Month: July 2024
Jul 24, 2024NewsroomSoftware Update / IT Outage Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike on Wednesday blamed an issue in its validation system for causing millions of Windows devices to crash as part of a widespread outage late last week. “On Friday, July 19, 2024 at 04:09 UTC, as part of regular operations, CrowdStrike released a content configuration update…
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The DORA doesn’t directly name escrow as a viable proportional component of stressed exit plans, but that doesn’t mean escrow isn’t the solution. “Remember, DORA is technology agnostic and cannot name a solution, but there’s a clear reason why the likes of the PRA, OCC, RBI, and MAS all name escrow: It works,” Scott says.…
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Jul 24, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Software Security The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two security flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities are listed below – CVE-2012-4792 (CVSS score: 9.3) – Microsoft Internet Explorer Use-After-Free Vulnerability CVE-2024-39891 (CVSS score: 5.3) – Twilio Authy…
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Jul 24, 2024NewsroomMalvertising / Threat Intelligence A now-patched security flaw in the Microsoft Defender SmartScreen has been exploited as part of a new campaign designed to deliver information stealers such as ACR Stealer, Lumma, and Meduza. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said it detected the stealer campaign targeting Spain, Thailand, and the U.S. using booby-trapped files that…
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The core discovery by the researchers is that connection tracking features don’t always isolate processes from each other, especially with those VPNs that run on top of Linux and make use of Netfilter implementations, a typical internal connection tracking routine. Without this isolation, connections could be shared across other machine resources. “This approach can pose…
Read MoreMS-ISAC ADVISORY NUMBER: 2024-084 DATE(S) ISSUED: 07/23/2024 OVERVIEW: Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Google Chrome, the most severe of which could allow for arbitrary code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow for arbitrary code execution in the context of the logged on user. Depending on the privileges associated…
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‘I think we are in this phase where we have to deeply work and make sure on these use cases and these work flows we are driving deeper progress in unlocking value, which I’m bullish will happen. But these things take time,’ says Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai. Google parent company Alphabet is uniquely well-positioned for…
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The Chinese hacking group tracked as ‘Evasive Panda’ was spotted using new versions of the Macma backdoor and the Nightdoor Windows malware. Symantec’s threat hunting team spotted the cyber espionage attacks targeting organizations in Taiwan and an American non-governmental organization in China. In the latter case, Evasive Panda (aka ‘Daggerfly’ or ‘Bronze Highland’) exploited a…
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Threat actors are taking advantage of the massive popularity of the Hamster Kombat game, targeting players with fake Android and Windows software that install spyware and information-stealing malware. Hamster Kombat is a clicker mobile game for Android where players earn fictional currency by completing simple tasks, primarily by tapping the screen. Launched in March 2024,…
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As Jim Jackson, a 26-year HPE and HP veteran, prepares to retire August 1, his responsibilities will be combined with HPE’s chief communications officer under Jennifer Temple, who going forward will be HPE’s executive vice president and chief marketing and communications officer. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Tuesday said it will combine its chief marketing officer and…
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