From Cybercrime Saul Goodman to the Russian GRU

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:10:18 +0000

In 2021, the exclusive Russian cybercrime forum Mazafaka was hacked. The leaked user database shows one of the forum’s founders was an attorney who advised Russia’s top hackers on the legal risks of their work, and what to do if they got caught. A review of this user’s hacker identities shows that during his time on the forums he served as an officer in the special forces of the GRU, the foreign military intelligence agency of the Russian Federation.

Read more

What a future without browser cookies looks like

Most online users have experienced it. You do an online search for healthcare purposes, travel information, or something to buy and soon you’re being bombarded with emails and targeted online ads for everything related to your search. That’s because browser cookies were tracking you as you performed your searches; they identified you and your activity.

Over the past few years, the online advertising industry has been undergoing a sea change as regulators restricted how cookies can be used and browser providers moved away from their use in response to consumer outcries over privacy.

“They often feel surveilled; some even find it ‘creepy’ that a website can show them ads related to their behavior elsewhere,” according to a recent study by the HEC Paris Business School.

To read this article in full, please click here

Read more

Unveiling Atlassian Confluence Vulnerability CVE-2023-22527: Understanding and Mitigating Remote Code Execution Risks

Credit to Author: Jagir Shastri| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In this blog entry, we discuss CVE-2023-22527, a vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence that has a CVSS score of 10 and could allow threat actors to perform remote code execution.

Read more

Unifying Cloud Security Beyond Siloes

Credit to Author: Alifiya Sadikali| Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Attacks don’t stay in siloes, and neither should your security solutions. Explore the benefits of a cybersecurity platform that consolidates security across multiple layers—including the cloud—for more proactive risk management.

Read more