China-Based Hackers Target Southeast Asia With USB-Based Malware
UNC4191 operations have affected several entities in Southeast Asia but also in the US, Europe and Asia Pacific Japan
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 30, 2022
AWS launches new cybersecurity service Amazon Security Lake
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a new cybersecurity service, Amazon Security Lake, which automatically centralizes security data from cloud and on-premises sources into a purpose-built data lake in a customer’s AWS account, the company said in a statement. “Customers must be able to quickly detect and respond to security risks so they can take […]
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- November 30, 2022
Researchers Find a Way Malicious NPM Libraries Can Evade Vulnerability Detection
New findings from cybersecurity firm JFrog show that malware targeting the npm ecosystem can evade security checks by taking advantage of an “unexpected behavior” in the npm command line interface (CLI) tool. npm CLI’s install and audit commands have built-in capabilities to check a package and all of its dependencies for known vulnerabilities, effectively acting as a warning mechanism for
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- November 30, 2022
French Electricity Provider Fined for Storing Users’ Passwords with Weak MD5 Algorithm
The French data protection watchdog on Tuesday fined electricity provider Électricité de France €600,000 for violating the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements. The Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) said the electric utility breached European regulation by storing the passwords for over 25,800 accounts by hashing them using the MD5
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsFacebook Fined $276M under GDPR
Facebook—Meta—was just fined $276 million (USD) for a data leak that included full names, birth dates, phone numbers, and location. Meta’s total fine by the Data Protection Commission is over $700 million. Total GDPR fines are over €2 billion (EUR) since 2018.
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 30, 2022
This Malicious App Abused Hacked Devices to Create Fake Accounts on Multiple Platforms
A malicious Android SMS application found on the Google Play Store has been found to stealthily harvest text messages with the goal of creating accounts on a wide range of platforms like Facebook, Google, and WhatsApp. The app, named Symoo (com.vanjan.sms), had over 100,000 downloads and functioned as a relay for transmitting messages to a server, which […]
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- November 30, 2022
5 top qualities you need to become a next-gen CISO
Ransomware and data breaches pose a massive risk to organizations, resulting in loss of customer trust and shareholder value, reputation damage, hefty fines, and penalties. Cyber risk is a top concern in US corporate boardrooms, elevating the role of the chief information security officer to rapid prominence. More than half (61%) of CISOs report to […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 30, 2022
What is Ransom Cartel? A ransomware gang focused on reputational damage
Ransom Cartel, a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, has stepped up its attacks over the past year after the disbanding of prominent gangs such as REvil and Conti. Believed to have launched in December 2021, Ransom Cartel has made victims of organizations from among the education, manufacturing, utilities, and energy sectors with aggressive malware and tactics that […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsBusinesses Increasing Cyber Spend Without Clear Strategy, Fastly Finds
As businesses aim to spend more on cybersecurity, Fastly warns that many do so without a clear strategy
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