‘LitterDrifter’ Russian USB Worm Leaks from Ukraine War Zone
Richi Jennings | | APT, Aqua Blizzard, Armageddon, computer worm, Flash drive, FSB, Gamaredon, Iron Tilden, LitterDrifter, Malware, Primitive Bear, Russia, russia hacker, Russia-Ukraine, russia-ukraine conflict, Russia's War on Ukraine, Russian Cyber War, Russian cybercrime, Russian FSB, SB Blogwatch, self-replicating worm, Shuckworm, Trident Ursa, Ukraine, ukraine conflict, Ukraine Cyber War, Ukraine cyberattack, Ukraine/European Security, USB, USB malware, USB Sticks, worm, wormsFSB APT USB VBS LNK DLL: WTH? Flash drive sharing malware escapes Україна. Gamaredon fingered as perps ... Read More
DarkGate and PikaBot Phishing Campaign is Using Qakbot Tactics
The operators behind a phishing campaign that is distributing the DarkGate and PikaBot malware is using many of the techniques attributed to the notorious QakBot operation that was taken down by law enforcement agencies in August. While not ready to attribute the latest campaign to the threat actors behind QakBot, ... Read More
CISA to Provide Cybersecurity Services to Critical Infrastructure Entities
The federal government’s top cybersecurity agency wants to become the managed services provider for commercial critical infrastructure entities, which have become an increasing target of cybercriminals. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is piloting a program that will enable such organizations to voluntarily tap into the shared services, support, ... Read More
FCC’s Got New Rules for SIM-Swap and Port-Out Fraud
Richi Jennings | | 2 factor, 2 factor auth, 2-factor authentication, 2FA apps, 2FA bypass, 2FA Flaws, 2FA phishing, 2FA policies, 2FA/MFA, Cloud MFA, DUAL FACTOR AUTHENTICATION, fcc, FCC Failures, FCC Follies, hacking two factor, Jessica Rosenworcel, MFA, MFA hacks, mfasecurity, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), number port-out fraud, number port-out scams, Number Portability Administration Center, port-out scams, SB Blogwatch, SIM swap, sim swap fraud, SIM swap scams, SIM swapping, SMS, SMS messages, SMS phishing, sms scam, SMS scams, smshing, two-factor-authentication.2faToo many times: Federal Communications Commission shuts stable door after horse bolted. But chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel (pictured) was hoping it would save us ... Read More
CrowdStrike Extends AI Approach to Cybersecurity to SMBs
CrowdStrike Falcon Go enables small-to-medium businesses (SMBs) to leverage machine learning algorithms to secure their IT environments ... Read More
Visa: AI Adds to the Cyberthreats Holiday Shoppers Will Face
For credit card giant Visa, the holiday season is always an extremely busy time. It not only brings out millions of people using plastic to pay for gifts, seasonal food, and decorations, but also bad actors armed with ever-evolving methods to steal credit card information and separate those buyers from ... Read More
Google to Force-Block Ad Blockers — Time to Get Firefox?
Richi Jennings | | ad blockers, ad-blocker, ad-blocking, adblock, adblockers, adblocking, adblocks, adtech, Advertising and AdTech, Chrome, Chrome extension, chrome extensions, google, Manifest V3, SB Blogwatch, uBlock OriginManifest V3: Destiny. Huge advertising monopoly flexes muscles: “Manifest V2” extensions to be nuked, but “V3” cripples ad blockers ... Read More
FBI Shuts Down IPStorm Botnet as Its Operator Pleads Guilty
The notorious IPStorm botnet proxy network, which first spun up in 2019 targeting Windows systems and two years later expanded to devices running other operating systems, is shut down and its creator in jail after pleading guilty to related criminal counts, according to the FBI. The federal law enforcement agency ... Read More
FBI’s Warrantless Spying on US Must Continue, Says FBI
Richi Jennings | | 4th Amendment, Democracy, FBI, FBI Director Christopher Wray, Federal Government, FISA, Fourth Amendment, government, government access, government surveillance, Government Surveillance Reform Act (GSRA), lawful surveillance, mass surveillance, nsa, police surveillance, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, Section 702, surveillance, US Constitution, US FBI, warrantless searchPrivacy, schmivacy: FBI head Christopher Wray (pictured) doesn’t see what all the fuss is about. Just renew FISA section 702 already! ... Read More
The Move Away From Passwords Will Be Gradual, Delinea Survey Finds
Passwords in the workplace aren’t going away anytime soon, despite ongoing efforts from the likes of Google, Microsoft, and Apple to push corporations to adopt other authentication methods like passkeys and biometrics. Consumer technology like smartphones and personal email accounts are moving in that direction, but business environments are more ... Read More
