Cyber Defense Advisors

Month: August 2023

Novel Worm-Like Malware P2Pinfect Targets Redis Deployments

Cado Security said the malware acts as a botnet and is compatibille with both Windows and Linux

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

Novel Worm-Like Malware P2Pinfect Targets Redis Deployments

Cado Security said the malware acts as a botnet and is compatibille with both Windows and Linux

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

New Infostealer Uncovered in Phishing Scam Targeting Facebook Business Accounts

Unit 42 researchers detail a campaign that aimed to instal an infostealer variant capable of taking over Facebook business accounts

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New Infostealer Uncovered in Phishing Scam Targeting Facebook Business Accounts

Unit 42 researchers detail a campaign that aimed to instal an infostealer variant capable of taking over Facebook business accounts

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

Hacking AI Resume Screening with Text in a White Font

The Washington Post is reporting on a hack to fool automatic resume sorting programs: putting text in a white font. The idea is that the programs rely primarily on simple pattern matching, and the trick is to copy a list of relevant keywords—or the published job description—into the resume in a white font. The computer […]

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  • August 1, 2023

Pentagon investigating compromise in Air Force communications: Report

The Pentagon is investigating a critical compromise of communications across several Air Force facilities by a US Air Force engineer, according to Forbes. Forbes cited the search warrant on the investigation, which also details the evidence of a possible breach of FBI communications by the same employee. “The government had been tipped off that the […]

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  • August 1, 2023

Cisco adds new ransomware recovery capabilities to XDR solution

Enterprise networking and security vendor Cisco has announced the addition of new ransomware recovery features to its extended detection and response (XDR) solution. The announcement brings near real-time recovery for business operations after a ransomware attack, according to the firm. The capabilities reduce the time between the beginnings of a ransomware outbreak and capturing a […]

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SpecterOps’ open source pentesting software receives major updates

Adversary-focused cybersecurity provider SpecterOPS has released a new version of its open source penetration testing software BloodHound to help open source users with a stack of new features. Dubbed BloodHound Community Edition (CE), version 5.0 of BloodHound, includes a suite of new capabilities, a few of which are also being uploaded to BloodHound Enterprise, SpecterOps’ […]

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Hacking AI Resume Screening with Text in a White Font

The Washington Post is reporting on a hack to fool automatic resume sorting programs: putting text in a white font. The idea is that the programs rely primarily on simple pattern matching, and the trick is to copy a list of relevant keywords—or the published job description—into the resume in a white font. The computer […]

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends