Qatar World Cup Firms Urged to Upgrade Cyber-Threat Model
Digital Shadows warns of elevated risk from scammers and threat actors
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 11, 2022
Microsoft Blames Russian Hackers for Prestige Ransomware Attacks on Ukraine and Poland
Microsoft on Thursday attributed the recent spate of ransomware incidents targeting transportation and logistics sectors in Ukraine and Poland to a threat cluster that shares overlaps with the Russian state-sponsored Sandworm group. The attacks, which were disclosed by the tech giant last month, involved a strain of previously undocumented malware called Prestige and is said to have taken […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 11, 2022
CVE-2019-8561: A Hard-to-Banish PackageKit Framework Vulnerability in macOS
This blog entry details our investigation of CVE-2019-8561, a vulnerability that exists in the macOS PackageKit framework, a component used to install software installer packages (PKG files).
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 10, 2022
Lacework releases cloud-native application security service
Cloud security vendor Lacework this week announced the availability of a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) for its broader Polygraph Data Platform offering, providing an agentless, low-touch option for organizations looking to improve their application security posture. There are two main components to the CNAPP release, according to Lacework, both of which require only that […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 10, 2022
S3 Ep108: You hid THREE BILLION dollars in a popcorn tin?
Patches, busts, leaks and why even low-likelihood exploits can be high-severity risks – listen now!
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 10, 2022
Lawsuit Seeks Food Benefits Stolen By Skimmers
A nonprofit organization is suing the state of Massachusetts on behalf of thousands of low-income families who were collectively robbed of more than a $1 million in food assistance benefits by card skimming devices secretly installed at cash machines and grocery store checkout lanes across the state. Federal law bars states from replacing these benefits […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends#IRISSCON: Police Officer Urges More Reporting and Engagement to Tackle Cybercrime
Ireland’s National Cyber Crime Bureau outlines cybercrime trends being observed in law enforcement
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsNew Lenovo Notebook Models Affected By UEFI Firmware Vulnerabilities
The flaws affect various Lenovo Yoga, IdeaPad and ThinkBook devices
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsUpdate your Lenovo laptop’s firmware now! Flaws could help malware survive a hard disk wipe
PC manufacturer Lenovo has been forced to push out a security update to more than two dozen of its laptop models, following the discovery of high severity vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious hackers. Security researchers at ESET discovered flaws in 25 of its laptop models – including IdeaPads, Slims, and ThinkBooks – that […]
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