Security News

How purple teaming enhances inter-team collaboration and effectiveness in cybersecurity
2024-02-13 05:00

In this Help Net Security video, Andrew Costis, Chapter Lead of the Adversary Research Team at AttackIQ, discusses how purple teaming allows security teams to break down barriers between teams and increase operational effectiveness. It's no longer about team red vs. team blue.

Alert: CISA Warns of Active 'Roundcube' Email Attacks - Patch Now
2024-02-13 04:51

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a medium-severity security flaw impacting Roundcube email software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV)...

Product showcase: SearchInform Risk Monitor – next-gen DLP based insider threat mitigation platform
2024-02-13 04:30

Basically, DLP systems are aimed at prevention of data leaks, and in real-life mode they monitor and block transmitting of confidential data. That's why SearchInform offers the next-gen platform for internal threat mitigation - Risk Monitor.

QR code attacks target organizations in ways they least expect
2024-02-13 04:00

QR code attacks are the latest evolution of traditional phishing, where threat actors use social engineering to manipulate targets into interacting with malicious QR codes. While every employee is at risk, C-Suite executives were 42 times more likely to receive QR code attacks than the average employee.

Korean eggheads crack Rhysida ransomware and release free decryptor tool
2024-02-13 01:47

Some smart folks have found a way to automatically unscramble documents encrypted by the Rhysida ransomware, and used that know-how to produce and release a handy recovery tool for victims. Rhysida is a newish ransomware gang that has been around since May last year.

Bank of America warns customers of data breach after vendor hack
2024-02-12 23:32

Bank of America is warning customers of a data breach exposing their personal information after one of its service providers was hacked last year.While Bank of America has yet to disclose how many customers were impacted by the data breach, Infosys McCamish Systems, the vendor that had its systems compromised, revealed in a recent filing with the Attorney General of Maine that 57,028 had their data exposed in the incident.

FBI seizes Warzone RAT infrastructure, arrests malware vendor
2024-02-12 23:09

The FBI dismantled the Warzone RAT malware operation, seizing infrastructure and arresting two individuals associated with the cybercrime operation. Warzone RAT is commodity malware created in 2018 that offers numerous features to aid cybercrime, including UAC bypass, hidden remote desktop, cookie and password stealing, keylogging, webcam recording, file operations, reverse proxy, remote shell, and process management.

FCC orders telecom carriers to report PII data breaches within 30 days
2024-02-12 21:50

Starting March 13th, telecommunications companies must report data breaches impacting customers' personally identifiable information within 30 days, as required by FCC's updated data breach reporting requirements."Without an FCC rule requiring breach notifications for the above categories of PII, there would be no requirement in Federal law that telecommunications carriers report non-CPNI breaches to their customers," the FCC said.

Microsoft tests Windows 11 ‘Super Resolution’ AI-upscaling for gamers
2024-02-12 21:23

Microsoft is testing a new "Automatic Super Resolution" AI-assisted upscaling feature that increases the video and image quality of supported games while also making them run more smoothly. As first discovered by Windows sleuth PhantomOfEarth, Microsoft is now testing an Automatic Super Resolution feature as part of its first preview of Windows 11 24H2 in the Canary and Dev channels.

New Ivanti Secure VPN Zero-Day Vulnerabilities and Patches
2024-02-12 19:28

Two zero-day vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ivanti Secure VPN, a popular VPN solution used by organizations worldwide. The chaining of the two vulnerabilities allow any attacker to execute remote code without any authentication and compromise affected systems.