Apple on Tuesday announced an update to its next-generation macOS version that makes it a little more difficult for users to override Gatekeeper protections. Gatekeeper is a crucial line of defense built into macOS designed to ensure that only trusted apps run on the operating system. When an app is downloaded from outside of the […]
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While still under development, the malware contains Turkish-language filenames, can record the screen and keystrokes, and inject custom overlays to steal passwords and sensitive data. Go to Source Author: Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
Protections like Windows Smart App Control are useful but susceptible to attacks that allow threat actors initial access to an environment without triggering any alerts. Go to Source Author: Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
Everyone expected some kind of cyberattack during the Olympics. If this is the best they’ve got, the bad guys don’t deserve a spot on the podium. Go to Source Author: Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer
Black Hat USA 2024 kicks off Aug. 3 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas with training sessions, followed by a series of summits on Aug. 6, including the CISO Summit, with sessions on quantifying the cost of cyber risk, navigating regulatory complexity, and rebuilding after a cyber crisis, among others. But the big show rolls […]
At least two Russian nationals serving prison sentences for cybercrime offenses, Vladislav Klyushin and Roman Seleznev, were released as part of the landmark prisoner swap. Go to Source Author: Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
The RaaS group that distributes Hive ransomware delivers new malware impersonating as validly signed network-administration software to gain initial access and persistence on targeted networks Go to Source Author: Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
INTERPOL said it devised a “global stop-payment mechanism” that helped facilitate the largest-ever recovery of funds defrauded in a business email compromise (BEC) scam. The development comes after an unnamed commodity firm based in Singapore fell victim to a BEC scam in mid-July 2024. It refers to a type of cybercrime where a malicious actor […]
The AI boom and increasing popularity of quantum computing necessitates quantum-resilient security. Go to Source Author: David O’Berry
A security vulnerability in Rockwell Automation’s ControlLogix 1756 programmable logic controllers, tracked as CVE-2024-6242, could allow tampering with physical processes at plants. Go to Source Author: Tara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading