> 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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Swatting attacks targeting smart-home device users trigger public warning from FBI
Dr Chase Cunningham is tasked with shaping Ericom’s strategic vision
An introduction to the Instance Metadata Service and how to access it.
Check Point claims the sector is twice as badly hit as others
APT27 pegged for financially motivated raids
An introduction to EC2 User Data and how to access it.
Deal will add to HelpSystems’ file transfer and process automation offerings
Executive order had sought to remove them on security grounds
Brute force the IAM permissions of a user or role to see what you have access to.
Apex Laboratory discloses summertime cyber-attack
Cybersecurity companies merge “to address growing need for comprehensive data security”
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British court rules WikiLeaks founder should not be extradited to the United States
Redmond says incident did not elevate cyber-risk
🇬🇧 The following indicators of compromise are associated with the Egregor ransomware described in the CERTFR-2021-CTI-007 report. These technical elements are provided to help detecting malicious activities in logs or inside live network trafic. 🇫🇷 Les marqueurs techniques suivants sont associés...
Kela researchers also discover 500,000 breached employee credentials
Presidential executive order warns of “unusual and extraordinary threat”
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Romanian man earns $2m through HackerOne and becomes richest bug bounty hunter in the world
Bot mitigation platform acquired by Goldman Sachs, ClearSky Security, and NightDragon