Pig Butchering Scam: How Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Spot Gold (XAUUSD) Investments Are Used in Romance Scams to Steal Hundreds of Millions
This is the second part of a two-part series based on firsthand research into pig butchering scams from the end of 2022 into early 2024. In this post, we delve into the types of investment scams perpetrated by pig butchers to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from victims, including in the form ...
Microsoft’s February 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses 73 CVEs (CVE-2024-21351, CVE-2024-21412)
Microsoft addresses 73 CVEs, including three zero-day vulnerabilities that were exploited in the wild....
How a Serverless Architecture Can Help You Secure Cloud-Native Applications
Cybersecurity teams often struggle with securing cloud-native applications, which are becoming increasingly popular with developers. The good news is that deploying these applications on a serverless architecture can make it easier to protect them. Here’s why....
Unused Access Analyzer: A Leap Toward Least Privilege, Not the End of the Journey
AWS IAM Access Analyzer can now detect action-level unused permissions. It’s a great enhancement in the native toolbox to achieve least privilege — but if you need comprehensive entitlements management at scale you will probably need additional tooling and work. Find out why and what you can do to c...
CVE-2024-21762: Critical Fortinet FortiOS Out-of-Bound Write SSL VPN Vulnerability
Fortinet warns of “potentially” exploited flaw in the SSL VPN functionality of FortiOS, as government agencies warn of pre-positioning by Chinese state-sponsored threat actors in U.S. critical infrastructure through exploitation of known vulnerabilities...
Shoring Up Water Security: Industry Leaders Testify Before Congress
The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection recently brought together industry leaders and stakeholders to discuss the urgent need for protective measures, baseline cybersecurity standards and collaboration initiatives to fortify the nation’s critical wate...
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Critical Infrastructure Orgs Must Beware of China-backed Volt Typhoon, Cyber Agencies Warn
The Volt Typhoon hacking gang is stealthily breaching critical infrastructure IT environments so it can strike on behalf of the Chinese government, cyber agencies say. Plus, ransomware gangs netted $1 billion-plus in 2023. In addition, new group tasked with addressing the quantum computing threat dr...
Keep the Water Flowing for the DoD: Securing Operational Technology from Cyberattacks
Malicious actors are ramping up attacks against water and wastewater systems (WWS), which are not only attractive targets but also complex to protect. LeDepartment of Defense (DoD) in particular operates a large number of WWS facilities. Read on to learn how a strong cybersecurity program can...
Frequently Asked Questions on Security Incident at AnyDesk
Frequently asked questions relating to a security incident at AnyDesk that was publicly disclosed on February 2....
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Attackers Hack Routers To Hit Critical Infrastructure, as CISA Calls for More Secure Router Design
CISA is calling on router makers to improve security, because attackers like Volt Typhoon compromise routers to breach critical infrastructure systems. Meanwhile, data breaches hit an all-time high in the U.S. Plus, Italy says ChatGPT violates EU privacy laws. And a cyber expert calls on universitie...
Une hygiène insuffisante dans la gestion des identités à l'origine d'une attaque contre Microsoft commanditée par un État-nation
La dernière violation subie par Microsoft prouve une nouvelle fois que la détection et la réponse aux incidents ne suffisent pas. Because the source of an attack almost always boils down to a single overlooked user and permission, it’s critical for organizations to have strong preventive security....
CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887, CVE-2024-21888 and CVE-2024-21893: Frequently Asked Questions for Vulnerabilities in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways
Frequently asked questions for five CVEs affecting Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure Gateways, with three of the vulnerabilities having been exploited in the wild as zero-days....
