Over 2,000 Palo Alto Networks Devices Hacked in Ongoing Attack Campaign
Nov 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cyber Attack As many as 2,000 Palo Alto Networks devices are estimated to have been compromised as part of a…
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10 Most Impactful PAM Use Cases for Enhancing Organizational Security
Privileged access management (PAM) plays a pivotal role in building a strong security strategy. PAM empowers you to significantly reduce cybersecurity risks, gain tighter control…
The Boy Who Cried “Secure!”
As a relatively new security category, many security operators and executives I’ve met have asked us “What are these Automated Security Validation (ASV) tools?” We’ve…
North Korean Front Companies Impersonate U.S. IT Firms to Fund Missile Programs
Nov 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Cyber Fraud Threat actors with ties to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) are impersonating U.S.-based software and technology…
Over 145,000 Industrial Control Systems Across 175 Countries Found Exposed Online
New research has uncovered more than 145,000 internet-exposed Industrial Control Systems (ICS) across 175 countries, with the U.S. alone accounting for over one-third of the…
5 Scattered Spider Gang Members Indicted in Multi-Million Dollar Cybercrime Scheme
Nov 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptocurrency / Identity Theft Five alleged members of the infamous Scattered Spider cybercrime crew have been indicted in the U.S. for targeting…
Google’s AI-Powered OSS-Fuzz Tool Finds 26 Vulnerabilities in Open-Source Projects
Nov 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Software Security Google has revealed that its AI-powered fuzzing tool, OSS-Fuzz, has been used to help identify 26 vulnerabilities…
NodeStealer Malware Targets Facebook Ad Accounts, Harvesting Credit Card Data
Threat hunters are warning about an updated version of the Python-based NodeStealer that’s now equipped to extract more information from victims’ Facebook Ads Manager accounts…
Hackers Exploiting NFCGate to Steal Funds via Mobile Payments
Nov 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananPayment Security / Cybercrime Threat actors are increasingly banking on a new technique that leverages near-field communication (NFC) to cash out victim’s…
Microsoft Launches Windows Resiliency Initiative to Boost Security and System Integrity
Nov 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / AI Research Microsoft has announced a new Windows Resiliency Initiative as a way to improve security and reliability, as…
NHIs Are the Future of Cybersecurity: Meet NHIDR
Nov 20, 2024The Hacker NewsIdentity Security / Cyber Defense The frequency and sophistication of modern cyberattacks are surging, making it increasingly challenging for organizations to…
Decades-Old Security Vulnerabilities Found in Ubuntu’s Needrestart Package
Nov 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananLinux / Vulnerability Multiple decade-old security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the needrestart package installed by default in Ubuntu Server (since version…