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The phishing attack on the SMS giant exposes the dangers of B2B companies to the entire tech ecosystem.

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Aug. 19 and Aug. 26. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics, indicators of compromise, and discussing how our customers are automatically protected from these threats. As a reminder, the information provided for the following threats in this post is non-exhaustive and current as of the date of publication. Additionally, please keep in mind that IOC searching is only one part of threat hunting. Spotting a single IOC does not necessarily indicate maliciousness. Detection and coverage for the following threats is subject to updates, pending additional threat or vulnerability analysis. For the most current information, please refer to your Firepower Management Center, Snort.org, or ClamAV.net. For each threat described below, this blog post only lists 2...

Researchers warned that cyberattackers will be probing the code for weaknesses to exploit later.

Microsoft and others say they have observed nation-state actors, ransomware purveyors, and assorted cybercriminals pivoting to an open source attack-emulation tool in recent campaigns.

Consumers gain control of their data while companies build better relationships with their customers — but third-party ad-tech firms will likely continue to stand in the way.

OpenSSF welcomes Capital One as a premier member affirming its commitment to strengthening the open source software supply chain.

An attack on Russian mercenaries shows how militaries are increasingly using open source data—with sometimes deadly consequences.

Tens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed.

By Jon Munshaw.  Welcome to this week’s edition of the Threat Source newsletter.  Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was once the most talked about story in the world. Six months into the conflict, modern attention spans have moved on to other news stories. But Ukraine Independence Day yesterday should serve as a reminder to everyone that the threats to Ukraine have not gone anywhere.  The country still faces a physical conflict with Russia every day that seemingly has no easy end, and the barrage of cyber attacks is suspected to continue.   As discussed in our livestream yesterday, Talos continues to see evolving cybersecurity threats in the region, including the most recent GoMet backdoor. And as Joe Marshall highlighted in his blog post last week, Ukraine’s agriculture industry — which is vital to the global food supply chain — remains vulnerable to kinetic and virtual attacks. Because there’s been no one major cyber attack against Ukraine since Russia’s invasion began, the larg...

By Deeba Ahmed Microsoft has warned that the new post-compromise backdoor MagicWeb lets hackers "authenticate as anyone." This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: SolarWinds Hackers Using New Post-Exploitation Backdoor ‘MagicWeb’