The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is doubling the size of the team investigating cryptocurrency crime, with the fight against ransomware “an urgent priority.” In a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Thursday, July 20, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole M. Argentieri announced the merger of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement
Jul 22, 2023THNEncryption / Privacy Apple has warned that it would rather stop offering iMessage and FaceTime services in the U.K. than bowing down to government pressure in response to new proposals that seek to expand digital surveillance powers available to state intelligence agencies. The development, first reported by BBC News, makes the iPhone maker
A Chinese cyber-espionage campaign revealed by Microsoft last week compromised the government email account of the US ambassador to China and other officials, a new report has claimed. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal revealed that the account of Nicholas Burns and Daniel Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of state for East
by Paul Ducklin SING US A CYBERSECURITY SONG Why your Mac’s calendar app says it’s JUL 17. One patch, one line, one file. Careful with that {axe,file}, Eugene. Storm season for Microsoft. When typos make you sing for joy. No audio player below? Listen directly on Soundcloud. With Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Intro and
Jul 21, 2023THNCyber Threat / Malware A new malware strain known as BundleBot has been stealthily operating under the radar by taking advantage of .NET single-file deployment techniques, enabling threat actors to capture sensitive information from compromised hosts. “BundleBot is abusing the dotnet bundle (single-file), self-contained format that results in very low or no static
Why is kids’ personal information in high demand, how do criminals steal it, and what can parents do to help prevent child identity theft? Total identity fraud losses in the US were estimated at a whopping $43bn last year. While many of us are getting savvier about how we protect our personal information online, can
Open source is playing a growing role across the AI technology stack, but most (52%) projects reference known vulnerable dependencies in their manifest files, according to Endor Labs. The security vendor’s latest State of Dependency Management report claimed that just five months after its release, ChatGPT’s API is used in 900 npm and PyPI packages across
by Paul Ducklin At the tail-end of last week, Microsoft published a report entitled Analysis of Storm-0558 techniques for unauthorized email access. In this rather dramatic document, the company’s security team revealed the background to a previously unexplained hack in which data including email text, attachments and more were accessed: from approximately 25 organizations, including
Jul 20, 2023THNCyber Attack / Malware The defense sector in Ukraine and Eastern Europe has been targeted by a novel .NET-based backdoor called DeliveryCheck (aka CAPIBAR or GAMEDAY) that’s capable of delivering next-stage payloads. The Microsoft threat intelligence team, in collaboration with the Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA), attributed the attacks to a
There is a significant secondary marketplace where tickets can sell for several times their original value, opening the opportunity for scammers and fraud As European football teams prepare to kick-off their summer soccer tours in the USA it provides a huge opportunity for local fans to see some of the top teams and players in
University students have been warned to be on their guard after researchers discovered a new scam campaign based around fake job offers. Proofpoint said the campaign began in March 2023 and continued through to June, targeting mainly students in North America with emails purporting to come from employers in the bioscience, healthcare and biotechnology sectors.
by Paul Ducklin Early disclaimer: this isn’t quite the mother of all data breaches, nor even perhaps a younger cousin, so you can stand down from Blue Alert right away. As far as we can tell, only names, email addresses and employers were leaked in the wrongly shared document. But what names they were! The
Attack surfaces are growing faster than security teams can keep up. To stay ahead, you need to know what’s exposed and where attackers are most likely to strike. With cloud migration dramatically increasing the number of internal and external targets, prioritizing threats and managing your attack surface from an attacker’s perspective has never been more
A suspected scammer who used scareware to trick hundreds of thousands of global victims into handing over money has been arrested by Spanish police. The unnamed Ukrainian national was apprehended at Barcelona’s El Prat airport after managing to evade capture for over a decade, according to the Policia Nacional. They were apparently supported by the
Jul 18, 2023THNPrivacy / Malware Data associated with a subset of registered customers of VirusTotal, including their names and email addresses, have leaked on the internet. The security incident, which comprises a database of 5,600 names in a 313KB file, was first disclosed by Der Spiegel and Der Standard yesterday. Launched in 2004, VirusTotal is
A new discussion paper has set out recommendations for the European Union (EU) on how to ensure member states are protected against quantum-enabled cyber-attacks. Written by Andrea G. Rodríguez, Lead Digital Policy Analyst at the European Policy Centre, the paper A quantum cybersecurity agenda for Europe emphasized the urgent need for a new EU Coordinated
Jul 17, 2023The Hacker NewsAttack Surface Management The hype around different security categories can make it difficult to discern features and capabilities from bias when researching new platforms. You want to advance your security measures, but what steps actually make sense for your business? For anyone ready to find an attack surface management (ASM) vendor,
A new threat actor group has been observed conducting a series of cyber-attacks targeting government entities, military organizations and civilian users in Ukraine and Poland. According to a new advisory by Cisco Talos, the malicious campaigns started in April 2022 and are currently ongoing. They primarily aim at stealing valuable information and establishing persistent remote
by Paul Ducklin You’re probably familiar with the word gaslighting, used to refer to people with the odious habit of lying not merely to cover up their own wrongdoing, but also to make it look as though someone else is at fault, even to the point of getting the other person to doubt their own
Jul 15, 2023THNCyber Attack / Enterprise Security Microsoft on Friday said a validation error in its source code allowed for Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) tokens to be forged by a malicious actor known as Storm-0558 using a Microsoft account (MSA) consumer signing key to breach two dozen organizations. “Storm-0558 acquired an inactive MSA consumer
Here’s how cybercriminals have adjusted their tactics in response to Microsoft’s stricter security policies and other interesting findings from ESET’s new Threat Report This week, the ESET research team released the H1 2023 ESET Threat Report that examines the key trends and developments that shaped the cybersecurity landscape from December 2022 to May 2023. Among
A generative AI tool, WormGPT, has emerged as a powerful weapon in the hands of cyber-criminals, specifically for launching business email compromise (BEC) attacks, according to new findings shared by security firm SlashNext. “We’re now seeing an unsettling trend among cyber-criminals on forums, evident in discussion threads offering ‘jailbreaks’ for interfaces like ChatGPT,” wrote security
by Paul Ducklin Popular collaboration product Zimbra has warned customers to apply a software patch urgently to close a security hole that it says “could potentially impact the confidentiality and integrity of your data.” The vulnerability is what’s known as an XSS bug, short for cross-site scripting, whereby performing an innocent-looking operation via site X,
Jul 15, 2023THNArtificial Intelligence / Cyber Crime With generative artificial intelligence (AI) becoming all the rage these days, it’s perhaps not surprising that the technology has been repurposed by malicious actors to their own advantage, enabling avenues for accelerated cybercrime. According to findings from SlashNext, a new generative AI cybercrime tool called WormGPT has been
Some threats may be closer than you think. Are security risks that originate from your own trusted employees on your radar? It all began innocently enough when a Tesla employee received an invitation from a former associate to catch up over drinks. Several wining and dining sessions later, the old acquaintance made his real intentions
A leading UK security agency has revealed several approaches that could reduce or eliminate the need for organizations to run a time- and resource-consuming Security Operations Center (SOC). The SOC has become an increasingly important function for security operations (SecOps) teams tasked with detecting, hunting and responding to cyber-threats. However, it can require a significant
by Paul Ducklin SING A SONG OF SUPERCOOKIES Remembering the slide rule. What you need to know about Patch Tuesday. Supercookie surveillance shenanigans. When bugs arrive in pairs. Apple’s rapid patch that needed a rapid patch. User-Agent considered harmful. No audio player below? Listen directly on Soundcloud. With Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin. Intro and
Jul 14, 2023The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / Cybersecurity As security practices continue to evolve, one primary concern persists in the minds of security professionals—the risk of employees unintentionally or deliberately exposing vital information. Insider threats, whether originating from deliberate actions or accidental incidents, pose a significant challenge to safeguarding sensitive data. To effectively address insider
A view of the H1 2023 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts We are pleased to present the latest issue of ESET Threat Report, which brings changes aimed at making its contents more engaging and accessible. One notable modification is our new approach
This year could be another record breaker for data compromise following 951 publicly reported incidents in the second quarter, a leading non-profit has warned. The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has been tracking publicly reported data breaches and exposures since 2005. While the figures for Q2 2023 represent a 114% increase on the previous three
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