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Your old router could be a hacking group’s APT pawn

The Parallax

In a newly released Symantec study he led, Grange says the hacker group is now using hijacked Wi-Fi routers, Internet of Things devices, and cloud services to cover its tracks. READ MORE ON ROUTERS AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS. Time for a Department of the Internet of Things? The long reach of Mirai, the Internet of Things botnet.

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

Tenable

APT 29, also known as Cozy Bear, is a threat actor well known for supply chain and malware attacks across a variety of industries and sectors including energy companies and political organizations. link] — Shadowserver (@Shadowserver) March 5, 2024 Solution JetBrains has released TeamCity version 2023.11.4 and older.

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Tenable OT Security: 2023 Year in Review

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They need access to the full range of data points about their environments, including their IT, OT and internet of things (IoT) assets. In October, we announced an expanded partnership with Siemens Energy to further secure OT environments in the energy sector.

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Radar Trends to Watch: December 2022

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

The popularity of cryptojacking (mining cryptocurrency with malware planted in someone else’s applications) continues to rise, as the collapse in cryptocurrency prices makes legitimate mining unprofitable. A threat group named Worok is using steganography to hide malware within PNG images. Its intent is to detect vulnerabilities.

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News in Networking: Cisco Without Chambers, CCleaner Malware & Programmable Networks

Kentik

And Cisco researchers found that the CCleaner malware was targeting at least 18 tech companies. CCleaner Malware Fiasco Targeted At Least 18 Specific Tech Firms (WIRED). Chris Doran of ARM, the company that designs smartphone chips, explained to MIT Tech Review why security is the biggest obstacle for the Internet of Things.

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Government Advisories Warn of APT Activity Resulting from Russian Invasion of Ukraine

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The alert highlights the following sectors as key targets for the APT groups: defense industrial base, healthcare and public health, energy, telecommunications and government facilities. Once they have domain level privileges, they will use Group Policy to distribute malware and ransomware. Description. Government.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Curb Your Enthusiasm Over ChatGPT-type Tools at Work, Says U.K.’s NCSC 

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Plus, the QakBot botnet got torn down, but the malware threat remains – what CISA suggests you do. Here are some risk-mitigation recommendations from the NCSC: Apply standard supply chain security practices when downloading pretrained AI models from the internet, as they could contain vulnerabilities and other security gaps.

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