Tag: service
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December Recap: New AWS Sensitive Permissions and Services
As December 2024 comes to a close, we’re surfacing the latest updates to sensitive permissions and services from AWS. Keeping up with these changes is necessary for maintaining a strong cloud security posture and ensuring that sensitive permissions are managed with care. This month’s updates feature new sensitive permissions across existing services and several new……
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Eagerbee backdoor deployed against Middle Eastern govt orgs, ISPs
New variants of the Eagerbee malware framework are being deployed against government organizations and internet service providers (ISPs) in the Middle East. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/eagerbee-backdoor-deployed-against-middle-eastern-govt-orgs-isps/
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Mastering Regulatory Compliance in the Transportation Industry
Cybersecurity incidents have highlighted the transportation industry’s vulnerabilities. Recently, a major outage in CrowdStrike’s security services disrupted operations worldwide, impacting the travel sector in real time. Transport for London (TfL) experienced a severe cyberattack, causing disruptions that forced immediate action to protect critical systems and data. In 2023, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) faced……
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Chinese Hackers Double Cyber-Attacks on Taiwan
Taiwan’s security service said government networks faced 2.4 million attacks in 2024, most of which are attributed to Chinese state actors First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-hackers-attacks-taiwan/
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IT Giant Atos Responds to Ransomware Group’s Data Theft Claims
IT services giant Atos has responded to the data breach claims made by a ransomware group named Space Bears. The post IT Giant Atos Responds to Ransomware Group’s Data Theft Claims appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/it-giant-atos-responds-to-ransomware-groups-data-theft-claims/
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Tenable Chairman and CEO Amit Yoran Has Died
It is with profound sadness that we share the news of the passing of our beloved CEO Amit Yoran on January 3. Amit was not only a visionary leader but also a guiding force who profoundly impacted our industry, our company, our culture and our community. Amit Yoran, chairman and CEO of Tenable, died on…
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Security Update: MSSPs Look to Compliance Services to Boost Offerings, Revenue
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/security-update-mssps-look-to-compliance-services-to-boost-offerings-revenue
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Privacy Roundup: Week 1 of Year 2025
Tags: access, ai, android, apple, authentication, botnet, breach, browser, business, captcha, chrome, compliance, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, encryption, exploit, finance, firmware, flaw, google, group, hacker, healthcare, HIPAA, infrastructure, injection, Internet, law, leak, login, malware, open-source, password, phishing, privacy, router, service, software, threat, tool, update, virus, vulnerabilityThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 29 DEC 2024 – 4 JAN 2024. 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 overlap; for…
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Memo to Trump: US telecoms is vulnerable to hackers. Please hang up and try again | John Naughton
Tags: best-practice, exploit, finance, government, hacker, infrastructure, login, password, phone, service, vulnerabilityState-backed cyberspies are exploiting ageing infrastructure to penetrate every corner of the US government, it seems even its phone-tapping systemsYou know the drill. You’re logging into your bank or another service (Gmail, to name just one) that you use regularly. You enter your username and password and then the service says that it will send…
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Japanese Businesses Hit By a Surge In DDoS Attacks
DDoS Attacks Primarily Target Logistics, Government and Financial Entities. A spate of distributed denial-of-service attacks during the end-of-year holiday season disrupted operations at multiple Japanese organizations, including the country’s largest airline, wireless carrier and prominent banks. The effect of the attacks has been temporary. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/japanese-businesses-hit-by-surge-in-ddos-attacks-a-27216
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US government sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company linked to APT group
The US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued sanctions against a Beijing cybersecurity company for its role in attacks attributed to a Chinese cyberespionage group known as Flax Typhoon.The company, called Integrity Technology Group (Integrity Tech), is accused of providing the computer infrastructure that Flax Typhoon used in its operations…
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Richmond University Medical Center data breach impacted 674,033 individuals
Richmond University Medical Center has confirmed that a ransomware attack in May 2023 affected 670,000 individuals. New York’s Richmond University Medical Center confirmed a May 2023 ransomware attack impacted 674,033 individuals. Richmond University Medical Center (RUMC) is a healthcare institution based in Staten Island, New York. It provides a wide range of medical services, including…
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MSSPs Look to Compliance Services to Boost Offerings, Revenue
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/mssps-look-to-compliance-services-to-boost-offerings-revenue
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French govt contractor Atos denies Space Bears ransomware attack claims
French tech giant Atos, which secures communications for the country’s military and secret services, has denied claims made by the Space Bears ransomware gang that they compromised one of its databases. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/french-govt-contractor-atos-denies-space-bears-ransomware-attack-claims/
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Atos, contractor for French military and intelligence agencies, dismisses ransomware attack claims
Atos, the company that secures communications for France’s military and intelligence services, says a ransomware group’s claims are “unfounded.”]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/atos-dismisses-ransomware-claims
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Achieve Peace of Mind with Secure Secrets Vaulting
What Does Secrets Vaulting Hold for your Business? In a world where data is the new gold, organizations are under increasing pressure to protect their resources from potential thieves. With the rise of cloud services, secrets vaulting has become a critical aspect in ensuring a secure environment. It provides the peace of mind every business……
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Exploit Code Published for Potentially Dangerous Windows LDAP Vulnerability
Proof-of-concept (PoC) code was published for CVE-2024-49113, a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in Windows LDAP. The post Exploit Code Published for Potentially Dangerous Windows LDAP Vulnerability appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/exploit-code-published-for-potentially-dangerous-windows-ldap-vulnerability/
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DDoS Disrupts Japanese Mobile Giant Docomo
Docomo has revealed a DDoS attack on Thursday took down key services First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ddos-disrupts-japanese-mobile/
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LDAPNightmare, a PoC exploit targets Windows LDAP flaw CVE-2024-49113
Experts warn of a new PoC exploit, LDAPNightmare, that targets a Windows LDAP flaw (CVE-2024-49113), causing crashes & reboots. The vulnerability CVE-2024-49113 (CVSS score of 7.5), named LDAPNightmare, is a Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Denial of Service flaw that was discovered by the researcher Yuki Chen. An attacker can exploit the now-patched vulnerability to…
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LDAPNightmare PoC Exploit Crashes LSASS and Reboots Windows Domain Controllers
A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit has been released for a now-patched security flaw impacting Windows Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) that could trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.The out-of-bounds reads vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-49113 (CVSS score: 7.5). It was addressed by Microsoft as part of Patch Tuesday updates for December 2024, alongside CVE-2024-49112 ( First seen…
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Verizon Business unterstützt EBARA Corporation mit Cybersecurity-Überwachung
Der MSIEM-Service von Verizon überwacht kontinuierlich Sicherheitsbedrohungen und hilft den Netzwerk- und Sicherheitsexperten von EBARA, proaktiv auf potenzielle Angriffe zu reagieren First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/verizon-business-unterstuetzt-ebara-corporation-mit-cybersecurity-ueberwachung/a39391/
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NTT Docomo Hit by DDoS Attack, Services Disrupted for 11 Hours
NTT Docomo, one of Japan’s leading telecommunications and IT service providers, experienced a massive disruption on January 2, 2025, after a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack targeted its network infrastructure. The attack resulted in widespread service irregularities affecting customers for nearly 11 hours, from 5:27 a.m. until 4:10 p.m. Services Impacted The cyberattack caused…
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Critical Deadline: Update Old .NET Domains Before January 7, 2025 to Avoid Service Disruption
Microsoft has announced that it’s making an “unexpected change” to the way .NET installers and archives are distributed, requiring developers to update their production and DevOps infrastructure.”We expect that most users will not be directly affected, however, it is critical that you validate if you are affected and to watch for downtime or other kinds…
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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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Ransomware gang leaks data stolen in Rhode Island’s RIBridges Breach
The Brain Cipher ransomware gang has begun to leak documents stolen in an attack on Rhode Island’s “RIBridges” social services platform. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ransomware-gang-leaks-data-stolen-in-rhode-islands-ribridges-breach/
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Rhode Island warns of cybercriminals leaking stolen state files as Deloitte works to restore system
Rhode Island officials said they’re still analyzing the impact of a ransomware gang’s breach of state health and social services systems. Some are still down.]]> First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/rhode-island-data-breach-deloitte
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What’s in HHS’ Proposed HIPAA Security Rule Overhaul?
Experts: New Mandates Could Be Difficult, Costly for Many Entities. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed overhaul of the 20-plus-year-old HIPAA Security Rule aims to drastically improve the state of healthcare sector cybersecurity, but the potential new requirements could mean difficult and expensive heavy lifting for many regulated entities. First seen on…
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Volkswagen massive data leak caused by a failure to secure AWS credentials
A failure to properly protect access to its AWS environment is one of the root causes of the recent massive Volkswagen data leak, according to a presentation on the incident at the Chaos Computer Club on Dec. 27.But the security analyst who helped expose the leak said the $351 billion car manufacturer violated its own…
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Treasury Department breached through BeyondTrust service
The Treasury Department said Chinese government hackers gained access to a key for BeyondTrust’s Remote Support service and used it to breach the federal agency. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366617509/Treasury-Department-breached-through-BeyondTrust-service
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Top 10 surveillance, journalism and encryption stories of 2024
Revelations of covert and unlawful monitoring of journalists and their confidential sources by the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Metropolitan Police attracted a huge amount of attention this year First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366617111/Top-10-surveillance-journalism-and-encryption-stories-of-2024