Tag: cyber
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Renew, but improve, billion-dollar cyber grant program to states and locals, House witnesses say
The program faces a number of challenges before it is set to expire, during a time where state and local governments face a bevy of cyber risks and changes. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/renew-but-improve-billion-dollar-cyber-grant-program-to-states-and-locals-house-witnesses-say/
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Identity-based intrusions accounted for bulk of cyber incidents last year
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/identity-based-intrusions-accounted-for-bulk-of-cyber-incidents-last-year
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Identity-Based Intrusions Responsible for Most Cyber Incidents Last Year
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/identity-based-intrusions-responsible-for-most-cyber-incidents-last-year
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Exclusive: Gen. Paul Nakasone says China is now our biggest cyber threat
More than a year away from leading the NSA and Cyber Command, Paul Nakasone told the Click Here podcast that they could ask him anything. So they did. About China, AI, DOGE and more. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/nakasone-interview-china-ai-deepseek-doge
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UK sets out new cyber reporting requirements for critical infrastructure
The belated reworking of the country’s cybersecurity regulations comes three years after the previous government had prematurely described those laws as “updated” while failing to actually introduce the legislation. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-sets-out-cyber-reporting-requirements-critical-infrastructure
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Navigating the Quantum Shift: A Practical Approach to Crypto-Agility with PQC-Enabled PKI
The conversation around quantum computing is shifting from theory to reality, especially when it’s centered on security and mounting threats against current encryption algorithms. The UK National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) recent guidance on “PQC Migration Timelines” underscores the urgency for organizations to transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC). Urgency is being driven by the rising……
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Massive 400GB X (Twitter) Data Leaked 2.8 Billion Records Exposed
A colossal 400GB trove containing data from 2.873 billion X (formerly Twitter) users has surfaced on hacker forums. The breach, allegedly dated January 2025, is now being deemed one of the largest data leaks in social media history. Breach Origin and Allegations The leak first came to light on March 28, 2025, when a data…
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Massive 400GB X (Twitter) Data Leak Surfaces on Hacker Forums
A colossal 400GB trove containing data from 2.873 billion X (formerly Twitter) users has surfaced on hacker forums. The breach, allegedly dated January 2025, is now being deemed one of the largest data leaks in social media history. Breach Origin and Allegations The leak first came to light on March 28, 2025, when a data…
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Building a reasonable cyber defense program
If you do business in the United States, especially across state lines, you probably know how difficult it is to comply with U.S. state data privacy laws. The federal … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/01/cis-reasonable-cyber-defense-program/
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PortSwigger Launches Burp AI to Enhance Penetration Testing with AI
PortSwigger, the makers of Burp Suite, has taken a giant leap forward in the field of cybersecurity with the launch of Burp AI, a groundbreaking set of artificial intelligence (AI) features designed to streamline and enhance penetration testing workflows. With Burp AI, security professionals can now save time, reduce manual effort, and increase accuracy in their…
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Kentico Xperience CMS XSS Vulnerability Allows Remote Code Execution
Kentico Xperience CMS, a widely used platform designed for enterprises and organizations, is under scrutiny after a vulnerability chain was discovered that exploits Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) to enable Remote Code Execution (RCE). This vulnerability was disclosed by researchers who demonstrated its potential harm through a detailed proof of concept. CVE-2025-2748: Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability According to…
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UK threatens £100Kday fines under new cyber bill
Tags: cyberTech secretary reveals landmark legislation’s full details for first time First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/04/01/uk_100k_fines_csr/
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LensDeal Data Breach Exposes 100,000 Customers’ Personal Information
A major data breach involving LensDeal, a Netherlands-based contact lens supplier, has reportedly exposed the personal information of over 100,000 customers. According to the Cyber Security Hub post, the breach affects 115,096 individuals and includes sensitive details such as full names, birthdates, email addresses, hashed passwords, IP addresses, and in some cases, company details. Some…
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Apple Issues Warning on Three 0-Day Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation
Apple has issued an urgent security advisory concerning three critical zero-day vulnerabilities CVE-2025-24200, CVE-2025-24201, and CVE-2025-24085 which are being actively exploited in the wild. These vulnerabilities affect a wide range of Apple devices, including iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, and even the Apple Vision Pro. Users are strongly urged to update their devices immediately to address these…
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Microsoft Discovers GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox Bootloader Flaws with Copilot
Microsoft has disclosed the discovery of multiple critical vulnerabilities within the GRUB2, U-Boot, and Barebox bootloaders, leveraging its AI-driven Security Copilot platform for advanced threat analysis. These bootloaders, integral to the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Secure Boot framework and widely deployed in embedded systems, were found to contain exploitable flaws that could compromise system…
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China-Linked Earth Alux Uses VARGEIT and COBEACON in Multi-Stage Cyber Intrusions
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new China-linked threat actor called Earth Alux that has targeted various key sectors such as government, technology, logistics, manufacturing, telecommunications, IT services, and retail in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Latin American (LATAM) regions.”The first sighting of its activity was in the second quarter of 2023; back then, it…
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CyberCatch Launches CAT: Cybersecurity Training for SMBs
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are continuously becoming prime targets for cybercriminals. Recent statistics reveal that 61% of SMBs were targeted by cyberattacks, with 46% of all cyber breaches affecting companies with fewer than 1,000 employees. The consequences of such… First seen on sensorstechforum.com Jump to article: sensorstechforum.com/cybercatch-cat-training-smbs/
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Linux Lite 7.4 Final Released: Enhanced GUI and Bug Fixes
Linux Lite, a popular lightweight Linux distribution aimed at making Linux accessible to beginners, has officially released itsLinux Lite 7.4 Finalversion. This release comes with several incremental updates that improve functionality, address bugs, and refine the user interface, ensuring a smoother experience for users. Although Linux Lite 7.4 is categorized as a minor release, it…
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6 hard-earned tips for leading through a cyberattack, from CSOs who’ve been there
Tags: attack, awareness, breach, business, cisco, ciso, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, group, incident response, infosec, infrastructure, lessons-learned, military, open-source, phishing, phone, privacy, programming, ransomware, security-incident, service, skills, software, strategy, threat, training, updateDevelop muscle memory, and patience, through simulations: Authority under crisis is meaningless if you can’t establish followership. And this goes beyond the incident response team: CISOs must communicate with the entire organization, a commonly misunderstood imperative, says Pablo Riboldi, CISO of nearshore talent provider BairesDev.”I find that employee involvement tends to be overlooked during cyberattacks.…
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Check Point Confirms Data Breach, Says Leaked Information is ‘Old’
Cybersecurity giant Check Point has confirmed that a recent post on a notorious dark web forum, BreachForums, attempting to sell allegedly hacked data from the company, relates to an >>old, known, and pinpointed event.
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Volume of attacks on network devices shows need to replace end of life devices quickly
Tags: access, apache, attack, authentication, best-practice, breach, cloud, control, credentials, cve, cyber, dns, endpoint, espionage, exploit, firewall, flaw, government, group, Hardware, infrastructure, injection, Internet, ivanti, lazarus, macOS, monitoring, network, north-korea, open-source, password, risk, router, russia, sans, service, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityCVE-2023-1389, a vulnerability in TP-Link Archer AX21 router;CVE-2024-3400, a hole in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewall operating system;CVE-2023-36845, a vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS operating system;CVE-2021-44529, a vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Cloud Service Appliance;CVE-2023-38035, a hole in Ivanti Sentry security gateway;CVE-2024-36401, a vulnerability in OSGeo GeoServer;CVE-2024-0012, a vulnerability in Palo Alto Neworks PAN-OS…
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Earth Alux APT Group: Unveiling Its Espionage Toolkit
Researchers at Trend Micro detail a highly sophisticated cyber-espionage group actively targeting the Asia-Pacific and Latin American regions. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/earth-alux-apt-group-unveiling-its-espionage-toolkit/
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Bulletproof Hosting Fuels Russia-Linked Intrusion Sets’ Global Cyber Campaign
A recent report by Intrinsec has uncovered the activities of Russia-aligned intrusion sets, UAC-0050 and UAC-0006, which have First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/bulletproof-hosting-fuels-russia-linked-intrusion-sets-global-cyber-campaign/
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31st March Threat Intelligence Report
New York University (NYU) suffered a cyber-attack which resulted in the exposure of over 3 million applicants’ data, including names, test scores, majors, and zip codes. The hacker redirected NYU’s website to […] First seen on research.checkpoint.com Jump to article: research.checkpoint.com/2025/31st-march-threat-intelligence-report/
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Cyber-Zwischenfall bei einem Kernforschungsinstitut in Brasilien
Ataque cibernético suspende produção de remédios no Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares First seen on convergenciadigital.com.br Jump to article: convergenciadigital.com.br/mercado/ataque-cibernetico-suspende-producao-de-remedios-no-instituto-de-pesquisas-energeticas-e-nucleares/
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Top 1,000 IT service providers in scope of UK cyber bill
The government’s proposed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is set to include regulatory provisions covering both datacentre operators and larger IT service providers First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366621764/Top-1000-IT-service-providers-in-scope-of-UK-cyber-bill
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Why global tensions are a cybersecurity problem for every business
With global tensions climbing, cyber attacks linked to nation-states and their allies are becoming more common, sophisticated, and destructive. For organizations, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/01/global-tensions-cybersecurity-problem/
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Adaptable Strategies for NHI Lifecycle Management?
Why Are Adaptable NHI Strategies Essential in Today’s Cybersecurity Landscape? Where cyber threats are increasingly complex and pervasive, businesses need robust and flexible strategies to safeguard their data assets. One such strategy is the management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs), a vital but often overlooked aspect of cybersecurity. This approach involves securing machine identities, their access……