Tag: cybercriminals
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Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/23/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, as confirmed by Fortinet. CVE-2024-47575 Fortinet FortiManager Missing Authentication Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors…
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CSA: File-Sharing Phishing on the Rise: Insights from 2024 Report
Source URL: https://abnormalsecurity.com/blog/data-reveals-350-percent-increase-in-file-sharing-phishing Source: CSA Title: File-Sharing Phishing on the Rise: Insights from 2024 Report Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text discusses the alarming rise of file-sharing phishing attacks, which have increased by 350% over the past year, highlighting the evolving tactics of cybercriminals in utilizing genuine services to mislead recipients.…
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Slashdot: Microsoft’s Honeypots Lure Phishers at Scale – to Spy on Them and Waste Their Time
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/20/1840217/microsofts-honeypots-lure-phishers-at-scale—to-spy-on-them-and-waste-their-time?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Microsoft’s Honeypots Lure Phishers at Scale – to Spy on Them and Waste Their Time Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses an innovative approach by Microsoft to combat phishing using the Azure cloud platform, featuring the use of high-interaction honeypots to gather threat intelligence…
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Microsoft Security Blog: Escalating cyber threats demand stronger global defense and cooperation
Source URL: https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/10/15/escalating-cyber-threats-demand-stronger-global-defense-and-cooperation/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Escalating cyber threats demand stronger global defense and cooperation Feedly Summary: We must find a way to stem the tide of this malicious cyber activity. That includes continuing to harden our digital domains to protect our networks, data, and people at all levels. However, this challenge will…
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The Register: Biz hired, and fired, a fake North Korean IT worker – then the ransom demands began
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/18/ransom_fake_it_worker_scam/ Source: The Register Title: Biz hired, and fired, a fake North Korean IT worker – then the ransom demands began Feedly Summary: ‘My webcam isn’t working today’ is the new ‘The dog ate my network’ It’s a pattern cropping up more and more frequently: a company fills an IT contractor post, not…
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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…
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The Register: Brazilian police claim they’ve cuffed serial cybercrook behind FBI and Airbus attacks
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/17/brazil_usdod_arrest/ Source: The Register Title: Brazilian police claim they’ve cuffed serial cybercrook behind FBI and Airbus attacks Feedly Summary: Early stage opsec failures lead to landmark arrest of suspected serial data thief Brazilian police are being cagey with the details about the arrest of a person suspected to be responsible for various high-profile…
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The Register: Anonymous Sudan isn’t any more: two alleged operators named, charged
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/17/anonymous_sudan_arrests_charges/ Source: The Register Title: Anonymous Sudan isn’t any more: two alleged operators named, charged Feedly Summary: Gang said to have developed its evilware on GitHub – then DDoSed GitHub Hacktivist gang Anonymous Sudan appears to have lost its anonymity after the US Attorney’s Office on Wednesday unsealed an indictment identifying two of…