September 2022

9/28/2022

Fast Company's website shuts after Apple News feed hacked - ....U.S. business and media publication Fast Company's Apple News account was hacked on Tuesday evening, the company said, prompting it to shut down ...

B.C. government denies websites were hacked, blames firmware update - Technology....Numerous British Columbia government websites were out of service for almost 12 hours last weekend.

Researchers Warn of New Go-based Malware Targeting Windows and Linux Systems....A new, multi-functional Go-based malware dubbed Chaos has been rapidly growing in volume in recent months....

Cyber Criminals Using Quantum Builder Sold on Dark Web to Deliver Agent Tesla Malware.....A recently discovered malware builder called Quantum Builder is being used to deliver the Agent Tesla remote access trojan (RAT).

Hackers Using PowerPoint Mouseover Trick to Infect System with Malware......The Russian state-sponsored threat actor known as APT28 has been found leveraging a new code execution method that makes use of mouse,

Critical WhatsApp Bugs Could Have Let Attackers Hack Devices Remotely....WhatsApp has released security updates to address two flaws in its messaging app for Android.....

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I had fun with these two guys! "Scanners lead to document management opportunities". Bill thanx for the lift to McCarren!

9/27/22022 Hacked

China alleges U.S. NSA hacked infrastructure, sent data back to HQ - CNBC....China alleges U.S. spy agency hacked key infrastructure and sent user data ... the U.S.'s National Security Agency of hacking specific targets.

Cyber sleuth alleges $160M Wintermute hack was an inside job - Cointelegraph...A fresh new crypto conspiracy theory is afoot — this time in relation to last week's $160 million hack on algorithmic market maker Wintermute ...

'Patriotic Hacking' Is No Exception - Lawfare....Ukraine's offensive cyber hacking against Russia, though perhaps for aims that the international community may agree with, is nonetheless a ...

MS SQL servers are getting hacked to deliver ransomware to orgs - Help Net Security....MS SQL servers are getting hacked to deliver ransomware to orgs. Cybercriminals wielding the FARGO (aka Mallox, aka TargetCompany) ransomware are ...

Defense Giant Elbit Confirms Data Breach After Ransomware Gang Claims Hack....The Black Basta ransomware gang announced hacking Elbit Systems of America in late June. The group's Tor-based leak website suggests that all of ...

Can You Hack It? Find Out In Our Lawfare Class....We're bringing hacking and cybersecurity education to a remote cohort of Lawfare's material supporters and challenging them to become hackers ...

YouTube Channel of South Korean Government Hacked in an Elon Musk-Crypto Scam (Report)....Kim Seung-joo – a professor at Korea University – explained that the three main hacking methods are phishing attacks and credential stuffing, ...

Was the $160M Wintermute Hack an Inside Job? - Blockworks....Blockchain analyst James Edwards alleges “the hacker was likely an internal member of the Wintermute team” in blog post on $160 million hack.

Nifty News: Walmart steps into the Metaverse, @NFT founder hacked and more....The founder behind the @NFT Twitter and Instagram handle Jason Falovitch was the victim of a hack over the weekend, losing four NFTs and an ...

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Rich chats about the message they are bring to attendees and some of their recent sizzle

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DartPoints Launches Enhanced Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Security Solution

• Launches its updated managed detection and response (MDR) product, which combines MDR, endpoint detection and response (EDR), security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), and extended detection and response (XDR) into one complete solution
• Outlined in Accenture's State of Cybersecurity Resilience 2021 report, a global survey of nearly 4,800 executives found an average of 270 cyberattacks per company in 2021, a jump of 31% compared with the previous year

CrowdStrike Accelerates Partner Business Growth with New CrowdStrike Powered Service Provider Program

• Announced the new CrowdStrike Powered Service Provider (CPSP) program
• Program will help service providers unlock broader value-added solution bundles, enhance profitability and expand their routes to market
• CrowdStrike is establishing a new Elite tier (currently invitation-only) that incentivizes CPSP partners with campaigns, capabilities and expanded market opportunities

TPx Introduces Penetration Scanning, Expands Security Advisory Services

• announced the addition of Penetration Scanning to its Security Advisory Services portfolio
• Penetration Scanning is one of the best ways organizations can understand where security weaknesses and risks
• "Proactively maintaining and protecting an organization's network requires continuous effort - no matter the company's size, type or number of locations," said Rick Mace, CEO, TPx

Xerox Announces Strategic Partnership with LinkSquares to Deliver Contract Lifecycle Management Capabilities to Customers

• Announced a new strategic partnership with LinkSquares to deliver contract lifecycle management (CLM) capabilities to its customers in the U.S. as part of the company's Capture & Content Services offerings
• partnership follows Xerox Ventures’ second investment in LinkSquares earlier this year
  • LinkSquares’ added CLM capabilitiesReplace manual contract filing within their current content management system using cutting-edge automation.
  • Minimize date entry errors and limit (or eliminate) mandatory metadata or contract properties to enter at upload.
  • Leverage tools for event-triggered notifications to improve management of contracts throughout their lifecycle.
  • Easily draft and upload agreements using pre-approved templates, tailored drafting workflows, and a centralized Clause Library with vetted standard clauses

Fujitsu strengthens security practice with acquisition of leading New Zealand cybersecurity firm InPhySec

• Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand have moved to strengthen their security services
• acquisition of New Zealand cyber security company InPhySec
• InPhySec is one of New Zealand’s largest providers of security consulting and managed security services

Kyndryl Introduces New Platform, Kyndryl Bridge, to Orchestrate IT Estates and Drive Business Growth

• announced a new open integration platform giving business leaders real-time insights into their complex IT estates, and unprecedented control over customizing their mission-critical operation
• Kyndryl Bridge integrates and connects the complex management and process tools that enterprises throughout the global economy rely upon

Kyocera-owned Huon IT names Dennis Wong as managing director

• Wong will succeed Huon IT chief executive and founder Damian Huon, who has been appointed to a new consultancy role within the company

Important update! iPhones, Macs, and more vulnerable to zero-day bug

• Apple released a long list of patched vulnerabilities to its software
• including a new zero-day flaw affecting Macs and iPhones
• aware that threat actors may have been actively exploiting this vulnerability, which is tracked as CVE-2022-32917

New malware could impact printer/MFPs

• AT&T Alien Labs published report that warns of the new Shiketaga malware
• Can infect and take full control of devices that are running Linux OS
• Some printer/MFP makers use traditional Linux operating system in their devices

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• Advanced options for filtering documents
• Webhook templates for messages to Slack and Microsoft Teams
• Webhook archive notifications optimized for iPaaS
• Additional system options for workflow configuration

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US arm of Israeli defense giant Elbit Systems says it was hacked - TechCrunch...Spokespeople for both Elbit in the U.S. and Israel did not respond to a request for comment. The hacked subsidiary's Haifa, Israel-based parent ...

Uber hacker arrested, Microsoft SQL hacked, CircleCI GitHub hack - CISO Series....London police arrest teenage Uber hacking suspect, Microsoft SQL servers hacked, GitHub attackers impersonate CircleCI platform.

Ukraine Cracks Down on Group Selling Hacked Accounts to Pro-Russia Propagandists....'Data of all govt, private websites hacked in one year available on dark web'. Expert says cyber security system in Pakistan is not compatible ...

UK police arrest teenager suspected of Uber, GTA 6 hacks | TechCrunch....17-year-old in Oxfordshire [on September 22] on suspicion of hacking, ... been carried out by the same hacker that also hacked Rockstar Games, ...

What happens with a hacked Instagram account – and how to recover it | WeLiveSecurity....Her Instagram account had been hacked and she was locked out. Her panic was evident as she told me her password had been changed and that the hackers ...

The Uber Hack Exposes More Than Failed Data Security - The New York Times....Uber was hacked this month. The company said that the attacker — a teenager possibly linked to the incident was just arrested in London — most ...

Anonymous Claims To Have Hacked The National Bank of Iran (Bank Melli) - Techworm....The Anonymous hacktivist group says it has hacked the National Bank of Iran (Bank Melli) as part of its #OpIran against the Iranian government.

How Russian intelligence hacked the encrypted emails of former MI6 boss Richard Dearlove....Hack by Russian-linked ColdRiver group – aka Seaborgium, TA446 and Callisto – exposed former MI6 chief Richard Dearlove's contacts and email ...

YouTube sites in Korea being hacked by crypto promoters - Korea JoongAng Daily....The YouTube channel of the Korean government was hacked around 3 a.m. on Sept. 3, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

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Pretty awesome chat with RJ @ eGoldFax and finally getting the skinny about fax, and POTs lines going away. Worth the time!

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