A data breach has affected the personnel and payroll systems of the US Coast Guard, and has impacted member pay, and forced the agency to to take systems offline to prevent further intrusion until “at least February 19th, 2025”.
Category: Cyber Crime
Single Right-Click Let Hackers Gain Access To System By Exploiting 0-Day
This 0-day flaw, identified by security analysts at ClearSky Cyber Security in June 2024, allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to systems through minimal user interaction.
Schneider Electric hit by Ransomware Demand of $125,000 in baguettes.
Schneider Electric confirmed that it is investigating a breach as a ransomware group Hellcat claims to have stolen more than 40 GB of compressed data — and demanded the French multinational energy management company pay $125,000 in baguettes or else see its sensitive customer and operational information leaked.
HYPR is latest firm to reveal hiring of fraudulent IT worker overseas | CyberScoop
Company officials say the individual was caught during the onboarding process, but used proxies and verified documents to back up their legend.
Russian group’s hack of Texas water system underscores critical OT cyber threats | CSO Online
But water systems have been increasingly in the crosshairs in 2024, resulting in the following noteworthy water security developments:
JPCERT shares Windows Event Log tips to detect ransomware attacks
The investigation strategy proposed by JPCERT/CC covers four types of Windows Event Logs: Application, Security, System, and Setup logs.
How to manage shadow IT and reduce your attack surface
There is a reason why a lot of organizations shy away from people bringing their own devices to work. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-to-manage-shadow-it-and-reduce-your-attack-surface/
6 things hackers know that they don’t want security pros to know that they know | CSO Online
“Hackers know that the average CISO has a lot on their plates and they don’t have enough [resources] to get everything done.
Unpatchable 0-day in surveillance cam is being exploited to install Mirai | Ars Technica
Akamai said that the attackers are exploiting the vulnerability so they can install a variant of Mirai, which arrived in September 2016 when a botnet of infected devices took down cybersecurity news site Krebs on Security.