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Users in Brazil are the target of a new banking trojan known as CHAVECLOAK that’s propagated via phishing emails bearing PDF attachments. “This intricate attack involves the PDF downloading a ZIP file and subsequently utilizing DLL side-loading techniques to execute the final malware,” Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher Cara Lin said. The attack chain involves the…
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Everything You Need to Know About SSL Certificates in One Place Did you know 95% of Google’s traffic is encrypted? Hence, the importance of SSL certificates today cannot be overstated. With consumers’ ever-growing reliance on e-commerce, data sharing, and online transactions, SSL certificates, including cheap SSL options, have become crucial in authenticating website identities and…
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Mar 11, 2024The Hacker NewsCybersecurity / Browser Security As the shift of IT infrastructure to cloud-based solutions celebrates its 10-year anniversary, it becomes clear that traditional on-premises approaches to data security are becoming obsolete. Rather than protecting the endpoint, DLP solutions need to refocus their efforts to where corporate data resides – in the browser.…
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“Check Point Research has been tracking these exploitations and identified several activity clusters targeting vulnerable Connect Secure VPN appliances,” CheckPoint added. “As in many other mass-exploitation of 1-day vulnerabilities cases, differentiating and identifying the different actors is quite challenging.” CheckPoint could make the connection between the exploits with Magnet Goblin only after it traced several…
Read MoreUsing LLMs to Unredact Text Initial results in using LLMs to unredact text based on the size of the individual-word redaction rectangles. This feels like something that a specialized ML system could be trained on. Tags: LLM, machine learning Posted on March 11, 2024 at 7:01 AM • 0 Comments Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier…
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Mar 11, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Vulnerability The threat actors behind the BianLian ransomware have been observed exploiting security flaws in JetBrains TeamCity software to conduct their extortion-only attacks. According to a new report from GuidePoint Security, which responded to a recent intrusion, the incident “began with the exploitation of a TeamCity server which resulted in the…
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MDR vs EDR: What Differences Must Firms be Aware of? All firms should now understand the importance of effective security defenses. Threats such as ransomware are the biggest worry for organizations in 2024, ahead of business interruption, natural disaster and economic uncertainty. However, putting in place solutions to address these issues is no easy task.…
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The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. The current cybersecurity landscape: Navigating threats and safeguarding local government operations Local governments in the United States faced a surge in cyber threats…
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And having generative AI automatically use safe practices and mechanisms contributes to a more secure coding environment, Robinson says. “The benefits extend to improved code structuring, enhanced explanations and a streamlined testing process, ultimately reducing the testing burden on DevSecOps teams.” Some developers think that we’re already there. According to a report released in November…
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Mar 11, 2024NewsroomZero-Day / Endpoint Security A financially motivated threat actor called Magnet Goblin is swiftly adopting one-day security vulnerabilities into its arsenal in order to opportunistically breach edge devices and public-facing services and deploy malware on compromised hosts. “Threat actor group Magnet Goblin’s hallmark is its ability to swiftly leverage newly disclosed vulnerabilities, particularly…
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