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Update: Ransomware Attack on Indian Payment System Traced Back to Jenkins Bug
/in General NewsA recent ransomware attack on Indian payment systems has been traced back to a vulnerability in the widely used Jenkins automation system. The attack targeted a digital payment system used by many Indian banks.
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Hackers Exploit PHP Vulnerability to Deploy Stealthy Msupedge Backdoor
/in General NewsA previously undocumented backdoor named Msupedge has been put to use against a cyber attack targeting an unnamed university in Taiwan.
“The most notable feature of this backdoor is that it communicates with a command-and-control (C&C) server via DNS traffic,” the Symantec Threat Hunter Team, part of Broadcom, said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
The origins of the backdoor are
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How Exceptional CISOs Are Igniting the Security Fire in Their Development Team
/in General NewsFor years, many CISOs have struggled to influence their development cohort on the importance of putting security first.
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Multiple Microsoft Apps for macOS Vulnerable to Library Injection Attacks
/in General NewsMicrosoft has classified the issue as low-severity and has not issued any fixes, except for Teams and OneNote apps. Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word apps remain vulnerable.
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CISA Adds Jenkins CLI Bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
/in General NewsThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a Jenkins Command Line Interface (CLI) Path Traversal vulnerability, known as CVE-2024-23897 with a CVSS score of 9.8, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
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Microsoft Mandates MFA for all Azure Sign-Ins
/in General NewsPhase 1 in October 2024 will require MFA for accessing Azure portal, Microsoft Entra admin center, and Intune admin center, with Phase 2 in early 2025 extending enforcement to Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, mobile app, and Infrastructure as Code tools.
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Update: US Agencies Attribute Presidential Campaign Cyberattacks to Iran
/in General NewsThe statement — which came Monday from the FBI, CISA, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) — specifically attributes the recently announced cyberattack on the campaign of former President Donald Trump to Iranian actors.
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FBI and CISA Assure Public on Election Ransomware Security
/in General NewsFBI and CISA issued a PSA reassuring the public about the security of the 2024 election cycle against ransomware attacks. While attacks on government networks could cause temporary delays, voting systems’ integrity remains intact.
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CISA to Get New $524 Million Headquarters in DC, Backed by Inflation Reduction Act Funding
/in General NewsClark Construction has been tasked with building the 630,000 square foot sustainable state-of-the-art facility for CISA.
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Cybercriminals Exploit Paris Olympics With Fake Domains
/in General NewsAccording to a report by cybersecurity researchers at BforeAI, threat actors used fake social media accounts, stores, ticketing systems, and fraudulent cryptocurrencies to target unsuspecting victims.
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