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Exposed Selenium Grid Servers Targeted for Crypto Mining and Proxyjacking

Internet-exposed Selenium Grid instances are being targeted by bad actors for illicit cryptocurrency mining and proxyjacking campaigns. “Selenium Grid is a server that facilitates running test cases in parallel across different browsers and versions,” Cado Security researchers Tara Gould and Nate Bill said in an analysis published today. “However, Selenium Grid’s default configuration lacks

7 Essential SaaS Security Best Practices

Originally published by Suridata.No More SaaS Security TradeoffsIf your organization is like most, you are probably using upwards of a hundred Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications. The reasons for this are many, including convenience, instant access to enterprise software, and flexibility. On the downside, SaaS security has proven to be a challenge, even if you have robust […]

Iranian Cyber Group OilRig Targets Iraqi Government in Sophisticated Malware Attack

Iraqi government networks have emerged as the target of an “elaborate” cyber attack campaign orchestrated by an Iran state-sponsored threat actor called OilRig. The attacks singled out Iraqi organizations such as the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, cybersecurity company Check Point said in a new analysis. OilRig, also called APT34, Crambus, […]

Ireland’s Watchdog Launches Inquiry into Google’s AI Data Practices in Europe

The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has announced that it has commenced a “Cross-Border statutory inquiry” into Google’s foundational artificial intelligence (AI) model to determine whether the tech giant has adhered to data protection regulations in the region when processing the personal data of European users. “The statutory inquiry concerns the question of whether Google […]