WEEKLY CYBERSECURITY NEWSLETTER NO: 279

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07 August 2023 12:00 pm

1- Researchers Discover 12 New LOLBAS Binaries that are Used by Attackers

Hackers actively leverage LOLBAS (Living-Off-the-Land Binaries-And-Scripts), it’s a popular methodology that is used by threat actors for exploiting legit tools for hiding the illicit actions performed by them....

2- Ransomware on manufacturing industry caused $46bn in losses

Between 2018 and 2023, 478 manufacturing companies have suffered a ransomware attack, leading to a loss of approximately $46.2 billion in downtime alone....

3- Chrome Security Update: 15 Critical Vulnerabilities Fixed, Over $60,000 Rewarded

Google has published a security update for Chrome, updating the Stable channel for Mac and Linux to 115.0.5790.170 and 115.0.5790.170/.171 for Windows.  The release of this upgrade will take place over the coming days/weeks....

4- Ransomware on manufacturing industry caused $46bn in losses

Between 2018 and 2023, 478 manufacturing companies have suffered a ransomware attack, leading to a loss of approximately $46.2 billion in downtime alone....

4- Security professionals unaware of NCSC Cyber Essentials framework – Lookout

New research by Lookout has revealed that there is a lack of awareness towards the NCSC Cyber Essentials framework. The endpoint-to-cloud security provider found only 28% of organisations had fully implemented Cyber Essentials, with over a third (40%) of security professionals claiming they were unf...