Tag: service
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Gangster counseling center fears data leak
If personal data is stolen, it is anything but a pleasure for those affected. However, when it comes to those previously involved in, or victims of, organized crime, the potential consequences are far more serious: Life and limb could be at stake.While it may sound a little far-fetched, this apparently what happened in the Japanese…
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FBI pierces ‘anonymity’ of cryptocurrency, secret domain registrars in Scattered Spider probe
The US Justice Department on Wednesday announced the arrest of five suspected members of the notorious Scattered Spider phishing crew, but the most interesting part of the case was a US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) document detailing how easily the feds were able to track the phishers’ movements and activities. In recent years, services that push…
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Finastra investigates breach potentially affecting top global banks
Tags: attack, banking, breach, communications, corporate, credentials, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, finance, fintech, ibm, malware, network, ransomware, service, software, threatPopular financial software and services provider, Finastra, whose clientele includes 45 of the world’s top 50 banks, is reportedly warning these institutes of a potential breach affecting one of its internally hosted file transfer platforms.In an Incident Disclosure letter sent to its customer firms, first obtained and reported by cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs, Finastra said…
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Act fast to snuff out employee curiosity over ‘free’ AI apps
The word “free” has always tempted employees who are looking for an app or template to make their work easier. These days, combine “free” with “AI” and the lure is almost irresistible.Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, free AI-themed apps have exploded. Unfortunately, some are created by threat actors. One of the latest…
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CrowdStrike’s Adam Meyers On ‘Up-Leveled’ Hacking By China, Threats To MSPs
The uncovering of a second China-linked threat group focused on compromising telecommunications firms is a clear warning to all service providers that have access to client IT environments, CrowdStrike’s threat intelligence head tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2024/crowdstrike-s-adam-meyers-on-up-leveled-hacking-by-china-threats-to-msps
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Descope Unveils First Channel Program To Shake Up Identity And Access Management With Partners
Descope is aiming to accelerate the growth of its easier-to-use platform for customer identity and access management (CIAM) with the help of solution and service providers, according to Descope Co-Founder Rishi Bhargava. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2024/descope-unveils-first-channel-program-to-shake-up-identity-and-access-management-with-partners
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Faraway Russian hackers breached US organization via Wi-Fi
Forest Blizzard, a threat group associated with Russia’s GRU military intelligence service, repeatedly breached a US-based organization via compromised computer systems … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/11/25/enterprise-wi-fi-compromised/
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Salt Typhoon hackers backdoor telcos with new GhostSpider malware
The Chinese state-sponsored hacking group Salt Typhoon has been observed utilizing a new “GhostSpider” backdoor in attacks against telecommunication service providers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/salt-typhoon-hackers-backdoor-telcos-with-new-ghostspider-malware/
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Microsoft 365 outage impacts Exchange Online, Teams, Sharepoint
Microsoft is working on fixing an ongoing and widespread Microsoft 365 outage that is impacting multiple services and features, including Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, and SharePoint Online. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-365-outage-impacts-exchange-online-teams-sharepoint/
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Bangkok busts SMS Blaster sending 1 million scam texts from a van
The Thai police, working together with Thailand’s largest telecommunications service provider, Advanced Info Service (AIS), located and busted the Chinese operators of an SMS blaster device that spammed fraudulent messages across Bangkok. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bangkok-busts-sms-blaster-sending-1-million-scam-texts-from-a-van/
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Threat Actors Exploit Google Docs And Weebly Services For Malware Attacks
Phishing attackers used Google Docs to deliver malicious links, bypassing security measures and redirecting victims to fake login pages hosted on Weebly, targeting telecommunications and financial sectors in late October 2024. Financially motivated threat actors exploit Weebly’s ease of use and reputation to host phishing pages, bypassing security measures and leveraging the platform’s legitimacy to…
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ISMG Editors: China-Linked Espionage Targets US Telecoms
Also: Highlights from ISMG’s Financial Services Summit and Key Insights on AI Adoption. On the 200th episode of the ISMG Editors’ Panel, the team discussed the major China-linked cyberespionage campaign targeting U.S. telecommunications, highlighted key insights from ISMG’s Financial Services Summit in New York and unpacked the top findings from ISMG’s annual Generative AI Survey.…
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Veritas Enterprise Vault Vulnerabilities Lets Attackers Execute Arbitrary Code Remotely
Critical security vulnerability has been identified in Veritas Enterprise Vault, a widely-used archiving and content management solution. The vulnerability, rated with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 9.8 (Critical), could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected servers. This exploit leverages vulnerabilities inherent to the .NET Remoting service used by Enterprise Vault. The Nature…
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These alternatives to popular apps can help reclaim your online life from billionaires and surveillance
Tags: serviceNot every app or service is trying to monetize your personal data. Here are some of our favorite alternatives to popular apps. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2024/11/24/these-alternatives-to-popular-apps-can-help-reclaim-your-online-life-from-billionaires-and-surveillance/
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A cyberattack on gambling giant IGT disrupted portions of its IT systems
A cyberattack on gambling giant IGT disrupted its systems, forcing the company to take certain services offline. International Game Technology (IGT) detected a cyberattack on November 17, the company promptly started its incident response procedures. International Game Technology PLC (IGT), formerly Gtech S.p.A. and Lottomatica S.p.A., is a multinational gambling company that produces slot machines…
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Google Exposes GLASSBRIDGE: A Pro-China Influence Network of Fake News Sites
Government agencies and non-governmental organizations in the United States have become the target of a nascent China state threat actor known as Storm-2077.The adversary, believed to be active since at least January 2024, has also conducted cyber attacks against the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), aviation, telecommunications, and financial and legal services across the world, Microsoft…
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Microsoft seized 240 sites used by the ONNX phishing service
Microsoft disrupted the ONNX phishing service, seizing 240 sites and naming an Egyptian man as the operator behind the operation. Microsoft announced the disruption of the ONNX phishing service, another success against cybercrime which led to the seizure of 240 sites. The IT giant also identified and publicly disclosed the identity of an Egyptian man,…
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Microsoft Takes Down >>ONNX<< Phishing-as-a-Service Operation
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has struck a significant blow against the cybercrime supply chain, seizing 240 fraudulent websites and disrupting a major player in the >>Phishing-as-a-Service
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North Korean IT Workers Using Fake Sites to Evade Detection
Researches Find Deep Ties to North Korea Among Fake IT Services Firms Websites. North Korean state actors are using fake websites of foreign technology services firms sidestep sanctions and raise funding for Kim Jong-un regime’s weapons development programs. SentinelLabs found many of these sites shared similar infrastructure, owners and locations. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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ISMG Editors: China-Linked Espionage Targets U.S. Telecoms
Also: Highlights from ISMG’s Financial Services Summit and Key Insights on AI Adoption. On the 200th episode of the ISMG Editors’ Panel, the team discussed the major China-linked cyberespionage campaign targeting U.S. telecommunications, highlighted key insights from ISMG’s Financial Services Summit in New York, and unpacked the top findings from ISMG’s annual Generative AI Survey.…
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Nile Releases Zero Trust-as-a-Service Aimed at Delivering Ransomware Protection Natively Without Operational Headaches
Nile is working to make Local Area Network (LAN) invulnerable by design; its latest effort to stop ransomware and lateral movement attacks. The networking-as-a-service vendor, on Thursday, announced the launch of Nile Trust Service, an add-on solution that it said will end the need to deploy a medley of localized point security solutions and provide..…
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Build, Partner, or Buy? How Do Regional Service Providers Get a Bigger Piece of the Cyber Pie?
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/native/build-partner-or-buy-how-do-regional-service-providers-get-a-bigger-piece-of-the-cyber-pie
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ONNX phishing-as-a-service operation disrupted
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/onnx-phishing-as-a-service-operation-disrupted
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MSP Acquisitions a ‘Bright Spot’ in Q3 in Tech Services MA Market
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/feature/msp-acquisitions-a-bright-spot-in-q3-in-tech-services-ma-market
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Google takes down fake news sites, wire services run by Chinese influence operation
First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/google-fake-news-china-outlets
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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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240+ Domains Used By PhaaS Platform ONNX Seized by Microsoft
Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) has disrupted a significant phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) operation run by Egypt-based cybercriminal Abanoub Nady, known online as >>MRxC0DER.>do-it-yourself>ONNX