Tag: mfa
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Google Cloud Security Threat Horizons Report #11 Is Out!
Tags: access, api, apt, attack, authentication, breach, business, cloud, corporate, credentials, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, extortion, google, identity, intelligence, leak, mfa, password, phishing, ransomware, service, tactics, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityThis is my completely informal, uncertified, unreviewed and otherwise completely unofficial blog inspired by my reading of our next Threat Horizons Report, #11 (full version) that we just released (the official blog for #1 report, my unofficial blogs for #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9 and #10). My favorite quotes from the report follow below:…
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Tycoon 2FA Phishing Kit Upgraded to Bypass Security Measures
Threat researchers analyzed the updated Tycoon 2FA phishing kit, which bypasses MFA First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/tycoon-2fa-phishing-kit-upgraded/
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Mandatory MFA, Biometrics Make Headway in Middle East, Africa
Despite lagging in technology adoption, African and Middle Eastern organizations are catching up, driven by smartphone acceptance and national identity systems. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/mfa-biometrics-make-headway-middle-east-africa
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‘Sneaky Log’ Microsoft Spoofing Scheme Sidesteps Two-Factor Security
The phishing-as-a-service kit from Sneaky Log creates fake authentication pages to farm account information, including two-factor security codes. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/sneaky-log-microsoft-phishing-2fa/
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Yubico Warns of 2FA Security Flaw in pam-u2f for Linux and macOS Users
Tags: 2fa, advisory, authentication, cve, fido, flaw, linux, macOS, mfa, open-source, risk, software, threat, vulnerabilityYubico has released a security advisory, YSA-2025-01, which highlighted a vulnerability within the software module that supports two-factor authentication (2FA) for Linux and macOS platforms. This issue, tracked as CVE-2025-23013, allows for a partial 2FA bypass protections when using YubiKeys or other FIDO-compatible authenticators. The vulnerability poses a high-risk security threat and could potentially compromise…
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Back to the Basics For 2025: Securing Your Business
Gary Perkins, CISO at CISO Global Cybersecurity may seem complex, but it boils down to consistent implementation of best practices. Disabling unnecessary services, securing cloud configurations, enforcing MFA, training employees, and adopting a proactive security mindset are crucial steps to safeguarding your business. In 2025, prioritize these basics to significantly reduce your exposure to threats……
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Hotel chain ditches Google search for DuckDuckGo, ‘subjected to fraud attempts daily’
Tags: apple, attack, authentication, browser, chrome, cloud, control, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data-breach, fraud, google, jobs, malware, mfa, monitoring, phishing, privacy, ransomware, risk, scam, service, tool, windowsAt the end of 2021, Nordic Choice Hotels, now renamed Strawberry, was hit by a major ransomware attack that paralyzed operations for just over a week. Everything had to be done manually, says Martin Belak, who is responsible for the hotel chain’s technical security.”The receptionists worked with whiteboards to keep track of which rooms were…
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Azure, Microsoft 365 MFA outage locks out users across regions
It’s fixed, mostly, after Europeans had a manic Monday First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/azure_m365_outage/
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Microsoft 365 MFA Outage Fixed
Microsoft confirmed an outage of its multi-factor authentication system impacting access to Microsoft 365, causing login failures and service disruption First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/mfa-disruption-impacted-access/
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Microsoft Warns of MFA Issue Affecting Microsoft 365 users
Microsoft has issued a warning regarding an ongoing issue with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) that is impacting some Microsoft 365 (M365) users. The problem, which surfaced earlier today, is preventing affected users from accessing certain M365 applications, raising concerns for businesses and individuals who rely on these services for essential operations. Microsoft flagged the issue via…
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Microsoft MFA outage blocking access to Microsoft 365 apps
Microsoft is investigating an ongoing Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) outage that is blocking customers from accessing Microsoft 365 Office apps. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-mfa-outage-blocking-access-to-microsoft-365-apps/
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HHS Proposes Mandating MFA, Data Encryption in HIPAA
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/hhs-proposes-mandating-mfa-data-encryption-in-hipaa
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ADFS”Š”, “ŠLiving in the Legacy of DRS
ADFS”Š”, “ŠLiving in the Legacy of DRS It’s no secret that Microsoft have been trying to move customers away from ADFS for a while. Short of slapping a “deprecated” label on it, every bit of documentation I come across eventually explains why Entra ID should now be used in place of ADFS. And yet”¦ we still encounter…
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Proposed HIPAA Amendments Will Close Healthcare Security Gaps
Tags: authentication, control, cybersecurity, healthcare, HIPAA, mfa, network, privacy, regulation, threatThe changes to the healthcare privacy regulation with technical controls such as network segmentation, multi-factor authentication, and encryption. The changes would strengthen cybersecurity protections for electronic health information and address evolving threats against healthcare entities. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/proposed-hipaa-amendments-close-healthcare-security-gaps
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Secure by design vs by default which software development concept is better?
Tags: access, api, application-security, attack, business, cisa, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, framework, guide, Hardware, infrastructure, malicious, mfa, nist, programming, resilience, risk, saas, security-incident, service, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityAs cybersecurity professionals, we need to know that the software products we acquire are safe and able to support or accommodate the procedures and tools we use to keep attackers at bay while performing their given functions.With attacks perennially on the rise and the software supply chain remaining as vulnerable as ever, there is momentum…
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US soldier linked to Trump call log hack arrested in Texas
Court documents unsealed Monday show that US authorities have arrested a 20-year-old soldier, Cameron John Wagenius, charged with two counts of selling or attempting to sell confidential phone records without the customer’s authorization.But behind the scant details provided in the charge sheet submitted to the US District Court for the Western District of Washington at…
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Best of 2024: ATT Says 110M Customers’ Data Leaked, Yep, it’s Snowflake Again
Should’ve used MFA: $T loses yet more customer data”, this time, from almost all of them. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/12/att-snowflake-breach-richixbw-2/
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7 biggest cybersecurity stories of 2024
Tags: access, ai, alphv, at&t, attack, authentication, breach, business, china, cio, ciso, citrix, cloud, credentials, crowdstrike, crypto, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, deep-fake, detection, email, espionage, exploit, extortion, finance, google, government, group, hacking, healthcare, incident response, infection, insurance, intelligence, international, jobs, lockbit, malicious, malware, mandiant, mfa, microsoft, network, nis-2, north-korea, office, phishing, phone, privacy, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-management, scam, service, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, ukraine, update, vulnerability, windowsCybersecurity headlines were plenty this year, with several breaches, attacks, and mishaps drawing worldwide attention.But a few incidents in particular had far-reaching consequences, with the potential to reshape industry protections, shake up how vendors secure customers’ systems, or drive security leaders to reassess their strategies.Longer-term trends such as increased cybersecurity regulations and the impact of…
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US order is a reminder that cloud platforms aren’t secure out of the box
Tags: access, best-practice, breach, business, cisa, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, fedramp, google, government, guide, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, login, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, network, risk, saas, service, software, toolThis week’s binding directive to US government departments to implement secure configurations in cloud applications, starting with Microsoft 365 (M365), is a reminder to all CISOs that cloud platforms, even from major providers, aren’t completely secure out of the box.”Cloud stuff is easy to manage, easy to deploy,” said Ed Dubrovsky, chief operating officer and…
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CISA Urges Encrypted Messaging After Salt Typhoon Hack
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recommended users turn on phishing-resistant MFA and switch to Signal-like apps for messaging First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-e2e-messaging-salt-typhoon/
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A new ransomware regime is now targeting critical systems with weaker networks
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, control, corporate, credentials, cybercrime, data, defense, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, fortinet, group, infrastructure, law, lockbit, malware, mfa, network, ransomware, risk, tactics, usa, vmware, vpn, vulnerability, zyxelThe year 2024’s ransomware shake-up, fueled by law enforcement crackdowns on giants like LockBit, has shifted focus to critical operations, with major attacks this year hitting targets like Halliburton, TfL, and Arkansas water plant.A Dragos study for the third quarter of 2024 highlighted a surge in activity from new groups like RansomHub, Play, and Fog,…
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Sicherheitslücken/Schadsoftware, Hacks (Dez. 2024): Windows, 7-Zip, Ivanti etc.
Noch ein kleiner Sammelbeitrag zu Schwachstellen in diversen Produkten wie Windows, Ivanti Cloud-Apps, 7-Zip, Windows 9-Days, Dell Software, und mehr. Manche Schwachstellen sind gepatcht, für andere gibt es ein Exploit oder sie werden ausgenutzt. Weiterhin konnten Sicherheitsforscher die MFA für … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2024/12/14/sicherheitsluecken-und-schadsoftware-dez-2024-7-zip-ivanti/