Tag: office
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SmokeLoader Malware Exploits MS Office Flaws to Steal Browser Credentials
SmokeLoader malware has resurfaced with enhanced capabilities and functionalities, targeting your personal data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/smokeloader-malware-ms-office-flaws-browser-data/
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Data Breaches in the USA in November 2024: 5,266,320 People Impacted
Analyzing the Maine Attorney General’s data For November 2024, IT Governance USA’s analysis of the Office of the Maine Attorney General’s data breach notifications found the following: We look at what’s reported to a regulator to help us identify significant real-world trends and patterns. We chose the Office of the Maine Attorney General as this…
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SmokeLoader Malware Campaign Targets Companies in Taiwan
SmokeLoader malware identified targeting Taiwanese firms via phishing, exploiting Microsoft Office vulnerabilities First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/smokeloader-malware-taiwan/
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Biden-â Harris administration releases roadmap to enhance internet routing
The Biden-Harris Administration has taken another step toward improving the nation’s cybersecurity. In September, the White House Office of the Nation… First seen on securityintelligence.com Jump to article: securityintelligence.com/news/biden-harris-administration-releases-roadmap-enhance-internet-routing/
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VPN für Dummies: Was sie können und wie man sie nutzt
Egal ob im Home Office oder auf Reisen: Virtuelle Private Netzwerke (VPNs) sind das Mittel der Wahl, wenn es darum geht, sich sicher mit dem Internet … First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/de/tipps-ratgeber/vpn-fur-dummies-was-sie-konnen-und-wie-man-sie-nutzt/
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CVE-2023-36884 Office and Windows HTML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Written by Yann Lehmann and Harish Segar of the Kudelski Security Threat Detection & Research Team Summary On July 11th, Microsoft disclosed a rem… First seen on research.kudelskisecurity.com Jump to article: research.kudelskisecurity.com/2023/07/14/cve-2023-36884-office-and-windows-html-remote-code-execution-vulnerability/
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Escanor Malware delivered in Weaponized Microsoft Office Documents
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/escanor-malware-delivered-in-weaponized-microsoft-office-documents
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Copilot: Administratorwissen zum Schutz der Daten
Microsoft hat ja damit begonnen, seine AI-Lösung Copilot in Microsoft Office-Anwendungen mit “Auto-Opt-in” an Kunden mit entsprechender Lizenz auszurollen. Administratoren kommt eine besondere Verantwortung zu, was den Schutz von Daten im Unternehmen betrifft. Microsoft hat dazu kürzlich einen Beitrag mit … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2024/12/01/copilot-was-administratoren-zum-schutz-der-daten-wissen-sollten/
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Data Breaches in the USA in September 2024: 3,451,574 People Impacted
Analyzing the Maine Attorney General’s data For September 2024, IT Governance USA’s analysis of the Office of the Maine Attorney General’s data breach… First seen on itgovernanceusa.com Jump to article: www.itgovernanceusa.com/blog/data-breaches-in-the-usa-in-september-2024-3451574-people-impacted
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Data Breaches in the USA in October 2024: 3,088,066 People Impacted
Analyzing the Maine Attorney General’s data For October 2024, IT Governance USA’s analysis of the Office of the Maine Attorney General’s data breach n… First seen on itgovernanceusa.com Jump to article: www.itgovernanceusa.com/blog/data-breaches-in-the-usa-in-october-2024-3088066-people-impacted
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Achtung: CoPilot in Office-Apps standardmäßig aktiviert
Microsoft hat wohl Updates der Office-Apps in Microsoft 365 ausgerollt, bei denen standardmäßig ein Opt-In in CoPilot aktiviert ist. Damit werten Word oder Excel Dokumente standardmäßig aus, um die AI-Modelle zu trainieren. Nutzer tun gut daran, sofern möglich, diese Option … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2024/11/28/achtung-copilot-in-office-apps-standardmaessig-aktiviert-abschalten/
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APT60 Exploits WPS Office Vulnerability to Deploy SpyGlace Backdoor
The threat actor known as APT-C-60 has been linked to a cyber attack targeting an unnamed organization in Japan that used a job application-themed lure to deliver the SpyGlace backdoor.That’s according to findings from JPCERT/CC, which said the intrusion leveraged legitimate services like Google Drive, Bitbucket, and StatCounter. The attack was carried out around August…
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The workplace has become a surveillance state
Tags: officeCracked Labs report explores the use of motion sensors and wireless networking kit to monitor offices First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/11/27/workplace_surveillance/
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Watchdog Report: HHS OCR Should Beef-Up HIPAA Audit Program
HHS OIG: Current Audit Program Is Not Pushing Entities Enough to Improve Cyber. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights should restart and toughen the scope of its HIPAA audits. A watchdog agency says HHS needs to better assess whether regulated healthcare organizations are taking required actions to reduce their…
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9 VPN alternatives for securing remote network access
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, business, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, corporate, credentials, cve, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dns, encryption, endpoint, exploit, firewall, fortinet, group, guide, Hardware, iam, identity, infrastructure, Internet, iot, least-privilege, login, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, network, office, password, ransomware, risk, router, saas, service, software, strategy, switch, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, waf, zero-trustOnce the staple for securing employees working remotely, VPNs were designed to provide secure access to corporate data and systems for a small percentage of a workforce while the majority worked within traditional office confines. The move to mass remote working brought about by COVID-19 in early 2020 changed things dramatically. Since then, large numbers…
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ICO Urges More Data Sharing to Tackle Fraud Epidemic
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office argues that regulatory concerns shouldn’t prevent firms sharing data to stop scams First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ico-urges-data-sharing-tackle/
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101 Videoclips zu Identity-Protection
Die zunehmende Popularität des Windows-Server-Betriebssystems für das Bereitstellen grundlegender Datei- und Druckfreigabedienste sowie anderer Back-Office-Dienste wie E-Mail, Messaging und Zusammenarbeit hat dazu beigetragen, dass Active-Directory (AD) zum bevorzugten Netzwerkverzeichnis wurde. Microsoft hat praktisch alle seine beliebten Anwendungen so weiterentwickelt, dass sie sich auf AD stützen, sodass AD heute einer der am weitesten verbreiteten Softwaredienste in…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Prompt Injection and Data Disclosure Top OWASP’s List of Cyber Risks for GenAI LLM Apps
Tags: access, advisory, ai, application-security, attack, backup, best-practice, breach, cisa, cloud, computer, cve, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, exploit, extortion, firewall, framework, governance, government, group, guide, Hardware, incident, incident response, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, Internet, LLM, malicious, microsoft, mitigation, mitre, monitoring, network, nist, office, open-source, powershell, privacy, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-management, russia, service, skills, software, sql, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsDon’t miss OWASP’s update to its “Top 10 Risks for LLMs” list. Plus, the ranking of the most harmful software weaknesses is out. Meanwhile, critical infrastructure orgs have a new framework for using AI securely. And get the latest on the BianLian ransomware gang and on the challenges of protecting water and transportation systems against…
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Cybersecurity Concerns Loom Over Drinking Water Systems, Says EPA Inspector General Report
A new report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has highlighted significant cybersecurity concerns at drinking water systems across the United States.... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/cybersecurity-concerns-loom-over-drinking-water-systems-says-epa-inspector-general-report/
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Ransomhub ransomware gang claims the hack of Mexican government Legal Affairs Office
Mexico is investigating a ransomware attack targeting its legal affairs office, as confirmed by the president amidst growing cybersecurity concerns. Mexico’s president announced the government is investigating an alleged ransomware hack that targeted the administration’s legal affairs office. “Today they are going to send me a report on the supposed hacking.” President Claudia Sheinbaum said…
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Mexico’s President Says Government Is Investigating Reported Ransomware Hack of Legal Affairs Office
Mexico’s president says the government is investigating a reported ransomware hack of the country’s legal affairs office. The post Mexico’s President Says Government Is Investigating Reported Ransomware Hack of Legal Affairs Office appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/mexicos-president-says-government-is-investigating-reported-ransomware-hack-of-legal-affairs-office/
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8 Betrügereien im Home Office, die Sie vermeiden sollten
Tags: officeFirst seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/de/scams/8-betrugereien-im-home-office-die-sie-vermeiden-sollten/
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EPA IG Office: ‘High-Risk’ Security Flaws in Hundreds of Water Systems
The watchdog for the EPA found that, of 1,062 U.S. drinking water systems it assessed, 97 had “critical” or “high-risk” security flaws and another 211 had less dangerous vulnerabilities, risking threats from stolen data to disrupted service. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/11/epa-ig-office-high-risk-security-flaws-in-hundreds-of-water-systems/
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CISA Chief Jen Easterly Set to Step Down on January 20
Easterly and her Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan are expected to leave office before President-elect Trump names a new leadership First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-chief-jen-easterly-to-step/
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Federal probe finds vulnerabilities across more than 300 US water systems
The Environmental Protection Agency lacks a documented plan to coordinate incident reporting with CISA, the agency’s Office of Inspector General found. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/federal-probe-vulnerabilities-us-water-systems/733331/
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Ngioweb Botnet Fuels NSOCKS Residential Proxy Network Exploiting IoT Devices
The malware known as Ngioweb has been used to fuel a notorious residential proxy service called NSOCKS, as well as by other services such as VN5Socks and Shopsocks5, new findings from Lumen Technologies reveal.”At least 80% of NSOCKS bots in our telemetry originate from the Ngioweb botnet, mainly utilizing small office/home office (SOHO) routers and…
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Fraud Awareness Week: How to Effectively Protect Your Data and Combat Fraudsters
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, awareness, business, cloud, communications, compliance, control, credentials, crime, data, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, finance, fraud, Hardware, iam, international, mfa, mobile, office, PCI, privacy, regulation, risk, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, vulnerabilityFraud Awareness Week: How to Effectively Protect Your Data and Combat Fraudsters madhav Tue, 11/19/2024 – 05:28 International Fraud Awareness Week (November 17-23) is a critical time to consider the significant risks that fraud poses to individuals and organizations. Thanks to AI, fraud attempts and successful attacks are alarmingly common and more advanced, with many…
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Foreign adversary hacked email communications of the Library of Congress says
The Library of Congress discloses the compromise of some of its IT systems, an alleged foreign threat actor hacked their emails. The Library of Congress informed lawmakers about a security breach, an alleged foreign adversary compromised some of their IT systems and gained access to email communications between congressional offices and some library staff, including…
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DEF CON 32 Manipulating Shim And Office For Code Injection
Authors/Presenters: Ron Ben-Yizhak, David Shandalov Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2024/11/def-con-32-manipulating-shim-and-office-for-code-injection/
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Top Ukrainian cyber official resigns a year after taking office
First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/ukraine-ssscip-yury-myronenko-resigns