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Microsoft’s May 2024 Patch Tuesday Addresses 59 CVEs (CVE-2024-30051, CVE-2024-30040)

Tenable

Important CVE-2024-30051 | Windows DWM Core Library Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2024-30051 is an EoP vulnerability in the DWM Core Library in Microsoft Windows. Researchers at Kaspersky have linked this zero-day vulnerability to QakBot and other malware. It was assigned a CVSSv3 score of 7.8

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Why endpoint security will be a renewed priority for businesses of all sizes in 2023

CIO

Social engineering – with social engineering, the cyber criminal will “trick” a victim into releasing confidential information, such as passwords and other logins. In addition, virtualised security software, such as Windows Defended Credential Guard and Application Guard are boosted through Intel’s own virtualization capabilities.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework Gets Major Update, as Advisories on APT29 and ALPHV Blackcat Get Rolled Out

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And the most prevalent malware in Q4. To gain initial access, cybercriminals associated with ALPHV Blackcat employ advanced social engineering techniques and publicly-available information about a company. Plus, the latest guidance on cyberattack groups APT29 and ALPHV Blackcat. And much more! 1 - NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

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Hidden inside Dark Caracal’s espionage apps: Old tech

The Parallax

Its success was predicated not on “zero-day” vulnerabilities or new forms of malicious software, but rather on older, known malware delivered via an all-too-familiar method: phishing. The malware included hacked versions of end-to-end encrypted communication apps Signal and WhatsApp.

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Daily Crunch: No-code fintech services startup Taktile closes $20M Series A round

TechCrunch

Image Credits: R.Tsubin (opens in a new window) / Getty Images. Elon Musk taking over Twitter has resulted in similar social media companies being highlighted. Locked out of Mars : Hackers found a way to lock out Mars Stealer malware from their own servers , Zack writes. million seed round a year later. You can sign up here.

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Counter AI Attacks with AI Defense

Palo Alto Networks

For example, they repurpose malware and often use off-the-shelf toolkits like CobaltStrike and Brute Ratel C4 to exploit weaknesses and take malicious actions with minimal effort. Using AI, they can scrape publicly available information from websites, social media platforms and other online sources to gather data about an organization.

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U.S. and Australian Agencies Publish Joint Cybersecurity Advisory on BianLian Ransomware Group

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The advisory details the tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) associated with the group and its corresponding malware. The group claims to have stolen ~4,200 student records containing phone numbers, email addresses, and social security numbers. and Australia.

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