Over the years, cyber-attacks and data breaches have become one of the biggest risks in the business sector, compromising sensitive data and causing a massive financial hit to companies and organizations worldwide. According to data presented by BuyShares.co.uk, more than 40% of companies feel threatened by cyber incidents and find it the most concerning business risk in 2021.
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Bahraini Activists Targeted Using a New iPhone Zero-Day Exploit From NSO Group
A previously undisclosed “zero-click” exploit in Apple’s iMessage was abused by Israeli surveillance vendor NSO Group to circumvent iOS security protections and target nine Bahraini activists.
“The hacked activists included three members of Waad (a secular Bahraini political society), three members of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, two exiled Bahraini dissidents, and one member of Al Wefaq (a Shiite Bahraini political society),” researchers from University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab said in a report published today, with four of the targets hacked by an actor it tracks as LULU and believed to be the government of Bahrain.
continue reading: https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/bahraini-activists-targeted-using-new.html
Researchers Warn of 4 Emerging Ransomware Groups That Can Cause Havoc
Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday took the wraps off four up-and-coming ransomware groups that could pose a serious threat to enterprises and critical infrastructure, as the ripple effect of a recent spurt in ransomware incidents show that attackers are growing more sophisticated and more profitable in extracting payouts from victims.
“While the ransomware crisis appears poised to get worse before it gets better, the cast of cybercrime groups that cause the most damage is constantly changing,” Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 threat intelligence team said in a report shared with The Hacker News.
continue reading: https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/researchers-warn-of-4-new-ransomware.html
Apple, Microsoft and Amazon Chiefs to Meet Biden Over Critical Infrastructure Cyber Attacks
US President Joe Biden has invited Apple CEO Tim Cook, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and Amazon president and CEO Andy Jassy to the White House to discuss how the private sector can help combat ransomware and software supply chain attacks.
The forthcoming meeting, reported by Bloomberg, concerns America’s resilience to major cyber attacks on critical infrastructure, which Biden has told Russian president Vladimir Putin should be “off limits”.
continue reading: https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-microsoft-and-amazon-chiefs-to-meet-biden-over-critical-infrastructure-cyber-attacks/
38 Million Records Exposed From Microsoft Power Apps of Dozens of Organisations
More than 38 million records from 47 different entities that rely on Microsoft’s Power Apps portals platform were inadvertently left exposed online, bringing into sharp focus a “new vector of data exposure.”
“The types of data varied between portals, including personal information used for COVID-19 contact tracing, COVID-19 vaccination appointments, social security numbers for job applicants, employee IDs, and millions of names and email addresses,” UpGuard Research team said in a disclosure made public on Monday.
continue reading: https://thehackernews.com/2021/08/38-million-records-exposed-from.html
Konni RAT Variant Targeting Russia in Ongoing Attack Campaign
So far, Konni RAT has managed to evade detection as only 3 security solutions on VirusTotal were able to detect the malware.
The IT security researchers at Malwarebytes Labs have reported a new and ongoing malware campaign in which the prime target is Russia. The payload dropped by threat actors in this attack is the Konni RAT that was first spotted in 2014 being used by the North Korean Black Hat group of hackers known as Thallium and APT37.
continue reading: https://www.hackread.com/konni-rat-variant-hits-russia-ongoing-attack/
Trend Micro Detected Over 13 Million Malware Events Targeting Linux-based Cloud Environments
Trend Micro Incorporated, a global cybersecurity leader, today released new research on the state of Linux security in the first half of 2021. The report gives valuable insight into how Linux operating systems are being targeted as organizations increase their digital footprint in the cloud and the pervasive threats that make up the Linux threat landscape.
continue reading: https://newsroom.trendmicro.com/2021-08-23-Trend-Micro-Detected-Nearly-13-Million-Malware-Events-Targeting-Linux-based-Cloud-Environments
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