Tag: data
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New Steganographic Malware Hides in JPEG Files to Spread Infostealers
A recent cybersecurity threat has been identified, where steganographic malware is being distributed through seemingly innocuous JPEG image files. This sophisticated campaign involves luring users into downloading obfuscated JPEG files that contain hidden malicious scripts and executables. Once these files are executed, the malware targets the extraction of sensitive credentials and data from browsers, email…
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New Arcane Stealer Spreads via YouTube, Stealing VPN and Browser Login Credentials
A new malware campaign has been uncovered, involving a sophisticated stealer known as Arcane, which is distributed through YouTube videos promoting game cheats. This campaign highlights the evolving tactics of cybercriminals, who continue to exploit popular platforms to spread malware. The Arcane stealer is notable for its extensive data collection capabilities, targeting a wide range…
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UK sets timeline for country’s transition to quantum-resistant encryption
The U.K. National Cyber Security Centre issued new guidance to help organizations transition to cryptographic algorithms and protocols that can protect data threatened by quantum computing. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-ncsc-quantum-resistant-algorithms-transition
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Public-private partnerships: A catalyst for industry growth and maturity
Tags: ceo, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, fortinet, framework, government, guide, infrastructure, intelligence, interpol, lessons-learned, mitre, resilience, software, threat, vulnerabilitySuccessful partnerships offer a blueprint for effective collaboration Numerous cybersecurity-focused partnerships are underway, involving successful collaboration across all sectors. These examples can help take public-private partnership efforts from abstract ideas to impactful execution and provide valuable insights and lessons learned.One example is the work being done by the Cyber Threat Alliance (CTA) and its members.…
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State-Backed Hackers Exploiting Windows Zero-Day Since 2017
At least 11 state-sponsored hacking groups from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China have been actively exploiting a newly uncovered Windows zero-day vulnerability in cyber espionage and data theft attacks since 2017. Despite clear evidence of exploitation, Microsoft has declined… First seen on sensorstechforum.com Jump to article: sensorstechforum.com/zdi-can-25373-zero-day-exploited-since-2017/
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New Windows zero-day feared abused in widespread espionage for years
.The zero-day vulnerability, tracked as ZDI-CAN-25373, has yet to be publicly acknowledged and assigned a CVE-ID by Microsoft. ZDI-CAN-25373 has to do with the way Windows displays the contents of .lnk files, a type of binary file used by Windows to act as a shortcut to a file, folder, or application, through the Windows UI.A…
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500,000 Impacted by Pennsylvania Teachers Union Data Breach
Pennsylvania State Education Association says the personal information of over 500,000 individuals was stolen in a data breach. The post 500,000 Impacted by Pennsylvania Teachers Union Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/500000-impacted-by-pennsylvania-teachers-union-data-breach/
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The State of Digital Trust in 2025 Consumers Still Shoulder the Responsibility
Tags: access, ai, authentication, banking, breach, captcha, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, data, deep-fake, encryption, finance, fintech, framework, GDPR, government, healthcare, identity, india, insurance, law, login, malicious, metric, mfa, mitigation, password, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, switch, technology, threat, toolThe State of Digital Trust in 2025 – Consumers Still Shoulder the Responsibility madhav Thu, 03/20/2025 – 04:52 Trust remains the cornerstone of digital interactions, yet its foundations are increasingly fragile in an era of sophisticated cyber threats and evolving consumer expectations. The 2024 Digital Trust Index gave us extremely important insights into the expectations…
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Babuk2 Ransomware Issues Fake Extortion Demands Using Data from Old Breaches
Recent investigations by the Halcyon RISE Team have uncovered a concerning trend in the ransomware landscape: the Babuk2 group is issuing extortion demands based on false claims. Despite announcing numerous attacks, there is no third-party confirmation or evidence from victims that these incidents have actually occurred. This strategy involves reusing data from earlier breaches to…
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Six Governments Likely Use Israeli Paragon Spyware to Hack IM Apps and Harvest Data
The governments of Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Israel, and Singapore are likely customers of spyware developed by Israeli company Paragon Solutions, according to a new report from The Citizen Lab.Paragon, founded in 2019 by Ehud Barak and Ehud Schneorson, is the maker of a surveillance tool called Graphite that’s capable of harvesting sensitive data from…
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How Data Visualization Helps Prevent Cyber Attacks
Cybersecurity Relies on Visualization Raw data often tells a story that’s hidden in plain sight. No matter how accurate or comprehensive, numbers on a spreadsheet can easily blur into an incomprehensible haze when patterns and anomalies are buried deep within thousands or millions of rows. The human brain processes visuals 60,000 times faster than text,……
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Why Continuous Compliance Monitoring Is Essential For IT Managed Service Providers
Regulatory compliance is no longer just a concern for large enterprises. Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are increasingly subject to strict data protection and security regulations, such as HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CMMC, GDPR, and the FTC Safeguards Rule. However, many SMBs struggle to maintain compliance due to limited IT resources, evolving regulatory requirements, and complex security…
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Babuk Ransomware Group Claims Attack on Telecommunication Firm Orange
The Babuk ransomware group has recently claimed responsibility for a sophisticated cyberattack on Orange, a leading global telecommunications company. According to an exclusive interview with SuspectFile.com, Babuk exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Orange’s systems to gain initial access to the company’s network. This vulnerability allowed them to exfiltrate sensitive data, which was later sold to…
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How CISOs are approaching staffing diversity with DEI initiatives under pressure
Staffing diversity can help avoid homogenous thinking: Similarly, Sam McMahon, senior manager of IT and security at Valimail, underscores the necessity of representing different backgrounds and mindsets.”In my experience, even small security teams benefit greatly from the variety of perspectives that come with different backgrounds and skill sets,” he says. “We know that the majority…
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DOGE’s cost-cutting database dives offer cybersecurity pros vital lessons in cloud security
Tags: access, cloud, control, cybersecurity, data, exploit, powershell, service, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustCritical logging and access control procedures need to be followed: Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the Hyper-V host, giving them potentially unrestricted access to the underlying hardware. As noted, the impact of this vulnerability could be significant. Once an attacker gains unrestricted access to the Hyper-V…
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How healthcare CISOs can balance security and accessibility without compromising care
In this Help Net Security interview, Sunil Seshadri, EVP and CSO at HealthEquity, talks about the growing risks to healthcare data and what organizations can do to stay ahead. … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/03/20/sunil-seshadri-healthequity-healthcare-data-risk/
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SpyX Data Breach Exposes Personal Information of Nearly 2 Million Users
SpyX, a company known for developing spyware, has experienced a data breach that compromised the personal information of nearly 2 million users. As per a report posted by Have I been Pwned, the breach, which occurred on June 24, 2024, exposed a wide array of sensitive data, including email addresses, IP addresses, device information, geographic…
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Data breach at stalkerware SpyX affects close to 2 million, including thousands of Apple users
Another consumer-grade spyware operation was hacked in June 2024, which exposed thousands of Apple Account credentials. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/data-breach-at-stalkerware-spyx-affects-close-to-2-million-including-thousands-of-apple-users/
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Attackers swipe data of 500k+ people from Pennsylvania teachers union
Tags: dataSSNs, payment details, and health info too First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/19/pennsylvania_nonprofit_cyberattack/
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Pennsylvania education union data breach hit 500,000 people
The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), the largest public-sector union in Pennsylvania, is notifying over half a million individuals that attackers stole their personal information in a July 2024 security breach. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/pennsylvania-education-union-data-breach-hit-500-000-people/
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Stealthy Apache Tomcat Critical Exploit Bypasses Security Filters: Are You at Risk?
By simply sending HTTP requests, attackers can trigger the deserialisation of malicious data in Tomcat’s session storage and gain control. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-apache-tomcat-vulnerability/
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That breach cost HOW MUCH? How CISOs can talk effectively about a cyber incident’s toll
Tags: attack, breach, business, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, data, email, incident, incident response, insurance, jobs, network, phone, ransomware, risk, risk-managementThe importance of practice in estimating costs: Quantifying the costs of an incident in advance is an inexact art greatly aided by tabletop exercises. “The best way in my mind to flush all of this out is by going through a regular incident response tabletop exercise,” Gary Brickhouse, CISO at GuidePoint Security, tells CSO. “People…
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Protecting your iCloud data after Apple’s Advanced Data Protection removal in the UK
Advanced Data Protection (ADP) secures iCloud data with end-to-end encryption. This ensures that no one, not even Apple, can access the encrypted data, which remains secure … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/03/19/protecting-apple-icloud-data-uk/
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Attack time frames are shrinking rapidly. Here’s how cyber teams can cope
Time frame changes to time to exploit: The time frames are quickly shortening as the focus by a variety of attackers’ ransomware efforts shift to data stealing first, rather than trying to collect ransoms.A recent Huntress Cyber Report shows that that TTE, which the researchers refer to as “time-to-ransom” or TTR, has dropped to a few…
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Critical vulnerability in AMI MegaRAC BMC allows server’ takeover
Tags: access, advisory, api, apt, attack, authentication, control, credentials, cve, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, firewall, firmware, flaw, group, infrastructure, Internet, linux, malicious, malware, network, ransomware, supply-chain, technology, training, update, vulnerabilityth vulnerability that Eclypsium researchers found in MegaRAC, the BMC firmware implementation from UEFI/BIOS vendor American Megatrends (AMI). BMCs are microcontrollers present on server motherboards that have their own firmware, dedicated memory, power, and network ports and are used for out-of-band management of servers when their main operating systems are shut down.Administrators can access BMCs…
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Sperm donation giant California Cryobank warns of a data breach
US sperm donor giant California Cryobank is warning customers it suffered a data breach that exposed customers’ personal information. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sperm-donation-giant-california-cryobank-warns-of-a-data-breach/
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US DOGE Staffer Sent Unencrypted Treasury Data over Email
Agency Official Says Ex-DOGE Staffer’s Data Breach Violated Security Policy. An ex-Department of Government Efficiency staffer violated Treasury rules by sending unencrypted personal data to two senior Trump administration officials without approval, raising concerns about the task force’s apparent disregard for or lack of knowledge about critical data security policies. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…