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Pretty much all the headaches at MSPs stem from cybersecurity
2024-05-30 10:30

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macOS version of elusive 'LightSpy' spyware tool discovered
2024-05-30 10:00

A macOS version of the LightSpy surveillance framework has been discovered, confirming the extensive reach of a tool only previously known for targeting Android and iOS devices. LightSpy is a modular iOS and Android surveillance framework used to steal a wide variety of data from people's mobile devices, including files, screenshots, location data, voice recordings during WeChat calls, and payment information from WeChat Pay, and data exfiltration from Telegram and QQ Messenger.

U.S. Dismantles World's Largest 911 S5 Botnet, with 19 Million Infected Devices
2024-05-30 08:55

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Wednesday said it dismantled what it described as "likely the world's largest botnet ever," which consisted of an army of 19 million infected devices that...

Police seize over 100 malware loader servers, arrest four cybercriminals
2024-05-30 08:35

An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation Endgame' has seized over 100 servers worldwide used by multiple major malware loader operations, including IcedID, Pikabot, Trickbot, Bumblebee, Smokeloader, and SystemBC. The action, which occurred between May 27 and 29, 2024, involved 16 location searches across Europe and led to the arrest of four individuals, one in Armenia and three in Ukraine. The police have identified eight fugitives linked to the malware operations, who will be added to Europol's 'Most Wanted' list later today.

Police seize over 100 malware loader servers, arrest four cybercriminals
2024-05-30 08:35

An international law enforcement operation codenamed 'Operation Endgame' has seized over 100 servers worldwide used by multiple major malware loader operations, including IcedID, Pikabot, Trickbot, Bumblebee, Smokeloader, and SystemBC. The action, which occurred between May 27 and 29, 2024, involved 16 location searches across Europe and led to the arrest of four individuals, one in Armenia and three in Ukraine. The police have identified eight fugitives linked to the malware operations, who will be added to Europol's 'Most Wanted' list later today.

Okta Warns of Credential Stuffing Attacks Targeting Customer Identity Cloud
2024-05-30 06:52

Okta is warning that a cross-origin authentication feature in Customer Identity Cloud (CIC) is susceptible to credential stuffing attacks orchestrated by threat actors. "We observed that the...

Indian stock exchange finally encrypting all messages to traders
2024-05-30 05:36

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59% of public sector apps carry long-standing security flaws
2024-05-30 04:00

Security debt, defined for this report as flaws that remain unfixed for longer than a year, exists in 59% of applications in the public sector, compared to the overall rate of 42%. The research analyzed public sector organizations in more than 25 countries across the globe. Veracode researchers found that while slightly fewer public sector organizations have security debt than other industries, they tend to accumulate more of it.

NIST unveils ARIA to evaluate and verify AI capabilities, impacts
2024-05-30 03:30

The program comes shortly after several recent announcements by NIST around the 180-day mark of the Executive Order on trustworthy AI and the U.S. AI Safety Institute's unveiling of its strategic vision and international safety network. "With the ARIA program, and other efforts to support Commerce's responsibilities under President Biden's Executive Order on AI, NIST and the U.S. AI Safety Institute are pulling every lever when it comes to mitigating the risks and maximizing the benefits of AI," Raimondo continued.

Identity-related incidents becoming severe, costing organizations a fortune
2024-05-30 03:00

An astonishing 84% of identity stakeholders said incidents directly impacted their business, up from 68% in 2023. 22% of businesses see managing and securing digital identities as the number one priority of their security program, up from 17% in 2023.