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The China-linked Mustang Panda actor has been linked to a cyber attack targeting a Philippines government entity amid rising tensions between the two countries over the disputed South China Sea. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 attributed the adversarial collective to three campaigns in August 2023, primarily singling out organizations in the South Pacific. "The campaigns leveraged legitimate software

Ransomware group Scattered Spider aka Octo Tempest are masters at social engineering tactics like SIM swapping.

Certain WithSecure products allow Local Privilege Escalation. This affects WithSecure Client Security 15, WithSecure Server Security 15, WithSecure Email and Server Security 15, and WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection 17 and later.

By Owais Sultan E-commerce is a lucrative business, but it requires hard work and robust cybersecurity. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Fortify Your Online Business – Security Tips for Starting an e-Commerce Website

Windows Task Scheduler enables windows users and administrators to perform automated tasks at specific time intervals. Scheduled tasks has been commonly abused as a method… Continue reading → Persistence – Scheduled Task Tampering

Windows Task Scheduler enables windows users and administrators to perform automated tasks at specific time intervals. Scheduled tasks has been commonly abused as a method… Continue reading → Persistence – Scheduled Task Tampering

A list of topics we covered in the week of November 13 to November 19 of 2023

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the Microsoft Bug Bounty Program, an essential part of our proactive strategy to protect customers from security threats. Since its inception in 2013, Microsoft has awarded more than $60 million to thousands of security researchers from 70 countries. These individuals have discovered and reported vulnerabilities under Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure, aiding Microsoft in navigating the continuously evolving security threat landscape and emerging technologies.

Cisco Talos identified the most prolific Phobos variants, TTPs and affiliate structure, based on their activity and analysis of over 1,000 samples from VirusTotal dating back to 2019. We assess with moderate confidence Eking, Eight, Elbie, Devos and Faust are the most common variants

This year is a landmark moment for Microsoft as we observe the 20th anniversary of Patch Tuesday updates, an initiative that has become a cornerstone of the IT world’s approach to cybersecurity. Originating from the Trustworthy Computing memo by Bill Gates in 2002, our unwavering commitment to protecting customers continues to this day and is reflected in Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative announced this month.