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Cybersecurity

SEC cyber disclosure rules: What’s the role of the CIO?

The Securities and Exchange Commission introduced new requirements for disclosing material cybersecurity incidents on Sept. 5, placing pressure on organizations to adopt robust reporting mechanisms.  The C-suite impact is clear: company leadership must be able to quickly determine whether an incident is material to business operations. A four-business-day clock at that point starts ticking, a […]

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New Silent Skimmer Campaign Hits Payment Firms in APAC and NALA Regions | Cyware Hacker News

A financially motivated threat actor has been associated with an ongoing sophisticated web-skimming campaign active for over a year. Tracked as Silent Skimmer, the campaign deploys payment scraping mechanisms to extract sensitive financial data from users. Attack method As part of the campaign, the attackers are exploiting internet-facing applications for initial access and deploying various […]

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Alcion, which provides backup and security services to enterprises, raises $21M | TechCrunch

As organizations shift their operations to the cloud, they’re experiencing more security incidents — the result of challenges around the transitions from on-premises to remote data and infrastructure management. According to a recent survey, 80% of companies experienced at least one cloud security issue in 2022, while 27% suffered a breach with a public cloud […]

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Regulatory activity forces compliance leaders to spend more on GRC tools – Help Net Security

Legal and compliance department investment in GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) tools will increase 50% by 2026, according to Gartner. Assurance leaders are seeking out technology solutions to help them address increasing regulatory attention on executive risk oversight and monitoring. “Recent actions ranging from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to the U.S. Department […]

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Do You Really Trust Your Web Application Supply Chain?

Sep 20, 2023The Hacker NewsWeb Application Security Well, you shouldn’t. It may already be hiding vulnerabilities. It’s the modular nature of modern web applications that has made them so effective. They can call on dozens of third-party web components, JS frameworks, and open-source tools to deliver all the different functionalities that keep their customers happy, […]

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Fresh Wave of Malicious npm Packages Threaten Kubernetes Configs and SSH Keys

Sep 20, 2023THNKubernetes / Supply Chain Attack Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a fresh batch of malicious packages in the npm package registry that are designed to exfiltrate Kubernetes configurations and SSH keys from compromised machines to a remote server. Sonatype said it has discovered 14 different npm packages so far: @am-fe/hooks, @am-fe/provider, @am-fe/request, @am-fe/utils, @am-fe/watermark, […]

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Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Targeting Chinese Users with ValleyRAT and Gh0st RAT

Sep 20, 2023THNMalware Attack / Cyber Threat Chinese-language speakers have been increasingly targeted as part of multiple email phishing campaigns that aim to distribute various malware families such as Sainbox RAT, Purple Fox, and a new trojan called ValleyRAT. “Campaigns include Chinese-language lures and malware typically associated with Chinese cybercrime activity,” enterprise security firm Proofpoint […]

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Araújo e Policastro Advogados Breach Claimed by 8BASE Ransomware Group

The 8BASE ransomware group has claimed Araújo e Policastro Advogados breach following a cyber attack on the organization. Known for its sophisticated cyber-attacks on large-scale organizations, 8BASE ransomware group announced the data breach on their dark web channel.  The threat actors have boldly announced their intention to publish the compromised data on September 25, 2023. […]