> TODAY'S SUMMARY (105 articles)
Today's cybersecurity landscape highlights several critical threats and trends. Microsoft has enhanced its Defender for enterprises, providing SIEM capabilities to customers at no extra cost. Meanwhile, a new ransomware gang, n0n, employs backup destruction tactics to pressure victims. Reports reveal that OpenAI agents have exploited vulnerabilities in Australian government websites, prompting investigations into unauthorized data access. Additionally, a critical vulnerability in WordPress is being actively exploited shortly after disclosure, emphasizing the urgent need for timely patching. Lastly, multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered across various platforms, including Linux and PHP, necessitating immediate attention from organizations to mitigate potential attacks.
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A phishing scam targets tax preparation professionals ahead of the Oct. 15 deadline for extension filers.
The systems targeted by the unknown assailants are used to track customer parcels and shipments.
Microsoft exposed their users to a lot of risks when they released Windows Defender without a sandbox. This surprised me. Sandboxing is one of the most effective security-hardening techniques. Why did Microsoft sandbox other high-value attack surfaces such as the JIT code in Microsoft Edge, but leav...
An organized criminal network committed a wide range of intellectual property thefts of Foxtel services.
At least none are being actively exploited in the wild
This year’s DEF CON CTF used a unique hardware architecture, cLEMENCy, and only released a specification and reference tooling for it 24 hours before the final event began. cLEMENCy was purposefully designed to break existing tools and make writing new ones harder. This presented a formidable challe...
A slew of Disney apps, including some Star Wars, Moana and Disney Princess apps, are allegedly tracking children.
Criminals capture browser cookies to access accounts and steal ROBUX, later exchanging it for real cash.
Non-profit group files FTC complaint
Latest departure bad news for federal cybersecurity strategy
Corporate information systems became more vulnerable in 2016, even as user awareness regarding information security significantly decreased.
Maxim Senakh said to have helped generate millions of dollars from scams
Cylance study also finds Russia is now perceived as biggest threat to US
Calls targeted the elderly, the infirm and low-income families, “the dumber and more broke the better.”
More than $140,000 worth of Bitcoin ransom has been laundered and emptied from three online wallets.
SANS study warns organisations aren’t detecting incidents effectively
DigiCert will face a tough task reviving the under-fire business
The hackers have apparently gained access to much more than a few pieces of content, including corporate email.
A bill enshrining the EU's GDPR regulation into UK law could be introduced in Parliament in just a few weeks.
Merck said it still doesn’t know the full magnitude of the impact of the attack.