Fake Tech Support Spam Deploys Customized Havoc C2 Across Organizations

Threat hunters have called attention to a new campaign as part of which bad actors masqueraded as fake IT support to deliver the Havoc command-and-control C2 framework as a precursor to data exfiltration or ransomware attack. The intrusions, identified by Huntress last month across five partner...

Aegis: Towards Governance, Integrity, and Security of AI Voice Agents

With the rapid advancement and adoption of Audio Large Language Models ALLMs, voice agents are now being deployed in high-stakes domains such as banking, customer service, and IT support. However, their vulnerabilities to adversarial misuse still remain unexplored. While prior work has examined...

Google Warns of Scattered Spider Attacks Targeting IT Support Teams at U.S. Insurance Firms

The notorious cybercrime group known as Scattered Spider aka UNC3944 that recently targeted various U.K. and U.S. retailers has begun to target major insurance companies, according to Google Threat Intelligence Group GTIG. "Google Threat Intelligence Group is now aware of multiple intrusions in t...

Hackers Using Fake IT Support Calls to Breach Corporate Systems, Google

A financially motivated group of hackers known as UNC6040 is using a simple but effective tactic to breach…...

Fake IT Support Calls Trick Microsoft Teams Users into Installing Ransomware

Cybercriminals pose as IT support, using fake calls and Microsoft Teams messages to trick users into installing ransomware through email floods and remote access...

FREE Cybersecurity Education Courses

Navigating the nuanced realm of digital defense doesn't need to feel like a herculean task. This section aims to shed light on the intricacies of digital defense and aid you in leveraging freely available Cybersecurity Learning Programs. Deciphering Digital Defense Digital defense, also referred ...

Zero-Day Alert: Lace Tempest Exploits SysAid IT Support Software Vulnerability

The threat actor known as Lace Tempest has been linked to the exploitation of a zero-day flaw in SysAid IT support software in limited attacks, according to new findings from Microsoft. Lace Tempest, which is known for distributing the Cl0p ransomware, has in the past leveraged zero-day flaws in...

MilleGPG5 5.9.2 (Gennaio 2023) - Local Privilege Escalation / Incorrect Access Control

Exploit Title: MilleGPG5 5.9.2 Gennaio 2023 - Local Privilege Escalation / Incorrect Access Control Date: 2023-04-28 Exploit Author: Andrea Intilangelo Vendor Homepage: https://millegpg.it/ Software Homepage: https://millegpg.it - https://millewin.it/prodotti/governo-clinico-3/ Software Link:...

MilleGPG5 5.9.2 Local Privilege Escalation

Exploit Title: MilleGPG5 5.9.2 Gennaio 2023 - Local Privilege Escalation / Incorrect Access Control Date: 2023-04-28 Exploit Author: Andrea Intilangelo Vendor Homepage: https://millegpg.it/ Software Homepage: https://millegpg.it - https://millewin.it/prodotti/governo-clinico-3/ Software Link:...

Why I’m Proud to Protect Billions of People Worldwide

I decided to pursue a career in IT after working as a support engineer for internal employees as part of my very first job. It immediately opened my eyes to something that I found as interesting as I did shocking: Lots of people don’t understand information security — and what’s more, they don’t...

Windows 10 chills out, gives sysadmins a break

A few short weeks ago, Microsoft launched the very latest version of its desktop operating system OS, Windows 11. In security terms, Windows 11 is very much Windows 10 with knobs on. Or what Spinal Taps Nigel Tufnel might describe as Windows 10 turned up to 11. Unlike Tufnels description of his...

A Look Into Remote Onboarding at Rapid7

Picture this; you accept a new role and walk in on your first day with jitters. You swing the double doors open and are welcomed by the fresh scent of kombucha on tap and the buzz of office chatter. The front desk receptionist welcomes you with a warm “hello!” and a freshly brewed tea or coffee. ...

Cannot Connect Session Previously Disconnected From Receiver Linux

This article is intended for Citrix administrators and technical teams only. Non-admin users must contact their company's Help Desk/IT support team and can refer to CTX297149 for more information. When the user tries to reconnect the session that was previously disconnected for Linux from Citrix...

How to Run Provisioning File on Receiver for Android

This article is intended for Citrix administrators and technical teams only.Non-admin users must contact their company’s Help Desk/IT support team and can refer toCTX297149for more information This article describes about configuring a store on Receiver for Android by executing a provisioning fil...

Does CWAL support http store

This article is intended for Citrix administrators and technical teams only.Non-admin users must contact their company’s Help Desk/IT support team and can refer toCTX297149for more information Does CWAL supports http store in Native receiver or Storebrowse?...

Getting around the cybersecurity talent shortage

More remote workers mean larger attack surfaces, and as cyber criminals take advantage of the rush to provision a remote workforce, the pain of the cybersecurity professionals shortage has become acute. Last year, the ISC2 Workforce Study identified a shortage of 561,000 cybersecurity professiona...

A Self-Service Password Reset Project Can Be A Quick Win For IT

Since the beginning of this year, organizations' IT staff have faced numerous challenges and an increased workload as a result of the global pandemic and shift to a mainly remote workforce. Supporting end-users that are now working from home has introduced new challenges in troubleshooting since ...

SMB cybersecurity posture weakened by COVID-19, Labs report finds

In August, Malwarebytes Labs analyzed the damage caused by COVID-19 to business cybersecurity. Because of immediate, mandated transitions to working from home WFH, businesses across the United States suffered more data breaches, lost more dollars, and increased their overall attack surfaces, all...

MS16-019: Description of the security update for the .NET Framework 4.6 and 4.6.1 in Windows Server 2012: February 9, 2016

MS16-019: Description of the security update for the .NET Framework 4.6 and 4.6.1 in Windows Server 2012: February 9, 2016 View products that this article applies to. Summary This update resolves a vulnerability in the Microsoft .NET Framework. The vulnerability could allow denial of service if a...

Authenticating your call centre when everyone is remote

Some unique challenges present themselves as workforce's shift to remote working. One that is not likely top of the pile, but is an easy avenue for abuse is authentication. When I talk about authentication, I don’t mean how users logon or access their emails for example. What I mean is how you...