British Airways, BBC and Boots Hit by Suspected Russian Cyber Attack
By Waqas Reportedly, the hackers gained unauthorized access to sensitive data by exploiting a backdoor in MOVEit, a file transfer software used by Zellis. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: British Airways, BBC and Boots Hit by Suspected Russian Cyber Attack
Three ways agribusinesses can protect vital assets from cyberattacks
The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. In an era where digital technology increasingly underpins food production and distribution, the urgency of cybersecurity in agriculture has heightened. A surge of […]
Scrubs & Beyond Leaks 400GB of User PII and Card Data in Plain Text
By Waqas Scrubs & Beyond were alerted multiple times about the data leak, but the company did not respond or secure the server. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Scrubs & Beyond Leaks 400GB of User PII and Card Data in Plain Text
Microsoft: Lace Tempest Hackers Behind Active Exploitation of MOVEit Transfer App
Microsoft has officially linked the ongoing active exploitation of a critical flaw in the Progress Software MOVEit Transfer application to a threat actor it tracks as Lace Tempest. “Exploitation is often followed by deployment of a web shell with data exfiltration capabilities,” the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team said in a series of tweets today. “CVE-2023-34362 allows attackers to
The Annual Report: 2024 Plans and Priorities for SaaS Security
Over 55% of security executives report that they have experienced a SaaS security incident in the past two years — ranging from data leaks and data breaches to SaaS ransomware and malicious apps (as seen in figures 1 and 2). Figure 1. How many organizations have experienced a SaaS security incident within the past two […]
Magento, WooCommerce, WordPress, and Shopify Exploited in Web Skimmer Attack
Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new ongoing Magecart-style web skimmer campaign that’s designed to steal personally identifiable information (PII) and credit card data from e-commerce websites. A noteworthy aspect that sets it apart from other Magecart campaigns is that the hijacked sites further serve as “makeshift” command-and-control (C2) servers, using the cover to facilitate the
Alarming Surge in TrueBot Activity Revealed with New Delivery Vectors
A surge in TrueBot activity was observed in May 2023, cybersecurity researchers disclosed. “TrueBot is a downloader trojan botnet that uses command and control servers to collect information on compromised systems and uses that compromised system as a launching point for further attacks,” VMware’s Fae Carlisle said. Active since at least 2017, TrueBot is linked to […]
Brazilian Cybercriminals Using LOLBaS and CMD Scripts to Drain Bank Accounts
An unknown cybercrime threat actor has been observed targeting Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking victims to compromise online banking accounts in Mexico, Peru, and Portugal. “This threat actor employs tactics such as LOLBaS (living-off-the-land binaries and scripts), along with CMD-based scripts to carry out its malicious activities,” the BlackBerry Research and Intelligence Team said in a report
New Linux Ransomware Strain BlackSuit Shows Striking Similarities to Royal
An analysis of the Linux variant of a new ransomware strain called BlackSuit has covered significant similarities with another ransomware family called Royal. Trend Micro, which examined an x64 VMware ESXi version targeting Linux machines, said it identified an “extremely high degree of similarity” between Royal and BlackSuit. “In fact, they’re nearly identical, with 98% similarities […]
Cloud Security Tops Concerns for Cybersecurity Leaders: EC-Council’s Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report 2023
A survey of global cybersecurity leaders through the 2023 Certified CISO Hall of Fame Report commissioned by the EC-Council identified 4 primary areas of grave concern: cloud security, data security, security governance, and lack of cybersecurity talent. EC-Council, the global leader in cybersecurity education and training, released its Certified Chief Information Security Officer Hall of […]