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In 2023, the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.45 million. Beyond the immediate financial loss, there are long-term consequences like diminished customer trust, weakened brand value, and derailed business operations. In a world where the frequency and cost of data breaches are skyrocketing, organizations are coming face-to-face with a harsh reality: traditional cybersecurity The Hacker Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801458706306167627noreply@blogger.comPen Testing / Vulnerability Management37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641

Publicly-accessible Docker Engine API instances are being targeted by threat actors as part of a campaign designed to co-opt the machines into a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) botnet dubbed OracleIV. "Attackers are exploiting this misconfiguration to deliver a malicious Docker container, built from an image named 'oracleiv_latest' and containing Python malware compiled as an ELF executableNewsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767675513435997467noreply@blogger.comCloud Security / Malware37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641

Have you heard about Dependabot? If not, just ask any developer around you, and they'll likely rave about how it has revolutionized the tedious task of checking and updating outdated dependencies in software projects.  Dependabot not only takes care of the checks for you, but also provides suggestions for modifications that can be approved with just a single click. Although Dependabot is limitedNewsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767675513435997467noreply@blogger.com

Government entities in the Middle East are the target of new phishing campaigns that are designed to deliver a new initial access downloader dubbed IronWind. The activity, detected between July and October 2023, has been attributed by Proofpoint to a threat actor it tracks under the name TA402, which is also known as Molerats, Gaza Cyber Gang, and shares tactical overlaps with a pro-Hamas Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767675513435997467noreply@blogger.comCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641

The Vietnamese threat actors behind the Ducktail stealer malware have been linked to a new campaign that ran between March and early October 2023, targeting marketing professionals in India with an aim to hijack Facebook business accounts. "An important feature that sets it apart is that, unlike previous campaigns, which relied on .NET applications, this one used Delphi as the programming Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767675513435997467noreply@blogger.comChatGPT / Malware37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has given a November 17, 2023, deadline for federal agencies and organizations to apply mitigations to secure against a number of security flaws in Juniper Junos OS that came to light in August. The agency on Monday added five vulnerabilities to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767675513435997467noreply@blogger.comCyber Attack / Vulnerability37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641

The threat actors behind a new ransomware group called Hunters International have acquired the source code and infrastructure from the now-dismantled Hive operation to kick-start its own efforts in the threat landscape. "It appears that the leadership of the Hive group made the strategic decision to cease their operations and transfer their remaining assets to another group, Hunters Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767675513435997467noreply@blogger.comCyber Threat / Malware37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641

Effective marketing operations today are driven by the use of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. Marketing apps such as Salesforce, Hubspot, Outreach, Asana, Monday, and Box empower marketing teams, agencies, freelancers, and subject matter experts to collaborate seamlessly on campaigns and marketing initiatives.  These apps serve as the digital command centers for marketing The Hacker Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16801458706306167627noreply@blogger.com

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they say is malicious cyber activity orchestrated by two prominent Chinese nation-state hacking groups targeting 24 Cambodian government organizations. "This activity is believed to be part of a long-term espionage campaign," Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 researchers said in a report last week. "The observed activity aligns with geopolitical goals of Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767675513435997467noreply@blogger.comNational Security / Cyber Attack37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641

Malaysian law enforcement authorities have announced the takedown of a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) operation called BulletProofLink. The Royal Malaysia Police said the effort, which was carried out with assistance from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on November 6, 2023, was based on information that the threat actors behind the platform Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767675513435997467noreply@blogger.comCyber Crime / Dark Web37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641

Cybersecurity researchers have warned about a Windows version of a wiper malware that was previously observed targeting Linux systems in cyber attacks aimed at Israel. Dubbed BiBi-Windows Wiper by BlackBerry, the wiper is the Windows counterpart of BiBi-Linux Wiper, which has been put to use by a pro-Hamas hacktivist group in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war last month. "The Windows variant [...Newsroomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767675513435997467noreply@blogger.comCyber Warfare / Malware37.09024 -95.7128918.780006163821156 -130.869141 65.400473836178847 -60.556641