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Category: Threat Intelligence
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The GPU.zip vulnerability, discovered by researchers from Carnegie Mellon Software and Societal Systems and detailed in their research paper titled “GPU.zip: On the Side-Channel Implications of Hardware-Based Graphical Data Compression,” jeopardizes the security of numerous graphics processing units (GPUs). This side-channel attack exploits an inherent weakness associated with graphical data compression in integrated GPUs (iGPUs).…
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Ransomware is quickly becoming the largest cybersecurity threat, with major innovations in both technique and technology over the past few years creating a large and ever-persistent issue. With security researchers and cybersecurity professionals constantly repositioning to face off against new threats, ransomware gangs are forced to invent new problems that haven’t been previously solved, evolving…
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A notable security vulnerability has been flagged and cataloged by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) in Adobe Acrobat Reader, making a critical entry in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2023-21608 with a CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) score of 7.8, is categorized as high-severity due to its…
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A critical vulnerability within the GNU C Library (glibc) has recently come to light, putting a spotlight on the inherent complexities and potential oversights in system security, even within well-established, widely used open-source software. This vulnerability granted the name “Looney Tunables” by the researchers from Qualys, resides in glibc’s dynamic loader, a crucial component in…
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As technology advances, so do both cyberattacks and cybersecurity, both are constantly evolving in order to surpass the other. As new, cutting edge technology develops, like quantum computing, network defenders have a substantial problem on their hands, as quantum decryption could be a powerful tool for attackers. While it’s a thrilling shift with the promise…
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The FBI recently released a PIN (Private Industry Notification) in order to “highlight emerging ransomware trends,” in this case “dual ransomware attacks,” a type of attack that targets the same organization twice with two different types of ransomware, resulting in a significantly more encrypted system for the victims. A dual ransomware attack is classified by…
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Security vulnerabilities are a common occurrence in managing any business’s organizational security. The prompt patching and remediation of any new vulnerabilities are critical to reducing the outside attack surface. Netizen’s Security Operations Center (SOC) has compiled five vulnerabilities from September that should be immediately patched or addressed if present in your environment. Detailed writeups below:…
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Overview: Phish Tale of the Week Often times phishing campaigns, created by malicious actors, target users by utilizing social engineering. For example, in this email, the actors are appearing as LastPass, the password manager company, and informing you that action needs to be taken on your account in order to avoid deactivation, in this case…
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38 Terabytes. That’s the amount of storage it takes to store 7600 hours of HD video, enough to watch for 316 days without repeating anything. It’s also the amount of private company data that Microsoft AI researchers accidentally exposed, including over 30,000 internal Teams messages, according to cloud security company Wiz. The Microsoft Azure Leak…
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On September 12, Microsoft released new information about threat actors Storm-0324, a group that gains initial access to systems through email-based phishing and then distributes access to other malicious groups. The transfer of access typically leads to ransomware deployment, making Storm-0324 essentially a middle-man group for system intrusion, one that specializes in initial system penetration.…
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