FBI Hacker Dropped Stolen Airbus Data on 9/11
In December 2022, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that a cybercriminal using the handle "USDoD" had infiltrated the FBI's vetted information sharing network InfraGard, and was selling the contact information for all 80,000 members. The FBI responded by reverifying InfraGard members and by seizing the cybercrime forum where the data was being sold. But on Sept. 11, 2023, USDoD resurfaced after a lengthy absence to leak sensitive employee data stolen from the aerospace giant Airbus. READ MORE...
'Scattered Spider' Behind MGM Cyberattack, Targets Casinos
A threat group called "Scattered Spider" is reportedly behind the Sept. 10 MGM Resorts cyberattack, which days later is still keeping systems offline across the conglomerate's more than 30 hotels and casinos scattered around the globe. According to a Reuters report that attributes the attack, citing sources familiar with the matter, the Scattered Spider ransomware group is believed to be made up of young adults in the US and UK. READ MORE...
Rollbar discloses data breach after hackers stole access tokens
Software bug-tracking company Rollbar disclosed a data breach after unknown attackers hacked its systems in early August and gained access to customer access tokens. The security breach was discovered by Rollbar on September 6 when reviewing data warehouse logs showing that a service account was used to log into the cloud-based bug monitoring platform. Once inside Rollbar's systems, the threat actors searched the company's data for cloud credentials and Bitcoin wallets. READ MORE...
Fake Cisco Webex Google Ads abuse tracking templates to push malware
Threat actors use Google Ads tracking templates as a loophole to create convincing Webex software search ads that redirect users to websites that distribute the BatLoader malware. Webex is a video conferencing and contact center suite that is part of Cisco's collaboration products portfolio and used by corporations and businesses worldwide. Malwarebytes reports that the malvertising campaign has been active in Google Search for a week, with the threat actors appearing to be from Mexico. READ MORE...
US Agencies Publish Cybersecurity Report on Deepfake Threats
Several US government agencies on Tuesday published a cybersecurity information sheet focusing on the threat posed by deepfakes and how organizations can identify and respond to deepfakes. Deepfake is a term used to describe synthetic media - typically fake images and videos. Deepfakes have been around for a long time, but advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have made it easier and less costly to create highly realistic deepfakes. READ MORE...
Kubernetes Admins Warned to Patch Clusters Against New RCE Vulns
Two new high-severity Kubernetes vulnerabilities leave all Windows endpoints on an unpatched cluster open to remote code execution (RCE) with system privileges. Akamai has released a new report flagging the two Kubernetes vulnerabilities, and urged system administrators to take immediate steps to mitigate. The find was built on previous research into Windows nodes vulnerability CVE-2023-3676 reported last July, according to the Akamai report. READ MORE...
With 0-days hitting Chrome, iOS, and dozens more this month, is no software safe?
End users, admins, and researchers better brace yourselves: The number of apps being patched for zero-day vulnerabilities has skyrocketed this month and is likely to get worse in the following weeks. People have worked overtime in recent weeks to patch a raft of vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild, with offerings from Apple, Microsoft, Google, Mozilla, Adobe, and Cisco all being affected since the beginning of the month. READ MORE...
- ...in 1956, the IBM RAMAC 305 was introduced.
- ...in 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it.
- ...in 1994, Major League Baseball cancels the 1994 season and the World Series.
- ...in 2000, Microsoft introduced the last update to the OS, MS-DOS. (Version 8.0)
