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SSH shaken, not stirred by Terrapin vulnerability
2023-12-20 08:34

This isn't one to panic over, because someone will need to man-in-the-middle your vulnerable connection rather than directly attack your server; it's a downgrade attack primarily rather than a decryption or command injection issue; and there are ways to immediate protect yourself from Terrapin attacks. There are three issues to be aware of: CVE-2023-48795, which is the generic exploitable protocol-level SSH vulnerability; and CVE-2023-46445 and CVE-2023-46446 specific to the Python SSH client AsyncSSH, which has an estimated 60,000 daily downloads.

New Go-Based JaskaGO Malware Targeting Windows and macOS Systems
2023-12-20 08:10

A new Go-based information stealer malware called JaskaGO has emerged as the latest cross-platform threat to infiltrate both Windows and Apple macOS systems. AT&T Alien Labs, which made the...

AI’s efficacy is constrained in cybersecurity, but limitless in cybercrime
2023-12-20 06:39

Security teams then use more AI in response to the AI-driven threats, and threat actors augment their AI to keep up, and the cycle continues. There are trust issues with AI security solutions, and the data models used to develop AI-powered security products appear to be perennially at risk.

Product showcase: ImmuniWeb AI Platform
2023-12-20 05:30

ImmuniWeb AI Platform has received numerous prestigious awards and industry recognitions for intelligent automation and acceleration of application security testing, which delivers better quality of testing and faster results for a more competitive price. Despite the spiraling hype over AI, triggered by the launch of ChatGPT and its now-mushrooming competitors, the current state of Machine Learning and AI does not allow security vendors to fully replace human intelligence and entirely automate penetration testing without loss of quality or reliability of testing.

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Supply chain emerges as major vector in escalating automotive cyberattacks
2023-12-20 05:00

In this Help Net Security video, Jay Yaneza, Cybersecurity Architect at VicOne, discusses how, in the first half of the year, cyberattacks on the automotive sector caused losses exceeding $11 billion. These attacks mainly targeted automotive suppliers, not OEMs, showing an increasing trend in supply chain vulnerabilities.

Balancing AI’s promise with privacy and intellectual property concerns
2023-12-20 04:30

As concerns for data privacy with AI grow, companies will form their own policies while waiting for government entities to enact regulatory legislation. 88% of data leaders believe that data security will become an even higher priority in the next 12 months, ahead of AI. AI is transforming financial crime compliance.

Subdominator: Open-source tool for detecting subdomain takeovers
2023-12-20 04:00

Subdominator is a dependable and fast open-source command-line interface tool to identify subdomain takeovers. It boasts superior accuracy and reliability, offering improvements compared to other tools.

Philippines, South Korea, Interpol cuff 3,500 suspected cyber scammers, seize $300M
2023-12-20 00:32

Interpol on Tuesday revealed the results of what it's dubbed Operation HAECHI IV - a six-month effort that saw 34 nations cooperate, with funding from South Korea. The majority - about three quarters - of the crime investigated by the op was business email compromise, e-commerce fraud, and investment fraud.

Millions of Xfinity customers' info, hashed passwords feared stolen in cyberattack
2023-12-19 20:43

Millions of Comcast Xfinity subscribers' personal data - including potentially their usernames, hashed passwords, contact details, and secret security question-answers - was likely stolen by one or more miscreants exploiting Citrix Bleed in October. As of December 6, the potentially stolen customer data includes usernames and hashed passwords, the internet provider said.

New Web injections campaign steals banking data from 50,000 people
2023-12-19 20:36

A new malware campaign that emerged in March 2023 used JavaScript web injections to try to steal the banking data of over 50,000 users of 40 banks in North America, South America, Europe, and Japan. Once the victim visits the attackers' compromised or malicious sites, the malware injects a new script tag with a source attribute pointing to an externally hosted script.