Tag: service
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Ekco bolsters cyber testing with Predatech buy
Managed security services provider hits the M&A trail to extend its options and UK coverage First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366624132/Ekco-bolsters-cyber-testing-with-Predatech-buy
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Official UK records confirm cyberattacks put NHS patients at risk of clinical harm
Data obtained by Recorded Future News from the U.K.’s National Health Service show that two incidents last year put patients at risk of clinical harm. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-nhs-data-two-cyberattacks-clinical-harm-2024
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IT chiefs of UK’s massive health service urge vendors to make public security pledge
Enormous org has been hit by ransomware again and again, on multiple fronts, over the past year First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/19/nhs_it_chiefs_urge_vendors/
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James Comey is under investigation by Secret Service for a seashell photo showing “8647”
James Comey is under investigation for a seashell photo showing “8647,” seen by some as a coded threat against Trump. Former FBI chief James Comey is under investigation by the Secret Service for sharing an image of seashells arranged to display the numbers ‘8647,’ which some interpret as incitement to violence against Trump. >>Cool shell…
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Exploiting dMSA for Advanced Active Directory Persistence
Security researchers have identified new methods for achieving persistence in Active Directory environments by exploiting Delegated Managed Service Accounts (dMSAs), a new security feature introduced in Windows Server 2025. Despite being designed to enhance security through automated credential management, dMSAs can be manipulated by attackers with specific permissions to establish persistent access. This discovery highlights…
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Passwortfreie Authentifizierung: So gelingt der Umstieg auf PKI
Tags: access, authentication, bug, cyberattack, Hardware, infrastructure, mail, mfa, nis-2, password, phishing, ransomware, service, vpnDie zertifikatsbasierte Authentifizierung mit PKI erfolgt via physischen Token statt Passwort.Die Bedrohungslage im Cyberraum verschärft sich stetig. Immer mehr Unternehmen sind mit Angriffen konfrontiert von Phishing-Kampagnen bis hin zu Ransomware-Attacken. Zudem verlangen Gesetzgeber mit Vorschriften wie NIS-2 ein hohes Maß an Sicherheit und Nachvollziehbarkeit der Authentifizierung. Herkömmliche Methoden wie Passwörter oder SMS-TANs sind den steigenden…
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NHS asks suppliers to sign up to cyber covenant
NHS digital and security leaders call on their suppliers to commit to a cyber security charter as the health service works to improve its resilience in the face of growing threat levels First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366623930/NHS-asks-suppliers-to-sign-up-to-cyber-covenant
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DOGE could scrap identity protections for those impacted by OPM breach, senator warns
Sen. Mark Warner urged OPM’s acting director to ensure identity protection services continue for the more than 21 million individuals affected by the 2015 breach. First seen on fedscoop.com Jump to article: fedscoop.com/doge-could-end-opm-breach-identity-protections-mark-warner/
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Breaking barriers: Solving AppSec challenges in financial services
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/resource/breaking-barriers-solving-appsec-challenges-in-financial-services
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OPM urged to continue identity protection contracts shielding people affected by 2015 hack
Sen. Mark Warner said the Office of Personnel Management must maintain ID protection services for millions of people whose data was stolen in a massive 2015 data breach at the agency. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/opm-federal-employee-data-protection-contracts-2015-hack-warner
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OPM urged to continue identity protection contracts shielding people affected by 2015 hack
Sen. Mark Warner said the Office of Personnel Management must maintain ID protection services for millions of people whose data was stolen in a massive 2015 data breach at the agency. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/opm-federal-employee-data-protection-contracts-2015-hack-warner
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Researchers Replicate Advanced Tactics and Tools of VanHelsing Ransomware
Cybersecurity researchers at AttackIQ have meticulously emulated the intricate tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) of the VanHelsing ransomware, a potent ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation that surfaced in March 2025. This cyber threat has rapidly gained notoriety within the cybercriminal underworld for its advanced cross-platform capabilities and aggressive double extortion model. VanHelsing targets a wide array of…
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Leak confirms OpenAI’s ChatGPT will integrate MCP
ChatGPT is testing support for Model Context Protocol (MCP), which will allow the AI to connect to third-party services and use them as context. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/leak-confirms-openais-chatgpt-will-integrate-mcp/
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Building Confidence in Your Cybersecurity Strategy
Why is a Comprehensive Cybersecurity Strategy Essential? A robust cybersecurity strategy is no longer a luxury but a necessity. Whether it is financial services, healthcare, or travel, organizations are making significant shifts to the digital domain. It has become critical to safeguard sensitive data from threats and risks. But how can businesses build confidence in……
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Proofpoint to acquire Hornetsecurity for over $1 billion
Proofpoint has entered into an agreement to acquire Hornetsecurity Group, a Germany-based provider of Microsoft 365 security services, in a deal reportedly valued at more than $1 billion. The acquisition, described as the largest in Proofpoint’s history, comes amid accelerating consolidation in the cybersecurity industry as companies seek to broaden their offerings to enterprise customers…
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UK NHS Rolls Out Voluntary Cyber Charter for IT Suppliers
Urges Companies to Regularly Patch Their Products. The British National Health Service is prodding suppliers to commit to voluntary cybersecurity measures in a bid to prevent disruptive hacks. Among the proposed measures are regularly patching IT systems, instituting multifactor authentication and requiring IT suppliers to monitor and log their systems to allow prompt incident response.…
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Netgain Technology Pays $1.9M in Data Breach Settlement
Financially Strapped Cloud Services Firm Settles Suit From 2020 Patient Data Hack. A financially strapped cloud services vendor that experienced a 2020 ransomware attack affecting dozens of healthcare sector clients and hundreds of thousands of patients has agreed to a $1.9 million settlement in proposed class action litigation involving the data theft case. First seen…
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Kyndryl Expands Distributed Cloud Services with Microsoft Adaptive Cloud Integration
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/kyndryl-expands-distributed-cloud-services-with-microsoft-adaptive-cloud-integration
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Emulating the Terrorizing VanHelsing Ransomware
AttackIQ has released a new attack graph emulating the behaviors exhibited by VanHelsing ransomware, a new and rapidly growing ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) affiliate program that emerged in March 2025. This emulation enables defenders to test and validate their detection and response capabilities against this new threat. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/emulating-the-terrorizing-vanhelsing-ransomware/
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Google patches Chrome vulnerability used for account takeover and MFA bypass
How could this be exploited?: OAuth provides a way of giving access to something without the need for a password. It’s useful in multiple scenarios, for example, in single sign-on (SSO). Users might also encounter it when giving a contact access to a file or document in a cloud service such as Microsoft 365 without…
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Hackers Exploit Google Services to Send Malicious Law Enforcement Requests
Tags: cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, google, hacker, infrastructure, law, malicious, phishing, serviceCybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign where malicious actors exploit Google services to dispatch fraudulent law enforcement requests. This audacious scheme leverages the trust associated with Google’s infrastructure, specifically Google Forms and Google Drive, to craft and distribute highly convincing requests that appear to originate from legitimate law enforcement entities. The primary objective…
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Record-Breaking $27 Billion Black Market ‘Haowang Guarantee’ Deals Conducted Behind Closed Doors
Major victory against online crime, two of the world’s largest illicit marketplaces-Huione Guarantee (also known as “Haowang Guarantee”) and Xinbi Guarantee-were forced offline on May 13, 2025. These platforms collectively enabled over $35 billion in transactions, mostly in the stablecoin Tether (USDT), for a range of illegal goods and services including money laundering, stolen data,…
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SonicWall keeps focus on MSP channel
Security player continues to roll out products and services for its partners as it identifies further growth fueled by customer demand for zero-trust solutions First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366623867/SonicWall-keeps-focus-on-MSP-channel
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Arctic Wolf führt Incident360-Retainer ein und definiert Cyber-Readiness and Response neu
Arctic Wolf, ein weltweit führender Anbieter von Security-Operations-Lösungen, gibt die Einführung des Arctic Wolf Incident360 Retainers bekannt ein neues Angebot, das proaktive Incident-Readiness mit einer umfassenden Incident-Response-Abdeckung kombiniert. Entwickelt als Ersatz für veraltete Service-Stundenmodelle, die teuer sein und den Reaktionsprozess verlangsamen können, bietet der Incident360-Retainer Unternehmen Kostentransparenz, Flexibilität und die Möglichkeit, schnell und gezielt […]…
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Microsoft Outlook Down Millions of Business Personal Users Worldwide Impacted
A major outage hit Microsoft Outlook and other Microsoft 365 services on Thursday, May 15, 2025, leaving millions of users around the globe unable to access their email, calendars, and other essential productivity tools. The disruption began in the evening IST, with users quickly taking to social media and outage-tracking platforms to report widespread connectivity…
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Node.js Vulnerability Enables Attackers to Crash Processes and Disrupt Services
Node.js project has released a critical security update addressing several vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to crash server processes and disrupt critical services. The security fixes, announced on May 14, 2025 by Node.js maintainer RafaelGSS, affect multiple release lines (LTS and Current) and target issues identified as CVE-2025-23166, CVE-2025-23167, and CVE-2025-23165. The updates are immediately…
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Ekco unveils fresh CEO as Evolve IP extends ecosystem
Developments in the managed service world as an experienced channel executive takes up a fresh leadership role and a partnership is struck to provide an MSP with more telephony options First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/microscope/news/366624013/Ekco-unveils-fresh-CEO-as-Evolve-IP-extends-ecosystem
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Retail in the Crosshairs: The MS Data Breach and the Rising Cost of Customer Trust
Retail giant Marks & Spencer (M&S) has confirmed that customer information was compromised in a recent cyberattack involving one of its third-party service providers. According to Reuters, the breach did not impact M&S’s internal systems but still resulted in the exposure of sensitive customer data. The incident is the latest in a series of supply…
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Russian internet shutdown that disrupted essential services condemned by rights groups
Russian authorities restricted mobile internet access from May 5 to May 9, citing security concerns related to the preparation and celebration of the Victory Day parade in Moscow. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/russian-internet-shutdown-condemned-by-rights-groups