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LinkedIn Smart Links Abused in Phishing Campaign Targeting Microsoft Accounts Ionut Arghire
A recently observed phishing campaign targeting Microsoft accounts is using LinkedIn smart links to bypass defenses. The post LinkedIn Smart Links Abused in Phishing Campaign Targeting Microsoft Accounts appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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ShellBot Uses Hex IPs to Evade Detection in Attacks on Linux SSH Servers [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The threat actors behind ShellBot are leveraging IP addresses transformed into its hexadecimal notation to infiltrate poorly managed Linux SSH servers and deploy the DDoS malware. “The overall flow remains the same, but the download URL used by the threat actor to install ShellBot has changed from a regular IP address to a hexadecimal value,”…
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Unpatched Vulnerabilities Expose Yifan Industrial Routers to Attacks Eduard Kovacs
Industrial routers made by Chinese company Yifan are affected by several critical vulnerabilities that can expose organizations to attacks. The post Unpatched Vulnerabilities Expose Yifan Industrial Routers to Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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CISO Pay Increases Are Slowing – a Look Behind the Figures Kevin Townsend
How much do CISOs make? Survey provides compensation trends for Chief Information Security Officers, but don’t take surveys at full face value. The post CISO Pay Increases Are Slowing – a Look Behind the Figures appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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How to Guard Your Data from Exposure in ChatGPT [email protected] (The Hacker News)
ChatGPT has transformed the way businesses generate textual content, which can potentially result in a quantum leap in productivity. However, Generative AI innovation also introduces a new dimension of data exposure risk, when employees inadvertently type or paste sensitive business data into ChatGPT, or similar applications. DLP solutions, the go-to solution for similar challenges, areRead…
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Microsoft Defender Thwarts Large-Scale Akira Ransomware Attack [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Microsoft on Wednesday said that a user containment feature in Microsoft Defender for Endpoint helped thwart a “large-scale remote encryption attempt” made by Akira ransomware actors targeting an unknown industrial organization in early June 2023. The tech giant’s threat intelligence team is tracking the operator as Storm-1567. The attack leveraged devices that were not onboarded to MicrosoftRead…
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Simpson Manufacturing Takes Systems Offline Following Cyberattack Ionut Arghire
Simpson Manufacturing is experiencing disruptions after taking IT systems offline following a cyberattack. The post Simpson Manufacturing Takes Systems Offline Following Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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SYN Ventures Announces $75 Million Seed Fund for US Cybersecurity Firms Eduard Kovacs
Venture capital firm SYN Ventures announces first closing of $75 million cybersecurity seed fund for US cybersecurity companies. The post SYN Ventures Announces $75 Million Seed Fund for US Cybersecurity Firms appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Researchers Uncover Malware Posing as WordPress Caching Plugin [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new sophisticated strain of malware that masquerades a WordPress plugin to stealthily create administrator accounts and remotely control a compromised site. “Complete with a professional looking opening comment implying it is a caching plugin, this rogue code contains numerous functions, adds filters to prevent itself from being included…
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Researchers Uncover Ongoing Attacks Targeting Asian Governments and Telecom Giants [email protected] (The Hacker News)
High-profile government and telecom entities in Asia have been targeted as part of an ongoing campaign since 2021 that’s designed to deploy basic backdoors and loaders for delivering next-stage malware. Cybersecurity company Check Point is tracking the activity under the name Stayin’ Alive. Targets include organizations located in Vietnam, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, and Kazakhstan. “The simplisticRead More