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New Gafgyt Botnet Variant Targets Weak SSH Passwords for GPU Crypto Mining [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new variant of the Gafgyt botnet that’s targeting machines with weak SSH passwords to ultimately mine cryptocurrency on compromised instances using their GPU computational power. This indicates that the “IoT botnet is targeting more robust servers running on cloud native environments,” Aqua Security researcher Assaf Morag said in a Wednesday…
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Cisco Cuts Thousands of Jobs, 7% of Workforce, As It Shifts Focus to AI, Cybersecurity Associated Press
Cisco had 84,900 employees as of July 2023. Based on that figure, the number of jobs cut would be about 5,900. The post Cisco Cuts Thousands of Jobs, 7% of Workforce, As It Shifts Focus to AI, Cybersecurity appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Black Basta-Linked Attackers Target Users with SystemBC Malware [email protected] (The Hacker News)
An ongoing social engineering campaign with alleged links to the Black Basta ransomware group has been linked to “multiple intrusion attempts” with the goal of conducting credential theft and deploying a malware dropper called SystemBC. “The initial lure being utilized by the threat actors remains the same: an email bomb followed by an attempt to…
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Unconfirmed Hack of 2.9 Billion Records at National Public Data Sparks Media Frenzy Amid Lawsuits Kevin Townsend
National Public Data (NPD) is at the center of controversy with allegations of a massive data breach involving 2.9 billion records. Despite media coverage and a class action lawsuit, verifiable proof remains scarce The post Unconfirmed Hack of 2.9 Billion Records at National Public Data Sparks Media Frenzy Amid Lawsuits appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read…
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Azure Health Bot Service Vulnerabilities Possibly Exposed Sensitive Data Eduard Kovacs
Azure Health Bot Service vulnerabilities found by Tenable could have been exploited for lateral movement and may have allowed customer data exposure. The post Azure Health Bot Service Vulnerabilities Possibly Exposed Sensitive Data appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Unlocking the Front Door: Phishing Emails Remain a Top Cyber Threat Despite MFA Kevin Townsend
SecurityWeek spoke with Mike Britton, CISO at Abnormal Security, to understand what the company has learned about current social engineering and phishing attacks. The post Unlocking the Front Door: Phishing Emails Remain a Top Cyber Threat Despite MFA appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Lessons learned from CrowdStrike’s automation errors
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Belarusian-Ukrainian Hacker Extradited to U.S. for Ransomware and Cybercrime Charges [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A coalition of law enforcement agencies coordinated by the U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has led to the arrest and extradition of a Belarussian and Ukrainian dual-national believed to be associated with Russian-speaking cybercrime groups. Maksim Silnikau (aka Maksym Silnikov), 38, went by the online monikers J.P. Morgan, xxx, and lansky. He was extradited to…
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GitHub Copilot Autofix tackles vulnerabilities with AI
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Secure Data Sharing Company Kiteworks Raises $456 Million Eduard Kovacs
Secure data sharing solutions provider Kiteworks has raised $456 million in growth equity investment from Insight Partners and Sixth Street Growth. The post Secure Data Sharing Company Kiteworks Raises $456 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More