Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: MUT-1244 targeting security researchers, red teamers, and threat actors A threat actor tracked as MUT-1244 by DataDog researchers has been targeting academics, pentesters, red teamers, security researchers, as well as other threat actors, in order to steal AWS access keys, WordPress account credentials and other sensitive data. Kali Linux 2024.4 released! 14 new shiny tools added Kali Linux 2024.4 includes … More → The post Week in review: MUT-1244 targets both security workers and threat actors, Kali Linux 2024.4 released appeared first on Help Net Security.

In the wake of the widespread compromise of US telecom giants’ networks by Chinese hackers and the FBI advising Americans to use end-to-end encrypted communications, CISA is advising “highly targeted individuals” – senior government officials and politicians – to lock down and protect their smartphones as much as possible and to use “Signal or a similar app” for secure communications. Security advice for iPhone, Android users “Highly targeted individuals should assume that all communications between … More → The post CISA: Use Signal or other secure communications app appeared first on Help Net Security.

A 30-year old Romanian man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for leveraging the Netwalker ransomware to extort money from victims, the US Department of Justice announced on Thursday. Daniel Christian Hulea, of Jucu de Mijloc, Cluj, Romania, was arrested by the Romanian police in July 2023 and extradited to the US, where he was taken to charged and ultimately pleaded guilty to computer fraud conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy earlier this year. “According … More → The post Another NetWalker affiliate sentenced to 20 years in prison appeared first on Help Net Security.

In this Help Net Security interview, Anjos Nijk, Managing Director of the European Network for Cyber security (ENCS), discusses cybersecurity in the energy sector as it modernizes with renewable sources and smart grid technologies. Nijk also addresses the need for international collaboration, the impact of IoT on security, and the emerging technologies that can enhance the resilience and reliability of critical energy infrastructure. As the energy sector undergoes significant modernization, particularly with the integration of … More → The post Why cybersecurity is critical to energy modernization appeared first on Help Net Security.

This article highlights key findings from 2024 reports on AI and GenAI technologies, focusing on their potential and major challenges. Overreliance on GenAI to develop software compromises security 96% of security and software development professionals report that their companies use GenAI-based solutions for building or delivering applications. Among these respondents, 79% report that all or most of their development teams regularly use GenAI.More developers than security professionals report concern over loss of critical thinking due … More → The post AI is becoming the weapon of choice for cybercriminals appeared first on Help Net Security.