Month: September 2024
Image: Midjourney A new ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation is impersonating the legitimate Cicada 3301 organization and has already listed 19 victims on its extortion portal, as it quickly attacked companies worldwide. The new cybercrime operation is named after and uses the same logo as the mysterious 2012-2014 online/real-world game named Circada 3301 that involved elaborate cryptographic puzzles.…
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CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services (CBIZ) has disclosed a data breach that involves unauthorized access of client information stored in specific databases. The company informs that a threat actor exploited a vulnerability in one of its web pages and was able to steal customer data between June 2 and June 21. CBIZ is a management consulting company…
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Threat actors linked to the RansomHub ransomware group encrypted and exfiltrated data from at least 210 victims since its inception in February 2024, the U.S. government said. The victims span various sectors, including water and wastewater, information technology, government services and facilities, healthcare and public health, emergency services, food and agriculture, financial services, commercial facilities,…
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‘Microsoft has disappointed so many customers with AI,’ Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff said. Salesforce CEO and co-founder Marc Benioff said earlier this week that Microsoft’s artificial intelligence products and strategy “has disappointed so many customers,” touting his company’s own platform and upcoming “agent” brand of AI products as superior to Microsoft’s Copilots. Jared…
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The report added that the FudModule rootkit has historically been shared between Citrine Sleet and Diamond Sleet (formerly Zinc), another North Korean threat actor known to target media, defense, and information technology (IT) industries globally. RCE to deliver FudModule The report explained that victims were directed to a Citrine Sleet-controlled exploit domain voyagorclub[.]space. While the…
Read MoreSQL Injection Attack on Airport Security Interesting vulnerability: …a special lane at airport security called Known Crewmember (KCM). KCM is a TSA program that allows pilots and flight attendants to bypass security screening, even when flying on domestic personal trips. The KCM process is fairly simple: the employee uses the dedicated lane and presents their…
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Sep 02, 2024The Hacker NewsVulnerability Management / Webinar The world of cybersecurity is in a constant state of flux. New vulnerabilities emerge daily, and attackers are becoming more sophisticated. In this high-stakes game, security leaders need every advantage they can get. That’s where Artificial Intelligence (AI) comes in. AI isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a…
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A former IT engineer is facing federal charges in the United States after his former employer found it had been locked out of its computer systems and received a demand for $750,000. At approximately 4pm EST on November 25, 2023, staff at an industrial company headquartered in Somerset County, New Jersey, began to receive password…
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Using Anti Data Exfiltration (ADX) to Stop Ransomware and Other Threats to Data Dr. EDWARD AMOROSO, FOUNDER & CEO, TAG This series of blogs developed by TAG Infosphere highlights a powerful new cybersecurity solution known as Anti Data Exfiltration (ADX) which provides on-device data security and threat protection. Commercial vendor BlackFog pioneered ADX which is…
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Sep 02, 2024The Hacker NewsCybercrime / CISO Insights The FBI and CISA Issue Joint Advisory on New Threats and How to Stop Ransomware Note: on August 29, the FBI and CISA issued a joint advisory as part of their ongoing #StopRansomware effort to help organizations protect against ransomware. The latest advisory, AA24-242A, describes a new…
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