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The GitHub Actions Worm: Compromising GitHub Repositories Through the Actions Dependency Tree

Prisma Clud

Learn how a novel attack vector in GitHub Actions allows attackers to distribute malware across repositories using a technique that exploits the actions dependency tree and puts countless open-source projects and internal repositories at risk. Reference a tag. But how can the attackers extend their reach and infect more repositories?

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Says Midnight Blizzard Swiped U.S. Gov’t Emails During Microsoft Hack, Tells Fed Agencies To Take Immediate Action

Tenable

Here's New Data ” (Hired) “ The 15 most in-demand tech jobs for 2024 — and how to hire for them ” (CIO) 5 - CISA’s new malware analysis tool now generally available Need suspicious files analyzed? military have had access to Malware Next-Generation Analysis since November. You can now submit them to the U.S. Users from the U.S.

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How Watchdog smuggles malware into your network as uninteresting photos

Lacework

This ancient technique has found its place in the world of malware, namely hiding malicious code within other files including image formatted files ( T1027.003 ). This blog takes a look at the latter technique in recent cryptojacking activity from a group known as WatchDog. Steg malware is uncommon relative to other malware.

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Busted by Cortex XDR: a True Story of Human Intuition and AI

Palo Alto Networks

These analysts are called Unit 42: the global threat intelligence team at Palo Alto Networks that is renowned for their work to hunt, catch and tag threats. Although the malware was a never-before-seen mutation of the Qbot virus, our Behavioral Threat Protection (BTP) engine caught it. We’re Not Done Yet.

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How to Start Threat Hunting

Palo Alto Networks

Threat hunting requires skills ranging from threat intelligence analysis, malware analysis, penetration testing, data science, machine learning and business analysis, plus knowledge of all the systems and data in place at the organization. The post How to Start Threat Hunting appeared first on Palo Alto Networks Blog.

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Microsoft’s July 2023 Patch Tuesday Addresses 130 CVEs (CVE-2023-36884)

Tenable

According to researchers at Microsoft, exploitation of CVE-2023-36884 has been attributed to a threat actor known as Storm-0978, also known as DEV-0978 and RomCom, a reference to the backdoor used by the group as part of its attacks. For more information, please refer to Microsoft’s blog post. It was assigned a CVSSv3 score of 8.8

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Top 7 Factors to Consider When Building Law Firm Websites

Strategy Driven

And you should incorporate clear calls to action and a modern blog. And adding a blog and providing useful, engaging content can help build a loyal audience who come to the site for helpful information. Second, create content that targets the intended niche, and that utilizes the keywords from the research. Mobile-Friendliness.