Hacktivist Group Twelve Targets Russian Entities with Destructive Cyber Attacks
A hacktivist group known as Twelve has been observed using an arsenal of publicly available tools to conduct destructive cyber attacks against Russian targets. “Rather…
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Ukraine Bans Telegram Use for Government and Military Personnel
Sep 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananNational Security / Cyber Attack Ukraine has restricted the use of the Telegram messaging app by government officials, military personnel, and other…
LinkedIn Halts AI Data Processing in UK Amid Privacy Concerns Raised by ICO
Sep 21, 2024Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Artificial Intelligence The U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed that professional social networking platform LinkedIn has suspended processing users’…
Europol Shuts Down Major Phishing Scheme Targeting Mobile Phone Credentials
Law enforcement authorities have announced the takedown of an international criminal network that leveraged a phishing platform to unlock stolen or lost mobile phones. The…
The Future of (Privileged) Access Management
In IT environments, some secrets are managed well and some fly under the radar. Here’s a quick checklist of what kinds of secrets companies typically…
Iranian APT UNC1860 Linked to MOIS Facilitates Cyber Intrusions in Middle East
An Iranian advanced persistent threat (APT) threat actor likely affiliated with the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) is now acting as an initial access…
Chrome Users Can Now Sync Passkeys Across Devices with New Google PIN Feature
Sep 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Digital Security Google on Thursday unveiled a Password Manager PIN to let Chrome web users sync their passkeys across Windows,…
Critical Ivanti Cloud Appliance Vulnerability Exploited in Active Cyberattacks
Sep 20, 2024Ravie LakshmananEnterprise Security / Network Security Ivanti has revealed that a critical security flaw impacting Cloud Service Appliance (CSA) has come under active…
Wherever There’s Ransomware, There’s Service Account Compromise. Are You Protected?
Until just a couple of years ago, only a handful of IAM pros knew what service accounts are. In the last years, these silent Non-Human-Identities…
Hackers Exploit Default Credentials in FOUNDATION Software to Breach Construction Firms
Sep 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Hacking Threat actors have been observed targeting the construction sector by infiltrating the FOUNDATION Accounting Software, according to new…
New TeamTNT Cryptojacking Campaign Targets CentOS Servers with Rootkit
Sep 19, 2024Ravie LakshmananCryptojacking / Cloud Security The cryptojacking operation known as TeamTNT has likely resurfaced as part of a new campaign targeting Virtual Private…
New Brazilian-Linked SambaSpy Malware Targets Italian Users via Phishing Emails
A previously undocumented malware called SambaSpy is exclusively targeting users in Italy via a phishing campaign orchestrated by a suspected Brazilian Portuguese-speaking threat actor. “Threat…