Spotlight - Security Boulevard https://securityboulevard.com/category/sb/sb-spotlight/ The Home of the Security Bloggers Network Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:28:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://securityboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/android-chrome-256x256-1-32x32.png Spotlight - Security Boulevard https://securityboulevard.com/category/sb/sb-spotlight/ 32 32 133346385 Interpol, African Nations Arrest 1,006 in Sweeping ‘Operation Serengeti’ https://securityboulevard.com/2024/11/interpol-african-nations-arrest-1006-in-sweeping-operation-serengeti/ Wed, 27 Nov 2024 19:28:48 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2037657 Interpol Operation Synergia ransomware phishing

Interpol led 19 African countries in a massive anti-cybercriminal effort dubbed "Operation Serengeti" that shut down a range of scams and attacks that bled $193 million from 35,000 victims. More than 1,000 people were arrested and more than 134,000 malicious infrastructures shut down.

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Supply Chain Ransomware Attack Hits Starbucks, UK Grocers https://securityboulevard.com/2024/11/supply-chain-ransomware-attack-hits-starbucks-uk-grocers/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:37:56 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2037607 supply, chain, Blue Yonder, secure, Checkmarx Abnormal Security cyberattack supply chain cybersecurity

Coffee store giant Starbucks was among other organizations affected by a ransomware attack this month on cloud managed service provider Blue Yonder, a Panasonic subsidiary that has more than 3,000 customers. Two UK grocery chains also were impacted.

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QNAP’s Buggy Security Fix Causes Chaos https://securityboulevard.com/2024/11/qnap-bad-patch-richixbw/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 14:54:57 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2037597 Three tiny people cleaning the inside of a hard drive

RAID FAIL: NAS Maker does a CrowdStrike—cleanup on /dev/dsk/c1t2d3s4 please

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Huge Leak of Customer Data Includes Military Personnel Info https://securityboulevard.com/2024/11/huge-leak-of-customer-data-includes-military-personnel-info/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:07:01 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2037509 military

EnamelPins, which manufactures and sells medals, pins, and other emblematic accessories, for months left open an Elasticsearch instance that exposed 300,000 customer emails, including 2,500 from military and government personnel. The company, based in California, also has links to China, Cybernews researchers wrote.

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The Cyberthreats from China are Ongoing: U.S. Officials https://securityboulevard.com/2024/11/the-cyberthreats-from-china-are-ongoing-u-s-officials/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:32:00 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2037480 China, threats, scams, CISA TP-Link Volt Typhoon Salt Typhoon

U.S. officials are pushing back at the ongoing threats posted by Chinese state-sponsored hackers like Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon, which have infiltrated critical infrastructure organizations to steal information and preposition themselves in case of a conflict breaking out between the two countries.

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Nile Releases Zero Trust-as-a-Service Aimed at Delivering Ransomware Protection Natively Without Operational Headaches https://securityboulevard.com/2024/11/nile-releases-zero-trust-as-a-service-aimed-at-delivering-ransomware-protection-natively-without-operational-headaches/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 21:17:54 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2037379 Nile

Nile is working to make Local Area Network (LAN) invulnerable by design; its latest effort to stop ransomware and lateral movement attacks. The networking-as-a-service vendor, on Thursday, announced the launch of Nile Trust Service, an add-on solution that it said will end the need to deploy a medley of localized point security solutions and provide..

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U.S. Agencies Seize Four North Korean IT Worker Scam Websites https://securityboulevard.com/2024/11/u-s-agencies-seize-four-north-korean-it-worker-scam-websites/ Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:54:07 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2037360 North Korea IT worker scam

U.S. law enforcement agencies seized the websites of four North Korean fake IT worker scams that were uncovered by SentinelOne threat researchers and linked to a larger network of Chinese front companies.

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Here’s Yet Another D-Link RCE That Won’t be Fixed https://securityboulevard.com/2024/11/d-link-router-critical-rce-sol-richixbw/ Thu, 21 Nov 2024 17:33:40 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2037237 A D-Link DSR-250N, which is now EOL

D-Licious: Stubborn network device maker digs in heels and tells you to buy new gear.

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Microsoft Adds Raft of Zero-Trust Tools and Platforms https://securityboulevard.com/2024/11/microsoft-adds-raft-of-zero-trust-tools-and-platforms/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:17:27 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2037076 platforms, security, tool, tooling, AI coding, tools, tools cybersecurity multi-tool

Microsoft this week launched a raft of cybersecurity initiatives that address everything from making Windows platforms more secure to adding platforms that are more secure by design.

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Securing the Software Supply Chain: Checkmarx One Expands its Offerings https://securityboulevard.com/2024/11/securing-the-software-supply-chain-checkmarx-one-expands-its-offerings/ Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:56:52 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2037071 supply, chain, Blue Yonder, secure, Checkmarx Abnormal Security cyberattack supply chain cybersecurity

The software supply chain is under siege. Threat actors increasingly exploit weaknesses in code repositories, dependencies and mismanaged secrets to infiltrate and disrupt software development processes. In response, organizations are turning to robust strategies to safeguard their supply chains, including tools like SCA scanning, AI and container security, secrets detection and repository health monitoring. Checkmarx’s..

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