Tag: intelligence
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Previewing Black Hat Europe 2024 in London: 20 Hot Sessions
From Automotive Exploits and Bootloader Bugs to Cybercrime and ‘LLMbotomy’ Trojans Black Hat Europe returns to London with more than 45 keynotes and briefings tackling everything from bootloader bugs and flaws in artificial intelligence and large language model tools, to disrupting fake online brokerages and remotely hacking Volkswagen entertainment systems to track vehicles. First seen…
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9th December Threat Intelligence Report
Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the first round of its presidential election after declassified intelligence revealed Russian interference favoring right wing candidate Călin Georgescu. The interference involved a sophisticated social media campaign on […] First seen on research.checkpoint.com Jump to article: research.checkpoint.com/2024/9th-december-threat-intelligence-report/
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Researchers Uncover Prompt Injection Vulnerabilities in DeepSeek and Claude AI
Details have emerged about a now-patched security flaw in the DeepSeek artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot that, if successfully exploited, could permit a bad actor to take control of a victim’s account by means of a prompt injection attack.Security researcher Johann Rehberger, who has chronicled many a prompt injection attack targeting various AI tools, found that…
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Unmasking Termite, the Ransomware Gang Claiming the Blue Yonder Attack
This new ransomware group is likely a new variant of Babuk, said Cyble threat intelligence analysts First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/termite-ransomware-blue-yonder/
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The EU Makes an Urgent TikTok Inquiry on Russia’s Role in Romanian Election Turmoil
EU sent TikTok an urgent request for more information about Romanian intelligence files suggesting that Russia coordinated influencers to promote a candidate who became the surprise front-runner in presidential election. The post The EU Makes an Urgent TikTok Inquiry on Russia’s Role in Romanian Election Turmoil appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump…
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Gen AI use cases rising rapidly for cybersecurity, but concerns remain
Tags: ai, attack, automation, awareness, ceo, ciso, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, detection, finance, framework, fraud, GDPR, governance, grc, group, guide, Hardware, HIPAA, incident response, intelligence, international, malware, middle-east, monitoring, phishing, privacy, RedTeam, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, usaGenerative AI is being embedded into security tools at a furious pace as CISOs adopt the technology internally to automate manual processes and improve productivity. But research also suggests this surge in gen AI adoption comes with a fair amount of trepidation among cybersecurity professionals, which CISOs must keep in mind when weaving gen AI…
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Ultralytics AI Library Compromised: Cryptocurrency Miner Found in PyPI Versions
In yet another software supply chain attack, it has come to light that two versions of a popular Python artificial intelligence (AI) library named ultralytics were compromised to deliver a cryptocurrency miner.The versions, 8.3.41 and 8.3.42, have since been removed from the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository. A subsequently released version has introduced a security…
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Romania ‘s election systems hit by 85,000 attacks ahead of presidential vote
Tags: access, attack, country, credentials, cyberattack, cybercrime, data-breach, election, hacker, intelligence, russia, service, threatRomania ‘s election systems suffered over 85,000 attacks, with leaked credentials posted on a Russian hacker forum before the presidential election. Romania ‘s Intelligence Service revealed that over 85,000 cyberattacks targeted the country’s election systems. Threat actors gained access to credentials for election-related websites, and then leaked them on Russian cybercrime forums a few days…
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Sophisticated Campaign Targets Manufacturing Industry with Lumma Stealer and Amadey Bot
Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) has uncovered a multi-stage cyberattack campaign targeting the manufacturing industry. Leveraging advanced techniques and a combination of Lumma Stealer and Amadey Bot, this campaign... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/sophisticated-campaign-targets-manufacturing-industry-with-lumma-stealer-and-amadey-bot/
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Trump’s AI, Crypto Czar David Sacks Faces Conflict Scrutiny
David Sacks Appointed as Trump’s AI and Crypto Czar Amid Growing Industry Concerns. President-elect Donald Trump’s appointment of former PayPal executive David Sacks to serve as the inaugural White House czar for artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency is already raising significant concerns about potential conflicts of interest and market favoritism. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Thales Leverages Imperva for Data Risk Intelligence
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/thales-leverages-imperva-for-data-risk-intelligence
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Weaponized AI: Hot for Fraud, Not for Election Interference
FBI Sees Rising AI-Enabled Fraud; Meta Reports Scant Election Interference Use Artificial intelligence: What’s it good for? Per the old song about war, the answer isn’t absolutely nothing, but so far it also isn’t absolutely everything. New findings pinpoint where generative AI and deepfakes are hot – fraud – and where they’re not – election…
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Top Five Industries Most Frequently Targeted by Phishing Attacks
Researchers analyzed phishing attacks from Q3 2023 to Q3 2024 and identified the top five industries targeted by subject-customized emails, which often leverage personal information like names, emails, phone numbers, or company names to bypass security measures. Employing redaction techniques to protect sensitive information while providing actionable intelligence to clients ensures that valuable insights are…
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Russian Hackers Hijacked Pakistani Actor Servers For C2 Communication
Secret Blizzard, a Russian threat actor, has infiltrated 33 command-and-control (C2) servers belonging to the Pakistani group Storm-0156, which allows Secret Blizzard to access networks of Afghan government entities and Pakistani operators. They have deployed their own malware, TwoDash and Statuezy, and leveraged Storm-0156’s malware, Waiscot and CrimsonRAT, to gather intelligence on targeted networks, which…
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Russischer Geheimdienst: FSB konfisziert Smartphone, gibt es mit Spyware zurück
Der FSB hatte das Gerät im April beschlagnahmt. Nach der Rückgabe war plötzlich eine Spyware mit weitreichenden Zugriffsrechten installiert. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/russischer-geheimdienst-fsb-konfisziert-smartphone-gibt-es-mit-spyware-zurueck-2412-191495.html
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8 biggest cybersecurity threats manufacturers face
Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, business, china, cloud, computer, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, ddos, detection, email, encryption, exploit, extortion, firmware, framework, group, Hardware, india, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iot, iran, lazarus, leak, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, nis-2, north-korea, open-source, password, phishing, ransom, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-analysis, risk-assessment, russia, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsThe manufacturing sector’s rapid digital transformation, complex supply chains, and reliance on third-party vendors make for a challenging cyber threat environment for CISOs.Manufacturers, often prime targets for state-sponsored malicious actors and ransomware gangs, face the difficult task of maintaining cost-effective operations while modernizing their network infrastructure.”Many manufacturing systems rely on outdated technology that lacks modern…
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New Malware Campaign Exposes Gaps in Manufacturing Cybersecurity Defenses
In a recent analysis by Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL), a multi-stage cyberattack campaign has been identified, targeting the manufacturing industry. The attack, which heavily relies on process injection techniques, aims to deliver dangerous payloads, includ First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump to article: thecyberexpress.com/lumma-stealer-amadey-bot-target-manufacturing/
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Romania’s election systems targeted in over 85,000 cyberattacks
A declassified report from Romania’s Intelligence Service says that the country’s election infrastructure was targeted by more than 85,000 cyberattacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/romanias-election-systems-targeted-in-over-85-000-cyberattacks/
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Russian APT Hackers Co-Opt Pakistani Infrastructure
FSB Hackers Have Hijacked Others’ Command and Control Before. A Russian state hacking group hijacked the command and control infrastructure of a Pakistan-based espionage network as part of an ongoing intelligence-gathering operation targeting victims in Asia, finds a report from Microsoft and Black Lotus Labs. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russian-apt-hackers-co-opt-pakistani-infrastructure-a-26982
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>>aiocpa<< Python Package Exposed as Cryptocurrency Infostealer
SUMMARY The machine learning-based threat-hunting system of leading threat intelligence and cybersecurity firm ReversingLabs (RL) recently detected malicious… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/aiocpa-python-package-cryptocurrency-infostealer/
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US may plan legislation to contain Chinese cyber espionage
US senators were briefed behind closed doors this week on the scale of “Salt Typhoon,” an alleged Chinese cyber-espionage campaign targeting the nation’s telecommunications networks.The FBI, CISA, and other key agencies, who were part of the briefing, revealed that the sophisticated operation compromised at least eight US telecom firms, stealing metadata and call intercepts, including…
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Russia-linked APT Secret Blizzard spotted using infrastructure of other threat actors
Russia-linked APT group Secret Blizzard has used the tools and infrastructure of at least 6 other threat actors during the past 7 years. Researchers from Microsoft Threat Intelligence collected evidence that the Russia-linked ATP group Secret Blizzard (aka Turla,Snake,Uroburos,Waterbug,Venomous BearandKRYPTON) has used the tools and infrastructure of at least 6 other threat actors during the…
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How the Shadowserver Foundation helps network defenders with free intelligence feeds
In this Help Net Security interview, Piotr Kijewski, CEO of The Shadowserver Foundation, discusses the organization’s mission to enhance internet security by exposing … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/12/05/piotr-kijewski-shadowserver-foundation-secure-internet/