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How to set up computer security for your parents

If you want to tighten up your parents’ home cybersecurity as much as possible, you’ve come to the right place. After all, you’re no doubt the family IT person, and first point of contact if trouble arises.  Consider a Chromebook. If someone is looking for a new computer system for regular, non-demanding purposes, such as browsing, social media, and email, you can help […]

SiegedSec Hacktivist Claims to Strike NATO and Leak Sensitive Docs

By Waqas The hackers have leaked almost 1 GB worth of data, which contains documents, presentations, and contact details of over 70 NATO officials. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SiegedSec Hacktivist Claims to Strike NATO and Leak Sensitive Docs

North Korean Nation-State Actors Exposed in JumpCloud Hack After OPSEC Blunder

North Korean nation-state actors affiliated with the Reconnaissance General Bureau (RGB) have been attributed to the JumpCloud hack following an operational security (OPSEC) blunder that exposed their actual IP address. Google-owned threat intelligence firm Mandiant attributed the activity to a threat actor it tracks under the name UNC4899, which likely shares overlaps with clusters already

Ransomware business model-What is it and how to break it?

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.  The threat of ransomware attacks continues to strike organizations, government institutions, individuals, and businesses across the globe. These attacks have skyrocketed in frequency […]

Casbaneiro Banking Malware Goes Under the Radar with UAC Bypass Technique

The financially motivated threat actors behind the Casbaneiro banking malware family have been observed making use of a User Account Control (UAC) bypass technique to gain full administrative privileges on a machine, a sign that the threat actor is evolving their tactics to avoid detection and execute malicious code on compromised assets. “They are still heavily focused […]

Q3 CMD+CTRL Update: 4 New Courses and 17 New Labs – post by LinkCyb

2023 Q3 Quarterly Release: 4 New Courses and 17 New Labs Security Innovation is proud to add twenty-one new courses and labs to the CMD+CTRL training catalog for Q3 2023, available to learners on July 25, 2023. We are concentrating primarily on NICE Framework Work Roles such as Software Developer and Network Operations Specialist. Focuses […]

macOS Under Attack: Examining the Growing Threat and User Perspectives

As the number of people using macOS keeps going up, so does the desire of hackers to take advantage of flaws in Apple’s operating system.  What Are the Rising Threats to macOS? There is a common misconception among macOS fans that Apple devices are immune to hacking and malware infection. However, users have been facing […]

TETRA:BURST — 5 New Vulnerabilities Exposed in Widely Used Radio Communication System

A set of five security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in the Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) standard for radio communication used widely by government entities and critical infrastructure sectors, including what’s believed to be an intentional backdoor that could have potentially exposed sensitive information. The issues, discovered by Midnight Blue in 2021 and held back until […]

Critical Flaws Exposed Microsoft Message Queuing Service to DoS Attack

By Deeba Ahmed Researchers at the AI-powered Security solutions provider, FortiGuard Labs, have been monitoring Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) service for… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Critical Flaws Exposed Microsoft Message Queuing Service to DoS Attack