The Week in Ransomware – May 17th 2024
This week was pretty quiet on the ransomware front, with most of the attention on the seizure of the BreachForums data theft forum. However, that…
Author: Cybernoz
SugarGh0st RAT Campaign Targets U.S. AI Experts
Researchers have identified a recent cyber espionage campaign by a China-linked threat actor dubbed “UNK_SweetSpecter,” which aims to harvest generative artificial intelligence (AI) secrets from…
Microsoft to start enforcing Azure multi-factor authentication in July
Starting in July, Microsoft will begin gradually enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users signing into Azure to administer resources. After first completing the rollout…
How ID Scanning Apps Can Prevent Fraud
Businesses today are highly concerned about preventing fraud in this age. As technology advances, so do activities, making it crucial for companies to implement security…
Financial orgs have 30 days to send data breach notifications
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted amendments to Regulation S-P that require certain financial institutions to disclose data breach incidents to impacted individuals…
Kinsing Hacker Group Exploits More Flaws to Expand Botnet for Cryptojacking
May 17, 2024NewsroomCryptojacking / Malware The cryptojacking group known as Kinsing has demonstrated its ability to continuously evolve and adapt, proving to be a persistent…
Why the UK needs to fix its broken IT security market
Failures in the technology market are prompting discussions in government over whether the UK will ultimately need to legislate to force IT suppliers to secure…
US woman helped North Korean IT workers infiltrate 300 companies
The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals today, a U.S. Citizen woman, a Ukrainian man, and three foreign nationals, for their involvement in cyber schemes…
30+ Tesla Cars Hacked Globally Using Third-Party Software
A security researcher identified a vulnerability in TeslaLogger, a third-party software used to collect data from Tesla vehicles, that leveraged insecure default settings that could…
US arrests suspects behind $73M ‘pig butchering’ laundering scheme
The U.S. Department of Justice charged two suspects for allegedly leading a crime ring that laundered at least $73 million from cryptocurrency investment scams, also…
How to Use Threat Intelligence Feeds for SOC/DFIR Teams
Threat intelligence feeds provide real-time updates on indicators of compromise (IOCs), such as malicious IPs and URLs. Security researchers and organizations share IOCs with feed…
Breach Forums Admin ShinyHunters Claims Domain Reclaimed from FBI
ShinyHunters, the hacker group and primary administrator of Breach Forums informed Hackread.com that they regained access to the forum’s clear net and dark web domains…