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Trump Terminates DHS Advisory Committee Memberships, Disrupting Cybersecurity Review

The new Trump administration has terminated all memberships of advisory committees that report to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). "In alignment with the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) commitment to eliminating the misuse of resources and ensuring that DHS activities prioritize our national security, I am directing the termination of all current memberships on advisory

Published on: 2025-01-22 14:47 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-22 14:47 UTC

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Hackers Exploit Zero-Day in cnPilot Routers to Deploy AIRASHI DDoS Botnet

Threat actors are exploiting an unspecified zero-day vulnerability in Cambium Networks cnPilot routers to deploy a variant of the AISURU botnet called AIRASHI to carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.According to QiAnXin XLab, the attacks have leveraged the security flaw since June 2024. Additional details about the shortcomings have been withheld to prevent further abuse.Some

Published on: 2025-01-22 12:23 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-22 12:23 UTC

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Discover Hidden Browsing Threats: Free Risk Assessment for GenAI, Identity, Web, and SaaS Risks

As GenAI tools and SaaS platforms become a staple component in the employee toolkit, the risks associated with data exposure, identity vulnerabilities, and unmonitored browsing behavior have skyrocketed. Forward-thinking security teams are looking for security controls and strategies to address these risks, but they do not always know which risks to prioritize. In some cases, they might have

Published on: 2025-01-22 09:01 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-22 09:01 UTC

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President Trump Pardons Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht After 11 Years in Prison

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday granted a "full and unconditional pardon" to Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the infamous Silk Road drug marketplace, after spending 11 years behind bars."I just called the mother of Ross William Ulbricht to let her know that in honor of her and the Libertarian Movement, which supported me so strongly, it was my pleasure to have just signed a full and

Published on: 2025-01-22 09:00 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-22 09:00 UTC

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PlushDaemon APT Targets South Korean VPN Provider in Supply Chain Attack

A previously undocumented China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group named PlushDaemon has been linked to a supply chain attack targeting a South Korean virtual private network (VPN) provider in 2023, according to new findings from ESET."The attackers replaced the legitimate installer with one that also deployed the group's signature implant that we have named SlowStepper – a

Published on: 2025-01-22 07:19 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-22 07:19 UTC

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Oracle Releases January 2025 Patch to Address 318 Flaws Across Major Products

Oracle is urging customers to apply its January 2025 Critical Patch Update (CPU) to address 318 new security vulnerabilities spanning its products and services.The most severe of the flaws is a bug in the Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Framework (CVE-2025-21556, CVSS score: 9.9) that could allow an attacker to seize control of susceptible instances."Easily exploitable

Published on: 2025-01-22 05:55 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-22 05:55 UTC

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Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Device

Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare on Tuesday said it detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the largest ever attack to be reported to date.The UDP protocol-based attack took place on October 29, 2024, targeting one of its customers, an unnamed internet service provider (ISP) from Eastern Asia. The activity originated

Published on: 2025-01-22 04:49 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-22 04:49 UTC

SANS.edu Internet Storm Center

ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9290, (Wed, Jan 22nd)

Published on: 2025-01-22 02:15 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-22 02:15 UTC

SANS.edu Internet Storm Center

Geolocation and Starlink, (Tue, Jan 21st)

Published on: 2025-01-21 15:40 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-21 15:40 UTC

Mandiant -- Blog

Securing Cryptocurrency Organizations

<div class="block-paragraph_advanced"><p>Written by: Joshua Goddard</p> <hr/></div> <div class="block-paragraph_advanced"><h2><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">The Rise of Crypto Heists and the Challenges in Preventing Them</span></h2> <p><span style="vertical-align: baseline;">Cryptocurrency crime encompasses a wide range of illegal activities, from theft and hacking to fraud, money laundering, and even terrorist financing, all exploiting the unique characteristics of digital currencies.

Published on: 2025-01-21 14:00 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-21 14:00 UTC

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Mirai Variant Murdoc_Botnet Exploits AVTECH IP Cameras and Huawei Routers

Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new large-scale campaign that exploits security flaws in AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei HG532 routers to rope the devices into a Mirai botnet variant dubbed Murdoc_Botnet.The ongoing activity "demonstrates enhanced capabilities, exploiting vulnerabilities to compromise devices and establish expansive botnet networks," Qualys security researcher Shilpesh

Published on: 2025-01-21 12:30 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-21 12:30 UTC

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13,000 MikroTik Routers Hijacked by Botnet for Malspam and Cyberattacks

A global network of about 13,000 hijacked Mikrotik routers has been employed as a botnet to propagate malware via spam campaigns, the latest addition to a list of botnets powered by MikroTik devices.The activity "take[s] advantage of misconfigured DNS records to pass email protection techniques," Infoblox security researcher David Brunsdon said in a technical report published last week. "This

Published on: 2025-01-21 11:16 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-21 11:16 UTC

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Ex-CIA Analyst Pleads Guilty to Sharing Top-Secret Data with Unauthorized Parties

A former analyst working for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) pleaded guilty to transmitting top secret National Defense Information (NDI) to individuals who did not have the necessary authorization to receive it and attempted to cover up the activity.Asif William Rahman, 34, of Vienna, was an employee of the CIA since 2016 and had a Top Secret security clearance with access to

Published on: 2025-01-21 09:22 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-21 09:22 UTC

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HackGATE: Setting New Standards for Visibility and Control in Penetration Testing Projects

Imagine receiving a penetration test report that leaves you with more questions than answers. Questions like, "Were all functionalities of the web app tested?" or " Were there any security issues that could have been identified during testing?" often go unresolved, raising concerns about the thoroughness of the security testing. This frustration is common among many security teams. Pentest

Published on: 2025-01-21 09:00 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-21 09:00 UTC

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PNGPlug Loader Delivers ValleyRAT Malware Through Fake Software Installers

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a series of cyber attacks that have targeted Chinese-speaking regions like Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Mainland China with a known malware called ValleyRAT.The attacks leverage a multi-stage loader dubbed PNGPlug to deliver the ValleyRAT payload, Intezer said in a technical report published last week.The infection chain commences with a phishing

Published on: 2025-01-21 04:15 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-21 04:15 UTC

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CERT-UA Warns of Cyber Scams Using Fake AnyDesk Requests for Fraudulent Security Audits

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) is warning of ongoing attempts by unknown threat actors to impersonate the cybersecurity agency by sending AnyDesk connection requests.The AnyDesk requests claim to be for conducting an audit to assess the "level of security," CERT-UA added, cautioning organizations to be on the lookout for such social engineering attempts that seek to

Published on: 2025-01-21 03:57 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-21 03:57 UTC

SANS.edu Internet Storm Center

ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, January 21st, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9288, (Tue, Jan 21st)

Published on: 2025-01-21 01:47 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-21 01:47 UTC

Data Leak

Official Zippo oil lighter affected by ransomware infection.

Published on: 2025-01-21 00:30 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-21 00:30 UTC

Data Leak

Contractor mistakenly sends 1,082 cases of personal information of employees, etc.│TOKYU MALLS DEVELOPMENT

Published on: 2025-01-21 00:30 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-21 00:30 UTC

Recorded Future -- Blog

Cleo MFT: CVE-2024-50623

Learn about CVE-2024-50623 affecting Cleo MFT products. Patch now to prevent RCE attacks and secure your systems.

Published on: 2025-01-21 00:00 UTC / Updated on: 2025-01-21 00:00 UTC