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Summary Malicious ads for Google searches are targeting Mac users Phishing sites trick victims into downloading what they believe is the app they want The malware is bundled in an ad-hoc signed app so it cannot be revoked by Apple The payload is a new version of the recent Atomic Stealer for OSX Introduction The majority […]
On Tuesday, the university urged staff and students to reset their account passwords after a recent cyberattack. Emails sent by the university’s CISO and CIO to community members seen by BleepingComputer ask for password changes by September 12.
Exploring the trends, challenges and investment opportunities that exist in the digital age Add bookmark As the threat landscape evolves, threat intelligence must work harder and faster to anticipate emerging, dangerous threats. Cyber Security Hub research has found that globally, 84 percent of companies have experienced a cyber attack in the past 12 months. In […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management , Healthcare Pediatric Practice Says Attackers Promised to Delete Data Compromised in Incident Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • September 6, 2023 The personal and health information of nearly 130,000 patients, parents and employees was compromised in an August attack on Just Kids Dental in […]
Sep 07, 2023THNMalvertising / Endpoint Security A new malvertising campaign has been observed distributing an updated version of a macOS stealer malware called Atomic Stealer (or AMOS), indicating that it’s being actively maintained by its author. An off-the-shelf Golang malware available for $1,000 per month, Atomic Stealer first came to light in April 2023. Shortly […]
Code security firm Truffle Security warns that thousands of the domains in the Alexa top 1 million websites list are leaking secrets, including credentials. According to the company, which provides an open source secret-scanning engine, 4,500 of the analyzed websites exposed their .git directory. Created when a Git repository is initialized, a .git directory includes […]
Exposure management solutions provider Tenable announced on Thursday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Israeli cloud security startup Ermetic for roughly $240 million in cash and $25 million in restricted stock and restricted stock units (RSUs). Rumors of the acquisition emerged a few days ago, putting the deal at an estimated […]
Breach Notification , Security Operations , Standards, Regulations & Compliance Information Commissioner Urges Organizations to Accelerate Breach Notifications Jayant Chakravarti (@JayJay_Tech) • September 5, 2023 Image: James Mattis (Flickr/CC) Australia’s information commissioner urged organizations to quicken the process of notifying those affected by data breaches instead of spending months analyzing each incident. It […]
Application Security , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Research Services Business Will Keep GrammaTech Name, Five Points Capital Ownership Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • September 5, 2023 Mike Dager, CEO, CodeSecure (Image: CodeSecure) GrammaTech has separated its security software products and cyber research services divisions, and venture capital firm Battery Ventures has acquired the […]