponsored threat actor that is likely affiliated with Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security…

  • CSA: What You Need to Know About Cyber Extortion

    Source URL: https://www.veeam.com/blog/cyber-extortion-protection-rapid-recovery-guide.html Source: CSA Title: What You Need to Know About Cyber Extortion Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an in-depth analysis of cyber extortion, detailing various tactics employed by cybercriminals and the evolving nature of threats as organizations increasingly become targets. It emphasizes the importance of preparedness and…