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Tag: threat actors

  • The Register: Here’s what we know about the suspected Snowflake data extortionists

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/12/snowflake_hackers_indictment/ Source: The Register Title: Here’s what we know about the suspected Snowflake data extortionists Feedly Summary: A Canadian and an American living in Turkey ‘walk into’ cloud storage environments… Two men allegedly compromised what’s believed to be multiple organizations’ Snowflake-hosted cloud environments, stole sensitive data within, and extorted at least $2.5 million…

  • Alerts: Fortinet Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/12/fortinet-releases-security-updates-multiple-products Source: Alerts Title: Fortinet Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products Feedly Summary: Fortinet has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products, including FortiOS. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following advisories…

  • Alerts: Microsoft Releases November 2024 Security Updates

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/12/microsoft-releases-november-2024-security-updates Source: Alerts Title: Microsoft Releases November 2024 Security Updates Feedly Summary: Microsoft released security updates 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 and administrators to review the following and apply necessary updates: Microsoft…

  • Hacker News: North Korean hackers create Flutter apps to bypass macOS security

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    Source URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/north-korean-hackers-create-flutter-apps-to-bypass-macos-security/ Source: Hacker News Title: North Korean hackers create Flutter apps to bypass macOS security Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: North Korean threat actors are exploiting macOS by creating trojanized applications, particularly targeting cryptocurrency themes, that bypass Apple’s security mechanisms. These apps, developed using the Flutter framework, present a…

  • Alerts: Citrix Releases Security Updates for NetScaler and Citrix Session Recording

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    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/11/12/citrix-releases-security-updates-netscaler-and-citrix-session-recording Source: Alerts Title: Citrix Releases Security Updates for NetScaler and Citrix Session Recording Feedly Summary: Citrix released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities in NetScaler ADC, NetScaler Gateway, and Citrix Session Recording. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.    CISA encourages users…

  • The Register: Alleged Snowflake attacker gets busted by Canadians – politely, we assume

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/11/infosec_in_brief/ Source: The Register Title: Alleged Snowflake attacker gets busted by Canadians – politely, we assume Feedly Summary: Also: Crypto hacks will continue; CoD hacker gets thousands banned, and more in brief One of the suspected masterminds behind the widespread Snowflake breach has been arrested in Canada – but the saga isn’t over,…

  • Hacker News: Windows Process Injection

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    Source URL: https://www.outflank.nl/blog/2024/10/15/introducing-early-cascade-injection-from-windows-process-creation-to-stealthy-injection/ Source: Hacker News Title: Windows Process Injection Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text introduces a novel process injection technique dubbed Early Cascade Injection, which enhances existing methods by executing more stealthily against Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems. The author provides a detailed technical analysis of Windows…

  • Schneier on Security: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/iot-devices-in-password-spraying-botnet.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet Feedly Summary: Microsoft is warning Azure cloud users that a Chinese controlled botnet is engaging in “highly evasive” password spraying. Not sure about the “highly evasive” part; the techniques seem basically what you get in a distributed password-guessing attack: “Any threat actor…

  • The Register: Public sector cyber break-ins: Our money, our lives, our right to know

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/04/public_sector_breakins_opinion/ Source: The Register Title: Public sector cyber break-ins: Our money, our lives, our right to know Feedly Summary: Is that a walrus in your server logs, or aren’t you pleased to see me? Opinion At the start of September, Transport for London was hit by a major cyber attack. TfL is the…

  • The Register: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/03/6_it_contractors_arrested_for/ Source: The Register Title: 6 IT contractors arrested for defrauding Uncle Sam out of millions Feedly Summary: Also, ecommerce fraud ring disrupted, another Operation Power Off victory, Sino SOHO botnet spotted, and more in brief The US Department of Justice has charged six people with two separate schemes to defraud Uncle Sam…