Security Week

Jennifer Leggio makes the case for more alcohol-free networking events at conferences, and community-building opportunities for sober individuals working in cybersecurity.

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An analysis conducted by Honeywell shows that much of the USB-borne malware targeting industrial organizations can still cause OT disruption.

The post Honeywell: USB Malware Attacks on Industrial Orgs Becoming More Sophisticated appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Okta warned of a spike in credential stuffing attacks using anonymizing services such as Tor, DataImpulse, Luminati, and NSocks.

The post Okta Warns of Credential Stuffing Attacks Using Tor, Residential Proxies appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) says compromised information may include names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and account information.

The post Collection Agency FBCS Says Data Breach Exposed Nearly 2 million People appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated the network of the country’s main KGB security agency and accessed personnel files of over 8,600 employees.

The post Hackers Claim to Have Infiltrated Belarus’ Main Security Service appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A new Android trojan named Brokewell can steal user’s sensitive information and allows attackers to take over devices.

The post Powerful ‘Brokewell’ Android Trojan Allows Attackers to Takeover Devices appeared first on SecurityWeek.

More than 1,400 CrushFTP servers remain vulnerable to an actively exploited zero-day for which PoC has been published.

The post Over 1,400 CrushFTP Instances Vulnerable to Exploited Zero-Day appeared first on SecurityWeek.

More than 90,000 unique IPs are still infected with a PlugX worm variant that spreads via infected flash drives.

The post Self-Spreading PlugX USB Drive Malware Plagues Over 90k IP Addresses appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Volkswagen hacked by Chinese threat group, DDoS service shut down, Rubrik IPO.

The post In Other News: China Hacked Volkswagen, DDoS Service Shutdown, Rubrik IPO appeared first on SecurityWeek.

UK cybersecurity firm Darktace has agreed to sell itself to private equity giant Thoma Bravo for approximately $5.32 million in cash.

The post Darktrace to be Taken Private in $5.3 Billion Sale to Thoma Bravo appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A vulnerability in the WordPress Automatic plugin is being exploited to inject backdoors and web shells into websites.

The post Critical WordPress Automatic Plugin Vulnerability Exploited to Inject Backdoors appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Predictive attack intelligence and risk protection startup BforeAI has raised $15 million in a Series A funding round led by SYN Ventures.

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Palo Alto Networks has shared remediation instructions for organizations whose firewalls have been hacked via CVE-2024-3400.

The post Palo Alto Networks Shares Remediation Advice for Hacked Firewalls appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A new phishing campaign abuses compromised email accounts and targets corporate users with PDF files hosted on Autodesk Drive.

The post Autodesk Drive Abused in Phishing Attacks  appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The FTC is sending a total of $5.6 million in refunds to over 117,000 Ring customers as result of a 2023 settlement.

The post FTC Sending $5.6 Million in Refunds to Ring Customers Over Security Failures appeared first on SecurityWeek.

The Brocade SANnav management application is affected by multiple vulnerabilities, including a publicly available root password.

The post Vulnerabilities Expose Brocade SAN Appliances, Switches to Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Zero trust endpoint security company ThreatLocker has announced a $115 million Series D funding round that brings the total to $240 million. 

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IBM is acquiring HashiCorp for $6.4 billion for its infrastructure lifecycle management and security lifecycle management capabilities.

The post IBM Acquiring HashiCorp for $6.4 Billion appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Pope Francis has called for an international treaty to ensure AI is developed and used ethically, devoting his annual peace message this year to the topic.

The post Cisco Systems Joins Microsoft, IBM in Vatican Pledge to Ensure Ethical Use and Development of AI appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Cisco warns that nation state-backed hackers are exploiting at least two zero-day vulnerabilities in its ASA firewall platforms to plant malware on telecommunications and energy sector networks.

The post Cisco Raises Alarm for ‘ArcaneDoor’ Zero-Days Hitting ASA Firewall Platforms appeared first on SecurityWeek.