Jul 23, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Malware The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has alerted of a spear-phishing campaign targeting a scientific research institution in the country with malware known as HATVIBE and CHERRYSPY. The agency attributed the attack to a threat actor it tracks under the name UAC-0063, which was previously observed targeting…
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On July 19, 2024, a routine software update from cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike triggered a cascading failure that resulted in one of the largest IT outages in history. This incident affected thousands of businesses and organizations worldwide, causing widespread disruptions across various sectors including aviation, banking, healthcare, and government services. July 19, 2024, 04:09 UTC: CrowdStrike…
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Jul 23, 2024NewsroomICS Malware / Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they say is the ninth Industrial Control Systems (ICS)-focused malware that has been used in a disruptive cyber attack targeting an energy company in the Ukrainian city of Lviv earlier this January. Industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos has dubbed the malware FrostyGoop, describing it…
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One of the pressing reasons for the delay is time. Google, reportedly, needs more time to test out the Privacy Sandbox settings. “The most consistent feedback we’ve received is the need for more time to evaluate and test the new Privacy Sandbox technologies before deprecating third-party cookies in Chrome,” Chavez said in a July 2022…
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Meta has been given time till September 1, 2024, to respond to concerns raised by the European Commission over its “pay or consent” advertising model or risk-facing enforcement measures, including sanctions. The European Commission said the Consumer Protection Cooperation (CPC) Network has notified the social media giant of the model adopted on Facebook and Instagram…
Read More2017 ODNI Memo on Kaspersky Labs It’s heavily redacted, but still interesting. Many more ODNI documents here. Tags: FOIA, Kaspersky Posted on July 23, 2024 at 7:08 AM • 0 Comments Sidebar photo of Bruce Schneier by Joe MacInnis. Source link lol
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Jul 23, 2024NewsroomThreat Detection / Website Security Threat actors have been observed using swap files in compromised websites to conceal a persistent credit card skimmer and harvest payment information. The sneaky technique, observed by Sucuri on a Magento e-commerce site’s checkout page, allowed the malware to survive multiple cleanup attempts, the company said. The skimmer…
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Jul 23, 2024The Hacker NewsCorporate Security / Data Protection The initial onboarding stage is a crucial step for both employees and employers. However, this process often involves the practice of sharing temporary first-day passwords, which can expose organizations to security risks. Traditionally, IT departments have been cornered into either sharing passwords in plain text via…
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The NHI problem is “more challenging in cloud environments, with third-party interactions, IoT deployments, and at remote sites,” said Michael Tsia, the head of product at SaaS management platform Zluri. “The nature of these distributed environments makes it hard to keep centralized control and visibility over NHIs. Third-party NHIs might not be under your direct…
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Jul 23, 2024NewsroomOnline Privacy / Regulatory Compliance Google on Monday abandoned plans to phase out third-party tracking cookies in its Chrome web browser more than four years after it introduced the option as part of a larger set of a controversial proposal called the Privacy Sandbox. “Instead of deprecating third-party cookies, we would introduce a…
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