Unknown hackers recently targeted leaders of the exiled Uyghur community in an espionage campaign involving Windows spyware, as reported by Citizen Lab. The attack, aimed at members of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC), involved phishing emails impersonating trusted contacts and containing a malicious Uyghur language text editor. Google alerted some WUC members about the hacking … Read more
US officials are concerned about the extent of China-backed Salt Typhoon’s intrusions into US telecom networks. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, NSA, and FBI have issued guidance to address the threat, with victims like Verizon, AT&T, and Lumen still working to eradicate the threat actor. The attacks have resulted in theft of call detail … Read more
The Internet Archive has recovered from a series of cyberattacks last month, with most of its main sites and services back up and running. Apple is offering up to $1 million for hacking into its servers. The attacks involved a data breach, a DDoS attack, and the theft of GitLab authentication tokens. The Internet Archive … Read more
The health care sector is facing an increasing number of cyberattacks, with hospitals and insurers falling victim to hackers. Proactive steps must be taken to ensure cybersecurity in the healthcare industry, including accountability for implementing best practices, accessibility to cybersecurity services, and collaboration between the public and private sectors. Legislation such as the Cyber Incident … Read more
Cybersecurity professionals and leaders play a crucial role in defending the integrity of elections by addressing challenges such as AI-generated disinformation and threats against election officials. By engaging in open conversations, educating the public about security measures, and participating in the democratic process, cybersecurity experts can help rebuild public trust in elections. Recommendations include independent … Read more
Cisco has added new security features to mitigate brute-force and password spray attacks on Cisco ASA and Firepower Threat Defense devices. These attacks were recently targeting VPN accounts on various networking devices. The new features help detect and block such attacks, reducing the impact on devices. Admins must enable these features on supported software versions … Read more
TeamTNT, a cryptojacking group, is preparing for a large-scale campaign targeting cloud-native environments for mining cryptocurrencies. They are using Docker daemons to deploy malware and cryptominers, as well as renting out breached servers for illicit cryptocurrency mining. The attacks involve identifying exposed Docker API endpoints, deploying malicious containers, and using the Sliver C2 framework for … Read more
A lawsuit in New Jersey highlights how commercial services can track individuals by their mobile devices, leading to privacy violations and potential dangers. The lawsuit involves law enforcement officers targeted by data brokers ignoring privacy laws. Companies like Babel Street can track individuals using their Mobile Advertising ID, building sophisticated spying apparatuses using location data … Read more
Mastering the CISSP domains in the ISC2 CISSP Common Body of Knowledge prepares individuals for a well-rounded understanding of cybersecurity. The exam covers eight domains including security and risk management, asset security, security engineering, communication and network security, identity and access management, security assessment and testing, security operations, and software development security. After obtaining the … Read more
A zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-44068, was found in Samsung’s mobile processors allowing for arbitrary code execution. The critical bug was patched in Samsung’s October security updates and affects Exynos 9820, 9825, 980, 990, 850, and W920 processors. Google researcher Xingyu Jin reported the flaw, with an exploit chain discovered in the wild by Google … Read more