Tag: data
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As US newspaper outages drag on, Lee Enterprises blames cyberattack for encrypting critical systems
Lee said it was analyzing whether sensitive or personal data was stolen in the cyberattack. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/18/as-us-newspaper-outages-drag-on-lee-enterprises-blames-cyberattack-for-encrypting-critical-systems/
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XCSSET macOS malware reappears with new attack strategies, Microsoft sounds alarm
Xcode developers targeted through infected projects: Microsoft reported that XCSSET continues to spread via compromised Xcode projects, a technique that has been in use since the malware’s discovery in 2020. Once an infected project is cloned or downloaded, the malware can embed itself within the developer’s system and further propagate when the infected code is…
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Zacks Investment Data Breach Exposes 12 Million Emails and Phone Numbers
Tags: breach, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, finance, identity, password, phone, service, theftA cybersecurity incident at Zacks Investment Research has exposed sensitive data belonging to 12 million users, marking the second major breach for the financial services firm since 2022. The compromised information includes email addresses, phone numbers, names, IP addresses, physical addresses, and weakly protected password hashes, raising concerns about identity theft and credential-stuffing attacks. Breach…
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Zacks Investment Research Breach Hits 12 Million
A threat actor claims to have hacked and published data on 12 million Zacks Investment Research accounts First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/zacks-investment-research-breach/
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How CISOs can rebuild trust after a security incident
Tags: attack, breach, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, cybersecurity, data, firewall, group, incident response, jobs, linux, mobile, monitoring, risk, security-incident, service, software, strategy, vulnerabilityMaintaining sensitivity in accountability: Cisco’s Lidz emphasizes that transparency does not end at incident resolution.”Being transparent, internally in particular, by making sure stakeholders understand you and your team have learned from the incident, that there are things you would do better not just in terms of protections, but how you respond and react to incidents”…
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Password managers under increasing threat as infostealers triple and adapt
Tags: access, attack, authentication, automation, breach, ceo, cloud, credentials, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, defense, email, encryption, exploit, finance, hacker, identity, intelligence, least-privilege, login, malicious, malware, mfa, password, phishing, ransomware, risk, service, switch, tactics, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustMalware-as-a-service infostealers: For example, RedLine Stealer is specifically designed to target and steal sensitive information, including credentials stored in web browsers and other applications. It is often distributed through phishing emails or by tricking prospective marks into visiting booby-trapped websites laced with malicious downloaders.Another threat comes from Lumma stealer, offered for sale as a malware-as-a-service,…
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WinRAR 7.10 Latest Version Released What’s New!
The popular file compression and archiving tool, WinRAR 7.10, has released with new features, interface enhancements, and improved performance. WinRAR 7.10 represents a landmark update that modernizes core components while addressing evolving user needs in data management and system security. Enhanced Interface and Settings The >>Settings/General>Settings/Interface>Settings/System
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LibreOffice Vulnerabilities Allow Attackers to Write to Files and Extract Data
Two critical vulnerabilities in LibreOffice (CVE-2024-12425 and CVE-2024-12426) expose millions of users to file system manipulation and sensitive data extraction attacks. These flaws affect both desktop users opening malicious documents and server-side systems using LibreOffice for headless document processing. CVE-2024-12425: Path Traversal Enables Arbitrary File Writes The first vulnerability stems from improper path sanitization when…
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ChatGPT Operator Prompt Injection Exploit Leaks Private Data
According to recent findings by cybersecurity researcher Johann Rehberger, OpenAI’s ChatGPT Operator, an experimental agent designed to automate web-based tasks, faces critical security risks from prompt injection attacks that could expose users’ private data. In a demonstration shared exclusively with OpenAI last month, Rehberger showcased how malicious actors could hijack the AI agent to extract…
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Stealth Attack: EarthKapre Leverages Cloud and DLL Sideloading for Data Exfiltration
Researchers at eSentire Threat Response Unit (TRU) uncovered a sophisticated cyber espionage campaign by RedCurl/EarthKapre, a threat group First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/stealth-attack-earthkapre-leverages-cloud-and-dll-sideloading-for-data-exfiltration/
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Comic Agilé Luxshan Ratnaravi, Mikkel Noe-Nygaard #326 Burned Out Testers
Tags: datavia the respected Software Engineering expertise of Mikkel Noe-Nygaard and the lauded Software Engineering / Enterprise Agile Coaching work of Luxshan Ratnaravi at Comic Agilé! Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2025/02/comic-agile-luxshan-ratnaravi-mikkel-noe-nygaard-326-burned-out-testers/
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Italian Privacy Agency Warns Against Unlawful Spyware Use
Use Other Than for Police Purposes Can Invoke Fine Up to 20 Million Euros. The Italian privacy regulator warned against unlawful uses of Graphite spyware following reports of mass hacking campaigns using the tool. The Italian Data Protection Authority published a warning targeting commercial spyware developed by Israeli firm Paragon Solutions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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New family of data-stealing malware leverages Microsoft Outlook
certutil application which handles certificates, to download files.Espionage seems to be the motive, says the report, and there are Windows and Linux versions of the malware. But fortunately the gang “exhibited poor campaign management and inconsistent evasion tactics,” it notes. Nevertheless, CISOs should be watching for signs of attack using this group’s techniques, because their…
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Backup software vendor Veeam deleted forum data after restoration SNAFU
DevOps team did the dirty on a database First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/17/veeam_forums_data_loss/
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Privacy Roundup: Week 7 of Year 2025
Tags: access, antivirus, api, apple, attack, breach, business, cctv, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, exploit, firmware, flaw, google, group, law, leak, malware, microsoft, military, network, password, phishing, privacy, router, scam, service, software, technology, threat, tool, update, virus, vpn, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 9 FEB 2025 – 15 FEB 2025. Information and summaries provided here are as-is for warranty purposes. Note: You may see some traditional “security” content mixed-in here due to the close relationship between online privacy and cybersecurity – many things may overlap;…
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Microsoft spots XCSSET macOS malware variant used for crypto theft
A new variant of the XCSSET macOS modular malware has emerged in attacks that target users’ sensitive information, including digital wallets and data from the legitimate Notes app. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-spots-xcsset-macos-malware-variant-used-for-crypto-theft/
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Fintech giant Finastra notifies victims of October data breach
Financial technology giant Finastra is notifying victims of a data breach after their personal information was stolen by unknown attackers who first breached its systems in October 2024. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fintech-giant-finastra-notifies-victims-of-october-data-breach/
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Xerox Printer Vulnerability Exposes Authentication Data Via LDAP and SMB
Tags: access, authentication, credentials, cyber, data, flaw, iot, malicious, network, theft, vulnerabilityA critical security vulnerability in Xerox’s Versalink C7025 Multifunction Printer (MFP) has been uncovered, exposing enterprise networks to credential theft and lateral attacks. The flaw, discovered by Rapid7 Principal IoT Researcher Deral Heiland, enables malicious actors to intercept Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) and Server Message Block (SMB) authentication data through pass-back attacks. The vulnerabilities,…
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South Korea Suspends DeepSeek AI Downloads Over Privacy Violations
South Korea has formally suspended new downloads of Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot DeepSeek in the country until the service makes changes to its mobile apps to comply with data protection regulations.Downloads have been paused as of February 15, 2025, 6:00 p.m. local time, the Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) said in a statement. The…
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17th February Threat Intelligence Report
SimonMed Imaging, one of the largest diagnostic imaging companies in the US, has been breached by Medusa ransomware group, resulting in the theft of over 212 GB of sensitive data from its […] First seen on research.checkpoint.com Jump to article: research.checkpoint.com/2025/17th-february-threat-intelligence-report/
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Ransomware gangs extort victims 17 hours after intrusion on average
Tags: access, business, credentials, data, encryption, espionage, exploit, extortion, government, group, healthcare, Intruder, malicious, malware, metric, monitoring, network, ransom, ransomware, service, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-dayThe initial point of access for the attackers and the privileges it provided themHow easy it is to reach other network segments and systems from the initially compromised assetWhether access into the environment was resold to a ransomware operator by an initial access brokerWhether the attackers decided to operate only outside the victim’s regular business…
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How to evaluate and mitigate risks to the global supply chain
Tags: access, business, ceo, ciso, communications, compliance, control, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, framework, governance, government, intelligence, international, ISO-27001, kaspersky, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, office, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, russia, service, soc, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityMaintain a diversified supply chain: Organizations that source from international technology suppliers need to ensure they are not overly reliant on a single vendor, single region or even a single technology. Maintaining a diversified supply chain can mitigate costly disruptions from a cyberattack or vulnerability involving a key supplier, or from disruptions tied to regulatory…
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Software Bill of Material umsetzen: Die besten SBOM-Tools
Tags: api, business, compliance, container, cyberattack, data, docker, gartner, github, gitlab, healthcare, linux, monitoring, open-source, risk, saas, sbom, service, software, tool, update, vulnerabilityNur wenn Sie wissen, was drinsteckt, können Sie sich sicher sein, dass alles mit rechten Dingen zugeht. Das gilt für Fast Food wie für Software. Um Software abzusichern, muss man wissen, was in ihrem Code steckt. Aus diesem Grund ist eine Software Bill of Material, SBOM oder Software-Stückliste heute unerlässlich. Der SolarWinds-Angriff sowie die Log4j-Schwachstelle…
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Cyberangriff auf Praxen in Australien
Spectrum Medical Imaging Hit by Cyberattack, Patient Data Potentially Compromised First seen on sydneytimes.net.au Jump to article: www.sydneytimes.net.au/business/spectrum-medical-imaging-hit-by-cyberattack-patient-data-potentially-compromised/
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Keeping Your Cloud Data Safe: What You Need to Know
Why is Cloud Data Safety a Paramount Concern? With the increasing movement of organizations to the cloud, ensuring data security has become a top priority. It’s a well-known fact that organizations thrive on data. But what if this data falls into the wrong hands due to weak cloud security? The results can be catastrophic, leading……
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 33
Tags: breach, credit-card, cyber, data, data-breach, google, india, international, malware, mobile, north-korea, usaSecurity Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. Mobile Indian Cyber Heist: FatBoyPanel And His Massive Data Breach Google Tag Manager Skimmer Steals Credit Card Info From Magento Site From South America to Southeast Asia: The Fragile Web of REF7707 Analyzing DEEP#DRIVE: North Korean…
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PDI AI technology: Your AI-Driven Ally in Proactive Cyber Defense
Imagine you’re part of a cybersecurity team that just received an alert about a potential breach. The clock is ticking, and your team is flooded with data and alerts from multiple sources. Sorting through this overwhelming volume of information to find the real threat could take hours”, time you don’t have. This is a perfect…