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In a recent revelation, law enforcement figures have highlighted a concerning rise in cyber attacks targeting small businesses. The City of London Police reported 1,227 incidents in 2022, which experts believe represents only a fraction of the true scale of the problem. The most prevalent threats include business email compromise, ransomware, phone hacking, and insider […]

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On June 20, 2024, government services were knocked offline as a cyberattack rocked the Indonesian National Data Center. Investigators would attribute the outage to a new hacker group infecting targets with a novel ransomware variant: Brain Cipher. A variant of the LockBit ransomware family, Brain Cipher was created using the leaked LockBit 3.0 Builder. It […]

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A recent Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) report has uncovered various sophisticated tools threat actors employ to bypass major security defenses. These tools have been found to effectively circumvent protections offered by popular antivirus programs such as Windows Defender and Malwarebytes. The report highlights the alarming capability of these tools to delete backups and […]

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Researchers have uncovered a new and previously undocumented malware platform named “Cyclops.” Written in the Go programming language, Cyclops has been linked to the notorious hacking group Charming Kitten, also known as APT 35. This malware platform enables operators to execute arbitrary commands on targeted systems, posing a severe threat to cybersecurity in the Middle […]

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NIST, an agency in the federal government of the United States (US), has finished its first draft of cryptographic algorithms that are immune to quantum computer attacks. Quantum computers use the principle of quantum mechanics, and they are advanced computing systems that perform tasks that normal computers cannot. Instead of using classical bits, these types […]

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The research identifies a critical security vulnerability in GitHub Actions artifacts, enabling unauthorized access to tokens and secrets within CI/CD pipelines.  Misconfigured workflows in major organizations’ public repositories exposed sensitive information, potentially compromising cloud environments and allowing attackers to inject malicious code into production systems.  By exploiting leaked GitHub tokens, adversaries could manipulate repositories and […]

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In collaboration with Access Now and other civil society organizations, Citizen Lab exposed a sophisticated attack dubbed as “Rivers of Phishing,” a new phishing campaign that attacks Russia’s enemies globally. The fact-finding efforts revealed that their coordinated spear-phishing targeted particular individuals across multiple countries and sectors of civil society. The threat actor adopted advanced digital […]

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The Iranian government-backed cyber group APT42 has launched a phishing campaign aimed at disrupting the U.S. presidential election. According to Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG), this sophisticated threat actor, associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has been targeting high-profile individuals linked to both the Biden and Trump campaigns. The campaign is part of […]

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Palo Alto Networks has issued a high-severity security update for the Prisma Access Browser, addressing multiple vulnerabilities discovered in the underlying Chromium engine. This update, identified as PAN-SA-2024-0007, supersedes the Talon Browser and incorporates critical security fixes from recent Chromium updates. The vulnerabilities primarily involve “use after free” issues, type confusion, and insufficient data validation […]

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IBM has issued a security bulletin highlighting multiple vulnerabilities in its QRadar Suite Software. These vulnerabilities, affecting various components, have been addressed in the latest software release. IBM QRadar Suite Software is a powerful cybersecurity platform that integrates SIEM (Security Information and Event Management), SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response), network traffic analysis, and vulnerability management into a single, […]

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In the rapidly evolving world of cybersecurity, emerging threats pose significant challenges to organizations worldwide. These threats, characterized by their novelty and complexity, often exploit new vulnerabilities and technologies, making them difficult to predict and defend against. As cybercriminals continually refine their methods, businesses must stay informed and proactive to protect their assets. One powerful […]

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A critical security vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-5830 has been discovered in Chrome’s V8 JavaScript engine. The flaw, initially reported in May 2024 as bug 342456991. The vulnerability is a type confusion bug that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code within the Chrome renderer sandbox by simply getting a victim to visit a malicious website.  […]

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Kootenai Health, a prominent healthcare provider located at 2003 Kootenai Health Way, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, has been the victim of a significant ransomware attack. The attack exposed sensitive information belonging to 464,088 patients. The breach, which occurred on February 22, 2024, was discovered on August 1, 2024, by the Office of the Maine Attorney General, […]

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Gigabud, an Android banking trojan impersonating government entities, initially targeted Thailand, the Philippines, and Peru. Its source code significantly overlaps with Golddigger, another Android banking trojan targeting Vietnam.  It indicates a shared threat actor who has expanded Gigabud’s scope to include Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, and Ethiopia, demonstrating increased sophistication and geographic targeting.  Researchers […]

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A phishing email containing only a PNG image was sent from a compromised AWS account using the spoofed sender address [email protected]. Clicking the image redirected victims to a malicious Squarespace domain, giraffe-viola-p262.squarespace[.]com, which subsequently led to a PDF viewer.  The sender domain is recognized as a known malware distributor, according to open-source threat intelligence, which […]

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Fortinet, a leader in cybersecurity solutions, has released patches addressing several vulnerabilities affecting its FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiPAM, FortiSwitchManager, FortiManager, and FortiAnalyzer products. If exploited, these vulnerabilities could potentially allow unauthorized access and privilege escalation, posing a significant threat to affected systems. Vulnerability Details CVE-2022-45862 The graphical user interface (GUI) of FortiOS, FortiProxy, FortiPAM, and FortiSwitchManager […]

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Security researchers discovered a vulnerability in GitHub’s Actions feature. GitHub Actions artifacts are generated as part of organizations’ CI/CD workflows, and a combination of misconfigurations and security flaws can lead to artifact leakage of tokens. Dubbed “ArtiPACKED,” this exploit leverages a race condition in GitHub’s artifact system, allowing attackers to compromise repositories and inject malicious […]

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Adobe has released patches for 72 security vulnerabilities across its popular software products. This effort, spearheaded by Adobe’s Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT), underscores its commitment to safeguarding its users against potential cyber threats. Comprehensive Security Measures Adobe’s PSIRT is crucial to the company’s vulnerability disclosure program. It provides a single point of contact […]

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Tenable Research has uncovered significant security vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s Azure Health Bot Service, a cloud platform designed to enable healthcare professionals to deploy AI-powered virtual health assistants. The Azure AI Health Bot Service is a cloud-based platform designed for healthcare organizations. It enables developers to create and deploy AI-driven virtual health assistants, which help streamline […]

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SAP has released its August 2024 security patch update, addressing 17 new vulnerabilities, including two critical flaws that could allow attackers to bypass authentication and fully compromise affected systems. The most severe vulnerability, CVE-2024-41730, affects SAP BusinessObjects Business Intelligence Platform versions 430 and 440. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this “missing authentication check” flaw […]

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