Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
As Ed Gerck Readies Research Paper, Security Experts Say They Want to See Proof A scientist claims to have developed an inexpensive system for using quantum computing to crack RSA, which is the world's most commonly used public key algorithm. If true, this would be a breakthrough that comes years before experts predicted. Now, they're asking for proof.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 11, 2023
In the summer of 2022, KrebsOnSecurity documented the plight of several readers who had their accounts at big-three consumer credit reporting bureau Experian hijacked after identity thieves simply re-registered the accounts using a different email address. Sixteen months later, Experian clearly has not addressed this gaping lack of security. I know that because my account at Experian was recently hacked, and the only way I could recover access was by recreating the account.
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The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
A hacking gang known as Scattered Spiders soundly defeated the cybersecurity defenses of MGM and Caesars casinos. Related: Russia puts the squeeze on US supply chain This cost the Las Vegas gambling meccas more than $100 million while damaging their reputations. As the companies face nine federal lawsuits for failing to protect customer data, it’s abundantly clear hackers have checkmated multi-factor authentication (MFA).
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Report Reveals How Hackers Targeted Danish Energy Infrastructure in Sweeping Attack Critical infrastructure operators across Denmark experienced the most extensive cybersecurity incident in Danish history earlier this year when hackers exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in firewalls meant to protect their networks from attacks, according to a new report published by SektorCERT.
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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
Thales Wins Big in 2023 madhav Thu, 11/02/2023 - 05:09 Here at Thales, we are incredibly proud of what we do. Protecting our customers from cybersecurity threats brings us immense satisfaction, and being recognized for our efforts is both humbling and validating. 2023 has been a particularly good year for us; keep reading for a run-through of our most recent successes.
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Jamf
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
Jamf Threat Labs discovered a new later-stage malware variant from BlueNoroff that shares characteristics with their RustBucket campaign. Read this blog to learn more about this malware and view the indicators of compromise.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
The login page for the criminal reshipping service SWAT USA Drop. One of the largest cybercrime services for laundering stolen merchandise was hacked recently, exposing its internal operations, finances and organizational structure. Here’s a closer look at the Russia-based SWAT USA Drop Service , which currently employs more than 1,200 people across the United States who are knowingly or unwittingly involved in reshipping expensive consumer goods purchased with stolen credit cards.
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
In cybersecurity, keeping digital threats at bay is a top priority. A new ally in this battle is robotic process automation (RPA.) This technology promises to simplify tasks, boost accuracy and quicken responses. Related: Gen-A’s impact on DevSecOps Robotic process automation is about getting repetitive, rule-based tasks done with the help of software robots , often called “bots.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 17, 2023
Atlanta Man Pleads Guilty, Is Ordered to Pay $818,000 Restitution, May Avoid Prison The chief operating officer of an Atlanta-based cybersecurity firm has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay restitution of more than $818,000 in a federal criminal case in which he admitted hacking a Georgia medical center in 2018 in an effort to drum up business for his company.
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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Thales and HPE GreenLake Expand Partnership to Offer Enhanced Data Protection sparsh Wed, 11/22/2023 - 06:41 In a significant stride towards bolstering data security and simplifying key management, Thales is thrilled to announce an expanded partnership with HPE GreenLake. This newfound collaboration paves the way for launching a Centralized Key Management complimentary product offering, an initiative poised to reshape the landscape of data protection and security for enterprises worldwide.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
The DarkCasino APT group leveraged a recently disclosed WinRAR zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-38831. Researchers at cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS analyzed DarkCasino attack pattern exploiting the WinRAR zero-day vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-38831. The economically motivated APT group used specially crafted archives in phishing attacks against forum users through online trading forum posts. “DarkCasino is an APT threat actor with strong technical and learning ability, who is g
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
This is interesting : For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that a large portion of cryptographic keys used to protect data in computer-to-server SSH traffic are vulnerable to complete compromise when naturally occurring computational errors occur while the connection is being established. […] The vulnerability occurs when there are errors during the signature generation that takes place when a client and server are establishing a connection.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than five dozen security holes in its Windows operating systems and related software, including three “zero day” vulnerabilities that Microsoft warns are already being exploited in active attacks. The zero-day threats targeting Microsoft this month include CVE-2023-36025 , a weakness that allows malicious content to bypass the Windows SmartScreen Security feature.
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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?
The Last Watchdog
NOVEMBER 12, 2023
The IQ of our smart homes is about to level-up. Hundreds of different types of smart devices designed to automate tasks and route control to our smart phones and wearable devices have arrived on store shelves, just in time for the holiday shopping season. Related: Extending digital trust globally Some of these latest, greatest digital wonders will function well together, thanks to the new Matter smart home devices standard, which was introduced one year ago.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
IoT Hackers Could Inject Data to Fool 'Smart' Farmers and Vets About Animal Welfare Not even dairy cows appear to be safe from internet of things flaws, researchers report after reverse-engineering health-monitoring collars for cows and finding they could eavesdrop on and alter data. Once addressed by the manufacturer, they said the non-updateable collars would have to be replaced.
CGI
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
A critical vulnerability in Zoom Room allowed threat actors to take over meetings and steal sensitive data. Researchers at AppOms discovered a vulnerability in Zoom Room as part of the HackerOne live hacking event H1-4420. Zoom Rooms is a feature of the Zoom video conferencing platform designed to enhance collaboration in physical meeting spaces, such as conference rooms or huddle rooms.
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WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Netflix, Spotify, Twitter, PayPal, Slack. All down for millions of people. How a group of teen friends plunged into an underworld of cybercrime and broke the internet—then went to work for the FBI.
Troy Hunt
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
I like to think of investigating data breaches as a sort of scientific search for truth. You start out with a theory (a set of data coming from an alleged source), but you don't have a vested interested in whether the claim is true or not, rather you follow the evidence and see where it leads. Verification that supports the alleged source is usually quite straightforward , but disproving a claim can be a rather time consuming exercise, especially when a dataset contains fragments of truth m
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Threat actors were actively exploiting CVE-2023-36025 in Windows SmartScreen as a zero-day vulnerability before Microsoft patched it in November.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
Approximately 1.3 Million Maine Residents Affected in Sweeping Cyberattack Nearly the entire population of Maine has been affected in a global cyberattack the Russian ransomware gang Clop launched earlier this year that targeted Progress Software's popular MOVEit file transfer service. The state is just one of thousands of high-profile victims swept up in the attack.
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Hunton Privacy
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Patrick Gunning from King & Wood Mallesons reports that, on November 2, 2023, the Australian Information Commissioner filed proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Australian Clinical Labs Limited seeking a civil penalty ( i.e. , a fine) in connection with the company’s response to a data breach that occurred in February 2022. The case is significant because: (1) it is only the second time that the Australian regulator has brought court proceedings of this kind despite having t
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
Google warns of multiple threat actors that are leveraging its Calendar service as a command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. Google warns of multiple threat actors sharing a public proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit, named Google Calendar RAT, that relies on Calendar service to host command-and-control (C2) infrastructure. Google Calendar RAT is a PoC of Command&Control (C2) over Google Calendar Events, it was developed red teaming activities. “To use GRC, only a Gmail account is require
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Yes, your iPhone automatically turns on NameDrop with the latest software update. But you shouldn’t really be worried about it—regardless of what the police are saying.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Artificial intelligence will change so many aspects of society, largely in ways that we cannot conceive of yet. Democracy, and the systems of governance that surround it, will be no exception. In this short essay, I want to move beyond the “AI-generated disinformation” trope and speculate on some of the ways AI will change how democracy functions—in both large and small ways.
Speaker: Aindra Misra, Senior Manager, Product Management (Data, ML, and Cloud Infrastructure) at BILL
Join us for an insightful webinar that explores the critical intersection of data privacy and AI governance. In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, building robust governance frameworks is essential to fostering innovation while staying compliant with regulations. Our expert speaker, Aindra Misra, will guide you through best practices for ensuring data protection while leveraging AI capabilities.
Dark Reading
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
While China is already among the world's most formidable threat actors, a focus on exploiting public-facing appliances makes its state-sponsored APTs more dangerous than ever.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 4, 2023
Threat Actor Used Session Hijacking Technique to Access Files of 134 Okta Customers Days after announcing a security compromise, cloud-based Identity and authentication management provider Okta said that an unknown threat actor accessed files of 134 customers by after an employee signed in to a personal Google profile on the Chrome browser of an Okta-managed laptop.
Data Protection Report
NOVEMBER 28, 2023
A Private Members’ Bill, the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill (the Bill ), has been introduced into House of Lords (the UK’s upper House of the UK Parliament) and is currently at the second Parliamentary stage. The King’s Speech , which set out the agenda for the current Parliamentary session, did not contain any proposals from the Government for legislation on AI, a point that was highlighted by the House of Commons Science, Innovation and Technology Committee.
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