Tag: vigilance

  • The Register: ESET denies it was compromised as Israeli orgs targeted with ‘ESET-branded’ wipers

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/18/eset_denies_israel_branch_breach/ Source: The Register Title: ESET denies it was compromised as Israeli orgs targeted with ‘ESET-branded’ wipers Feedly Summary: Says ‘limited’ incident isolated to ‘partner company’ ESET denies being compromised after an infosec researcher highlighted a wiper campaign that appeared to victims as if it was launched using the Slovak security shop’s infrastructure.……

  • Hacker News: Salt Typhoon Shows There’s No Security Backdoor That’s Only for the "Good Guys"

    Source URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/10/salt-typhoon-hack-shows-theres-no-security-backdoor-thats-only-good-guys Source: Hacker News Title: Salt Typhoon Shows There’s No Security Backdoor That’s Only for the "Good Guys" Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a significant breach in U.S. telecommunications attributed to a Chinese-government-affiliated hacking group, highlighting the inherent dangers of backdoor access for law enforcement agencies.…

  • Alerts: Oracle Releases Quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory for October 2024

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/17/oracle-releases-quarterly-critical-patch-update-advisory-october-2024 Source: Alerts Title: Oracle Releases Quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory for October 2024 Feedly Summary: Oracle released its quarterly Critical Patch Update Advisory for October 2024 to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.  CISA encourages users…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/17/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-2024-40711 Veeam Backup and Replication Deserialization Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant…

  • Krebs on Security: Sudanese Brothers Arrested in ‘AnonSudan’ Takedown

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/sudanese-brothers-arrested-in-anonsudan-takedown/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Sudanese Brothers Arrested in ‘AnonSudan’ Takedown Feedly Summary: The U.S. government on Wednesday announced the arrest and charging of two Sudanese brothers accused of running Anonymous Sudan (a.k.a. AnonSudan), a cybercrime business known for launching powerful distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against a range of targets, including dozens…

  • Slashdot: US Charges Duo Behind ‘Anonymous Sudan’ For Over 35,000 DDoS Attacks

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/10/17/0020245/us-charges-duo-behind-anonymous-sudan-for-over-35000-ddos-attacks?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: US Charges Duo Behind ‘Anonymous Sudan’ For Over 35,000 DDoS Attacks Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the indictment of two Sudanese nationals associated with the hacktivist group Anonymous Sudan, known for executing large-scale DDoS attacks against critical infrastructure and high-profile organizations globally. This…

  • The Register: Microsoft says more ransomware stopped before reaching encryption

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/15/microsoft_ransomware_attacks/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft says more ransomware stopped before reaching encryption Feedly Summary: Volume of attacks still surging though, according to Digital Defense Report Microsoft says ransomware attacks are up 2.75 times compared to last year, but claims defenses are actually working better than ever.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/15/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added three new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-30088 Microsoft Windows Kernel TOCTOU Race Condition Vulnerability CVE-2024-9680 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Vulnerability CVE-2024-28987 SolarWinds Web Help Desk Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability These…

  • 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…

  • Cloud Blog: How Low Can You Go? An Analysis of 2023 Time-to-Exploit Trends

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/time-to-exploit-trends-2023/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: How Low Can You Go? An Analysis of 2023 Time-to-Exploit Trends Feedly Summary: Written by: Casey Charrier, Robert Weiner Mandiant analyzed 138 vulnerabilities that were disclosed in 2023 and that we tracked as exploited in the wild. Consistent with past analyses, the majority (97) of these vulnerabilities were…