> TODAY'S SUMMARY (14 articles)
Today's cybersecurity news highlights several significant threats and trends. A major cyberattack on French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa resulted in fraudulent transactions totaling $133 million, emphasizing the risks associated with third-party service providers. Scammers are increasingly impersonating trusted brands in fake gift card schemes, collecting personal information from unsuspecting consumers. The rise of IoT vulnerabilities is underscored by recent hacks affecting critical infrastructure, such as blood labs and grocery stores. Additionally, vulnerabilities in SonicWall's SonicOS have been exploited, prompting CISA to add these to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Developers are also reminded of security best practices, as sensitive credentials were found exposed in public GitHub repositories.
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// AI-powered summary generated at 20:00
Cyber-attackers gain access to Manhunt’s accounts database
Hackers leak Florida school district’s files online when their ransom demand isn’t met
A nifty way for adversaries to acquire passwords during post-exploitation is to spoof credential dialogs and perform a local phishing attack. This means tricking a user on a compromised computer to enter their password.
Unfortunately, users are conditioned to enter their credentials frequently and t...
Hacker claims to have stolen 13TBs of data from multinational pizza chain’s Indian wing
Businesses urged to protect BYOD and corporate devices
Maintain access to S3 resources by configuring Access Control Lists associated with S3 Buckets or Objects.
Planned start to the new term is delayed after cyber-attack
Competition regulator will begin phase one investigation
Each month we publish numerous new articles and known issues to the WatchGuard Knowledge Base. Here is the new content published in March:
Articles
Downgrade a Firebox from Fireware v12.7 Beta to Fireware v12.5.7
Security scanning tool by Qualys reports CWE-937: Use of JavaScript Library with Known...
Under the proposals, it will be easier to introduced 5G-connected technology, particularly in countryside areas.
American tech company’s plan to open new office in Toronto is welcomed by city’s mayor
Knowing only the name of a public S3 bucket, you can ascertain the account ID it resides in.
Digital ID verification company to be acquired for $850m
Maryland resident accused of conning seniors out of nearly half a million dollars over social media
We’re hiring for our Research + Engineering team! By Aaron Yoo, University of California, Los Angeles As an intern at Trail of Bits, I worked on Solar, a proof-of-concept static analysis framework. Solar is unique because it enables context-free interactive analysis of Solidity smart contracts. A u...
Tech giant encourages developers to get on board
Carbanak manager was recruited via Combi Security front company
Question marks remain over regulator’s ability to collect
Two charged over sale of thousands of false identity documents on dark net
America urges organizations to patch five vulnerabilities being exploited by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service