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3 years, 11 months ago
Black Hat and DEF CON Roundup
‘Summer Camp’ for hackers features a compromised satellite, a homecoming for hackers and cyberwarfare warnings.
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Compromise in information security means unauthorized access or control over a system, network, or data, often resulting from exploiting vulnerabilities like software bugs, weak credentials, or misconfigurations. It indicates that an attacker has bypassed security measures to read, modify, or disrupt resources without permission.
Such compromises pose risks including data theft, unauthorized system manipulation, and persistent attacker presence. Detecting and containing compromises requires monitoring for unusual activity, applying timely patches, and enforcing strong access controls to limit attacker movement and reduce the impact of exploited weaknesses.
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3 years, 11 months ago
Feds: Zeppelin Ransomware Resurfaces with New Compromise, Encryption Tactics
The CISA has seen a resurgence of the malware targeting a range of verticals and critical infrastructure organizations by exploiting RDP, firewall vulnerabilities.
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3 years, 11 months ago
Cisco Confirms Network Breach Via Hacked Employee Google Account
Networking giant says attackers gained initial access to an employee’s VPN client via a compromised Google account.
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3 years, 11 months ago
Magecart Serves Up Card Skimmers on Restaurant-Ordering Systems
300 restaurants and at least 50,000 payment cards compromised by two separate campaigns against MenuDrive, Harbortouch and InTouchPOS services.
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4 years, 1 month ago
Kaiser Permanente Exposes Nearly 70K Medical Records in Data Breach
Attackers gained access to private account details through an email compromise incident that occurred in April.
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4 years, 2 months ago
APTs Overwhelmingly Share Known Vulnerabilities Rather Than Attack O-Days
Research indicates that organizations should make patching existing flaws a priority to mitigate risk of compromise.
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4 years, 2 months ago
Emotet is Back From ‘Spring Break’ With New Nasty Tricks
The Botnet appears to use a new delivery method for compromising Windows systems after Microsoft disables VBA macros by default.
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4 years, 3 months ago
Feds: APTs Have Tools That Can Take Over Critical Infrastructure
Threat actors have developed custom modules to compromise various ICS devices as well as Windows workstations that pose an imminent threat, particularly to energy providers.
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4 years, 3 months ago
SSRF Flaw in Fintech Platform Allowed for Compromise of Bank Accounts
Researchers discovered the vulnerability in an API already integrated into many bank systems, which could have defrauded millions of users by giving attackers access to their funds.