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May 29, 2024NewsroomCyber Crime / Data Breach The online criminal bazaar BreachForums has been resurrected merely two weeks after a U.S.-led coordinated law enforcement action dismantled and seized control of its infrastructure. Cybersecurity researchers and dark web trackers Brett Callow, Dark Web Informer, and FalconFeeds revealed the site’s online return at breachforums[.]st – one of…
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“While specific details about the perpetrators of these attacks may vary, there is a growing concern over state-sponsored cyber espionage campaigns targeting critical systems, including those within the US,” Plaggemier said. “While direct attribution can be challenging, there are indicators suggesting links to nation-state actors, including those from China. However, conclusive evidence linking these attacks…
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During this timeframe, security technology vendors have responded to these issues with numerous technology solutions like next-generation SIEM systems, SOAR, XDR, and UEBA, yet these issues continue, resulting in shifting market dynamics and upheaval. Just recently, Cisco acquired Splunk, Exabeam merged with LogRhythm, and IBM and Palo Alto Networks partnered to migrate QRadar cloud customers…
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Proposals should try to “capture and leverage the thought patterns of expert hackers as they analyze code for vulnerabilities. Using passive, non-invasive biometric sensing, and an instrumented research environment, [proposals] will map experts’ cognitive states to specific elements — e.g., functions, variables — with minimal disruption to their normal workflow. This process will capture expert…
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An Indian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. over charges of stealing more than $37 million by setting up a website that impersonated the Coinbase cryptocurrency exchange platform. Chirag Tomar, 30, pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy, which carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He was arrested…
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The enhancements include a new self-provisioning capability in the MSSP Portal that’ll drastically shorten customer onboarding and a quarterly billing option for MSSP Program partners. Tenable’s partner ecosystem has long been a key pillar of our go-to-market strategy and customer success. Our incredible partner ecosystem provides significant value to our customers on a daily basis.…
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You’re probably familiar with the term “critical assets”. These are the technology assets within your company’s IT infrastructure that are essential to the functioning of your organization. If anything happens to these assets, such as application servers, databases, or privileged identities, the ramifications to your security posture can be severe. But is every technology asset…
Read MoreLattice-Based Cryptosystems and Quantum Cryptanalysis Quantum computers are probably coming, though we don’t know when—and when they arrive, they will, most likely, be able to break our standard public-key cryptography algorithms. In anticipation of this possibility, cryptographers have been working on quantum-resistant public-key algorithms. The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has been hosting…
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The threat actors behind the CatDDoS malware botnet have exploited over 80 known security flaws in various software over the past three months to infiltrate vulnerable devices and co-opt them into a botnet for conducting distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. “CatDDoS-related gangs’ samples have used a large number of known vulnerabilities to deliver samples,” the QiAnXin…
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In 2021, a cybersecurity breach at Air India compromised the personal data of 4.5 million passengers. Additionally, that same year, the personal details of 500,000 Indian police personnel were offered for sale on a data-sharing forum. In another incident, exam data and results for 190,000 candidates from a 2020 national-level competitive exam were leaked and…
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