Complete Guide to Protecting Seven Attack Vectors

The quicker a cyberattack is identified, the less it costs. Jon Clay, VP of Threat Intelligence, reviews seven key initial attack vectors and provides proactive security tips to help you reduce cyber risk across the attack surface...

US Microchip Giant Hit by Cyberattack, Disrupting Operations

Microchip Technology hit by cyberattack, disrupting manufacturing operations. A major disruption to semiconductor production has been reported, impacting…...

CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog

CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-28986 SolarWinds Web Help Desk Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber...

New Go-based Backdoor GoGra Targets South Asian Media Organization

An unnamed media organization in South Asia was targeted in November 20233 using a previously undocumented Go-based backdoor called GoGra. "GoGra is written in Go and uses the Microsoft Graph API to interact with a command-and-control C&C server hosted on Microsoft mail services," Symantec, part ...

Cyberattack Wipes 13,000 School Devices in Mobile Guardian Breach

A major cyberattack on Mobile Guardian, a leading MDM provider, resulted in the remote wiping of 13,000 devices…...

US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap

Plus: Meta pays $1.4 million in a historic privacy settlement, Microsoft blames a cyberattack for a major Azure outage, and an artist creates a face recognition system to reveal your NYPD “coppelganger.”...

Ongoing Cyberattack Targets Exposed Selenium Grid Services for Crypto Mining

Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm over an ongoing campaign that's leveraging internet-exposed Selenium Grid services for illicit cryptocurrency mining. Cloud security firm Wiz is tracking the activity under the name SeleniumGreed. The campaign, which is targeting older versions of...

Heritage Foundation data breach containing personal data is available online

The Heritage Foundation this month denied that it had suffered an earlier system breach and the subsequent leaking of internal data. But the organization had to admit that cybercriminals gained access to an archive of Heritages affiliated media site, The Daily Signal, dating back to 2022. That...

Hackers Leaking Taylor Swift Tickets? Don’t Get Your Hopes Up

Plus: Researchers uncover a new way to expose CSAM peddlers, OpenAI suffered a secret cyberattack, cryptocurrency thefts jump in 2024, and Twilio confirms hackers stole 33 million phone numbers...

Google Is Piloting Face Recognition for Office Security

Plus: A cloud company says notorious Russian hacker group APT29 attacked it, Chinese hackers use ransomware to hide their espionage campaigns, and a bank popular with startups discloses a cyberattack...

Neiman Marcus confirms breach. Is the customer data already for sale?

Luxury retail chain Neiman Marcus has begun to inform customers about a cyberattack it discovered in May. The attacker compromised a database platform storing customers personal information. The letter tells customers: “Promptly after learning of the issue, we took steps to contain it, including ...

Using LLMs to Exploit Vulnerabilities

Interesting research: "Teams of LLM Agents can Exploit Zero-Day Vulnerabilities." Abstract: LLM agents have become increasingly sophisticated, especially in the realm of cybersecurity. Researchers have shown that LLM agents can exploit real-world vulnerabilities when given a description of the...

Cyberattack on Swedish Gambling Site During Eurovision Highlights Strategic Threats

Every year, the Eurovision Song Contest captivates millions of viewers across Europe and beyond, turning a simple music competition into a cultural phenomenon. This popularity extends to various forms of betting, with numerous gambling sites offering odds on Eurovision outcomes. Eurovision has...

London NHS Crippled by Ransomware, Several Hospitals Targeted edit

London hospitals crippled by cyberattack! This incident highlights the growing threat of ransomware on healthcare systems worldwide. Londons…...

Google Patches Yet Another Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability

Google has rolled out fixes to address a set of nine security issues in its Chrome browser, including a new zero-day that has been exploited in the wild. Assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-4947, the vulnerability relates to a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. It wa...

DNS Tunneling Used for Stealthy Scans and Email Tracking

By Deeba Ahmed Hackers are hiding malicious messages in everyday internet traffic! Learn how DNS tunneling works and how to protect yourself from this sneaky cyberattack. Stop hackers from scanning your network and tracking your clicks. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DNS...

New LLMjacking Attack Lets Hackers Hijack AI Models for Profit

By Deeba Ahmed Researchers uncover a novel cyberattack scheme called "LLMjacking" exploiting stolen cloud credentials to hijack powerful AI models. This article explores the implications of attackers leveraging large language models LLMs for malicious purposes and offers security recommendations...

DocGo patient health data stolen in cyberattack

Medical health care provider DocGo has disclosed in a form 8-K that it experienced a cybersecurity incident involving some of the company’s systems. As part of the investigation of the incident, the company says it has determined that the attacker accessed and acquired data, including certain...

How Effectively Are You Deploying Segmentation to Mitigate Cyberattack Risks?

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China Suspected in Major Cyberattack on UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD)

By Waqas UK Ministry of Defence MoD faces potential Chinese cyberattack. Learn more about the details of the alleged attack, China's role in cyberspace, potential consequences, and the importance of international cooperation in cybersecurity. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original pos...