Tag: cyber
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Wie Unternehmen ihre Cyber-Resilienz stärken können
Immer mehr Sicherheitsverantwortliche fordern: Die Risikobewertung von Drittanbietern muss fester Bestandteil jeder Cyber-Resilienz-Strategie werden. Einheitliche Standards fehlen zwar, doch es gibt wirksame Maßnahmen, mit denen Unternehmen ihre Abwehr stärken können. First seen on itsicherheit-online.com Jump to article: www.itsicherheit-online.com/news/cybersecurity/wie-unternehmen-ihre-cyber-resilienz-staerken-koennen/
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5 Most Common Security Attack Methods in 2024: Mandiant’s M-Trends Report
Mandiant, which was acquired by Google Cloud in 2022, paints a picture of global cyber threats from last year in order to help readers be better prepared this year. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-mandiant-m-trends-security-report/
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Hackers Claim TikTok Breach, Leak Over 900,000 Usernames and Passwords
A hacker collective known as R00TK1T claims to have breached TikTok’s user database, allegedly leaking login information for over 900,000 users. The group, which has previously made waves in the hacking community with bold claims”, often with little substantiated evidence”, has taken to underground forums to boast about their latest exploit. Alleged Account Deletions and…
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FBI Offers $10 Million Reward for information on Salt Typhoon Hackers
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of individuals connected to the recent “Salt Typhoon” cyberattacks. The campaign, which is believed to be linked to actors affiliated with the People’s Republic…
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Spring Security Vulnerability Exposes Valid Usernames to Attackers
A newly identified security vulnerability, CVE-2025-22234, has exposed a critical weakness in the widely-used Spring Security framework. According to the HeroDevs report, affecting several versions of the spring-security-crypto package, this flaw makes it possible for attackers to discern valid usernames through observable differences in login response times”, an avenue for so-called “timing attacks.” Spring Security…
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Russian VPS Servers With RDP and Proxy Servers Enable North Korean Cybercrime Operations
Trend Research has uncovered a sophisticated network of cybercrime operations linked to North Korea, heavily utilizing Russian internet infrastructure. Specifically, IP address ranges in the towns of Khasan and Khabarovsk, Russia, assigned to organizations under TransTelecom (ASN AS20485), are pivotal in these activities. Khasan, just a mile from the North Korea-Russia border and connected via…
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Microsoft’s Patch for Symlink Vulnerability Introduces New Windows DenialService Flaw
Microsoft’s recent attempt to resolve a critical privilege escalation vulnerability has inadvertently introduced a new denial-of-service (DoS) flaw in Windows systems, leaving organizations vulnerable to update failures and potential security risks. In early April 2025, Microsoft addressed CVE-2025-21204, a security flaw that allowed attackers to abuse symbolic links (symlinks) to elevate privileges via the Windows servicing…
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SAP NetWeaver 0-Day Vulnerability Enables Webshell Deployment
Cybersecurity analysts have issued a high-priority warning after several incidents revealed active exploitation of SAP NetWeaver, the widely deployed enterprise integration platform. Attackers have leveraged an unreported 0-day vulnerability to deploy web shells, which give them remote command execution capabilities and persistent backdoor access even on fully patched systems. CVE Details The exposure centers around…
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HYCU stellt R-Shield vor – neue Maßstäbe für Cyber-Resilienz in SaaS-, Cloud- und On-Prem-Umgebungen
Die neue Technologie ist in HYCUs bewährte Data Resiliency Cloud (R-Cloud) integriert und wurde entwickelt, um Unternehmen umfassend vor Cyberbedrohungen zu schützen über alle Plattformen und Anwendungen hinweg. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/hycu-stellt-r-shield-vor-neue-massstaebe-fuer-cyber-resilienz-in-saas-cloud-und-on-prem-umgebungen/a40581/
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Exposure validation emerges as critical cyber defense component
Organizations have implemented various aspects of threat exposure validation, including security control validation (51%) and filtering threat exposures based on the … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/25/exposure-validation-processes/
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U.S. Secret Service Reveals Ways to Identify Credit Card Skimmers
With credit card skimming crimes escalating nationwide, the U.S. Secret Service’s Washington Field Office is sharing essential tips for the public to protect themselves from this growing threat, shared by Officials in LinkedIn post. According to the agency, credit card skimming involves criminals installing illicit devices to steal card information, has become a “low-risk, high-reward”…
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Cyber-Zwischenfall bei einem Internat in Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
Cyber-Vorfall am Birklehof, FAQ – Aktuelle Informationen First seen on birklehof.de Jump to article: birklehof.de/cybervorfall/
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New infosec products of the week: April 25, 2025
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Bitdefender, PowerDMARC, Skyhawk Security, Stellar Cyber, Swimlane, and Veracode. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/25/new-infosec-products-of-the-week-april-25-2025/
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Cyber-Zwischenfall bei einem Schulbezirk in Texas, USA
Santa Fe ISD parents are concerned about data security after ‘cyber event’ disrupts campus network First seen on abc13.com Jump to article: abc13.com/post/santa-fe-isd-working-fix-network-issues-cyber-event-disrupts-internet-phone-service-campus/16242442/
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DDoS-Angriff auf eine Wahlbehörde in Südkorea
NEC Blocks IP Address, Seeks Police Probe after Cyber Attack on Own Statistical System First seen on world.kbs.co.kr Jump to article: world.kbs.co.kr/service/news_view.htm
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Cyberangriff auf eine Brauerei in Bayern
Branche meldet Cyber-Angriffe First seen on lebensmittelzeitung.net Jump to article: www.lebensmittelzeitung.net/tech-logistik/nachrichten/it-sicherheit-branche-meldet-cyber-angriffe-183909
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Beyond the Inbox: ThreatLabz 2025 Phishing Report Reveals How Phishing Is Evolving in the Age of GenAI
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, best-practice, captcha, cloud, control, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, data, defense, detection, dmarc, email, exploit, finance, google, identity, jobs, login, malicious, malware, mfa, phishing, radius, risk, scam, spam, strategy, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-day, zero-trustGone are the days of mass phishing campaigns. Today’s attackers are leveraging generative AI (GenAI) to deliver hyper-targeted scams, transforming every email, text, or call into a calculated act of manipulation. With flawless lures and tactics designed to outsmart AI defenses, cybercriminals are zeroing in on HR, payroll, and finance teams”, exploiting human vulnerabilities with…
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AI speeds up analysis work for humans, two federal cyber officials say
More broadly, AI is viewed as being a double-edged sword in cybersecurity, one that can bolster both defensive and offensive operations. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ai-speeds-up-analysis-work-for-humans-two-federal-cyber-officials-say/
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US cyber progress potentially jeopardized by proposed State Department overhaul
Tags: cyberFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/us-cyber-progress-potentially-jeopardized-by-proposed-state-department-overhaul
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M&S systems remain offline days after cyber incident
M&S is still unable to provide contactless payment or click-and-collect services amid a cyber attack that it says has forced it to move a number of processes offline to safeguard its customers, staff and business First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366622924/MS-systems-remain-offline-days-after-cyber-incident
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Designing for Cyber Resilience, Not Just Defense
MIT Sloan’s Keri Pearlson on Embedding Resilience Across Cybersecurity Strategy. Keri Pearlson, executive director of cybersecurity at MIT Sloan’s Interdisciplinary Consortium for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, says organizations must stop chasing the illusion of perfect protection and instead design for resilience. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/designing-for-cyber-resilience-just-defense-a-28076
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Verizon DBIR Report: Small Businesses Identified as Key Targets in Ransomware Attacks
Tags: attack, breach, business, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, ransomware, security-incident, vulnerabilityVerizon Business’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), released on April 24, 2025, paints a stark picture of the cybersecurity landscape, drawing from an analysis of over 22,000 security incidents, including 12,195 confirmed data breaches. The report identifies credential abuse (22%) and exploitation of vulnerabilities (20%) as the predominant initial attack vectors, with a 34%…
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Lazarus APT Targets Organizations by Exploiting One-Day Vulnerabilities
A recent cyber espionage campaign by the notorious Lazarus Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, tracked as >>Operation SyncHole,
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ToyMaker Hackers Compromise Numerous Hosts via SSH and File Transfer Tools
Tags: access, attack, breach, cisco, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, hacker, infrastructure, Internet, threat, tool, vulnerabilityIn a alarming cybersecurity breach uncovered by Cisco Talos in 2023, a critical infrastructure enterprise fell victim to a meticulously orchestrated attack involving multiple threat actors. The initial access broker, identified as >>ToyMaker
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Threat Actors Exploiting Unsecured Kubernetes Clusters for Crypto Mining
In a startling revelation from Microsoft Threat Intelligence, threat actors are increasingly targeting unsecured Kubernetes clusters to conduct illicit activities such as cryptomining. The dynamic and complex nature of containerized environments poses significant challenges for security teams in detecting runtime anomalies or identifying the source of breaches. Rising Threats in Containerized Environments According to Microsoft’s…
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New Steganography Campaign Exploits MS Office Vulnerability to Distribute AsyncRAT
A recently uncovered cyberattack campaign has brought steganography back into the spotlight, showcasing the creative and insidious methods attackers employ to deliver malware. This operation, dubbed the >>Stego-Campaign,
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Hackers Exploit Ivanti Connect Secure 0-Day to Deploy DslogdRAT and Web Shell
Threat actors exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Ivanti Connect Secure, identified as CVE-2025-0282, to deploy malicious tools including a web shell and a sophisticated remote access trojan (RAT) named DslogdRAT. According to a detailed analysis by JPCERT/CC, these attacks underscore the persistent and evolving risks surrounding Ivanti products, which have become a frequent target for…
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Data breach class action costs mount up
Organisations exposed to the US market paid out over $150m in class action settlements in just six months. Security leaders must do more to address cyber gaps, respond better to incidents and demonstrate compliance First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366622911/Data-breach-class-action-costs-mount-up
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Weaponized SVG Files Used by Threat Actors to Redirect Users to Malicious Sites
Cybercriminals are increasingly weaponizing Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) files to orchestrate sophisticated phishing campaigns. According to research from Intezer, a cybersecurity firm that triages millions of alerts for enterprises globally, attackers are embedding malicious JavaScript within SVG files to redirect unsuspecting users to credential-harvesting phishing sites. This technique, dubbed >>Script in the Shadows,
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CISOs band together to urge world governments to harmonize cyber rules
Policymakers have moved slowly to reduce regulatory overlap, but the new industry plea could help change that. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisos-governments-harmonize-cyber-rules/746275/