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Kinsing Malware Hides Itself as a Manual Page and Targets Cloud Servers

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One of the most common cryptomining threats for cloud environments is the Kinsing malware. Kinsing is a notorious malware family active for several years, primarily targeting Linux-based cloud infrastructure. The Kinsing malware uses different locations to stay undetected and hides itself as a system file.

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More connected, less secure: Addressing IoT and OT threats to the enterprise

CIO

billion devices reported in 2023. Weak authentication and authorization: One of the foremost vulnerabilities in IoT deployments stems from inadequate authentication and authorization practices. In fact, two notorious botnets, Mirai and Gafgyt, are major contributors to a recent surge in IoT malware attacks.

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CVE-2024-27198, CVE-2024-27199: Two Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities in JetBrains TeamCity

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Two vulnerabilities with publicly available exploit code in JetBrains TeamCity on-premises software could result in attackers bypassing authentication and achieving code execution. CVE Description CVSSv3 Severity CVE-2024-27198 Authentication bypass vulnerability 9.8 was published which included details about the two vulnerabilities.

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3 ways to deter phishing attacks in 2023

CIO

Unsurprisingly, there’s more to phishing than email: Email phishing: Attackers send emails with attachments that inject malware in the system when opened or malicious links that take the victim to a site where they’re tricked into revealing sensitive data.

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CircleCI incident report for January 4, 2023 security incident

CircleCI

On January 4, 2023, we alerted customers to a security incident. By January 4, 2023, our internal investigation had determined the scope of the intrusion by the unauthorized third party and the entry path of the attack. The malware was not detected by our antivirus software. This machine was compromised on December 16, 2022.

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Why you must extend Zero Trust to public cloud workloads

CIO

It is estimated by the end of 2023, 31% of organizations expect to run 75% of their workloads 2 in the cloud. Why securing cloud workloads is an urgent matter In recent years, major cloud service providers encountered 6,000 malware samples actively communicating with them, underlining the magnitude of cloud security challenges.

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CVE-2023-4966 (CitrixBleed): Invalidate Active or Persistent Sessions To Prevent Further Compromise

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Analysis CVE-2023-4966 is an information disclosure vulnerability in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway. These session tokens allow an attacker to bypass authentication on a device even if multifactor authentication is enabled. Ransomware Affiliates Exploit CVE 2023-4966 Citrix Bleed Vulnerability DHS MAR-10478915-1.v1