April 2023 – Page 8 – PossibleThreat Articles

For the past seven years, a malware-based proxy service known as “Faceless” has sold anonymity to countless cybercriminals. For less than a dollar per day, Faceless customers can route their malicious traffic through tens of thousands of compromised systems advertised on the service. In this post we’ll examine clues left behind over the past decade by the proprietor of Faceless, including some that may help put a face to the name.

Security Sophos

Ex-CEO of breached pyschotherapy clinic gets prison sentence for bad data security

April 18, 2023 0 Comments bust, data breach, data loss, extortion, finland, GDPR, Law & order

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 16:56:03 +0000

Did the sentence fit the crime? Read the backstory, and then have your say in our comments! (You may post anonymously.)

Security TrendMicro

Security Benefits of Cloud Automation

April 18, 2023 0 Comments trend micro devops : article, trend micro devops : aws, trend micro devops : azure, trend micro devops : best practices, trend micro devops : cloud native, trend micro devops : multi cloud, trend micro devops : workload security

Credit to Author: Andrew Stevens| Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Learn more about how cloud automation can simplify security controls, policies, and scans.

ComputerWorld Independent

NSO Group returns with triple iOS 15/16 zero-click spyware attack

April 18, 2023 0 Comments Apple, iOS, Mobile, Security, small and medium business

No matter what US President Joseph R. Biden Jr. said, NSO Group is still around; the privatized spying service produced zero-click exploits against iOS 15 and iOS 16 last year, according to the latest report from Citizen Lab.

It also suggests Lockdown Mode is effective against such attacks.

A trio of exploits used in complex form

The report reflects what Citizen Lab learned from investigating attacks against Mexican human rights defenders. The researchers conclude that NSO Group, called “mercenary hackers” by Apple, has made wide use of at least three zero-click exploits in Apple’s iPhone operating systems against civil society targets worldwide. NSO Group is the infamous firm that created the Pegasus tool used to spy on people.

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Security Wired

Used Routers Often Come Loaded With Corporate Secrets

April 18, 2023 0 Comments Security, Security / Cyberattacks and Hacks, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000

More than half of the enterprise routers researchers bought secondhand hadn’t been wiped, exposing sensitive info like login credentials and customer data.