Tag: unauthorized
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6th January Threat Intelligence Report
Check Point elaborated on the US Treasury Department cyber-attack that compromised employee workstations and classified documents. The breach, attributed to a China state-sponsored threat actor, involved unauthorized remote access using a security […] First seen on research.checkpoint.com Jump to article: research.checkpoint.com/2025/6th-january-threat-intelligence-report/
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Consent Phishing: The New, Smarter Way to Phish
What is consent phishing? Most people are familiar with the two most common types of phishing”Š”, “Šcredential phishing and phishing payloads, where attackers trick users into revealing credentials and downloading malicious software respectively. However, there is a third type of phishing on the rise: consent phishing. Consent phishing deceives users into granting a third-party SaaS…
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OAuth Identity Attack”Š”, “ŠAre your Extensions Affected?
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, best-practice, breach, browser, chrome, cloud, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, email, exploit, google, group, identity, malicious, malware, microsoft, mitigation, phishing, privacy, risk, saas, software, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, vulnerabilityOAuth Identity Attack”Š”, “ŠAre your Extensions Affected? A malicious variant of Cyberhaven’s browser extension (v24.10.4) was uploaded to the Chrome Store on Christmas Day. According to Cyberhaven, this compromised version can allow “sensitive information, including authenticated sessions and cookies , to be exfiltrated to the attacker’s domain”. The extension remained available for download on the Chrome…
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US Treasury Department Breach, Hackers Accessed Workstations
The Biden administration confirmed that a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group breached the U.S. Treasury Department, gaining unauthorized access to employee workstations and unclassified documents. This revelation follows a string of sophisticated surveillance operations targeting key American institutions. The intrusion, attributed to a Chinese Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor, was identified on Dec. 8 by third-party…
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Top 12 ways hackers broke into your systems in 2024
Tags: access, adobe, ai, api, apt, attack, authentication, backdoor, breach, business, china, cloud, control, corporate, credentials, cve, cvss, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, flaw, fortinet, government, group, hacker, healthcare, identity, infection, injection, Internet, iran, ivanti, jobs, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, mitigation, mobile, moveIT, north-korea, okta, open-source, phishing, pypi, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, russia, scam, software, sql, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, theft, tool, unauthorized, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-dayIn 2024, hackers had a field day finding sneaky ways into systems, from convincing phishing scams that played on human curiosity to brutal software flaws that exposed gaps in tech upkeep. It was a year of clever breaches, showing just how wide the gap is between user habits and security practices.”While every year brings new…
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Empowering Security: Mastering Least Privilege
Why is Mastering Least Privilege Essential? The least privilege principle remains a cornerstone for securing machine identities and their secrets. However, many organizations still grapple with the practicalities of implementing and maintaining this vital strategy. The consequences of failing to master least privilege can be dire, leading to unauthorized access, data breaches, and cybersecurity incidents….…
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Hackers steal ZAGG customers’ credit cards in third-party breach
ZAGG Inc. is informing customers that their credit card data has been exposed to unauthorized individuals after hackers compromised a third-party application provided by the company’s e-commerce provider, BigCommerce. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-steal-zagg-customers-credit-cards-in-third-party-breach/
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Data protection challenges abound as volumes surge and threats evolve
Tags: access, ai, authentication, awareness, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, email, encryption, endpoint, firewall, framework, google, governance, guide, hacker, identity, intelligence, Internet, LLM, mfa, mobile, monitoring, network, office, phishing, phone, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, saas, strategy, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, vulnerabilityIn the global digital economy, data is the most important asset organizations must protect from theft and damage. CISOs are fundamentally guardians of that asset, obligated to keep it secure and available to relevant users when and where they need it.”Every company has become a data company in this day and age; even if you’re…
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The 2024 cyberwar playbook: Tricks used by nation-state actors
Tags: access, ai, apt, at&t, attack, authentication, backdoor, blizzard, botnet, breach, china, cisa, cloud, control, credentials, cve, cvss, cyber, cybersecurity, data, ddos, defense, detection, email, espionage, exploit, flaw, fortinet, google, government, group, hacker, hacking, healthcare, india, infrastructure, iran, ivanti, linux, login, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, mobile, network, offense, office, open-source, password, phishing, powershell, remote-code-execution, router, russia, service, social-engineering, software, spear-phishing, spy, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, theft, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, vpn, vulnerability, warfare, windows, worm, zero-dayIn 2024, nation-state cyber activity was off the charts, with Chinese, Russian, and Iranian actors leading the charge. Their campaigns weren’t just relentless, they were innovative, using a crafty mix of Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to gain footholds, stay hidden, and spy-like pros.”There was definitely a continued and noted uptick in nation-state activity in…
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Adobe ColdFusion Vulnerability: Critical Bug (CVE-2024-53961) with PoC Exploit Code Discovered
Adobe has issued an urgent security advisory to address a critical vulnerability in Adobe ColdFusion, affecting versions 2023 and 2021. This vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-53961, is linked to a path traversal weakness, which could allow attackers to exploit the flaw and gain unauthorized access to arbitrary files on vulnerable servers. First seen on thecyberexpress.com Jump…
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Critical Vulnerabilities Found in WordPress Plugins WPLMS and VibeBP
The vulnerabilities, now patched, posed significant risks, including unauthorized file uploads, privilege escalation and SQL injection attacks First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/flaws-wordpress-plugins-wplms/
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Top 7 zero-day exploitation trends of 2024
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, backdoor, botnet, breach, bug-bounty, business, china, ciso, cloud, computing, control, corporate, cve, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, email, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, framework, github, google, government, group, hacker, identity, infrastructure, injection, Internet, ivanti, kev, leak, linux, malicious, malware, ml, monitoring, moveIT, network, north-korea, open-source, password, programming, pypi, ransomware, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, sql, supply-chain, tool, training, unauthorized, update, vpn, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayZero-day vulnerabilities saw big growth once again in 2024. With no patch available, zero-day flaws give attackers a significant jump on cybersecurity defense teams, making them a critical weapon for attacking enterprise systems.But while all zero-days are essential for CISOs and their team to be aware of, and for vendors to remedy in a timely…
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CISA Releases Eight New ICS Advisories to Defend Cyber Attacks
Tags: access, attack, cisa, control, cyber, cybersecurity, Hardware, infrastructure, malicious, mitigation, risk, service, software, unauthorized, vulnerabilityThe Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued eight detailed advisories on vulnerabilities affecting Industrial Control Systems (ICS). These vulnerabilities impact critical software and hardware across various industries, posing risks of service disruption, unauthorized access, and malicious code execution. The following are the key vulnerabilities, their associated Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), and mitigation…
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Hackers Exploiting Critical Fortinet EMS Vulnerability to Deploy Remote Access Tools
A now-patched critical security flaw impacting Fortinet FortiClient EMS is being exploited by malicious actors as part of a cyber campaign that installed remote desktop software such as AnyDesk and ScreenConnect. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2023-48788 (CVSS score: 9.3), an SQL injection bug that allows attackers to execute unauthorized code or commands by sending…
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Top security solutions being piloted today, and how to do it right
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, business, cio, ciso, cloud, control, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, finance, fintech, framework, gartner, identity, infosec, intelligence, login, marketplace, metric, network, penetration-testing, risk, service, software, startup, strategy, technology, threat, training, unauthorized, vulnerability, zero-trustAsk almost any CISO and they will tell you the security landscape just keeps getting more complex. New products arise, technology categories blur, vendors gobble up competitors or venture into adjacent markets, and every once in a while a seismic advance like generative AI comes along to shake up everything.But with threat vectors constantly evolving…
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Fortinet Critical Vulnerabilitiy Let Attackers Inject Commands Remotely
Fortinet, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, has issued an urgent security advisory addressing two critical vulnerabilities affecting its FortiManager and FortiWLM products. The vulnerabilities, which can allow unauthorized code execution and sensitive file read access, demand immediate attention to mitigate risks. OS Command Injection in FortiManager (CVE-2023-34990) A critical Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in…
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Meta hit with $263 million fine in Europe over 2018 data breach
Tags: access, breach, business, ceo, cio, compliance, cyber, data, data-breach, exploit, finance, framework, GDPR, governance, incident response, law, privacy, regulation, risk, technology, threat, unauthorized, vulnerabilityMeta has been fined $263.5 million (Euro251 million) by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) for a 2018 Facebook security breach that exposed the sensitive data of 29 million users globally.The breach exploited a vulnerability in Facebook’s “view as” feature, which allows users to view their profiles as others would see them.The exploit enabled unauthorized access…
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Azure Data Factory And Apache Airflow Integration Flaws Let Attackers Gain Write Access
Researchers have uncovered vulnerabilities in Microsoft Azure Data Factory’s integration with Apache Airflow, which could potentially allow attackers to gain unauthorized access and control over critical Azure resources. By exploiting these vulnerabilities, attackers could compromise the integrity of the Azure environment, potentially leading to data breaches, service disruptions, and other severe consequences. The identified vulnerabilities…
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Spring Framework Path Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2024-38819) PoC Exploit Released
A Proof of Concept (PoC) exploit for the critical path traversal vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-38819 in the Spring Framework has been released, shedding light on a serious security issue affecting applications that serve static resources via functional web frameworks. This vulnerability allows attackers to access unauthorized files on the server through carefully crafted HTTP requests.…
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This new cipher tech could break you out of your Gen AI woes
Tags: access, ai, computer, computing, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, email, encryption, finance, fortinet, google, group, healthcare, ibm, intelligence, microsoft, network, privacy, risk, service, technology, theft, threat, training, unauthorized, updateGenerative AI has cybersecurity teams thrilled and sweating bullets. The technology churns out tricks much like a slot machine on a hot streak, yet significant risks to proprietary data lurk in the background. There’s no telling how exposed that data is, once it’s fed into these models, it’s out there in the wild. Experts are toying…
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Lesson from latest SEC fine for not completely disclosing data breach details: ‘Be truthful’
Tags: attack, breach, business, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, finance, governance, government, group, incident, law, monitoring, network, risk, software, theft, threat, unauthorizedA $3.55 million civil penalty levied this week by a US financial regulator against a Michigan bank for filing misleading statements about the theft of 1.5 million people’s data is a reminder to leaders of all organizations to be upfront about cyber incidents.”The message is, ‘Be truthful with your disclosures,’” said Bob Zukis, executive director…
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Texas Tech Systems Breach, Hackers Accessed System Folders Files
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso (TTUHSC El Paso), collectively known as the HSCs, have disclosed a significant cybersecurity breach impacting sensitive data. The breach, which occurred between September 17 and September 29, 2024, allowed unauthorized access to and possible removal of certain folders…
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Top 10 cybersecurity misconfigurations: Nail the setup to avoid attacks
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, blueteam, breach, cisa, cloud, computing, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firmware, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, kev, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, network, office, open-source, password, phishing, RedTeam, risk, service, software, supply-chain, threat, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, zero-day, zero-trustWhile cybersecurity headlines are often dominated by the latest zero-day or notable vulnerability in a vendor’s software/product or open-source software library, the reality is that many significant data breaches have been and will continue to be due to misconfigurations.To underscore the serious of this issue, the US National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and…
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Rhode Island suffers major cyberattack, exposing personal data of thousands
Tags: attack, breach, conference, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, finance, fraud, government, hacker, identity, infrastructure, insurance, international, law, leak, malicious, malware, mfa, organized, password, ransom, service, theft, threat, unauthorized, update, vulnerabilityRhode Island has suffered a severe cyberattack that has potentially exposed the personal data of hundreds of thousands of residents enrolled in state-run social services programs since 2016.Officials confirmed that RIBridges, the government system for programs like Medicaid and SNAP, was infiltrated by an international cybercriminal group. Governor Dan McKee confirmed that sensitive information, including…
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Amazon refuses Microsoft 365 deployment because of lax cybersecurity
Tags: access, breach, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, cyberattack, cybersecurity, defense, finance, identity, infrastructure, microsoft, office, risk, russia, service, software, threat, tool, unauthorizedAmazon CISO CJ Moses has publicly shamed Microsoft security, halting his employer’s deployment of Microsoft 365 for a full year as the vendor tries to fix a long list of security problems that Amazon identified.Industry security executives were of two minds about the move. Some applauded Amazon, saying that the online retail giant, with $575…
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Future of proposed US cybersecurity healthcare bills in doubt
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, citrix, compliance, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, finance, government, group, healthcare, infrastructure, jobs, law, mfa, penetration-testing, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-analysis, risk-management, service, technology, theft, training, unauthorized, vulnerabilitySix months after Congressional hearings that promised action on the massive Change Healthcare ransomware attack and data theft, three pieces of proposed legislation to tighten cybersecurity requirements on healthcare providers are waiting to be dealt with.But Senators have left the proposals too late in the legislative calendar: Experts say the issue will likely only be…
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Over 300,000 Prometheus Servers Vulnerable to DoS Attacks Due to RepoJacking Exploit
Tags: attack, breach, cyber, data, data-breach, dos, endpoint, exploit, Internet, malicious, risk, threat, unauthorized, vulnerabilityThe research identified vulnerabilities in Prometheus, including information disclosure from exposed servers, DoS risks from pprof endpoints, and potential code execution threats, which could lead to data breaches, system outages, and unauthorized access. Vulnerable Prometheus servers are exposed to internet risk exploitation by attackers, which includes a critical >>RepoJacking
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Reyee OS IoT Devices Compromised: OverAir Attack Bypasses Wi-Fi Logins
Researchers discovered multiple vulnerabilities in Ruijie Networks’ cloud-connected devices. By exploiting these vulnerabilities, attackers can remotely compromise access points, gain unauthorized access to internal networks, and execute arbitrary code on affected devices. The >>Open Sesame
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SAP systems increasingly targeted by cyber attackers
Tags: access, attack, authentication, business, cloud, credentials, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, espionage, exploit, finance, group, hacker, intelligence, Internet, ransomware, remote-code-execution, russia, sap, service, software, technology, threat, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, zero-dayA review of four years of threat intelligence data, presented Friday at Black Hat by Yvan Genuer, a senior security researcher at Onapsis, reports a spike in hacker interest in breaking into enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems from SAP in 2020 that was sustained until the end of 2023.The vast majority (87%) of the Forbes…