Cyber Defense Advisors

Month: October 2023

Hacker Group GhostSec Unveils New Generation Ransomware Implant

The ex-hacktivist group is now fully involved with the ransomware-as-a-service market

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

Smashing Security podcast #344: What’s cooking at Booking.com? And a podcast built by AI

How hunting for an aubergine could be all it takes for you to hand your credit card details over to a scammer, and just how good is a podcast entirely built by AI? All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole […]

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  • October 19, 2023

AWS CodeCommit Triggers

ACM.345 Seeking an AWS CodeCommit trigger event for GitPush Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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  • October 19, 2023

Google TAG Detects State-Backed Threat Actors Exploiting WinRAR Flaw

A number of state-back threat actors from Russia and China have been observed exploiting a recent security flaw in the WinRAR archiver tool for Windows as part of their operations. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2023-38831 (CVSS score: 7.8), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when a user attempts to view a benign file within a […]

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  • October 19, 2023

Most of My Referrals on Medium are External

Taking a look at where traffic comes from on Medium Continue reading on Bugs That Bite »

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  • October 19, 2023

Microsoft Warns of North Korean Attacks Exploiting JetBrains TeamCity Flaw

North Korean threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in JetBrains TeamCity to opportunistically breach vulnerable servers, according to Microsoft. The attacks, which entail the exploitation of CVE-2023-42793 (CVSS score: 9.8), have been attributed to Diamond Sleet (aka Labyrinth Chollima) and Onyx Sleet (aka Andariel or Silent Chollima). It’s worth noting that both the

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Smashing Security podcast #344: What’s cooking at Booking.com? And a podcast built by AI

How hunting for an aubergine could be all it takes for you to hand your credit card details over to a scammer, and just how good is a podcast entirely built by AI? All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole […]

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

Smashing Security podcast #344: What’s cooking at Booking.com? And a podcast built by AI

How hunting for an aubergine could be all it takes for you to hand your credit card details over to a scammer, and just how good is a podcast entirely built by AI? All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole […]

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

Smashing Security podcast #344: What’s cooking at Booking.com? And a podcast built by AI

How hunting for an aubergine could be all it takes for you to hand your credit card details over to a scammer, and just how good is a podcast entirely built by AI? All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole […]

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends