Tag: computer
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That cheap webcam? HiatusRAT may be targeting it, FBI warns
Webcams have been a key part of business and home offices everywhere, especially since the COVID pandemic hit. But they are not often high-quality products, especially if used only sporadically, as many consumers and remote workers are content with a cheap one from China. This not only causes regular hardware problems, but it can also be…
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5 Modern Computer Safety Tips You Should Know About
Protecting your computer in the hyper-connected world of today goes beyond merely preventing bothersome viruses. Smarter, quicker, and far more invasive than ever before are modern dangers. Cybercriminals no longer depend on simple strategies; they leverage flaws, fool unsuspecting consumers,… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/5-modern-computer-safety-tips-you-should-know-about/
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Detection Engineer’s Guide to Powershell Remoting
Tags: access, attack, automation, computer, control, credentials, crowdstrike, cyberattack, data, detection, edr, endpoint, exploit, firewall, guide, hacker, malicious, microsoft, mitre, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, powershell, risk, service, siem, threat, tool, update, windowsPowershell Remoting is a powerful feature in Windows that enables IT administrators to remotely execute commands, manage configurations, and automate tasks across multiple systems in a network. Utilizing Windows Remote Management (WinRM), it facilitates efficient management by allowing centralized control over endpoints, making it an essential tool for system administrators to streamline operations and maintain…
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Misconfiguration Manager: Detection Updates
TL;DR: The Misconfiguration Manager DETECT section has been updated with relevant guidance to help defensive operators identify the most prolific attack techniques from the Misconfiguration Manager project. Background If you have been following SpecterOps’s offensive security research over the last few years, you may have noticed our interest in targeting attack paths leveraging Microsoft’s Configuration Manager…
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Texas Tech University System data breach impacts 1.4 million patients
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and its El Paso counterpart suffered a cyberattack that disrupted computer systems and applications, potentially exposing the data of 1.4 million patients. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/texas-tech-university-system-data-breach-impacts-14-million-patients/
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Computer Misuse Act reform gains traction in Parliament
An amendment to the proposed Data (Access and Use) Bill that will right a 35 year-old wrong and protect security professionals from criminalisation is to be debated at Westminster First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366617262/Computer-Misuse-Act-reform-gains-traction-in-Parliament
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Russia focuses cyber attacks on Ukraine rather than West despite rising tension
Computer Weekly talks to GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre operations director Paul Chichester and former NCSC chief executive Ciaran Martin on Russia, China and Salt Typhoon First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366617232/Russia-focuses-cyber-attacks-on-Ukraine-rather-than-West-despite-rising-tension
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BadRAM Attack Breaches AMD Secure VMs with $10 Device
Researchers have uncovered a vulnerability that allows attackers to compromise AMD’s Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) technology using a $10 device. This breakthrough exposes a previously underexplored weakness in memory module security, specifically in cloud computing environments where SEV is widely used to protect sensitive data, which is shared on the BadRAM page. Modern computers depend…
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Attackers can abuse the Windows UI Automation framework to steal data from apps
An accessibility feature built into Windows to facilitate the use of computers by people with disabilities can be abused by malware to steal data from other applications or control them in malicious ways that evades detection by most endpoint protection systems.The Windows UI Automation framework has existed since the days of Windows XP and provides…
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US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm over global malware campaign
Tags: attack, breach, china, computer, control, corporate, credentials, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, email, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, fraud, government, group, healthcare, identity, infection, infrastructure, intelligence, international, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, office, password, ransomware, risk, service, software, sophos, technology, terrorism, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-dayThe US government has imposed sanctions on Chinese cybersecurity firm Sichuan Silence Information Technology and one of its employees, Guan Tianfeng, for their alleged involvement in a 2020 global cyberattack that exploited zero day vulnerabilities in firewalls.The actions were announced by the US Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice (DOJ), which also…
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Post-Quantum Cryptography: The Implications of Google’s Willow and Other Quantum Computers for Cybersecurity
Quantum computing was long considered to be part of a distant future. However, it is quickly becoming a reality. Google’s recent announcement of its Willow quantum computing chip is a breakthrough generating significant media attention and questions about the implications for cybersecurity. Google’s Willow advancements are significant because of two major breakthroughs critical to the……
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Black Hat Europe preview: Cryptographic protocol attacks and AI in the spotlight
Tags: access, ai, application-security, attack, authentication, backdoor, best-practice, computer, conference, control, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, dns, encryption, exploit, finance, github, government, hacker, healthcare, identity, injection, Internet, LLM, malicious, microsoft, mitigation, office, open-source, radius, RedTeam, risk, service, sophos, technology, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsThis week in London Black Hat Europe will feature a diverse range of talks and presentations covering the latest developments in cybersecurity.The opening keynote on Wednesday will be delivered by Frédérick Douzet, a professor of geopolitics at the University of Paris 8, and director of the French Institute of Geopolitics research team. No preview is…
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CERT-UA Warns of Phishing Attacks Targeting Ukraine’s Defense and Security Force
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new set of cyber attacks that it said were aimed at defense companies in the country as well as its security and defense forces.The phishing attacks have been attributed to a Russia-linked threat actor called UAC-0185 (aka UNC4221), which has been active since…
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Outdated Google Workspace Sync blocks Windows 11 24H2 upgrades
Microsoft now blocks the Windows 11 24H2 update on computers with outdated Google Workspace Sync installs because they’re causing Outlook launch issues. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/outdated-google-workspace-sync-blocks-windows-11-24h2-upgrades/
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Ukraine says Russian hackers are targeting country’s defense contractors
Ukraine’s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UA) said in a report published over the weekend that a hacking group has been targeting the country’s defense and military companies with phishing attacks. The CERT identified the hacking group as UAC-0185, also known as UNC4221, without saying who was behind the group. Earlier this year, however, […] First…
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Suspected Russian hackers target Ukrainian defense enterprises in new espionage campaign
Ukraine’s military computer emergency response team said the group sent phishing emails disguised as invitations to a legitimate defense conference that took place in Kyiv last week.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/suspected-russian-hackers-target-ukrainian-enterprises-espionage
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8 biggest cybersecurity threats manufacturers face
Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, business, china, cloud, computer, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, detection, email, encryption, exploit, extortion, firmware, framework, group, Hardware, india, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iot, iran, lazarus, leak, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, nis-2, north-korea, open-source, password, phishing, ransom, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-analysis, risk-assessment, russia, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsThe manufacturing sector’s rapid digital transformation, complex supply chains, and reliance on third-party vendors make for a challenging cyber threat environment for CISOs.Manufacturers, often prime targets for state-sponsored malicious actors and ransomware gangs, face the difficult task of maintaining cost-effective operations while modernizing their network infrastructure.”Many manufacturing systems rely on outdated technology that lacks modern…
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Met Police challenged on claim LFR supported by ‘majority of Lewisham residents’
A community impact assessment for the Met Police’s deployment of live facial-recognition tech in Lewisham brings into question the force’s previous claims to Computer Weekly that its use of the technology is supported by ‘the majority of residents’ First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366616894/Met-Police-challenged-on-claim-LFR-supported-by-majority-of-Lewisham-residents
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Der Phishing-Wahnsinn: Die neueste Betrugsmasche das Sperren der persönlichen Apple-ID
unsplash.com/photos/a-man-holding-a-cell-phone-in-front-of-a-computer-PtLck8aUTV4 Cyberkriminelle verstärken gegenwärtig ihre Bemühungen, aus dem alltäglichen Einkaufsrausch während der Weihnachtszeit kräftig Kapital zu schlagen. Wir befinden uns genau jetzt in jener Jahreszeit, die eine erhöhte Zahl von Cyberangriffen mit sich bringt. Aktuell wird eine heimtückische Betrugsmasche von den Online-Betrügern angewandt, denn diese hat es vor allem auf Apple-Benutzer abgesehen. In diesen… First…
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First-ever Linux UEFI bootkit turns out to be student project
Tags: antivirus, attack, authentication, awareness, computer, conference, cybersecurity, firmware, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, risk, software, technology, threat, training, update, windowsBootkitty, a recently discovered boot-level UEFI rootkit for Linux, was evidently created by students participating in a cybersecurity training program at the South Korean Information Technology Research Institute (KITRI).The bootkit, found and analyzed by researchers from antivirus vendor ESET last week, showed signs of being a proof of concept rather than production-ready malware. Nevertheless, the…
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Windows 11 23H2 Hardening: AD Domain Computer ReJoin schlägt fehl
Heute noch ein kurzer Informationssplitter, auf den mich ein Blog-Leser bereits im November 2024 hingewiesen hat. Wird ein Active Directory Domain-Hardening gemäß Update KB5020276 durchgeführt, kann es Probleme unter Windows 11 23H2 geben, so dass Active Directory Domain Computer ReJoin … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2024/12/04/windows-11-23h2-hardening-ad-domain-computer-rejoin-schlaegt-fehl/
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First-ever Linux UEFI bootkit turns out to be research project
Tags: antivirus, attack, authentication, awareness, computer, conference, cybersecurity, firmware, linux, malicious, malware, microsoft, risk, software, technology, threat, training, update, windowsBootkitty, a recently discovered boot-level UEFI rootkit for Linux, was evidently created by students participating in a cybersecurity training program at the South Korean Information Technology Research Institute (KITRI).The bootkit, found and analyzed by researchers from antivirus vendor ESET last week, showed signs of being a proof of concept rather than production-ready malware. Nevertheless, the…
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US Expands List of Chinese Technology Companies Under Export Controls
Commerce Department expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chips, chipmaking tools and software. The post US Expands List of Chinese Technology Companies Under Export Controls appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/us-expands-list-of-chinese-technology-companies-under-export-controls/