Welcome to another Afternoon Dessert breakout:
Outpost24: How Pentesting-as-a-Service finds vulnerabilities before they're exploited
Organizations need to continuously monitor their entire surface infrastructure to adequately reduce application risk. This is where Outpost24's Pentesting-as-a-Service (PTaaS) software comes in. [...]
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Medibank now says hackers accessed all its customers’ personal data
Australian insurance firm Medibank has confirmed that hackers accessed all of its customers' personal data and a large amount of health claims data during a recent ransomware attack. [...]
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Microsoft: Server Manager disk resets can lead to data loss
Microsoft warns that a newly acknowledged issue can lead to data loss when resetting virtual disks using the Server Manager management console. [...]
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Windows 11 22H2 KB5018496 preview update released with 26 improvements
Microsoft has released the Windows 11 22H2 KB5018496 preview cumulative update with twenty-six fixes or improvements, including the roll-out of a feature allowing you to launch Task Manager by right-clicking on the taskbar. [...]
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U.S. Charges Ukrainian Hacker Over Role in Raccoon Stealer Malware Service
A 26-year-old Ukrainian national has been charged in the U.S. for his alleged role in the Raccoon Stealer malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation. Mark Sokolovsky, who was arrested by Dutch law enforcement after leaving Ukraine on March 4, 2022, in what's said to be a Porsche Cayenne, is currently being held in the Netherlands and awaits extradition to the U.S. "Individuals who deployed Raccoon
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This 9-Course Bundle Can Take Your Cybersecurity Skills to the Next Level
If you regularly read The Hacker News, there’s a fair chance that you know something about cybersecurity. It’s possible to turn that interest into a six-figure career. But to make the leap, you need to pick up some key skills and professional certifications. Featuring nine in-depth courses, The 2022 Masters in Cyber Security Certification Bundle helps you get ready for the next step. And in a
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Unknown Actors are Deploying RomCom RAT to Target Ukrainian Military
The threat actor behind a remote access trojan called RomCom RAT has been observed targeting Ukrainian military institutions as part of a new spear-phishing campaign that commenced on October 21, 2022. The development marks a shift in the attacker's modus operandi, which has been previously attributed to spoofing legitimate apps like Advanced IP Scanner and pdfFiller to drop backdoors on
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Kimsuky Hackers Spotted Using 3 New Android Malware to Target South Koreans
The North Korean espionage-focused actor known as Kimsuky has been observed using three different Android malware strains to target users located in its southern counterpart. That's according to findings from South Korean cybersecurity company S2W, which named the malware families FastFire, FastViewer, and FastSpy. "The FastFire malware is disguised as a Google security plugin, and the
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Microsoft fixes TLS handshake failures in Windows 11 22H2
Microsoft has addressed a known issue that triggers SSL/TLS handshake failures on client and server platforms with the release of the KB5018496 preview cumulative update. [...]
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Online ticketing company “See” pwned for 2.5 years by attackers
Don't be a cybersecurity slowcoach - you need to spot possible attacks as soon as you can.
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LinkedIn's new security features combat fake profiles, threat actors
LinkedIn has introduced three new features to fight fake profiles and malicious use of the platform, including a new method to confirm whether a profile is authentic by showing whether it has a verified work email or phone number. [...]
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Outpost24: How Pentesting-as-a-Service finds vulnerabilities before they're exploited
Organizations need to continuously monitor their entire surface infrastructure to adequately reduce application risk. This is where Outpost24's Pentesting-as-a-Service (PTaaS) software comes in. [...]
Read more....
Medibank now says hackers accessed all its customers’ personal data
Australian insurance firm Medibank has confirmed that hackers accessed all of its customers' personal data and a large amount of health claims data during a recent ransomware attack. [...]
Read more....
Microsoft: Server Manager disk resets can lead to data loss
Microsoft warns that a newly acknowledged issue can lead to data loss when resetting virtual disks using the Server Manager management console. [...]
Read more....
Windows 11 22H2 KB5018496 preview update released with 26 improvements
Microsoft has released the Windows 11 22H2 KB5018496 preview cumulative update with twenty-six fixes or improvements, including the roll-out of a feature allowing you to launch Task Manager by right-clicking on the taskbar. [...]
Read more....
U.S. Charges Ukrainian Hacker Over Role in Raccoon Stealer Malware Service
A 26-year-old Ukrainian national has been charged in the U.S. for his alleged role in the Raccoon Stealer malware-as-a-service (MaaS) operation. Mark Sokolovsky, who was arrested by Dutch law enforcement after leaving Ukraine on March 4, 2022, in what's said to be a Porsche Cayenne, is currently being held in the Netherlands and awaits extradition to the U.S. "Individuals who deployed Raccoon
Read more....
This 9-Course Bundle Can Take Your Cybersecurity Skills to the Next Level
If you regularly read The Hacker News, there’s a fair chance that you know something about cybersecurity. It’s possible to turn that interest into a six-figure career. But to make the leap, you need to pick up some key skills and professional certifications. Featuring nine in-depth courses, The 2022 Masters in Cyber Security Certification Bundle helps you get ready for the next step. And in a
Read more....
Unknown Actors are Deploying RomCom RAT to Target Ukrainian Military
The threat actor behind a remote access trojan called RomCom RAT has been observed targeting Ukrainian military institutions as part of a new spear-phishing campaign that commenced on October 21, 2022. The development marks a shift in the attacker's modus operandi, which has been previously attributed to spoofing legitimate apps like Advanced IP Scanner and pdfFiller to drop backdoors on
Read more....
Kimsuky Hackers Spotted Using 3 New Android Malware to Target South Koreans
The North Korean espionage-focused actor known as Kimsuky has been observed using three different Android malware strains to target users located in its southern counterpart. That's according to findings from South Korean cybersecurity company S2W, which named the malware families FastFire, FastViewer, and FastSpy. "The FastFire malware is disguised as a Google security plugin, and the
Read more....
Microsoft fixes TLS handshake failures in Windows 11 22H2
Microsoft has addressed a known issue that triggers SSL/TLS handshake failures on client and server platforms with the release of the KB5018496 preview cumulative update. [...]
Read more....
Online ticketing company “See” pwned for 2.5 years by attackers
Don't be a cybersecurity slowcoach - you need to spot possible attacks as soon as you can.
Read more....
LinkedIn's new security features combat fake profiles, threat actors
LinkedIn has introduced three new features to fight fake profiles and malicious use of the platform, including a new method to confirm whether a profile is authentic by showing whether it has a verified work email or phone number. [...]
Read more....