Month: November 2024
Zero Trust security changes how organizations handle security by doing away with implicit trust while continuously analyzing and validating access requests. Contrary to perimeter-based security, users within an environment are not automatically trusted upon gaining access. Zero Trust security encourages continuous monitoring of every device and user, which ensures sustained protection after successful user authentication.…
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Nov 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Data Security Taiwanese network-attached storage (NAS) appliance maker Synology has addressed a critical security flaw impacting DiskStation and BeePhotos that could lead to remote code execution. Tracked as CVE-2024-10443 and dubbed RISK:STATION by Midnight Blue, the zero-day flaw was demonstrated at the Pwn2Own Ireland 2024 hacking contest by security researcher…
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In a scenario reminiscent of a modern-day Italian Job, hackers have allegedly breached Italy’s national security, exposing confidential data of some of the country’s most prominent political figures. At the heart of the controversy is Nunzio Samuele Calamucci, a 44-year-old IT consultant operating from a modest office near Milan’s iconic Duomo cathedral. Italian prosecutors claim…
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Standalone Sellers to Ransomware-as-a-Service Years ago, ransomware buyers would often purchase ransomware from sellers on underground forums. These standalone sellers usually offered ransomware as a one-time sale, often requiring significant upfront costs. Many sellers were the original developers of the ransomware and provided support, updates, and sometimes decryption tools for a fee. As the demand…
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Nov 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananData Breach / Cybercrime Canadian law enforcement authorities have arrested an individual who is suspected to have conducted a series of hacks stemming from the breach of cloud data warehousing platform Snowflake earlier this year. The individual in question, Alexander “Connor” Moucka (aka Judische and Waifu), was apprehended on October 30, 2024,…
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Nov 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Blockchain An ongoing campaign is targeting npm developers with hundreds of typosquat versions of their legitimate counterparts in an attempt to trick them into running cross-platform malware. The attack is notable for utilizing Ethereum smart contracts for command-and-control (C2) server address distribution, according to independent findings from Checkmarx, Phylum, and…
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Nov 05, 2024Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / Vulnerability Google has warned that a security flaw impacting its Android operating system has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43093, has been described as a privilege escalation flaw in the Android Framework component that could result in unauthorized access to “Android/data,” “Android/obb,” and…
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Nokia is investigating whether a third-party vendor was breached after a hacker claimed to be selling the company’s stolen source code. “Nokia is aware of reports that an unauthorized actor has alleged to have gained access to certain third-party contractor data and possibly data of Nokia,” the company told BleepingComputer. “Nokia takes this allegation seriously…
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Threat actors are abusing DocuSign’s Envelopes API to create and mass-distribute fake invoices that appear genuine, impersonating well-known brands like Norton and PayPal. Using a legitimate service, the attackers bypass email security protections as they come from an actual DocuSign domain, docusign.net. The goal is to have their targets e-sign the documents, which they can…
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AI is significantly enhancing social engineering attacks, making them more targeted, convincing, and harder to detect. Traditional phishing attempts often had clear red flags like poor grammar or unfamiliar writing styles, but with generative AI, attackers can now create highly personalized, grammatically perfect messages that mimic an individual’s writing or speaking style. This evolution poses…
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