Tag: unauthorized
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Detecting Remote Monitoring and Management Tools Used by Attackers
Tags: access, browser, chrome, cloud, control, credentials, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, identity, intelligence, ivanti, microsoft, monitoring, network, open-source, risk, saas, service, social-engineering, software, strategy, theft, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windowsFollowing up on last year’s LOLDriver plugin, Tenable Research is releasing detection plugins for the top Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools that attackers have been more frequently leveraging in victim environments. Background In August 2024, Tenable Research released a detection plugin for Nessus, Tenable Security Center and Tenable Vulnerability Management to help customers identify…
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Six Ways Exposure Management Helps You Get Your Arms Around Your Security Tools
Tags: access, api, application-security, attack, authentication, breach, business, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, endpoint, exploit, firewall, framework, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, mitre, network, okta, risk, router, saas, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, unauthorized, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementEach Monday, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy provides the practical, real-world guidance you need to shift from vulnerability management to exposure management. In this post, the second of two parts, we look closely at six ways exposure management can help you tame security tool sprawl. You can read part one here and the entire Exposure…
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0-Click NTLM Auth Bypass Exposes Legacy Microsoft Systems
A newly discovered 0-click NTLM authentication bypass vulnerability has resurfaced within Microsoft Telnet Server implementations, exposing a dangerous flaw in outdated yet still-operational systems. Veriti research reveals that this vulnerability, requiring no user interaction, enables remote attackers to exploit NTLM authentication mechanisms and potentially gain unauthorized access. This attack vector stems from legacy architecture still……
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VMware Tools Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Modify Files and Launch Malicious Operations
Broadcom-owned VMware has released security patches addressing a moderate severity insecure file handling vulnerability in VMware Tools, tracked as CVE-2025-22247 with a CVSS base score of 6.1. The vulnerability allows non-administrative users to manipulate files within guest virtual machines to execute unauthorized file operations. Security updates are now available for affected Windows and Linux systems,…
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Microsoft Teams to Safeguard Meetings by Blocking Screen Snaps
Microsoft has announced the upcoming release of a groundbreaking >>Prevent Screen Capture
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Google will pay Texas $1.4 billion over its location tracking practices
Google will pay the U.S. state of Texas $1.4B to settle lawsuits over unauthorized location tracking and facial recognition data retention. Google will pay nearly $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle two lawsuits over tracking users’ locations and storing biometric data without consent. The $1.375 billion settlement far exceeds previous fines over…
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How to Detecting Backdoors in Enterprise Networks
Tags: access, authentication, backdoor, cyber, cybersecurity, detection, network, threat, unauthorizedIn today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, enterprise networks face a particularly insidious threat: backdoors, making detecting backdoors crucial. These clandestine entry points allow attackers to bypass standard authentication procedures, gain unauthorized access to systems, and potentially remain undetected for months while exfiltrating sensitive data. As backdoor techniques grow more sophisticated, organizations must adopt advanced detection…
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DOGE Employee Computer Infected with Malware and Leaked Data Found Info-Stealer Logs
Tags: access, computer, cyber, data, data-breach, email, government, malware, password, unauthorizedKyle Schutt, a 37-year-old DOGE employee identified in federal payroll records, has had his personal email address and associated passwords exposed in at least four distinct >>stealer log
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Google Pays $1.375 Billion to Texas Over Unauthorized Tracking and Biometric Data Collection
Google has agreed to pay the U.S. state of Texas nearly $1.4 billion to settle two lawsuits that accused the company of tracking users’ personal location and maintaining their facial recognition data without consent.The $1.375 billion payment dwarfs the fines the tech giant has paid to settle similar lawsuits brought by other U.S. states. In…
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Firewalls may soon need an upgrade as legacy tools fail at AI security
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, cisco, control, data, detection, finance, firewall, healthcare, identity, intelligence, law, LLM, mitigation, PCI, privacy, risk, startup, threat, tool, unauthorizedFirewall for AI to the rescue: Responding to the call for an adaptive, context-aware protection that AI security entails, Akamai’s Firewall for AI offers to scan for and respond to threats facing AI applications, LLMs, and AI-driven APIs. The solution claims real-time AI threat detection, along with risk mitigation features such as filtering AI outputs…
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An open letter to FireTail customers about security and data privacy FireTail Blog
May 08, 2025 – Lina Romero – In the current landscape, we are seeing an upward trend of attacks, and this is only continuing to rise. The way we’ve been approaching applications needs to change drastically to address the growing risk vectors. In this blog, we’ll talk about what the responsibility of SaaS vendors is…
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Critical Vulnerability in Ubiquiti UniFi Protect Camera Allows Remote Code Execution by Attackers
Tags: access, cctv, cyber, firmware, flaw, malicious, remote-code-execution, unauthorized, vulnerabilityCritical security vulnerabilities in Ubiquiti’s UniFi Protect surveillance ecosystem-one rated the maximum severity score of 10.0-could allow attackers to hijack cameras, execute malicious code remotely, and maintain unauthorized access to video feeds. The flaws, disclosed on May 6, 2025, affect the UniFi Protect Cameras firmware and the UniFi Protect Application, exposing enterprise and home surveillance…
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New Spam Campaign Leverages Remote Monitoring Tools to Exploit Organizations
A sophisticated spam campaign targeting Portuguese-speaking users in Brazil has been uncovered by Cisco Talos, active since at least January 2025. This campaign exploits commercial remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools, such as PDQ Connect and N-able Remote Access, to gain unauthorized access to victims’ systems. The attackers, identified with high confidence as initial access…
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Microsoft Bookings Vulnerability Allows Unauthorized Changes to Meeting Details
Security researchers have uncovered a significant vulnerability in Microsoft Bookings, the scheduling tool integrated with Microsoft 365. The flaw, discovered through technical analysis of the service’s appointment creation and update APIs, allows unauthorized modification of meeting details, posing risks such as phishing, calendar manipulation, and information leakage. Technical Details and Vulnerability Overview The vulnerability arises…
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Thales Named an Overall Leader in 2025 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Enterprise Secrets Management
Tags: access, api, attack, automation, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, cryptography, data, encryption, exploit, governance, guide, Hardware, identity, iot, monitoring, risk, saas, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, unauthorized, vulnerabilityThales Named an Overall Leader in 2025 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Enterprise Secrets Management madhav Thu, 05/08/2025 – 06:31 We’re proud to share that Thales has been recognized as an Overall Leader in the 2025 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Enterprise Secrets Management. This prestigious ranking highlights our strength across three critical areas: product capabilities, innovation,…
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Phishing-Resistant MFA: Why FIDO is Essential
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, breach, business, cloud, compliance, credentials, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, dora, encryption, exploit, fido, framework, GDPR, Hardware, iam, identity, ISO-27001, malicious, mfa, mobile, network, nist, passkey, password, phishing, phone, ransomware, regulation, risk, service, social-engineering, software, strategy, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, unauthorizedPhishing-Resistant MFA: Why FIDO is Essential madhav Thu, 05/08/2025 – 04:47 Phishing attacks are one of the most pervasive and insidious threats, with businesses facing increasingly sophisticated and convincing attacks that exploit human error. Traditional Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), while a step up from password-only security, is no longer enough to fight modern phishing schemes. Today’s…
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IT Worker from Computacenter Let Girlfriend Into Deutsche Bank’s Restricted Areas
A former information technology manager has filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging a major security breach at Deutsche Bank’s Manhattan headquarters, claiming a fellow IT contractor repeatedly brought his girlfriend an unauthorized Chinese national with computer expertise into the bank’s most sensitive tech rooms. The lawsuit further alleges the incident was covered up by […] The…
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Hackers Targeting Schools and Universities in New Mexico with Cyber Attacks
A major cyberattack on the Coweta County School System’s computer network occurred late Friday night, which is a worrying development for New Mexico’s educational institutions. The unauthorized intrusion, detected around 7:00 p.m., prompted immediate action from the school system’s IT department and external cybersecurity partners. Following established protocols, critical systems were taken offline to halt the malicious activity and trace its origins. This incident has raised alarms about the vulnerability of school networks to sophisticated cyber threats, with…
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Threat Actor Evades SentinelOne EDR to Deploy Babuk Ransomware
Aon’s Stroz Friedberg Incident Response Services has uncovered a method used by a threat actor to bypass SentinelOne Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) protections, ultimately deploying a variant of the notorious Babuk ransomware. SentinelOne EDR, a widely-used endpoint protection solution, is designed to detect and block threats with robust anti-tamper mechanisms that prevent unauthorized disabling…
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xAI API Key Leak Exposes Proprietary Language Models on GitHub
Employee at Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence firm xAI inadvertently exposed a private API key on GitHub for over two months, granting unauthorized access to proprietary large language models (LLMs) fine-tuned on internal data from SpaceX, Tesla, and Twitter/X. Security researchers at GitGuardian discovered the leak, which compromised 60 private and unreleased models, including development versions…
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New GPOHound Tool Analyzes Active Directory GPOs for Escalation Risks
Tags: credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, detection, group, open-source, risk, tool, unauthorizedSecurity researchers have releasedGPOHound, a powerful open-source tool designed to analyze Group Policy Objects (GPOs) in Active Directory environments for misconfigurations and privilege escalation risks. Developed by cybersecurity firm Cogiceo, the tool automates the detection of insecure settings like exposed credentials, weak registry permissions, and unauthorized group memberships that attackers could exploit. Why GPOHound Matters…
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Warning issued to retailers’ CISOs worldwide after three attacks in UK
Tags: access, attack, authentication, ciso, cloud, credentials, defense, detection, intelligence, login, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, network, password, resilience, service, tactics, threat, unauthorized, vpnAdvice to CISOs: In its weekend post, the UK’s NCSC said, “Preparation and resilience does not mean just having good defenses to keep out attackers. No matter how good your defenses are, sometimes the attacker will be successful. It also means detecting threat actors when they are using your employees’ legitimate access (or are on…
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NVIDIA Riva AI Speech Flaw Let Hackers Gain Unauthorized Access to Abuse GPU Resources API keys
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, cve, cyber, data-breach, endpoint, flaw, hacker, nvidia, technology, unauthorized, vulnerabilityResearchers have uncovered significant security vulnerabilities in NVIDIA Riva, a breakthrough AI speech technology platform used for transcription, voice assistants, and conversational AI. The flaws, now formally recognized as CVE-2025-23242 and CVE-2025-23243, expose enterprise users to potential unauthorized access and resource theft. These vulnerabilities stemmed from exposed API endpoints that operated without proper authentication safeguards,…
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What NY’s New Security Rules Mean for Finance Firms
According to the New York Department of Financial Services, finance companies operating in New York, even if not based there, must implement a variety of protections against unauthorized access to IT systems. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/nydfs-rules-businesses-ny
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What NYDFS Rules Mean for Businesses (in and outside of NY)
Starting this month, finance companies operating in New York must implement a variety of protections against unauthorized access to IT systems. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/nydfs-rules-businesses-ny
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA’s Best Cyber Advice on Securing Cloud, OT, Apps and More
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, best-practice, breach, business, cisa, ciso, cloud, computer, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, firewall, flaw, framework, government, guide, hacker, iam, identity, incident, incident response, infrastructure, injection, international, Internet, iot, kubernetes, login, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, mitre, network, nist, open-source, organized, password, phishing, programming, RedTeam, risk, risk-management, sbom, service, software, sql, supply-chain, tactics, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, usa, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, windows, xss, zero-dayIn this special edition of the Cybersecurity Snapshot, we’re highlighting some of the most valuable guidance offered by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the past 12 months. Check out best practices, recommendations and insights on protecting your cloud environments, OT systems, software development processes and more. In case you missed it, here’s…
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Disney Hacker Admits Guilt After Stealing 1.1TB of Internal Data
A 25-year-old man from Santa Clarita, California, has agreed to plead guilty to hacking into the personal computer of a Walt Disney Company employee and stealing a massive amount of sensitive internal data last year. Ryan Mitchell Kramer faces charges related to unauthorized computer access and threats to damage a protected computer, marking a significant…
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CrowdStrikeExtraHop Partnership Enhances Detection of Unauthorized AI Use
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/crowdstrike-extrahop-partnership-enhances-detection-of-unauthorized-ai-use
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Managing Shadow IT Risks CISO’s Practical Toolkit
Managing Shadow IT risks has become a critical challenge for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), as the use of unauthorized technology within organizations continues to grow. With 40% of employees admitting to using unsanctioned tools and one-third of security breaches linked to these hidden systems, the risks are undeniable. However, outright prohibition often backfires, pushing…
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Public AI Tools Need Governance to Avoid Data Leakage Risk
Zscaler’s Jay Chaudhry on Visibility and Policy Enforcement to Secure AI Usage. Organizations face significant risks when employees use public AI tools without governance, but security platforms can provide visibility, policy controls and data protection to safeguard sensitive information from unauthorized exposure, said Jay Chaudhry, founder, chairman and CEO, Zscaler. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…