CyberSecurity Updates

02 Jun

Information of 2.5M People Stolen in Ransomware Attack at Massachusetts Health Insurer

Data Breaches, Information, News

Point32Health, the second-largest health insurer in Massachusetts, is in the process of informing more than 2.5 million individuals that their personal and protected health information was stolen in a recent ransomware attack. Identified on April 17 and initially disclosed on April 20, the attack impacted systems related to Point32Health’s Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, and resulted in the exfiltration of data pertaining to both current and former health plan subscribers and dependents. Between March 28 and…

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02 Jun

MOVEit Transfer vulnerability appears to be exploited widely

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

Progress Software has discovered a vulnerability in its file transfer software MOVEit Transfer that could lead to escalated privileges and potential unauthorized access to the environment, the company said in a security advisory.  “A SQL injection vulnerability has been found in the MOVEit Transfer web application that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to MOVEit Transfer’s database,” the company said in the post, adding that depending on the database engine being used…

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02 Jun

MOVEit Transfer vulnerability is being exploited widely

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

Progress has discovered a vulnerability in file transfer software MOVEit Transfer that could lead to escalated privileges and potential unauthorized access to the environment, the company said in a security advisory.  “A SQL injection vulnerability has been found in the MOVEit Transfer web application that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain unauthorized access to MOVEit Transfer’s database,” the company said in the post, adding that depending on the database engine being used (MySQL, Microsoft…

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01 Jun

CommonSpirit Health reports that ransomware attack cost $160 million

Attacks, Data Breaches

Catholic health system and nonprofit hospital chain CommonSpirit Health has said that a ransomware attack it suffered in October 2022 cost the company US$160 million. Ransomware attacks against healthcare companies are becoming all too common, with one in 42 healthcare organizations worldwide being the victim of ransomware attacks in the final quarter of 2022. With the average cost of a ransomware attack in the US reaching $9.44mn in 2022, the impact of these cyber attacks…

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01 Jun

Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Information, Insights

Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. Both of these qualities make stolen or ill-gotten code-signing certificates attractive to cybercriminal groups, who prize their ability to add stealth and longevity to malicious software. This post is a deep dive on “Megatraffer,” a veteran Russian hacker who has practically cornered the underground market for…

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01 Jun

5 free OSINT tools for social media

Information

A roundup of some of the handiest tools for the collection and analysis of publicly available data from Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms Social media sites are a near-bottomless source of information that almost anyone can use for security and intelligence research, as well as for marketing campaigns. The platforms allow anybody to learn more about other people, their interests, experiences and affiliations, while organizations can easily scour the sites to gain insights…

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01 Jun

All eyes on APIs: Top 3 API security risks and how to mitigate them

Information

As APIs are a favorite target for threat actors, the challenge of securing the glue that holds various software elements together is taking on increasing urgency The application programming interface (API) is an unsung hero of the digital revolution. It provides the glue that sticks together diverse software components in order to create new user experiences. But in providing a direct path to back-end databases, APIs are also an attractive target for threat actors. It…

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01 Jun

Serious Security: That KeePass “master password crack”, and what we can learn from it

Information

by Paul Ducklin Over the last two weeks, we’ve seen a series of articles talking up what’s been described as a “master password crack” in the popular open-source password manager KeePass. The bug was considered important enough to get an official US government identifier (it’s known as CVE-2023-32784, if you want to hunt it down), and given that the master password to your password manager is pretty much the key to your whole digital castle,…

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01 Jun

Russia Blames US Intelligence for iOS Zero-Click Attacks

Information, News

Russian anti-malware vendor Kaspersky on Thursday said it discovered an APT actor launching zero-click iMessage exploits on iOS-powered devices in its corporate network. Kaspersky’s disclosure comes on the same day Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) blamed US intelligence agencies for an ongoing spy campaign targeting thousands of iOS devices belonging to domestic subscribers and foreign diplomatic missions. The FSB, the Russian security agency that succeeded the Soviet KGB, said iPhones belonging to diplomats from NATO…

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01 Jun

ISACA pledges to help grow cybersecurity workforce in Europe

Data Breaches, Malware, Social Engineering

Global professional association ISACA has announced a pledge to the European Commission to grow and empower the cybersecurity workforce in Europe. The pledge will see ISACA provide 20,000 free memberships to students across Europe to acquire crucial cybersecurity skills and support the identification of qualified cybersecurity candidates for organizations, supporting the European Union’s (EU) cybersecurity agenda, it said. Closing the cybersecurity workforce gap and promoting diversity within the field will be key focus areas, helping…

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