Tag: data
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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…
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Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Water Balloons’
Tags: datavia the comic humor & dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/randall-munroes-xkcd-water-balloons/
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Nation-state actors and cybercrime gangs abuse malicious .lnk files for espionage and data theft
11 state-sponsored APTs exploit malicious .lnk files for espionage and data theft, with ZDI uncovering 1,000 such files used in attacks. At least 11 state-sponsored threat groups have been abusing Windows shortcut files for espionage and data theft, according to an analysis by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). Trend ZDI researchers discovered 1,000 malicious…
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Western Alliance Bank notifies 21,899 customers of data breach
Arizona-based Western Alliance Bank is notifying nearly 22,000 customers their personal information was stolen in October after a third-party vendor’s secure file transfer software was breached. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/western-alliance-bank-notifies-21-899-customers-of-data-breach/
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Data breach hits California Cryobank
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/data-breach-hits-california-cryobank
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Western Alliance Bank says nearly 22,000 impacted by file transfer software breach
Phoenix-based Western Alliance Bank filed data breach notices saying about 22,000 people were affected by an incident involving file transfer software. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/western-alliance-bank-data-breach
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Scammers Sneak 300+ Ad Fraud Apps onto Google Play with 60M Downloads
Google Play Store hit by 300+ fake Android apps, downloaded more than 60 million times pushing ad fraud and data theft. Learn how to spot and remove these threats. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/scammers-ad-fraud-apps-google-play-60m-downloads/
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Microsoft identifies new RAT targeting cryptocurrency wallets and more
A previously unreported remote access trojan that Microsoft researchers dubbed StilachiRAT is designed to steal a wide range of data, including information about cryptocurrency wallet extensions for Google’s Chrome browser. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/stilachirat-new-remote-access-trojan-crypto-wallets
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New Windows zero-day exploited by 11 state hacking groups since 2017
At least 11 state-backed hacking groups from North Korea, Iran, Russia, and China have been exploiting a new Windows vulnerability in data theft and cyber espionage zero-day attacks since 2017. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-windows-zero-day-exploited-by-11-state-hacking-groups-since-2017/
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New research reveals security’s biggest AI challenges and two potential solutions
Tags: ai, attack, business, compliance, data, intelligence, privacy, risk, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training99% of teams are embracing AI78% of leaders are confident that changes to their roles will be manageableBut this enthusiasm coexists with many concerns about AI, including frustration at the pace of adoption. And a deeper analysis of the data suggests that these adoption challenges may be preventing teams from exploring more impactful applications. While…
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Orion Security Startup Tackles Insider Threats With AI
The data loss prevention company emerges from stealth with an AI-powered platform to help organizations distinguish between legitimate and risky activity. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/insider-threats/orion-security-startup-minimize-insider-threats
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Unpatched Windows Zero-Day Flaw Exploited by 11 State-Sponsored Threat Groups Since 2017
An unpatched security flaw impacting Microsoft Windows has been exploited by 11 state-sponsored groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia as part of data theft, espionage, and financially motivated campaigns that date back to 2017.The zero-day vulnerability, tracked by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) as ZDI-CAN-25373, refers to an issue that allows bad…
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Stealthy StilachiRAT steals data, may enable lateral movement
While still not widely distributed, a new Windows remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed StilachiRAT is a serious threat. >>[The malware] demonstrates sophisticated techniques … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/03/18/stealthy-stilachirat-steals-data-may-enable-lateral-movement/
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11 State-Sponsored APTs Exploiting LNK Files for Espionage, Data Theft
ZDI has uncovered 1,000 malicious .lnk files used by state-sponsored and cybercrime threat actors to execute malicious commands. The post 11 State-Sponsored APTs Exploiting LNK Files for Espionage, Data Theft appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/11-state-sponsored-apts-exploiting-lnk-files-for-espionage-data-theft/
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Varonis als Leader und Kundenfavorit ausgezeichnet
Der Spezialist für datenzentrierte Cybersicherheit, Varonis Systems, wurde von dem renommierten Analyse- und Beratungsunternehmen Forrester in dem Bericht
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Prompt Security Adds Ability to Restrict Access to Data Generated by LLMs
Prompt Security today extended its platform to enable organizations to implement policies that restrict the types of data surfaced by a large language model (LLM) that employees are allowed to access. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/prompt-security-adds-ability-to-restrict-access-to-data-generated-by-llms/
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Squid Werewolf Mimics Recruiters to Target Job Seekers and Steal Personal Data
In a sophisticated phishing campaign uncovered by the BI.ZONE Threat Intelligence team, the Squid Werewolf group, also known as APT37, has been impersonating recruiters to target key employees in various organizations. This espionage cluster uses fake job opportunities to lure victims into opening malicious attachments, which ultimately lead to system compromise and data theft. Phishing…
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Microsoft Warns of StilachiRAT Stealing Remote Desktop Protocol Session Data
Microsoft has recently issued a warning about a novel remote access trojan (RAT) known as StilachiRAT, which poses significant threats to system security by stealing sensitive data, including credentials and cryptocurrency information. This sophisticated malware was discovered by Microsoft Incident Response researchers in November 2024 and is notable for its advanced evasion techniques and persistence…
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Over 16.8 Billion Records Exposed as Data Breaches Increase 6%
Flashpoint data points to a surge in data breaches fueled by compromised credentials, ransomware and exploits First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/168-billion-records-exposed/
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Tomcat PUT to active abuse as Apache deals with critical RCE flaw
Tags: apache, api, attack, authentication, backdoor, cve, cvss, data, encryption, exploit, flaw, malicious, rce, remote-code-execution, tactics, threat, update, vulnerability) exploit released for the flaw, CVE-2025-24813, just 30 hours after it was publicly disclosed.”A devastating new remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability is now actively exploited in the wild,” Wallarm said in a blog post. “Attackers need just one PUT API request to take over vulnerable Apache Tomcat servers.”PUT API requests are used to update…
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Western Alliance Bank Discloses Data Breach Linked to Cleo Hack
The personal information of 22,000 Western Alliance Bank customers was stolen in a data breach linked to Cl0p’s hacking of the Cleo file transfer tool. The post Western Alliance Bank Discloses Data Breach Linked to Cleo Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/western-alliance-bank-discloses-data-breach-linked-to-cleo-hack/
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Unlocking Data Control Across Regions: Oracle and Thales Enhance CipherTrust Cloud Key Management for OCI Vault EKMS
Tags: access, ai, business, cloud, compliance, computing, control, data, encryption, government, infrastructure, oracle, risk, saas, service, software, strategyUnlocking Data Control Across Regions: Oracle and Thales Enhance CipherTrust Cloud Key Management for OCI Vault EKMS madhav Tue, 03/18/2025 – 04:20 Oracle and Thales are excited to announce CipherTrust Cloud Key Management’s (CCKM) support for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s (OCI) new cross-site replication functionality for its Dedicated Region Cloud@Customer and OCI Alloy offerings. Cross-site replication…
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UK wants dirt on data brokers before criminals get there first
Govt wants to learning mistakes of serially breached record holders so it can, er, liberalize data sharing regs under new law First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/18/uk_data_broker_inquiry/
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New StilachiRAT uses sophisticated techniques to avoid detection
Microsoft discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT), dubbed StilachiRAT, that uses sophisticated techniques to avoid detection. In November 2024, Microsoft researchers discovered StilachiRAT, a sophisticated remote access trojan (RAT) designed for stealth, persistence, and data theft. Analysis of its WWStartupCtrl64.dll module revealed that the malware supports sophisticated functionalities to steal credentials from browsers, digital…
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Inside the Morpheus AI-Assisted Workspace: Bridging the Gap Between Complex Data and Rapid Response
Morpheus’s AI-augmented SOC workspace streamlines Jinja transformations, automates Python scripts, and uncovers deep incident insights. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/inside-the-morpheus-ai-assisted-workspace-bridging-the-gap-between-complex-data-and-rapid-response/
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Microsoft Warns of StilachiRAT: A Stealthy RAT Targeting Credentials and Crypto Wallets
Microsoft is calling attention to a novel remote access trojan (RAT) named StilachiRAT that it said employs advanced techniques to sidestep detection and persist within target environments with an ultimate aim to steal sensitive data.The malware contains capabilities to “steal information from the target system, such as credentials stored in the browser, digital wallet information,…
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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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Not all cuts are equal: Security budget choices disproportionately impact risk
Tags: ai, application-security, attack, awareness, backdoor, breach, bug-bounty, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, container, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, monitoring, phishing, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability[Source: Splunk] As cyber threats evolve at an unprecedented pace, delaying essential technology upgrades can severely impact an organization. The newest technological updates are introduced to enhance an organization’s security offerings and directly address recently identified challenges.”Outdated systems lack new features and functionality that allow for more sophisticated offerings, like moving to the cloud,” Kirsty…
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Ontic Named Frost and Sullivan’s Company of the Year for Revolutionizing Security Technology
Learn how our commitment to innovation, excellence, and client success made this achievement possible The security industry is undergoing a profound transformation. The convergence of digital and physical threats, the overwhelming surge of data, and the rise of misinformation have made staying ahead of risks more challenging than ever. For too long, security has been”¦…