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Researchers have demonstrated a method to bypass an anti-phishing measure in Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), elevating the risk of users opening malicious emails. Specifically, the anti-phishing measure that can be hidden is the ‘First Contact Safety Tip,’ which warns email recipients on Outlook when they receive a message from an unfamiliar address. Certitude analysts who…

A new eBook by Cynomi, “What does it take to be a full-fledged Virtual CISO?” lays out exactly how service providers can easily, rapidly, and economically expand their vCISO service offerings to cover the entire range of duties. The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) position has risen to prominence in recent years due to the risk posed by rampant…

Apple’s macOS Sequoia, now in beta testing, will make it harder to bypass Gatekeeper warnings and add system alerts for potential stalkerware threats. Gatekeeper is a security feature that checks all apps downloaded from the Internet to see if they’re developer-signed (approved by Apple) and notarized by checking an extended attribute named com.apple.quarantine that is…

SafeBreach security researcher Alon Leviev revealed at Black Hat 2024 that two zero-days could be exploited in downgrade attacks to “unpatch” fully updated Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server systems and reintroduce old vulnerabilities. Microsoft issued advisories on the two unpatched zero-days (tracked as CVE-2024-38202 and CVE-2024-21302) in coordination with the Black Hat talk,…

The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has announced a provisional decision to impose a fine of £6.09M ($7.74 million) on Advanced Computer Software Group Ltd (Advanced) for its failure to protect the personal information of tens of thousands when it was hit by ransomware in 2022. Advanced, an IT service and hosting provider contracted by…

Image: Midjourney​On Tuesday, IT and phone systems at McLaren Health Care hospitals were disrupted following an attack linked to the INC Ransom ransomware operation. McLaren is a non-profit healthcare system with annual revenues of over $6.5 billion, which operates a network of 13 hospitals across Michigan supported by a team of 640 physicians. It also…

Welcome to this week’s edition of the “Bi-Weekly Cyber Roundup” by Canary Trap. At Canary Trap, it is our mission to keep you up-to-date with the most crucial news in the world of cybersecurity and this bi-weekly publication is your gateway to the latest news. In this week’s round-up, we look into the significant implications…

Threat actors are actively attempting to exploit a recently fixed  Progress WhatsUp Gold remote code execution vulnerability on exposed servers for initial access to corporate networks. The vulnerability leveraged in these attacks is CVE-2024-4885, a critical-severity (CVSS v3 score: 9.8) unauthenticated remote code execution flaw impacting Progress WhatsUp Gold 23.1.2 and older. Proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits for CVE-2024-4885…