Brave Software says its privacy-focused browser will block Microsoft's Windows Recall from capturing screenshots of Brave windows by default to protect users' privacy. [...]

From scams to violence, the crimes extend beyond the digital realm A subset of an online group that recruits children and teens for contract shootings, kidnappings, and other real-life violent crimes poses a growing threat to youth, according to the FBI.... [...]

No screenshots for you! In an effort to protect user privacy, Brave browser 1.81 will prevent Microsoft Recall from screenshotting it by default.... [...]

Government agencies and private industry have been under siege over the past four days following the discovery that a critical vulnerability in SharePoint, the widely used document-sharing app made by Microsoft, is under mass exploitation. Since that revelation, the fallout and the ever-increasing scope of the attacks have been …

We’re excited to announce the release of our latest whitepaper, AICPA SOC 2 Compliance Guide on AWS, which provides in-depth guidance on implementing and maintaining SOC 2-aligned controls using AWS services. Building and operating cloud-native services in alignment with the AICPA’s Trust Services Criteria requires thoughtful planning …

US DOE among breached government agencies More than 400 organizations have been compromised in the Microsoft SharePoint attack, according to Eye Security, which initially sounded the alarm on the mass exploitation last Friday, even before Redmond confirmed the critical vulnerabilities.... [...]

Clorox is suing IT giant Cognizant for gross negligence, alleging it enabled a massive August 2023 cyberattack by resetting an employee's password for a hacker without first verifying their identity. [...]

Despite pledging help for those who don’t sign for subs, Broadcom says validating their entitlements will delay support Exclusive Some customers of Broadcom’s VMware business currently cannot access security patches, putting them at greater risk of attack.... [...]

Securing sensitive data is a crucial part of moving workloads to the cloud. While encrypting data at rest and in transit are standard security practices, safeguarding data in use — while it's actively being processed in memory — can present unique security and privacy challenges. To make sure that data in …

The popular NPM package 'is' has been compromised in a supply chain attack that injected backdoor malware, giving attackers full access to compromised devices. [...]

Unknown threat actors have breached the National Nuclear Security Administration's network in attacks exploiting a recently patched Microsoft SharePoint zero-day vulnerability chain. [...]

All security questions are hard to answer, but these three are non-negotiable Partner content We've all seen those seemingly straightforward security questions that snowball into multi-day research projects across dozens of consoles, spreadsheets, and manual queries. The reality is that even the most fundamental security questions are notoriously difficult …

Kerberoasting gives attackers offline paths to crack service account password, without triggering alerts. Learn from Specops Software how to protect your Active Directory with stronger SPN password policies and reduced attack surfaces. [...]

Hand us the mind bleach, we want to flush our memories of attack Clorox is suing its service desk provider, Cognizant, for $380 million in a California state court, alleging the IT support crew "enabled a cybercriminal to gain a foothold in Clorox's network" by handing over staffers' passwords …

The suspected administrator of the Russian-speaking hacking forum XSS.is was arrested by the Ukrainian authorities yesterday at the request of the Paris public prosecutor's office. [...]

CISA has warned that attackers are actively exploiting two security vulnerabilities in the SysAid IT service management (ITSM) software to hijack administrator accounts. [...]

npm has taken down all versions of the Stylus library and replaced them with a "security holding" page, breaking pipelines and builds worldwide that rely on the package. [...]

Total Recall: Capturing everything you do on your PC screen to become a 'true companion' Microsoft is again throwing AI at Windows 11 to see what sticks, releasing features including the even more eyebrow-raising successor to its controversial Recall, a screen-streaming remotely processed backseat driver dubbed Copilot Vision.... [...]

It will be interesting to watch what will come of this private lawsuit : Google on Thursday announced filing a lawsuit against the operators of the Badbox 2.0 botnet, which has ensnared more than 10 million devices running Android open source software. These devices lack Google’s security protections …

Suggests buying local tech to avoid infosec worries China’s Ministry of State Security has spent the week warning of backdoored devices on land and at sea.... [...]

The Lumma infostealer malware operation is gradually resuming activities following a massive law enforcement operation in May, which resulted in the seizure of 2,300 domains and parts of its infrastructure. [...]

CyberSentry work grinds to a halt Government funding for a program that hunts for threats on America's critical infrastructure networks expired on Sunday, preventing Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory from analyzing activity that could indicate a cyberattack, the program director told Congress on Tuesday.... [...]

In May 2020, Sacramento, California, resident Alfonso Nguyen was alarmed to find two Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputies at his door, accusing him of illegally growing cannabis and demanding entry into his home. When Nguyen refused the search and denied the allegation, one deputy allegedly called him a liar …

The AWS Security Reference Architecture (AWS SRA) provides prescriptive guidance for deploying AWS security services in a multi-account environment. However, validating that your implementation aligns with these best practices can be challenging and time-consuming. Today, we’re announcing the open source release of SRA Verify, a security assessment tool …

A new variant of the banking trojan 'Coyote' has begun abusing a Windows accessibility feature, Microsoft's UI Automation framework, to identify which banking and cryptocurrency exchange sites are accessed on the device for potential credential theft. [...]

The distro's greatest asset is arguably also its greatest weakness If you installed the Firefox, LibreWolf, or Zen web browsers from the Arch User Repository (AUR) in the last few days, delete them immediately and install fresh copies.... [...]

CISA and the FBI warned on Tuesday of increased Interlock ransomware activity targeting businesses and critical infrastructure organizations in double extortion attacks. [...]

AMEOS Group, an operator of a massive healthcare network in Central Europe, has announced it has suffered a security breach that may have exposed customer, employee, and partner information. [...]

With more to come, no doubt At least three Chinese groups are attacking on-premises SharePoint servers via a couple of recently disclosed Microsoft bugs, according to Redmond.... [...]

Used stolen info to pitch for Chinese tech talent program A Silicon Valley engineer has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of trade secrets worth hundreds of millions of dollars, including crucial military technology.... [...]

Wi-Fi spy with my little eye that same guy I saw at another hotspot Researchers in Italy have developed a way to create a biometric identifier for people based on the way the human body interferes with Wi-Fi signal propagation.... [...]

French | German At Amazon Web Services (AWS), customer privacy and security are our top priority. We provide our customers with industry-leading privacy and security when they use the AWS Cloud anywhere in the world. In recent months, we’ve noticed an increase in inquiries about how we manage government …

Cisco is warning that three recently patched critical remote code execution vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) are now being actively exploited in attacks. [...]

Admins urged to rotate machine keys, restart IIS after emergency fix Microsoft has good news for administrators running SharePoint Server 2016. The cloud and software megacorp has published updates to close a gaping hole in the document management service.... [...]

The United Kingdom's government is planning to ban public sector and critical infrastructure organizations from paying ransoms after ransomware attacks. [...]

'We're going to smash the business model' NHS, councils, and schools told The UK government is proposing to "ban" public sector organizations and critical national infrastructure from paying criminal operators behind ransomware attacks, under new measures outlined today.... [...]

Hackers with ties to the Chinese government have been linked to a recent wave of widespread attacks targeting a Microsoft SharePoint zero-day vulnerability chain. [...]

Law journal article that looks at the Dual_EC_PRNG backdoor from a US constitutional perspective: Abstract : The National Security Agency (NSA) reportedly paid and pressured technology companies to trick their customers into using vulnerable encryption products. This Article examines whether any of three theories removed the Fourth Amendment’s requirement …

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When it comes to AWS authentication, relying on long-term credentials, such as AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) access keys, introduces unnecessary risks; including potential credential exposure, unauthorized sharing, or theft. In this post, I present five common use cases where AWS customers traditionally use IAM access keys and …

No customer, partner info stolen, spokesperson tells The Reg Dell has confirmed that criminals broke into its IT environment and stole some of its data — but told The Register that it's "primarily synthetic (fake) data."... [...]

The Clear Linux OS team has announced the shutdown of the project, marking the end of its 10-year existence in the open-source ecosystem. [...]

Move along, nothing to see here comment Here we go again. Another major Microsoft attack, with this one seeing someone — most likely government-backed hackers — exploiting a zero-day bug in SharePoint Server that Redmond failed to fix.... [...]

Ring is warning that a backend update bug is responsible for customers seeing a surge in unauthorized devices logged into their account on May 28th. [...]

Authorities and researchers are sounding the alarm over the active mass exploitation of a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server that’s allowing attackers to make off with sensitive company data, including authentication tokens used to access systems inside networks. Researchers said anyone running an on-premises instance of SharePoint …

ExpressVPN has fixed a flaw in its Windows client that caused Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) traffic to bypass the virtual private network (VPN) tunnel, exposing the users' real IP addresses. [...]

Since its debut on Google Cloud, Confidential Computing has evolved at an incredible pace, offering customers robust protection for sensitive data processed in the cloud and ensuring higher levels of security and privacy. Driven by the ever-increasing need to protect sensitive data in the cloud, we’ve innovated continuously …

On Sunday, July 20, Microsoft Corp. issued an emergency security update for a vulnerability in SharePoint Server that is actively being exploited to compromise vulnerable organizations. The patch comes amid reports that malicious hackers have used the SharePoint flaw to breach U.S. federal and state agencies, universities, and …

The House of Dior (Dior) is sending data breach notifications to U.S. customers informing them that a May cybersecurity incident compromised their personal information. [...]

Persians added snooping capabilities to DCHSpy after Israeli bombs fell Four new samples of Android spyware linked to the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) that collects WhatsApp data, records audio and video, and hunts for files by name, surfaced shortly after the Iran-Israel conflict began.... [...]