Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
New Law Calls for Better Reporting, Securing Devices and Critical Infrastructure The Australian government's proposed cybersecurity legislation passed both houses of the Parliament on Monday, formalizing the government's strategy to boost ransomware payment reporting, mandate basic cybersecurity standards for connected devices and enhance critical infrastructure security.
Krebs on Security
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The financial technology firm Finastra is investigating the alleged large-scale theft of information from its internal file transfer platform, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Finastra, which provides software and services to 45 of the world’s top 50 banks, notified customers of the security incident after a cybercriminal began selling more than 400 gigabytes of data purportedly stolen from the company.
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Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
Financially-motivated threat actors hacked Uganda ‘s central bank system, government officials confirmed this week. Ugandan officials confirmed on Thursday that the national central bank suffered a security breach by financially-motivated threat actors. The police’s Criminal Investigations Department and the Auditor General are investigating the incident.
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
More than 3 billion phone coordinates collected by a US data broker expose the detailed movements of US military and intelligence workers in Germany—and the Pentagon is powerless to stop it.
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Collaboration 2.0
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
This extension lets you easily migrate your follows and block list from X (formerly Twitter) to Bluesky, but you need to act fast because its functionality may be short-lived. Here's why.
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Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Outpatient Appointments Cancelled at Wirral University Teaching Hospital A U.K. National Heath Service teaching hospital in northwest England reported a major cyberincident on Tuesday that forced the healthcare facility to cancel outpatient appointments for the day.
eSecurity Planet
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Are you doing enough to protect your small business from hackers? In this video, our expert explores common cyber threats and shares actionable cybersecurity tips to safeguard your small business, from securing your network to keeping your software up to date. Read more: Complete Guide to Cybersecurity for Small Businesses The post Video: Cybersecurity Tips for Small Businesses appeared first on eSecurity Planet.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 30, 2024
McAfee researchers discovered 15 SpyLoan Android apps on Google Play with a combined total of over 8 million installs. 15 SpyLoan apps with a combined total of 8M+ installs were found on Google Play, targeting users in South America, Southeast Asia, and Africa. SpyLoan apps exploit social engineering to gain sensitive user data and excessive permissions, leading to extortion, harassment, and financial loss.
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
In a first, Russia's APT28 hacking group appears to have remotely breached the Wi-Fi of an espionage target by hijacking a laptop in another building across the street.
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Collaboration 2.0
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy reunite in a powerful short film using AI and deepfake technology to give fans the emotional farewell they deserve.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 8, 2024
The Open Source Initiative has published (news article here ) its definition of “open source AI,” and it’s terrible. It allows for secret training data and mechanisms. It allows for development to be done in secret. Since for a neural network, the training data is the source code—it’s how the model gets programmed—the definition makes no sense.
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 25, 2024
'Nearest Neighbor Attack' Bypasses Cyber Defenses by Breaching WiFi Networks A Russian cyberespionage group hacked a Washington, D.C.-based organization focused on Ukraine by deploying a new attack technique that exploits Wi-Fi connectivity, according to new research. The "nearest neighbor attack: methodology could lead to a significant broadening of targeting and attacks.
eSecurity Planet
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
In this video, we explore the alarming details surrounding the largest data breach ever, which has exposed an astonishing 2.9 billion records linked to the National Public Data (NPD) breach. This event has compromised sensitive information for nearly half of the global population, including Social Security numbers and personal family details, raising significant concerns about data security and individual safety.
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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?
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
New LightSpy spyware targets iPhones supporting destructive features that can block compromised devices from booting up. In May 2024, ThreatFabric researchers discovered a macOS version of LightSpy spyware that has been active in the wild since at least January 2024. ThreatFabric observed threat actors using two publicly available exploits (CVE-2018-4233, CVE-2018-4404) to deliver macOS implants.
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
A bug that WIRED discovered in True the Vote’s VoteAlert app revealed user information—and an election worker who wrote about carrying out an illegal voter-suppression scheme.
Collaboration 2.0
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Using PDFs, text files, or audio files, Google's NotebookLM tool can generate a podcast episode that sounds just like two real people discussing your topic. We'll walk you through exactly how it's done.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 29, 2024
These are two attacks against the system components surrounding LLMs: We propose that LLM Flowbreaking, following jailbreaking and prompt injection, joins as the third on the growing list of LLM attack types. Flowbreaking is less about whether prompt or response guardrails can be bypassed, and more about whether user inputs and generated model outputs can adversely affect these other components in the broader implemented system. […] When confronted with a sensitive topic, Microsoft 365 Cop
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Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Blue Yonder Outage Causing Disruptions for Starbucks, Major Grocery Store Chains Major grocery store chains, Starbucks and other large organizations are experiencing disruptions following a ransomware attack against supply chain management service provider Blue Yonder. The provider said it's continuing to probe the attack and has no timeline for service restoration.
KnowBe4
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
We are excited to see the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and outgoing Director Jen Easterly strongly recommend PHISHING-RESISTANT multi-factor authentication (MFA).
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 2, 2024
A former Disney World employee hacked servers after being fired, altering prices, adding profanities, and mislabeling allergy info. A former Walt Disney World employee hacked servers after being fired by the company. He is accused of changing prices, adding profanities, and falsely labeling items as allergy-safe. The FBI arrested the man last week, falsely declaring some items as allergy-safe could put the lives of visitors at risk.
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
The Pentagon is pursuing every available option to keep US troops safe from the rising tide of adversary drones, including a robotic twist on its standard-issue small arms.
Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.
Collaboration 2.0
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Your boss has read about the power of generative AI and wants you to stop dithering about potential risks and start delivering results.
Schneier on Security
NOVEMBER 27, 2024
The Israeli company NSO Group sells Pegasus spyware to countries around the world (including countries like Saudi Arabia, UAE, India, Mexico, Morocco and Rwanda). We assumed that those countries use the spyware themselves. Now we’ve learned that that’s not true: that NSO Group employees operate the spyware on behalf of their customers. Legal documents released in ongoing US litigation between NSO Group and WhatsApp have revealed for the first time that the Israeli cyberweapons maker
Data Breach Today
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
ESET Discovers Two Major Vulnerabilities Exploited by Russian RomCom Hacking Group Two vulnerabilities in Mozilla products and Windows are actively exploited by RomCom, a Kremlin-linked cybercriminal group known for targeting businesses and conducting espionage, warn security researchers from Eset. Exploiting the two flaws together enables attackers to execute arbitrary code.
eSecurity Planet
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Davin Jackson has joined the eSecurity Planet team as our cybersecurity expert and media personality, bringing with him nearly 20 years of experience in tech and cybersecurity. He has helped organizations of various sizes to improve their security against cyber threats. His licenses and certifications include GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester, GIAC Certified Penetration Tester (GPEN), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and Certified Ethical Hacker, among others.
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.
Security Affairs
NOVEMBER 24, 2024
The U.S. seized the stolen credit card marketplace PopeyeTools and charged its operators, this is a major success against cybercrime. The US Department of Justice announced the seizure of PopeyeTools, an illegal carding platform, and charges against three administrators (Abdul Ghaffar (25), of Pakistan; Abdul Sami (35) of Pakistan; and Javed Mirza (37), of Afghanistan).
WIRED Threat Level
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
Newly published research finds that the flashing lights on police cruisers and ambulances can cause “digital epileptic seizures” in image-based automated driving systems, potentially risking wrecks.
Collaboration 2.0
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Although Raycon's bone-conducting headphones aren't the best-sounding devices on the market, they offer solid water resistance, a good battery life, and three EQ settings.
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