Apple’s latest macOS release is breaking security software, network connections post, september 23, 2024september 23, 2024 Something’s wrong with macOS Sequoia, and it’s breaking security software installed on some updated Apple systems. Sequoia, aka macOS 15, was released on Monday of last week. By Thursday, reports of problems with security products – from vendors including CrowdStrike and Microsoft – had begun to pile up with no… Continue Reading
#bringITon post, september 20, 2024september 23, 2024 Pitch van Team Cyber Stimulans: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/abuckens_bringiton-activity-7243876979815387138-Vx6U?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop Continue Reading
MIVD waarschuwt: Russen hebben het gemunt op westerse hulp aan Oekraïne post, september 5, 2024september 6, 2024 De Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst (MIVD) waarschuwt voor Russische cyberoperaties van GRU-eenheid 29155. De focus van de hackers van deze Russische militaire geheime dienst ligt onder meer op het in beeld krijgen en verstoren van de westerse hulp aan Oekraïne. Hun operaties richten zich met name op westerse overheden en… Continue Reading
White House seizes 32 domains, issues criminal charges in massive election-meddling crackdown post, september 5, 2024 The Biden administration on Wednesday seized 32 websites and charged two employees of a state-owned media outlet connected to a $10 million scheme to distribute pro-Kremlin propaganda, and claimed the actions were necessary to counter Russia’s attempts to influence the upcoming US presidential election. This is all part of the… Continue Reading
RansomHub Ransomware Group Targets 210 Victims Across Critical Sectors post, september 2, 2024september 3, 2024 Threat actors linked to the RansomHub ransomware group encrypted and exfiltrated data from at least 210 victims since its inception in February 2024, the U.S. government said. The victims span various sectors, including water and wastewater, information technology, government services and facilities, healthcare and public health, emergency services, food and agriculture, financial… Continue Reading
FBI Issues Urgent Ransomware Attack Warning—Do These 3 Things Now post, augustus 31, 2024september 2, 2024 Organizations have been warned that a new ransomware gang has been responsible for hundreds of successful cyberattacks since February 2024. In an urgent joint advisory published August 29, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation along with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency confirmed that organizations across almost every conceivable industry sector have… Continue Reading
Iranian hackers target WhatsApp accounts of Biden and Trump administration associates, Meta says post, augustus 24, 2024augustus 26, 2024 An Iranian hacker group targeted the WhatsApp accounts of individuals associated with the administrations of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, Meta announced Friday. “This malicious activity originated in Iran and attempted to target individuals in Israel, Palestine, Iran, the United States and the UK,” the social media giant said in… Continue Reading
Google Fixes High-Severity Chrome Flaw Actively Exploited in the Wild post, augustus 22, 2024augustus 23, 2024 Google has rolled out security fixes to address a high-severity security flaw in its Chrome browser that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-7971, the vulnerability has been described as a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. “Type confusion in V8… Continue Reading
Hardcoded Credential Vulnerability Found in SolarWinds Web Help Desk post, augustus 22, 2024februari 24, 2025 SolarWinds has issued patches to address a new security flaw in its Web Help Desk (WHD) software that could allow remote unauthenticated users to gain unauthorized access to susceptible instances. “The SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) software is affected by a hardcoded credential vulnerability, allowing [a] remote unauthenticated user to… Continue Reading
Microsoft Patches Zero-Day Flaw Exploited by North Korea’s Lazarus Group post, augustus 19, 2024februari 24, 2025 A newly patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows was exploited as a zero-day by Lazarus Group, a prolific state-sponsored actor affiliated with North Korea. The security vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38193 (CVSS score: 7.8), has been described as a privilege escalation bug in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver (AFD.sys) for WinSock. “An attacker who… Continue Reading