Crying Out Cloud Wiz

🚨 BREAKING: Wiz Research identifies critical risks in #AI-as-a-service 🚨

Dive into Crying Out Cloud's latest episode, featuring a very special guest, Shir Tamari, head of the research team at Wiz. This episode sheds light on the security challenges that come with the rapid integration of AI technologies. Highlights include:

🚀 Exploring the rapid integration of AI and its associated security risks, identified by Wiz Research in collaboration with Hugging Face.

🛡️ Exposing two significant security flaws within Hugging Face's systems: shared inference and CI/CD systems, which could potentially offer unauthorized access to sensitive data.

📢 Highlighting the critical need for robust security frameworks in AI services.

✅ Demonstrating Hugging Face's dedication to security through the adoption of Wiz CSPM, continuous vulnerability assessments, and annual penetration tests, thereby establishing a high standard in AI safety.

The backdoor in XZ Utils is shaking the industry 🔔
How could we not talk about it?


Tune in to the special unscheduled episode of Crying Out Cloud with Eden Naftali and Amitai Cohen as they delve into the stealthy supply chain attack!


In this episode:
🔍 The Alert from CISA regarding CVE-2024-3094, a vulnerability in XZ Utils Data Compression Library versions 5.6.0 and 5.6.1
🛑 The potential risks posed by the embedded malicious code and the unauthorized access it may grant to affected systems
🛡️ Security Team Action Plans


Tune in now!

🎙️ What is a better way to stay updated on cloud security than a NEW Crying Out Cloud episode!

Join Eden Naftali and Amitai Cohen as they explore what is new and 🔥:

👾 Open-source repos flooded by malicious code.

💻 What is to become of the National Vulnerability Database?

⛓️ Proof of bandwidth cryptojacking

🛠️ Critical vulnerabilities discovered in popular CI/CD tool



Links:  


https://apiiro.com/blog/malicious-code-campaign-github-repo-confusion-attack/ 


https://github.blog/2024-02-29-keeping-secrets-out-of-public-repositories/ 


https://research.openanalysis.net/github/lua/2024/03/03/lua-malware.html 


https://resilientcyber.substack.com/p/death-knell-of-the-nvd 


https://sysdig.com/blog/cloud-threats-deploying-crypto-cdn/ 

The NEW exclusive interview with hacker extraordinaire Sam Curry on Crying Out Cloud is out!


Join Eden Naftali and Amitai Cohen as they explore the role of a Bug-Bounty Hunter with Sam Curry:


🔑 Learn about Sam's journey into security research


🛠️ Favorite tools and underrated platforms


🤖 The trustworthiness implications of AI-driven technologies in transportation.


🔒 Vulnerabilities within a major tech company's infrastructure. The tradeoff between scanning gigantic IP ranges and selecting the best research targets.





Important links:
https://samcurry.net/web-hackers-vs-the-auto-industry/
https://samcurry.net/hacking-apple/
https://samcurry.net/points-com/

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Season 2 of "CRYING OUT CLOUD" is here!

Join our hosts, Eden and Amitai, as they dive into the latest cloud stories that we can't wait to share with you

Here's a sneak peek into the season's opening:



🚗 Mercedes-Benz Source Code Exposure:
A public GitHub Repo was exposed - allowing unauthorized access to the company's internal servers, including AWS and Azure subscriptions. The credentials remained publicly accessible for 3-4 months. 😱



🌨️ Midnight Blizzard Hits Microsoft:
Russian actors (Midnight Blizzard) got into Microsoft's network and stole employee emails, finding a misconfigured account with a weak password. Among other things, they tried to find out what Microsoft knew about their activity.



🔐 Ivanti Vulnerabilities:
Ivanti's VPN products exposed vulnerabilities, allowing remote code execution and authentication bypass, exploited by a Chinese Threat Actor.

🛡️ Join Eden Naftali & Amitai Cohen's exclusive interview with Yinon Costica, as he brings unparalleled expertise to the table. From his beginnings in Israel's 8200 intelligence unit, through Adallom, which was acquired by Microsoft, to co-founding Wiz