The Record
Russian covert influence operations have become ‘low-quality,’ says Meta
Russian operatives are creating many “low-quality" social media accounts, "in the hope that at least a few might survive,” Meta says.
ThreatPost
Low-rent RAT Worries Researchers
Researchers say a hacker is selling access to quality malware for chump change.
Bleeping Computer
Mitsubishi Electric faked safety and quality control tests for decades
Mitsubishi Electric, one of the world's leading providers of large-scale electrical and HVAC systems has admitted to fraudulently conducting quality assurance tests on its transformers—for decades.
Ars Technica
Meta’s AI-powered audio codec promises 10x compression over MP3
Technique could allow high-quality calls and music on low-quality connections.
Infosecurity News
Most Disclosed ICS Vulnerabilities are Low Complexity
Past four years sees surge in ICS vulnerability disclosures with most vulnerabilities of low complexity
Cyber Security News
Software Cyber Security and Quality Assurance - 4 Reasons They Work Better Together - Cyber Security News
They say, cyber security and quality assurance (QA) are two different software testing disciplines. While quality assurance is all about ensuring there are no bugs, defects, or faults in the software, cyber security deals with the software’s vulnerabilities and weaknesses. However, in the end, they both share the same purpose—to reduce and manage the risks […]
Bleeping Computer
A look at the new Sugar ransomware demanding low ransoms
A new Sugar Ransomware operation actively targets individual computers, rather than corporate networks, with low ransom demands.
DataBreaches
A look at the new Sugar ransomware demanding low ransoms
Lawrence Abrams reports: A new Sugar Ransomware operation actively targets individual computers, rather than corporate networks, with low ransom demands. First...
SecurityWeek
Intel Capital Bets on Zenity for Low-Code/No-Code Security
Israeli security startup Zenity banks $16.5 million in new venture capital funding to work on ‘low-code/no-code’ security technology.
SecurityWeek
Chainguard Trains Spotlight on SBOM Quality Problem
Software engineers at Chainguard have stumbled on a startling discovery: Barely 1% of all SBOMs being generated today meets the “minimum elements” defined by the U.S. government.
DataBreaches
Ransomware payments drop to record low as victims refuse to pay
Bill Toulas reports: The number of ransomware victims paying ransom demands has dropped to a record low of 29% in the final quarter of 2023, according to...
Bleeping Computer
Ransomware payments drop to record low as victims refuse to pay
The number of ransomware victims paying ransom demands has dropped to a record low of 29% in the final quarter of 2023, according to ransomware negotiation firm Coveware.
SecurityWeek
Hackers Can Abuse Low-Power Mode to Run Malware on Powered-Off iPhones
Researchers have analyzed the low-power mode on iPhones and found that it introduces security risks, even allowing attackers to run malware on powered-off devices.
Bleeping Computer
Ransomware payments drop to record low of 28% in Q1 2024
Ransomware actors have had a rough start this year, as stats from cybersecurity firm Coveware show that the trend of victims declining to pay the cybercriminals continues and has now reached a new record low of 28%.
Infosecurity News
Bug Bounty Giant Slams Quality of Vendor Patching
Zero Day Initiative says incomplete or faulty patches now commonplace
Trend Micro
Codex Exposed How Low Is Too Low When We Generate Code
In a series of blog posts, we explore different aspects of Codex and assess its capabilities with a focus on the security aspects that affect not only regular developers but also malicious users. This is the second part of the series.
Infosecurity News
Qakbot’s Low-Volume Resurgence Targets Hospitality
Researchers observed malicious files advancing through email, PDF, URL and MSI
The Record
CISA wants ‘high-quality feedback’ for another month on CIRCIA rule
Industry asked for an extension of the comment period for a key rule on cybersecurity incident reporting, and "in the interest of supporting the community out there, we decided to give them an extra 30 days,” said Brandon Wales, CISA’s executive director, at the 2024 RSA Conference.
Security Affairs
Emotet tests new attack chain in low volume campaigns
Emotet operators are testing new attack techniques in response to Microsoft’s move to disable Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default. The operators of the infamous Emotet botnet are testing new attack techniques in response to Microsoft’s move to disable Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros by default. The threat actors are adopting the […]
Ars Technica
AI can now generate CD-quality music from text, and it’s only getting better
Musicians: Speak now or forever hold your beats.
Bleeping Computer
GitHub introduces 2FA and quality of life improvements for npm
GitHub has announced the general availability of three significant improvements to npm (Node Package Manager), aiming to make using the software more secure and manageable.
The Hacker News
How GRC protects the value of organizations — A simple guide to data quality and integrity
Find out why governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) is an important component of every organization's data management strategy.
The Hacker News
ExelaStealer: A New Low-Cost Cybercrime Weapon Emerges
Researchers warn of ExelaStealer, a new information stealer targeting Windows systems. It steals sensitive data like passwords, credit card numbers.
The Hacker News
Unmasking the Dark Side of Low-Code/No-Code Applications
LCNC apps and RPA can leave your business exposed to security risks similar to traditional development.
CyberSecurity Dive
Cybersecurity venture funding remains weak, near three-year low
Quarterly funding levels hit $2.3 billion in Q1 2024, a far cry from the $8 billion high the market achieved in the final quarter of 2021, according to Pinpoint Search Group.
Bleeping Computer
DocuSign phishing campaign targets low-ranking employees
Phishing actors are following a new trend of targeting non-executive employees but who still have access to valuable areas within an organization.
ThreatPost
Low-Detection Phishing Kits Increasingly Bypass MFA
A growing class of phishing kits – transparent reverse proxy kits – are being used to get past multi-factor authentication using MiTM tactics.
Computerworld
Microsoft delivers a solid, low-impact Patch Tuesday
This month's Patch Tuesday brought a solid set of updates for Windows, Microsoft Office, Exchange, and Chromium-based Edge (Chromium). But there weren't any critical issues requiring companies to patch right away.
SecurityWeek
Why Using Microsoft Copilot Could Amplify Existing Data Quality and Privacy Issues
Microsoft Copilot provides an easy and logical first step into GenAI for many organizations, but beware of the privacy pitfalls.
HACKRead
HP Reports Low-Effort, High-Impact Cat-Phishing Targeting Users
New HP report reveals cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging "cat-phishing" techniques, exploiting open redirects in legitimate websites to deceive users and deliver malware.
Naked Security
Performance and security clash yet again in “Collide+Power” attack
It’s a real vulnerability, but the data leakage rate can be as low as… let’s just say that an IMAX-quality copy of the new “Oppenheimer” movie could take you 4 billion…
CyberSecurity Dive
Hospitals have low level of accountability for connected device breaches
Only an average of 3.4% of hospitals’ IT budgets are being spent on device security, a recent survey shows.
Bleeping Computer
Twitter reveals surprisingly low two-factor auth (2FA) adoption rate
Twitter has revealed in its latest transparency report that only 2.3% of all active accounts have enabled at least one method of two-factor authentication (2FA) between July and December 2020.
Bleeping Computer
Mirai variant infects low-cost Android TV boxes for DDoS attacks
A new Mirai malware botnet variant has been spotted infecting inexpensive Android TV set-top boxes used by millions for media streaming.
Naked Security
Low-level motherboard security keys leaked in MSI breach, claim researchers
What can you do if someone steals your keys but you can’t change the lock? We explain the dilemma in plain English.
SecurityWeek
DarkCrystal RAT Offers Many Capabilities for Very Low Price
BlackBerry’s security researchers have performed a deep analysis of the DarkCrystal RAT and the dark web activity of its developer.
The Hacker News
Confidence in File Upload Security is Alarmingly Low. Why?
Let’s explore why confidence in security lags infrastructure upgrades and how OPSWAT closes that gap.
Infosecurity News
Cyber Intrusion Detection Time at an All-Time Low
Mandiant’s latest M-Trends report shows that organizations only needed a median time of 16 days to detect an intrusion in 2022
The Cyber Express
Low-Code/No-Code: The Key to Intelligent Automation and Agile Business Management
By Sachin Panicker, Chief AI Officer, Fulcrum Digital As the relentless wave of digital transformation continues its sweep across sectors,
The Cyber Express
GhostSec Raises Funds For Hacktivist and Threat Actors Through Project ‘Low Cost Database’
GhostSec, the hacktivist group known for its support of cyber threat actors and activists, continues to expand its activities in
Ars Technica
OpenAI discontinues its AI writing detector due to “low rate of accuracy”
Research shows that any AI writing detector can be defeated—and false positives abound.
DataBreaches
Data breach from contact tracing survey ‘low risk’ to Hoosier privacy, 750,000 affected
WANE reports: The Indiana Department of Health announced Tuesday it is notifying nearly 750,000 Hoosiers that data from the state’s COVID-19 online contact...
DarkReading
Low-Budget 'Winter Vivern' APT Awakens After 2-Year Hibernation
The "underreported" APT has returned to focus after attacks promoting Russian and Belarusian government interests and going after targets with humor, zest, and scrappiness.
Bleeping Computer
Save $160 on a refurbished low-profile Lenovo desktop PC
A refurbished Lenovo ThinkCentre M900 is a great option for anyone who needs the features of a desktop with the portability of a laptop for $189.99, $160 off the $349 MSRP.
Ars Technica
After lying low, SSH botnet mushrooms and is harder than ever to take down
FritzFrog goes on a hacking spree, corralling >1,500 machines all over the world.
The Record
Microsoft says MFA adoption remains low, only 22% among enterprise customers
Despite years of promotional efforts to get users to enable stronger authentication mechanisms, Microsoft said this week that only 22% of all its Azure Active Directory (AD) customers used a multi-factor authentication solution to secure their accounts last year.
Naked Security
Web vendor CafePress fined $500,000 for giving cybersecurity a low value
Just because you’re the victim of a cybercrime doesn’t let you off your cybersecurity obligations
DarkReading
Microsoft Discloses Critical Hyper-V Flaws in Low-Volume Patch Update
Microsoft has disclosed fewer flaws and zero-days in the first three months of 2024 compared to the same period of the prior four years.
CyberSecurity Dive
Cyber venture capital funding on pace to hit four-year low
VC activity in cybersecurity reflects a pragmatic period in an industry oversaturated with vendors, Crunchbase data shows.
The Record
How Ukraine’s volunteer hackers have created a ‘coordinated machine’ around low-level attacks
Before Russia invaded Ukraine almost three years ago, a Ukrainian entrepreneur who goes by the alias Ted said he spent his time building tech companies in Ukraine and abroad. When Moscow launched its first missiles on Ukrainian cities, Ted and other local techies joined a group called the IT Army, crowdsourced by Ukraine’s Ministry of Digital Transformation, to fight Russia in cyberspace using scrappy attacks like defacing websites and knocking them offline.
Ars Technica
Innocent pregnant woman jailed amid faulty facial recognition trend
US police departments continue to use the tech despite low accuracy and obvious mismatches.
Ars Technica
AT&T stock fell to 29-year low on Friday and sank another 6.7% today
AT&T, Verizon, Frontier, and Lumen all get hammered after lead-cable reports.
Bleeping Computer
Microsoft tests Windows 11 ‘Super Resolution’ AI-upscaling for gamers
Microsoft is testing a new "Automatic Super Resolution" AI-assisted upscaling feature that increases the video and image quality of supported games while also making them run more smoothly.
Ars Technica
New AI music generator Udio synthesizes realistic music on demand
But it still needs trial and error to generate high-quality results.
DataBreaches
OCR: Current Fines Too Low to Spur Compliance; Agency Also Seeks Funding Boost, Injunctive Relief
Theresa Defino reports: Compared to other agencies, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is a little fish in the big federal pond, but it has an outsize...
DataBreaches
NJ: With servers still offline, Hudson County Schools of Technology goes old-school low tech
Ron Zeitlinger reports: The Hudson County Schools of Technology (HCST) took a trip back in time to the 1980s for a second straight day Tuesday. The internal...
CyberSecurity Dive
Audit committees rank cybersecurity as top priority amid SEC crackdown
Cyberattacks are just one of several rapidly changing threats confronting audit committees, according to the Center for Audit Quality and Deloitte.
Bleeping Computer
Google now pays up to $450,000 for RCE bugs in some Android apps
Google has increased rewards for reporting remote code execution vulnerabilities within select Android apps by ten times, from $30,000 to $300,000, with the maximum reward reaching $450,000 for exceptional quality reports.
Ars Technica
Machine learning, concluded: Did the “no-code” tools beat manual analysis?
In the finale of our experiment, we look at how the low/no-code tools performed.
Ars Technica
Limited data sets a hurdle as China plays catch-up to ChatGPT
Lack of high-quality Chinese texts on Internet a barrier to training AI models.
CyberNews
French underwear seller Le Slip Français hacked
French high-quality underwear company Le Slip Français has announced a data breach, with some of its customer data being stolen.
DarkReading
Rising ‘Firebrick Ostrich’ BEC Group Launches Industrial-Scale Cyberattacks
The group's wanton attacks demonstrate that business email compromise is everything a hacker can want in one package: low risk, high reward, quick, easy, and low effort.
Cyber Security News
SAP Security Update: 16 Flaws in Multiple SAP Products Addressed
SAP has released patches for 16 vulnerabilities with Critical, High, Medium, and Low severities. The CVSS scores for these vulnerabilities are between 3.7 (Low) to 9.8 (Critical) which contributes to 1 Critical, 6 High, 7 Medium, and 1 Low severity vulnerability. One of the vulnerability CVSS scores is yet to be confirmed.
Bleeping Computer
Microsoft 365 phishing attacks impersonate U.S. govt agencies
An ongoing phishing campaign targeting U.S. government contractors has expanded its operation to push higher-quality lures and better-crafted documents.
Infosecurity News
Meta Takes Action Against Cyber Espionage Operations Targeting Facebook in South Asia
The groups' attacks were reportedly relatively low in sophistication but persistent and well-resourced
Infosecurity News
Exclusive: iboss Issues School District Cybersecurity Warning
Research finds “startlingly low understanding” of cybersecurity risks among school leaders
DataBreaches
After going up, up, up, will ransom payments in healthcare and education sectors start dropping?
Key points: More than half of ransomware victims reportedly pay ransom, but there is an absence of quality data and reporting that would enable better analyses...
CSO
FIDO Alliance certifies security of edge nodes, IoT devices
Certification demonstrates that products are at low risk of cyberthreats and will interoperate securely.
DataBreaches
Reventics notifying patients of ransomware incident
Reventics LLC is a business associate in Colorado offering revenue cycle management, clinical documentation, and quality improvement services. On or about...
DataBreaches
Coffee Meets Bagel Meets Hacker?
Coffee Meets Bagel (CMG) describes itself as a dating site for those looking for quality relationships. Last month, it suffered what was initially described as...
Ars Technica
Potentially millions of Android TVs and phones come with malware preinstalled
The bane of low-cost Android devices is showing no signs of going away.
Naked Security
Serious Security: Why learning to touch-type could protect you from audio snooping
Fast, quiet, smooth, consistent and low impact… why true hacker-grade touch-typing might keep you more secure.
Ars Technica
0-day used to infect Chrome users could pose threat to Edge and Safari users, too
After lying low, exploit seller Candiru rears its ugly head once more.
Cyber Security News
Hackers Attacking Critical US Water Systems, White House Warns
Hackers target important water systems for various purposes in such a way as it can compromise the systems to alter its quality, interrupt
SecurityWeek
Code Security Firm SonarSource Raises $412 Million at $4.7 Billion Valuation
Code quality software firm SonarSource announced a $412 million funding round at a $4.7 billion valuation, as investors continue to pour money into startups tackling software supply chain security.
CyberNews
Bluetooth connections no longer private with new BLUFFS attacks
Bluetooth, a low-power wireless technology connecting our devices, has a new vulnerability to iron out.
Bleeping Computer
Windows 11 KB5011493 update released with bug fixes and improvements
Microsoft has released the Windows 11 KB5011493 cumulative update with security updates, quality improvements, and a fix for OneDrive that was not deleting files.
Cyber Security News
Firefox 120 Released With Security Updates: What’s New!
10 vulnerabilities are patched, including six 'High Severity' issues and two moderate and low severity issues are fixed.
CSO
Dangerous privilege escalation bugs found in Linux package manager Snap
Newly discovered Snap flaw allows a low-privileged user to gain root access.
Infosecurity News
0ktapus Phishing Campaign Targets Okta Identity Credentials
Despite using low-skill methods, the campaign compromised a large number of well-known companies
CyberSecurity Dive
Cisco to buy Splunk for $28B
Forrester's Allie Mellen calls it a massive win for Cisco's security business, but said security leaders are concerned about potential SIEM quality degradation.
DataBreaches
WA: Sea Mar Community Health Centers discloses breach that began last year
Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Washington state is a community-based organization that describes itself as being committed to providing quality and...
CSO
Two account compromise flaws fixed in Strapi headless CMS
The vulnerabilities allow attackers to use a low-privilege account to reset the password of a higher-privilege account.
CyberNews
Flights canceled over a ransomware attack on an airline | CyberNews
Indian low-cost airline SpiceJet was forced to cancel several flights, leaving hundreds stranded at the airport.
Bleeping Computer
Windows 11 KB5012592 update brings default browser improvements
Microsoft has released the Windows 11 KB5012592 cumulative update with security updates, quality improvements, and a fix that makes it easier to switch your default browser.
Infosecurity News
Education Sector Has Highest Ransomware Victim Count
Extortionists know their targets have low tolerance for outages
DarkReading
GitLab Releases Updates to Address Critical Vulnerabilities
Two vulnerabilities are critical, and three others are determined to be of high, medium, and low severity.
DarkReading
LastPass Users Lose Master Passwords to Ultra-Convincing Scam
CryptoChameleon attackers trade quantity for quality, dedicating time and resources to trick even the most diligent into handing over their high-value credentials.
Naked Security
S3 Ep108: You hid THREE BILLION dollars in a popcorn tin?
Patches, busts, leaks and why even low-likelihood exploits can be high-severity risks – listen now!
Cyber Security News
GitHub Warns that Lazarus Hacker Group Targeting Developers User Account
A North Korea based threat actor targeting personal accounts of technology firms through low-profile social engineering attempts.
Cyber Security News
CrushFTP Zero-Day Could Allow Attackers To Gain Complete Server Access
CrushFTP disclosed a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2024-4040) affecting versions below 10.7.1 and 11.1.0, allowing remote attackers with low
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Cyber Security News
Foxit PDF Reader and Editor Flaw Let Attackers Escalate Privilege
Foxit PDF reader has been discovered with a new privilege escalation vulnerability that allows a low-privileged escalate their privileges.
Infosecurity News
Office 365 Functionality Could Allow Ransomware to Hold Files Stored on SharePoint and OneDrive
Malicious actors could reduce versioning limit of files to a low number and encrypt them more times than versioning limit
DarkReading
'Hertzbleed' Side-Channel Attack Threatens Cryptographic Keys for Servers
A novel timing attack allows remote attackers with low privileges to infer sensitive information by observing power-throttling changes in the CPU.
DataBreaches
Pegasus Airlines data breach exposes 6.5TB of flight and crew data
Pegasus Airlines, a Turkish low-cost carrier, has accidentally leaked around 6.5TB of personal information of flight crew, flight data, and source code after...
DarkReading
'Tycoon' Malware Kit Bypasses Microsoft, Google MFA
Threat actors are widely adopting the fast-growing, low-cost phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform, which is sold via Telegram.
The Hacker News
D-Link Confirms Data Breach: Employee Falls Victim to Phishing Attack
D-Link confirms data breach. Low-sensitivity data exposed from an old system due to an employee falling for a phishing attack
DataBreaches
Medical documents, other personal information found by landscaper on busy Jacksonville road
Today’s reminder that low-tech paper breaches are still reportable breaches. Robert Bradfield reports someone found a trove of medical records from Allen...
Bleeping Computer
Microsoft Edge extends battery life via improved efficiency mode
Microsoft has improved the Microsoft Edge efficiency mode feature in the latest stable release to increase battery life when the device is unplugged or on low battery.
DataBreaches
Kenyan arrested in Qatar first targeted by phishing attack
Jon Gambrell reports: A Kenyan security guard now facing charges in Qatar after writing compelling, anonymous accounts of being a low-paid worker there found...
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