> 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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Cloud configuration snafu exposes scraped data
Google, Apple, Amazon suspend app
Security metrics are an interesting topic.
Over the years I used âscoresâ as a tool to identify and shine light on problematic areas or highlight lack of engineering and security quality of certain teams.
A security score should not seen as an objective or absoulte measure, but it allows to compare...
Early-stage UK cyber-companies see funding fall by 96% since COVID-19 lockdowns
Global investment firm acquires cybersecurity vendor from Raytheon Technologies
United Nations Environment Programme Breached, 100K+ Employee Records Accessed Executive Summary We noticed that The United Nations had a Vulnerability Disclosure Program and a Hall of Fame, therefore Sakura Samurai æĄăźäŸ our security research group, set out to look for vulnerabilities to report to...
Online (ISC)ÂČ exam proctoring pilot program for cybersecurity certifications launches today
Riley will be responsible for growing Bridewellâs managed security service portfolio
Each month we publish numerous new articles and known issues to the WatchGuard Knowledge Base. Here is the new content published in December:
Articles
Reserved Firebox-DB authentication server user names
macOS Big Sur 11.x software compatibility
Fireware v12.5.7 and v12.6.4 beta releases in Wa...
Pompeo green lights CSET at eleventh hour
Vulnerabilities allowed team to exfiltrate Git credentials
An introduction to the Instance Metadata Service and how to access it.
Use of general warrants to target large numbers is illegal
US locks up Russian who hacked major financial institutions to steal data
An introduction to EC2 User Data and how to access it.
October ransomware attack is costing Vermont health network millions in lost revenue
Kubernetes-native security startup StackRox to be acquired by open source solution provider Red Hat
Brute force the IAM permissions of a user or role to see what you have access to.
Check Point reveals Trojan has had another makeover
Martin will help security firm enhance leadership strategy and IT innovation