CyberSecurity Updates

25 Oct

One login to rule them all: Should you sign in with Google or Facebook on other websites?

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Digital Security Why use and keep track of a zillion discrete accounts when you can log into so many apps and websites using your Facebook or Google credentials, right? Not so fast. What’s the trade-off? André Lameiras 23 Oct 2023  •  , 6 min. read “Continue with Google” – such a seamless way to sign up for and log into a website or app, especially since you likely are already logged into your Google account.…

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24 Oct

Personal Information Stolen in City of Philadelphia Email Hack

Data Breaches, Information, News

The City of Philadelphia has revealed that the information of certain individuals was stolen in a cyberattack earlier this year. The malicious activity, the city says in an incident notification (PDF) on its website, was initially identified on May 24, and involved its email environment. According to the city, the investigation into the matter has revealed that an unauthorized party had access to certain city email accounts between May 26 and July 28, and that…

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24 Oct

Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 Blog Series | Recognizing and Reporting Phishing

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During this week’s blog series, we sat down with two of our NIST experts from the Visualization and Usability Group at NIST — Shanée Dawkins and Jody Jacobs — who discussed the importance of recognizing and reporting phishing. This blog wraps up our Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 blog series…but we of course plan to continue to share, collaborate, learn, and spread the word all year long. 1. This week’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month theme is ‘recognize and report…

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23 Oct

China Crackdown on Cyber Scams in Southeast Asia Nets Thousands but Leaves Networks Intact

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Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took various gigs in and outside China to support his family after losing his job during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March, a job offer to teach Chinese cooking at a restaurant led him into a cyber scam compound in Myanmar, where he was instead ordered to lure Chinese into giving up their savings for fake investment schemes via social media platforms. Zhang is one of tens…

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23 Oct

NJ Man Hired Online to Firebomb, Shoot at Homes Gets 13 Years in Prison

Information, Insights

A 22-year-old New Jersey man has been sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for participating in a firebombing and a shooting at homes in Pennsylvania last year. Patrick McGovern-Allen was the subject of a Sept. 4, 2022 story here about the emergence of “violence-as-a-service” offerings, where random people from the Internet hire themselves out to perform a variety of local, physical attacks, including firebombing a home, “bricking” windows, slashing tires, or performing a…

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23 Oct

CISA Updates Guidance for Addressing Cisco IOS XE Web UI Vulnerabilities

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Today, CISA updated its guidance addressing two vulnerabilities, CVE-2023-20198 and CVE-2023-20273, affecting Cisco’s Internetworking Operating System (IOS) XE Software Web User Interface (UI). The guidance now notes that Cisco has fixed these vulnerabilities for the 17.9 Cisco IOS XE software release train with the 17.9.4a update. According to Cisco’s Security Advisory: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco IOS XE Software Web UI Feature, fixes are still to be determined for the following Cisco IOS XE software release…

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22 Oct

Spearphishing targets in Latin America – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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Video ESET’s analysis of cybercrime campaigns in Latin America reveals a notable shift from opportunistic crimeware to more complex threats, including those targeting enterprises and governments 20 Oct 2023 This week, ESET researchers announced the release of a report that looked at more than a dozen publicly documented malicious campaigns targeting Latin America between 2019 and 2023. Over the past few years, there has been a notable rise in both the number and complexity of…

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21 Oct

Strengthening the weakest link: top 3 security awareness topics for your employees

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Business Security Knowledge is a powerful weapon that can empower your employees to become the first line of defense against threats Phil Muncaster 19 Oct 2023  •  , 5 min. read It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month (CSAM) time again this October. This is an awareness-raising initiative that spans both consumer and corporate worlds, although there’s plenty of crossover: every employee is also a consumer, after all. In fact, as we increasingly work from home or our…

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20 Oct

Okta Support System Hacked, Sensitive Customer Data Stolen

Data Breaches, Information, News

Identity and access management tech firm Okta on Friday warned that hackers broke into its support case management system and stole sensitive data that can be used to impersonate valid users. A security notice from Okta security chief David Bradbury said the company found “adversarial activity” that leveraged access to a stolen credential to access the support case management system. “The threat actor was able to view files uploaded by certain Okta customers as part…

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20 Oct

Hackers Stole Access Tokens from Okta’s Support Unit

Data Breaches, Information, Insights

Okta, a company that provides identity tools like multi-factor authentication and single sign-on to thousands of businesses, has suffered a security breach involving a compromise of its customer support unit, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Okta says the incident affected a “very small number” of customers, however it appears the hackers responsible had access to Okta’s support platform for at least two weeks before the company fully contained the intrusion. In an advisory sent to an undisclosed…

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