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80K Retail WooCommerce Sites Exposed by Plugin XSS Bug
The Variation Swatches plugin security flaw lets attackers with low-level permissions tweak important settings on e-commerce sites to inject malicious scripts.
Stealthy ‘WIRTE’ Gang Targets Middle Eastern Governments
Kaspersky researchers suspect that the cyberattackers may be a subgroup of the politically motivated, Palestine-focused Gaza Cybergang.
Widespread ‘Smishing’ Campaign Defrauds Iranian Android Users
Attackers use socially engineered SMS messages and malware to compromise tens of thousands of devices and drain user bank accounts.
Jumping the air gap: 15 years of nation‑state effort
ESET researchers studied all the malicious frameworks ever reported publicly that have been used to attack air-gapped networks and are releasing a side-by-side comparison of their most important TTPs
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How Decryption of Network Traffic Can Improve Security
Most industry analyst firms conclude that between 80-90 percent of network traffic is encrypted today. Jeff Costlow, CISO at ExtraHop, explains why this might not be a good thing.
Lloyd’s Carves Out Cyber-Insurance Exclusions for State-Sponsored Attacks
The insurer won’t pay for 'acts of cyber-war' or nation-state retaliation attacks.
Finland Faces Blizzard of FluBot-Spreading Text Messages
Millions of texts leading to the Flubot spyware/banking trojan are targeting everyone who uses Androids in the country, in an "exceptional" attack.
Panasonic’s Data Breach Leaves Open Questions
Cyberattackers had unfettered access to the technology giant's file server for four months.
Paving the way: Inspiring Women in Payments - A podcast featuring Coalfire
In this edition of our podcast, the PCI Security Standards Council is pleased to host a panel discussion featuring four women from Coalfire, a leading provider of IT advisory services for security in a variety of industries, including payments.
Yanluowang Ransomware Tied to Thieflock Threat Actor
Links between the tactics and tools demonstrated in attacks suggest a former affiliate has switched loyalties, according to new research.
Printing Shellz: Critical bugs impacting 150 HP printer models patched
"Cross-site printing attacks" feature in the research.Anti-virus firm McAfee seems to be sending junk emails
I received a flood of renewal demands and unsubscribing doesn’t work
I cancelled my McAfee anti-virus subscription earlier this year when I discovered it had been double charging me. It refunded only the current year and led me on a wild goose chase to recover the previous two years’ money; I eventually gave up.
Now that my subscription period has ended, it is bombarding me with renewal demand emails several times a day. This weekend I received 15.
Continue reading...IKEA Hit by Email Reply-Chain Cyberattack
IKEA, king of furniture-in-a-flat-box, warned employees on Friday that an ongoing cyberattack was using internal emails to malspam malicious links in active email threads.
Researchers Flag 300K Banking Trojan Infections from Google Play in 4 Months
Attackers are honing Google Play dropper campaigns, overcoming app store restrictions.
ScarCruft APT Mounts Desktop/Mobile Double-Pronged Spy Attacks
The North Korea-linked group is deploying the Chinotto spyware backdoor against dissidents, journalists and other politically relevant individuals in South Korea.
Unpatched Windows Zero-Day Allows Privileged File Access
A temporary fix has been issued for CVE-2021-24084, which can be exploited using the LPE exploitation approach for the HiveNightmare/SeriousSAM bug.
More than 1,000 arrested in global crackdown on online fraud
The INTERPOL-led operation involved law enforcement from 20 countries and led to the seizure of millions of dollars in illicit gains
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Shape-Shifting ‘Tardigrade’ Malware Hits Vaccine Makers
Some security researchers say it’s actually Cobalt Strike and not a SmokeLoader variant, but BioBright says in-depth testing shows it’s for real a scary morphic malware that changes its parts and recompiles itself.
The Internet is Held Together With Spit & Baling Wire
Imagine being able to disconnect or redirect Internet traffic destined for some of the world's largest companies -- just by spoofing an email. This is the nature of a threat vector recently removed by a Fortune 500 firm that operates one of the world's largest Internet backbones.Week in security with Tony Anscombe
How scammers take advantage of supply chain shortages – Tips for safe online shopping this holiday season – Steps to take after receiving a data breach notice
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