A ransomware attack has become a supply chain issue, thanks to the victim's partnerships with other financial services companies.
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Fintech Frenzy: Affirm & Others Emerge as Victims in Evolve Breach
A ransomware attack has become a supply chain issue, thanks to the victim's partnerships with other financial services companies.
Passkey Redaction Attacks Subvert GitHub, Microsoft Authentication
Adversary-in-the-middle attacks can strip out the passkey option from login pages that users see, leaving targets with only authentication choices that force them to give up credentials.
Patch Now: Cisco Zero-Day Under Fire From Chinese APT
Threat actor "Velvet Ant" has been exploiting a vulnerability in Cisco's NX-OS Software for managing a variety of switches, executing commands and dropping custom malware.
Ransomware Eruption: Novel Locker Malware Flows From ‘Volcano Demon'
Attackers clear logs before exploitation and use "no caller ID" numbers to negotiate ransoms, complicating detection and forensics efforts.
'RegreSSHion' Bug Threatens Takeover of Millions of Linux Systems
The high-severity CVE-2024-6387 in OpenSSH is a reintroduction of a 2006 flaw, and it allows unauthenticated RCE as root.
Apple CocoaPods Bugs Expose Millions of Apps to Code Injection
Critical dependency manager supply chain vulnerabilities have exposed millions and millions of devices to arbitrary malware for the better part of decade.
CISA Flags Memory-Unsafe Code in Major Open Source Projects
Despite more than 50% of all open source code being written in memory-unsafe languages like C++, we are unlikely to see a massive overhaul to codebases anytime soon.
Your Phone's 5G Connection Is Vulnerable to Bypass, DoS Attacks
Wireless service providers prioritize uptime and lag time, occasionally at the cost of security, allowing attackers to take advantage, steal data, and worse.
MOVEit Transfer Flaws Push Security Defense Into a Race With Attackers
While Progress has released patches for the vulnerabilities, attackers are trying to exploit them before organizations have a chance to remediate.
Prudential Data Breach Victim Count Soars to 2.5M
The company seemingly underestimated the severity of the breach after originally providing a head count of roughly 36,000 impacted individuals.
CISA Releases Guidance on Network Access, VPNs
CISA outlines how modern cybersecurity relies on network visibility to defend against threats and scams.
CISO Corner: The NYSE & the SEC; Ransomware Negotiation Tips
Our collection of the most relevant reporting and industry perspectives for those guiding cybersecurity strategies and focused on SecOps.
Dangerous AI Workaround: 'Skeleton Key' Unlocks Malicious Content
Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and Meta GenAI models could be convinced to ditch their guardrails, opening the door to chatbots giving unfettered answers on building bombs, creating malware, and much more.
Stress-Testing Our Security Assumptions in a World of New & Novel Risks
Categorizing and stress-testing fundamental assumptions is a necessary exercise for any leader interested in ensuring long-term security and resilience in the face of an uncertain future.
Friend or Foe? AI's Complicated Role in Cybersecurity
Staying informed about the latest AI security solutions and best practices is critical in remaining a step ahead of increasingly clever cyberattacks.
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Achieve Next-Level Security Awareness by Creating Secure Social Norms
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