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Top Cyber Stories Of The Day

Here are the juiciest pieces of cybersecurity goodness you don’t want to miss:

1. Colonial Pipeline Denies Breach by RANSOMEDVC Ransomware Group: Rumors of a breach have been circulating, but Colonial Pipeline insists there’s no truth to them. Is it a third-party culprit or just a case of mistaken identity? Stay tuned.
2. The Week in Ransomware – October 13th, 2023: Ransomware gangs are wreaking havoc on enterprises, causing chaos and data breaches. Grab your popcorn and join us for a rollercoaster of cybercrime drama.
3. The curl Project Uncovers a Heap-based Buffer Overflow: Watch out, SOCKS5 handshake process, you’ve got a vulnerability! The curl project has spilled the beans on a security issue that could make even the most secure systems shake in their virtual boots.
4. Cloud Gaming Firm Shadow Falls Victim to Social Engineering Attack: Sometimes all it takes is a smooth talker on the other end of the line to trick you out of your data. Shadow learned this the hard way as they became the latest victim of a social engineering attack.
5. Magecart Goes Stealth Mode with 404 Error Pages: Who knew error pages could be so deceptive? Magecart has found a new way to hide their malicious code in plain sight. Sneaky, sneaky.

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Today’s Threat Intelligence Reports

– Cybersecurity Newsletter – The curl project has disclosed a security issue involving a heap-based buffer overflow in the SOCKS5 handshake process.
– Cloud gaming firm Shadow experienced a social engineering attack, resulting in the theft of customer data.
– A new Magecart campaign utilizes 404 error pages to hide malicious code.
– NetExec, Trivy-operator, and Nord Stream are new tools available for assessing network security, generating security reports, and deploying malicious pipelines, respectively.
– SpyNote is an Android malware app that steals information and is difficult to detect and uninstall.

Today’s Breach Bulletins

– Colonial Pipeline Denies Breach by RANSOMEDVC Ransomware Group – Third-party data breach suspected in online files linked to Colonial Pipeline.
– Cloud gaming firm Shadow experienced a social engineering attack, resulting in the theft of customer data.
– A new Magecart campaign utilizes 404 error pages to hide malicious code.
– Spanish airline Air Europa suffered a cyberattack resulting in the exposure of customer credit card information.
– WhatsApp Debunks Baseless Claims of Cyberattack Targeting Jews – Forwarded messages spreading rumours of cyberattacks targeting Jewish people are false and have no basis in reality, according to Meta’s WhatsApp messaging service. The messages warn users about downloading a file called ‘Seismic Waves CARD’ that can allegedly hack their phones. Similar hoaxes have been reported in the past.
– Kwik Trip IT systems outage caused by mysterious ‘network incident’ – Kwik Trip has been impacted by a ransomware attack causing business disruptions.
– Microsoft: October Windows 10 security updates fail to install – Windows 10 security updates released during this month’s Patch Tuesday may fail to install with 0x8007000d errors.
– 23andMe hit with lawsuits after hacker leaks stolen genetics data – Genetic testing provider 23andMe is facing multiple class action lawsuits in the U.S. after a data breach affecting millions of customers.

Security Research, Education & Awareness

– Zero Trust is a security model based on the principle of \”never trust, always verify\” and is effective against cyberattacks.
– A developer’s guide to securing React Native frontend development.
– An in-depth review of AWS Security Hub, highlighting both its positives and negatives.
– An interview with Natalie Silvanovich from Google’s Project Zero, discussing vulnerability disclosure and the qualities of a researcher.
– The EU has released a draft of a common scheme for cybersecurity certification.
– Time Taken by Ransomware to Infect Systems Witnesses a Significant Drop – The time it takes for threat actors to infect systems with ransomware has decreased over the past year. The average dwell time between assault and ransomware deployment was 5.5 days in 2021 and 4.5 days in 2022.
– Alert: AI Sector’s Energy Consumption Could Match That of the Netherlands – The AI industry could consume as much energy as the Netherlands by 2027 due to the integration of AI-powered services, according to a recent study.

Stay Secure, Let’s Know Together.