Pen tests are a must The internet offers a lot of benefits to businesses everywhere as it opens opportunities that were not present before the digital age, but it has its fair share of downsides. These opportunities were also accompanied by vulnerabilities and threats wherein cybercriminals can easily exploit. To Read more…
FBI, CISA, NSA Share Defense Tips For BlackMatter Ransomware Attacks The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the National Security Agency (NSA) published today an advisory with details about how the BlackMatter ransomware gang operates. The three agencies also provide information that can help organizations Read more…
State-backed Hackers Breach Telcos With Custom Malware A previously unknown state-sponsored actor is deploying a novel toolset in attacks targeting telecommunication providers and IT firms in South Asia. The goal of the group — tracked as Harvester by researchers at Symantec who spotted it — is to collect intelligence in Read more…
Suspected Chinese Hackers Behind Attacks On Ten Israeli Hospitals A joint announcement from the Ministry of Health and the National Cyber Directorate in Israel describes a spike in ransomware attacks over the weekend that targeted the systems of nine health institutes in the country. In the joint announcement, the Israeli government Read more…
Microsoft: Windows 11 Bug May Only Allow Admins To Print Microsoft is working on a fix for a known issue impacting Windows 11 customers and causing a prompt for admin credentials before every attempt to print. According to Microsoft, this problem impacts Windows environments where the print clients and print servers Read more…
Microsoft Asks Admins To Patch PowerShell To Fix WDAC Bypass Microsoft has asked system administrators to patch PowerShell 7 against two vulnerabilities allowing attackers to bypass Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) enforcements and gain access to plain text credentials. PowerShell is a cross-platform solution that provides a command-line shell, a framework, and Read more…
Microsoft Fixes Windows 10 Auth Issue Impacting Remote Desktop Microsoft has fixed a known Windows 10 issue causing smartcard authentication to fail when trying to connect using Remote Desktop after installing the cumulative updates released during last month’s Patch Tuesday. As explained by the company, devices attempting to make Remote Desktop connections Read more…
Credit Card PINs Can Be Guessed Even When Covering The ATM Pad Researchers have proven it’s possible to train a special-purpose deep-learning algorithm that can guess 4-digit card PINs 41% of the time, even if the victim is covering the pad with their hands. The attack requires the setting up of Read more…
Sinclair TV Stations Crippled By Weekend Ransomware Attack Update October 18, 09:00 EST: Sinclair Broadcast Group has confirmed that it was hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend [press release, SEC filing]. Sinclair also said attackers have also stolen data from the company’s network. On October 16, 2021, the Company identified Read more…
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