Tag: attack
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Phishing attacks armed with AI capabilities are on the rise
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Medical Group Pays $240K Fine for 3 Ransomware Attacks
Nonprofit Group Hit 3 Times in 3 Weeks in 2018, Affecting PHI of 85,000 Patients. Federal regulators have hit a California physician services organization with a $240,000 HIPAA civil penalty following an investigation into three ransomware attacks that occurred within a three-week span in early 2018, compromising the sensitive information of 85,000 patients. First seen…
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Highline Public Schools confirms ransomware behind shutdown
On Thursday, K-12 school district Highline Public Schools confirmed that a ransomware attack forced it to shut down all schools in early September. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/highline-public-schools-confirms-ransomware-attack-was-behind-september-shut-down/
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Insider Threat Damage Balloons as Visibility Gaps Widen
A growing number of organizations are taking longer to get back on their feet after an attack, and they’re paying high price tags to do so, up to $2M or more. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/insider-threat-damage-balloons-amid-evolving-cyber-environments
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Novel VeilShell RAT leveraged in APT37-linked attack campaign
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Widespread CosmicSting attacks hit Adobe Commerce, Magento stores
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CosmicSting Attacks Hit Adobe Commerce, Magento Stores
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Cups Linux printing bugs open door to DDoS attacks, says Akamai
The Cups Linux printing vulnerabilities disclosed at the end of September would seem to have a nasty sting in their tail, according to researchers at Akamai First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366612800/Cups-Linux-printing-bugs-open-door-to-DDoS-attacks-says-Akamai
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Ivanti up against another attack spree as hackers target its endpoint manager
Ivanti customers;are facing a new series of exploitation attempts after the company pledged in April;to launch a comprehensive overhaul of its internal security practices. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ivanti-endpoint-manager-hackers-attack/728814/
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Cloudflare Mitigates Record Breaking 3.8 Tbps DDoS Attack
Internet infrastructure provider Cloudflare fends off a massive 3.8 Tbps DDoS attack, surpassing the previous record. Learn how… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cloudflare-mitigates-record-3-8-tbps-ddos-attack/
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Cloudflare Thwarts Largest-Ever 3.8 Tbps DDoS Attack Targeting Global Sectors
Cloudflare has disclosed that it mitigated a record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at 3.8 terabits per second (Tbps) and lasted 65 seconds.The web infrastructure and security company said it fended off “over one hundred hyper-volumetric L3/4 DDoS attacks throughout the month, with many exceeding 2 billion packets per second (Bpps) and 3 terabits…
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WordPress LiteSpeed Cache Plugin Security Flaw Exposes Sites to XSS Attacks
A new high-severity security flaw has been disclosed in the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress that could enable malicious actors to execute arbitrary JavaScript code under certain conditions.The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-47374 (CVSS score: 7.2), has been described as a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability impacting all versions of the plugin up to and including…
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Prince Ransomware Hits UK and US via Royal Mail Phishing Scam
A new ransomware campaign targeting individuals and organizations in the UK and the US has been identified. The attack, known as the >>Prince Ransomware,
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Unprecedented Surge in Mobile Application Security Breaches: Understanding Risks and Remediation Efforts
For the first time in history, mobile internet usage has surpassed desktop usage. With the increasing number of users relying on their mobile devices for everything from banking and shopping to entertainment and social media, the need to secure these applications against malicious attacks has become more critical, especially for financial or banking applications. Compared…
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Microsoft and DOJ seized the attack infrastructure used by Russia-linked Callisto Group
Microsoft and the U.S. DoJ seized over 100 domains used by the Russia-linked Callisto Group for launching attacks on U.S. government and nonprofits. The Justice Department revealed the unsealing of a warrant to seize 41 domains used by Russia-linked Callisto Group (formerly SEABORGIUM, also known as COLDRIVER) for computer fraud in the United States. US…
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Cloud Penetration Testing Checklist 2024
Tags: attack, cloud, computing, cyber, infrastructure, malicious, penetration-testing, saas, serviceCloud Penetration Testing is a method of actively checking and examining the Cloud system by simulating the attack from the malicious code. Cloud computing is the shared responsibility of the Cloud provider and the client who earn the service from the provider. Due to the impact of the infrastructure, Penetration Testingnot allowed in SaaS Environment.…
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Cloudflare Sets New Standard by Auto-Mitigating Record-Breaking 3.8 Tbps DDoS Attack
In a world where cyberattacks grow in size and sophistication, Cloudflare has once again proven the power of its autonomous defenses by successfully mitigating the largest Distributed Denial of Service... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/cloudflare-sets-new-standard-by-auto-mitigating-record-breaking-3-8-tbps-ddos-attack/
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Cybercriminals capitalize on poorly configured cloud environments
Off-the-shelf offensive security tools and poorly configured cloud environments create openings in the attack surface, according to Elastic. Adversaries are utilizing … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/10/04/cloud-environments-attack-surface/
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Exposing the Credential Stuffing Ecosystem
Through our infiltration of the credential stuffing ecosystem, we reveal how various individuals collaborate to execute attacks and expose vulnerabilities for profit. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/10/exposing-the-credential-stuffing-ecosystem/
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Emulating the Surging Hadooken Malware
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph that emulates the behaviors exhibited by the Hadooken malware during intrusions that abused misconfigurations and critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities on public-facing Oracle Weblogic Servers. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/10/emulating-the-surging-hadooken-malware/
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Thousands of DrayTek Routers at Risk From 14 Vulnerabilities
Tags: attack, data, flaw, malicious, remote-code-execution, risk, router, service, theft, vulnerabilitySeveral of the flaws enable remote code execution and denial-of-service attacks while others enable data theft, session hijacking, and other malicious activity. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/thousands-draytek-routers-at-risk-14-new-vulnerabilities
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Recently patched CUPS flaw can be used to amplify DDoS attacks
A recently disclosed vulnerability in the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) open-source printing system can be exploited by threat actors to launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks with a 600x amplification factor. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/recently-patched-cups-flaw-can-be-used-to-amplify-ddos-attacks/
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Google Adds New Pixel Security Features to Block 2G Exploits and Baseband Attacks
Google has revealed the various security guardrails that have been incorporated into its latest Pixel devices to counter the rising threat posed by baseband security attacks.The cellular baseband (i.e., modem) refers to a processor on the device that’s responsible for handling all connectivity, such as LTE, 4G, and 5G, with a mobile phone cell tower…
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Southeast Asia subjected to China-linked data exfiltration attacks
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DDoS attacks possible with exploitation of CUPS vulnerabilities
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Cloudflare Thwarts Record-Breaking DDoS Attack
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CUPS Vulnerabilities Could Lead to Widespread Attacks
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Attacks Exploit Critical Zimbra Email Server Flaw
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