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Description: Hackers are constantly evolving, and so too should our security protocols.
December 11th, 2024 (5 months ago)
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Description: Note: this is a rapidly-drafted post on an evolving topic - we'll update the post with more details as we discover more about the situation. Hit that F5 key regularly for updates!We were having a nice uneventful Wednesday afternoon here at watchTowr, when we got news of
EPSS Score: 96.92%
December 11th, 2024 (5 months ago)
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Description: Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of the ZLoader malware that employs a Domain Name System (DNS) tunnel for command-and-control (C2) communications, indicating that the threat actors are continuing to refine the tool after resurfacing a year ago.
"Zloader 2.9.4.0 adds notable improvements including a custom DNS tunnel protocol for C2 communications and an interactive shell
December 11th, 2024 (5 months ago)
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Description: Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a "critical" security vulnerability in Microsoft's multi-factor authentication (MFA) implementation that allows an attacker to trivially sidestep the protection and gain unauthorized access to a victim's account.
"The bypass was simple: it took around an hour to execute, required no user interaction and did not generate any notification or provide the
December 11th, 2024 (5 months ago)
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Description: US doughnut chain Krispy Kreme suffered a cyberattack in November that impacted portions of its business operations, including placing online orders. [...]
December 11th, 2024 (5 months ago)
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Description: A suspected China-based threat actor has been linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting high-profile organizations in Southeast Asia since at least October 2023.
The espionage campaign targeted organizations in various sectors spanning government ministries in two different countries, an air traffic control organization, a telecoms company, and a media outlet, the Symantec Threat Hunter Team
December 11th, 2024 (5 months ago)
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Description: In today’s highly distributed workplace, every employee has the ability to act as their own CIO, adopting new cloud and SaaS technologies whenever and wherever they need. While this has been a critical boon to productivity and innovation in the digital enterprise, it has upended traditional approaches to IT security and governance.
Nudge Security is the world’s first and only solution to bring
December 11th, 2024 (5 months ago)
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Description: Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a novel surveillance program that's suspected to be used by Chinese police departments as a lawful intercept tool to gather a wide range of information from mobile devices.
The Android tool, codenamed EagleMsgSpy by Lookout, has been operational since at least 2017, with artifacts uploaded to the VirusTotal malware scanning platform as recently as
December 11th, 2024 (5 months ago)
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Description: Microsoft closed out its Patch Tuesday updates for 2024 with fixes for a total of 72 security flaws spanning its software portfolio, including one that it said has been exploited in the wild.
Of the 72 flaws, 17 are rated Critical, 54 are rated Important, and one is rated Moderate in severity. Thirty-one of the vulnerabilities are remote code execution flaws, and 27 of them allow for the
December 11th, 2024 (5 months ago)
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Description: Infiltrating other nations' telecom networks is a cornerstone of China's geopolitical strategy, and it's having the unintended consequence of driving the uptake of encrypted communications.
December 11th, 2024 (5 months ago)
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