Grupo NGO gains 24/7 security visibility without expanding its IT team
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Consolidating from an overly burdensome number of point solutions to an easier to manage platform-based approach brings with it a number of benefits. The post Rationalizing the Stack: The Case for Security Vendor Consolidation appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Divya reports: A security vulnerability has been discovered in the popular 7-Zip file compression utility that could allow attackers to write arbitrary files to victim systems and potentially execute malicious code. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-55188, affects all versions of 7-Zip prior to the recently released version 25.01 and stems from improper handling of symbolic links……
Fake installers for popular artificial intelligence (AI) tools like OpenAI ChatGPT and InVideo AI are being used as lures to propagate various threats, such as the CyberLock and Lucky_Gh0$t ransomware families, and a new malware dubbed Numero. “CyberLock ransomware, developed using PowerShell, primarily focuses on encrypting specific files on the victim’s system,” Cisco Talos researcher…
And if there haven’t been enough recent data incidents involving car manufacturers and their vendors, here’s a leak to give wannabe criminals some additional details that they might be able to use in a phishing or social engineering campaign. WebsitePlanet reports: Cybersecurity Researcher Jeremiah Fowler discovered and reported to Website Planet about an unencrypted and non-password-protected database……
John Blacksmith reports: Verily, owned by Alphabet, is facing a lawsuit filed by an ex-employee who alleges the misuse of the personally identifiable health information of over 25,000 patients, and the failure of the company to submit HIPAA breach reports, as per the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirement. Verily, previously known as……
A new analysis has uncovered connections between affiliates of RansomHub and other ransomware groups like Medusa, BianLian, and Play. The connection stems from the use of a custom tool that’s designed to disable endpoint detection and response (EDR) software on compromised hosts, according to ESET. The EDR killing tool, dubbed EDRKillShifter, was first documented as…