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US IaaS Providers Face ‘Know Your Customer’ Regulation
The proposed regulation would impose compliance costs on IaaS providers, including data retention and record-keeping requirements, potentially costing up to $170 million annually for affected companies.
HeadCrab 2.0 Goes Fileless, Targeting Redis Servers for Crypto Mining
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed an updated version of the malware HeadCrab that's known to target Redis database servers across the world since early September 2021. The development, which comes exactly a year after the malware was first publicly disclosed by...
Why the Right Metrics Matter When it Comes to Vulnerability Management
How’s your vulnerability management program doing? Is it effective? A success? Let’s be honest, without the right metrics or analytics, how can you tell how well you’re doing, progressing, or if you’re getting ROI? If you’re not measuring, how do you know it’s...
Football Australia Data Leak Exposes Players’ Contracts, Fans’ Personal Details
The leak included passports, player contracts, and personal data, potentially affecting every Australian football fan. Cybersecurity experts believe the breach was likely due to human error, and the FA is investigating the matter.
MOVEit Liabilities Mount for Progress Software
While the financial impact on Progress Software from the MOVEit zero-day vulnerability has been minimal so far, the firm is still dealing with 118 class-action lawsuits and formal government investigations, including subpoenas from the SEC and FTC.
‘Leaky Vessels’ Cloud Bugs Allow Container Escapes Globally
Vulnerabilities in container engine components, dubbed "Leaky Vessels," pose a serious threat by allowing attackers to break out of containers and execute malicious actions on the underlying host system.
Warning: New Malware Emerges in Attacks Exploiting Ivanti VPN Vulnerabilities
Google-owned Mandiant said it identified new malware employed by a China-nexus espionage threat actor known as UNC5221 and other threat groups during post-exploitation activity targeting Ivanti Connect Secure VPN and Policy Secure devices. This includes custom web...
New York AG Sues Citibank for Poor Phishing Protections
The lawsuit from the New York Attorney General claims that the bank lacks sufficient security measures to prevent unauthorized transfers and fails to respond effectively when red flags are raised.
Brazilian Police Make Arrests in Grandoreiro Banking Malware Case
The Grandoreiro malware can track keyboard inputs, simulate mouse activity, and initiate communication with criminals’ servers, making it a potent threat to banking activities.
Phobos Ransomware Expands with New FAUST Variant
FortiGuard Labs exposed a fresh attack vector involving the FAUST ransomware, a Phobos variant. The attackers employed a Visual Basic script in an Office document to propagate FAUST. They utilized the Gitea service to store encoded files. The ransomware employs...
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