Recent Security News
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In Other News: National Laboratory Breach, Airplane GPS Attacks, Russia Accuses Allies of Hacking
November 24, 2023 at 06:42AM This week’s cybersecurity roundup includes stories on cyberattacks targeting Russia, a cybersecurity firm COO admitting to hacking hospitals, a hacker breaching hotel networks and faking his own death, a data breach at Idaho National Laboratory, a large phishing campaign distributing malware, GPS attacks against commercial flights, Ukraine firing top cyber…
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Tell Me Your Secrets Without Telling Me Your Secrets
November 24, 2023 at 06:18AM GitGuardian’s engineers have developed a secret-fingerprinting protocol for their HasMySecretLeaked service, which helps developers find out if their secrets have been exposed in public GitHub repositories. By encrypting and hashing the secret and sharing a partial hash with GitGuardian, they can match potential secrets without exposing sensitive information. Users can…
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Hamas-Linked Cyberattacks Using Rust-Powered SysJoker Backdoor Against Israel
November 24, 2023 at 05:36AM Researchers have discovered a Rust version of the cross-platform backdoor SysJoker, indicating its use by a Hamas-affiliated group to target Israel. The malware has undergone significant changes, using Rust language instead of its previous version. The threat actor has also switched from Google Drive to OneDrive for storing command-and-control server…
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Kubernetes Secrets of Fortune 500 Companies Exposed in Public Repositories
November 24, 2023 at 02:30AM Cybersecurity researchers have discovered publicly exposed Kubernetes configuration secrets that could potentially lead to supply chain attacks. The secrets, containing credentials for accessing container image registries, were uploaded to public repositories. Among those affected are top blockchain companies and fortune-500 companies. The researchers found that a significant portion of the…
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BlackCat claims it is behind Fidelity National Financial ransomware shakedown
November 23, 2023 at 01:02PM Fidelity National Financial (FNF), a Fortune 500 insurance company, has experienced a cybersecurity incident that has forced the shutdown of several systems. The incident has affected services related to title insurance, escrow, and mortgage transactions. FNF is currently assessing the impact of the incident and working to restore normal operations.…