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Dennis Fisher

WordPress has become a huge target for attackers and vulnerability researchers, and with good reason. The software runs a large fraction of the sites on the Internet and serious vulnerabilities in the ...
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Dennis Fisher

The dramatic revelations of large-scale government surveillance and deep penetration of the Internet by intelligence services and other adversaries have increased the interest of the general public in ...
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Dennis Fisher

Despite all of the revelations and accusations and recriminations in the security industry in the last year, Microsoft CSO Scott Charney said he is still optimistic about the industry’s ability to ...
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Dennis Fisher

In this episode of the Digital Underground podcast, Dennis Fisher talks with David Mortman, CSO-in-residence at Echelon One and longtime security executive, about whether we’ve become too reliant on ...
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Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms

Over 130 companies tangled in sprawling phishing campaign that spoofed a multi-factor authentication system. Targeted attacks on Twilio and Cloudflare employees are tied to a massive phishing campaign ...
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Remote Attackers Can Now Reach Protected Network Devices via NAT Slipstreaming

A new version of NAT slipstreaming allows cybercriminals an easy path to devices that aren’t connected to the internet. Disconnecting devices from the internet is no longer a solid plan for protecting ...
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Phishing Attacks Skyrocket with Microsoft and Facebook as Most Abused Brands

Instances of phishing attacks leveraging the Microsoft brand increased 266 percent in Q1 compared to the year prior. The bloom is back on phishing attacks with criminals doubling down on fake messages ...
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Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise

Lockbit is by far this summer’s most prolific ransomware group, trailed by two offshoots of the Conti group. After a recent dip, ransomware attacks are back on the rise. According to data released by ...
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Microsoft Faces Wormable, Critical RCE Bug & 6 Zero-Days

The large January 2022 Patch Tuesday update covers nine critical CVEs, including a self-propagator with a 9.8 CVSS score. Microsoft has addressed a total of 97 security vulnerabilities in its January ...
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Patchable and Preventable Security Issues Lead Causes of Q1 Attacks

Attacks against U.S. companies spike in Q1 2022 with patchable and preventable external vulnerabilities responsible for bulk of attacks. Eighty-two percent of attacks on organizations in Q1 2022 were ...
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Browser-in-the-Browser Attack Makes Phishing Nearly Invisible

Can we trust web browsers to protect us, even if they say “https?” Not with the novel BitB attack, which fakes popup SSO windows to phish away credentials for Google, Facebook and Microsoft, et al.
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Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras

Tens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed. New research indicates that over 80,000 Hikvision surveillance cameras in ...