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Experts weigh in on Snowflake database MFA features
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AT&T Breach Linked to American Hacker, Telecom Giant Paid $370k Ransom: Reports Eduard Kovacs
The massive AT&T breach has been linked to an American hacker living in Turkey and reports say the telecom giant paid a $370,000 ransom. The post AT&T Breach Linked to American Hacker, Telecom Giant Paid $370k Ransom: Reports appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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10,000 Victims a Day: Infostealer Garden of Low-Hanging Fruit [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Imagine you could gain access to any Fortune 100 company for $10 or less, or even for free. Terrifying thought, isn’t it? Or exciting, depending on which side of the cybersecurity barricade you are on. Well, that’s basically the state of things today. Welcome to the infostealer garden of low-hanging fruit. Over the last few…
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Microsoft Says Windows Not Impacted by regreSSHion as Second OpenSSH Bug Is Found Eduard Kovacs
A second remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-6409, was found in OpenSSH during an analysis of the regreSSHion flaw. The post Microsoft Says Windows Not Impacted by regreSSHion as Second OpenSSH Bug Is Found appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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CRYSTALRAY Hackers Infect Over 1,500 Victims Using Network Mapping Tool [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A threat actor that was previously observed using an open-source network mapping tool has greatly expanded their operations to infect over 1,500 victims. Sysdig, which is tracking the cluster under the name CRYSTALRAY, said the activities have witnessed a 10x surge, adding it includes “mass scanning, exploiting multiple vulnerabilities, and placing backdoors using multiple [open-source…
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Ukrainian Sentenced to Prison in US for Role in Zeus, IcedID Malware Operations Ionut Arghire
Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov was sentenced to nine years in prison for his role in the Zeus and IcedID malware operations. The post Ukrainian Sentenced to Prison in US for Role in Zeus, IcedID Malware Operations appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Singapore Banks to Phase Out OTPs for Online Logins Within 3 Months [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Retail banking institutions in Singapore have three months to phase out the use of one-time passwords (OTPs) for authentication purposes when signing into online accounts to mitigate the risk of phishing attacks. The decision was announced by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) on July 9, 2024.…
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New HardBit Ransomware 4.0 Uses Passphrase Protection to Evade Detection [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new version of a ransomware strain called HardBit that comes packaged with new obfuscation techniques to deter analysis efforts. “Unlike previous versions, HardBit Ransomware group enhanced the version 4.0 with passphrase protection,” Cybereason researchers Kotaro Ogino and Koshi Oyama said in an analysis. “The passphrase needs to be…
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Google in Advanced Talks to Buy Wiz for $23B: WSJ Report SecurityWeek News
Google’s parent company Alphabet is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire the hotshot Israeli data security startup. The post Google in Advanced Talks to Buy Wiz for $23B: WSJ Report appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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AT&T Confirms Data Breach Affecting Nearly All Wireless Customers [email protected] (The Hacker News)
American telecom service provider AT&T has confirmed that threat actors managed to access data belonging to “nearly all” of its wireless customers as well as customers of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) using AT&T’s wireless network. “Threat actors unlawfully accessed an AT&T workspace on a third-party cloud platform and, between April 14 and April 25,…