Data Breach Today
MAY 14, 2024
Kaspersky Says It Spotted QakBot Operators Exploiting the Flaw in April Microsoft issued a patch Tuesday for a Windows zero-day vulnerability that security researchers say operators of the QakBot botnet and other hackers actively exploited. The elevation of privilege vulnerability flaw is rated "important" on the CVSS scale.
Krebs on Security
MAY 14, 2024
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 60 security holes in Windows computers and supported software, including two “zero-day” vulnerabilities in Windows that are already being exploited in active attacks. There are also important security patches available for macOS and Adobe users, and for the Chrome Web browser, which just patched its own zero-day flaw.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 14, 2024
UK GCHQ Director Calls Chinese Hacking a 'Top Priority' Chinese-backed espionage and cyber disruption pose a major threat to global critical infrastructure as Beijing races for global edge, British and U.S. cyber officials warned Tuesday. Responding to the scale and complexity of Chinese hacking is a top British priority.
WIRED Threat Level
MAY 14, 2024
A coalition of digital rights groups is demanding the US declassify records that would clarify just how expansive a major surveillance program really is.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 14, 2024
Firms Back New Guidance for Victims From UK's National Cyber Security Centre A coalition of cyber insurance associations has pledged to back fresh government cybersecurity guidance designed to help victims avoid ever paying a ransom, as part of an ongoing push to reduce ransomware's profitability for criminals in part by improving organizations' resilience and recovery.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 14, 2024
In Some Regions, ER Patients Still Diverted, Pharmacies Can't Fill Prescriptions U.S. hospital chain Ascension is making progress recovering from last week's ransomware attack, but it will take time to restore all its affected IT services, including electronic health records and systems supporting its pharmacy operations.
Security Affairs
MAY 14, 2024
The Singing River Health System revealed that the ransomware attack that hit the organization in August 2023 impacted 895,204 people. At the end of August 2023, the systems at three hospitals and other medical facilities operated by Singing River Health System (SRHS) were hit by a Rhysida ransomware attack. The Singing River Health System runs 3 hospitals and 10 clinics and is the second largest employer on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Data Breach Today
MAY 14, 2024
AI Systems Lied to Win Games, Trick Humans into Solving Captcha Artificial intelligence lies like humans lie - without compunction and with premeditation. That's bad news for the people who want to rely on it, warn researchers who spotted patterns of deception in AI models trained to excel at besting the competition.
Security Affairs
MAY 14, 2024
Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for May 2024 fixed 59 flaws across various products including an actively exploited zero-day. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for May 2024 addressed 59 vulnerabilities in Windows and Windows Components; Office and Office Components; NET Framework and Visual Studio; Microsoft Dynamics 365; Power BI; DHCP Server; Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based); and Windows Mobile Broadband.
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Data Breach Today
MAY 14, 2024
Pertsev Turned A Blind Eye to Illicit Activity on the Mixer, Dutch Court Says A Dutch court Tuesday handed Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev a sentence of five years and four months for money laundering. The 31-year-old Russian national developed and maintained cryptocurrency anonymization software used to launder digital cash worth more than $2 billion.
Security Affairs
MAY 14, 2024
VMware fixed four flaws in its Workstation and Fusion desktop hypervisors, including three zero-days exploited at the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024 VMware addressed four vulnerabilities in its Workstation and Fusion desktop hypervisors, including three zero-day flaws demonstrated at the Pwn2Own Vancouver 2024. Below are descriptions of the flaws addressed by the virtualization giant CVE-2024-22267 (CVSS score: 9.3) – A use-after-free vulnerability in the Bluetooth device.
KnowBe4
MAY 14, 2024
New analysis of Q1’s ransomware attacks uncovers a single group responsible for the lion’s share and even discusses what makes the them so successful.
Security Affairs
MAY 14, 2024
The non-profit technology organization MITRE released the EMB3D threat model for embedded devices used in critical infrastructure. MITRE announced the public release of its EMB3D threat model for embedded devices used in various industries (i.e. Automotive, healthcare, and manufacturing), including critical infrastructure. The threat model provides a knowledge base of cyber threats to embedded devices.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
KnowBe4
MAY 14, 2024
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) in Nova Scotia is warning of spear phishing attacks that impersonate company managers. The scammers text company employees requesting a payment to cover an urgent business need.
Schneier on Security
MAY 14, 2024
Google has patched another Chrome zero-day: On Thursday, Google said an anonymous source notified it of the vulnerability. The vulnerability carries a severity rating of 8.8 out of 10. In response, Google said, it would be releasing versions 124.0.6367.201/.202 for macOS and Windows and 124.0.6367.201 for Linux in subsequent days. “Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2024-4671 exists in the wild,” the company said.
KnowBe4
MAY 14, 2024
Trend analysis of ransomware attacks in the first quarter of this year reveals a continual increase in the number of "unknown" initial attack vectors, and I think I might understand why.
Collibra
MAY 14, 2024
At Data Citizens ‘24, industry leaders and experts converged to explore how they could do more with trusted data. For many attendees, this meant exploring the transformative potential of data sharing. Data Citizens offered multiple opportunities to gain practical insights and real-world examples this year. Attendees could learn about new product innovations.
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KnowBe4
MAY 14, 2024
Attackers are exploiting Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) flaws to bypass security filters, according to a new report from Vipre. This technique allows attackers to send benign links in phishing emails that will redirect users to malicious sites.
Jamf
MAY 14, 2024
Discover how Jamf, Wonde, and Think3 are revolutionizing educational technology. This collaboration aims to streamline operations, enhance security and empower educators.
KnowBe4
MAY 14, 2024
Verizon: Nearly 80% of Data Breaches Involve Phishing and the Misuse of Credentials
Schneier on Security
MAY 14, 2024
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m giving a webinar via Zoom on Wednesday, May 22, at 11:00 AM ET. The topic is “ Should the USG Establish a Publicly Funded AI Option? “ The list is maintained on this page.
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CILIP
MAY 14, 2024
Looking for opportunities NEW Chief Executive Louis Coiffait-Gunn says he is looking forward to leading CILIP as the profession stakes its claim as being an integral part of economic growth. With a general election to take place by January, Louis is keen to position CILIP’s members as part of the wider solution to transforming the current low-growth economy.
The Guardian Data Protection
MAY 14, 2024
Party reportedly copied in more than 300 email addresses in appeal to supporters to sign up for conference The Conservative party has referred itself to the data protection watchdog over an alleged data breach after it revealed hundreds of email addresses in a pitch to sign up for its annual conference. The party’s registration team, urging supporters to complete their applications for conference, reportedly copied in more than 300 addresses in a way that they could be seen by all recipients.
IBM Big Data Hub
MAY 14, 2024
CFOs are the stewards of investment capital, orchestrating a movement with transformative technology and innovation to evolve businesses, accelerate revenue streams and drive meaningful outcomes. The current business environment has CFOs facing headwinds for decision-making in less-than-ideal conditions with rapidly shifting regulations, tedious reporting standards, ESG requirements and inflationary pressures; however, the need for growth and profit expansion remains, and as CEOs look for ways t
IG Guru
MAY 14, 2024
Register Here The post ARMA Chicago Spring Seminar 2024 on May 21st, 2024 8am-3pm first appeared on IG GURU.
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Reltio
MAY 14, 2024
Some recent rumored mergers and acquisitions have thrust the data unification and management industry under the microscope of both media and investors. Growing demand for cloud-based data unification solutions, essential for leveraging AI and unleashing digital transformation, has raised the stakes for companies in nearly every industry. The data unification industry is experiencing several durable secular trends that are driving recent attention.
HID Global
MAY 14, 2024
Discover how the BGR700 boarding gate ticket reader revolutionizes airport boarding processes, enhances passenger experience and promotes seamless air travel.
Unwritten Record
MAY 14, 2024
Recently I posted announcing the digitization of cartographic records from the Irrigation Division of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. While scanning those records, I came across some interesting maps that demonstrate the various stages a map went though before being published by the U.S. government. Before the use of aerial photographs and the development of photogrammetry (the science of making measurements from photographs), maps began as a compilation of notes and sketches created by hand in th
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