Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2024
Startups and Evolve Client Are Monitoring the Situation for Potential Fallout A ransomware attack against Evolve Bank & Trust triggered a small cascade of secondary breach notifications by current and past clients of the banking-as-a-service company. Russian-speaking ransomware-as-a-service operation LockBit attacked the Tennessee company in May.
AIIM
JULY 2, 2024
The age of artificial intelligence (AI) has advanced rapidly with the release of tools like ChatGPT becoming available to the end user. These tools can compile information from various sources to answer questions on a wide range of topics. But how accurately can they comprehend truly complex disciplines that require years of specialized expertise?
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Troy Hunt
JUNE 30, 2024
Last week, I wrote about The State of Data Breaches and got loads of feedback. It was predominantly sympathetic to the position I find myself in running HIBP, and that post was mostly one of frustration: lack of disclosure, standoffish organisations, downplaying breaches and the individual breach victims themselves making it worse by going to town on the corporate victims.
The Last Watchdog
JULY 1, 2024
The coalescing of the next-gen security platforms that will carry us forward continues. Related: Jump starting vulnerability management Adaptiva, a leader in autonomous endpoint management, recently announced the launch of OneSite Patch for CrowdStrike. This new solution integrates with CrowdStrike’s Falcon XDR platform to improve the efficiency and speed of patching critical vulnerabilities in enterprise systems.
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Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2024
Insurance Giant Says Hackers Stole Data of 2.5 Million Individuals A February ransomware attack against Prudential Financial affected 2.5 million customers, the financial giant disclosed after initially calculating the totally as 36,000. In an emailed statement, Prudential said the tally shouldn't increase a second time.
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Schneier on Security
JULY 3, 2024
It’s a serious one : The vulnerability, which is a signal handler race condition in OpenSSH’s server (sshd), allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) as root on glibc-based Linux systems; that presents a significant security risk. This race condition affects sshd in its default configuration. […] This vulnerability, if exploited, could lead to full system compromise where an attacker can execute arbitrary code with the highest privileges, resulting in a complete syste
The Last Watchdog
JULY 2, 2024
Security teams rely on an ever-growing stack of cybersecurity tools to keep their organization safe. Related: The worst year ever for breaches Yet there remains a glaring disconnect between security systems and employees. Now comes a start-up, Amplifier Security , with a bold new approach to orchestrate security actions. Just after RSAC 2024 , I spoke with Thomas Donnelly , Amplifier’s co-founder and CTO, about how that they’re utilizing large language models (LLMs) and to emphasize continual em
Data Breach Today
JULY 5, 2024
Hacker had Unauthorized Access to Data on Designs for New AI Use Cases A hacker reportedly stole information on OpenAI's new technologies last year by breaking into the company's internal messaging systems. The messages comprised details of designs for new AI technologies, the New York Times said. The hacker did not access systems housing or building its applications.
Security Affairs
JULY 2, 2024
Prudential Financial confirmed that more than 2.5 million individuals were affected by the data breach it suffered in February 2024. The insurance company Prudential Financial confirmed that the data breach it suffered in February 2024 affected over 2.5 million individuals. The incident occurred on February 4, 2024, and was discovered on February 5, 2024.
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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
JULY 2, 2024
A few weeks ago I was privileged to visit the 8th grade of a high-school here in Cape Town and talk to the students about cybersecurity, social media, and emerging technology. It was a very rewarding experience but also an eye-opener with regards to the level of cyber awareness amongst adolescents.
eSecurity Planet
JULY 5, 2024
Millions of websites could be displaying security warnings in Google Chrome starting this November. The cause? A recent announcement by Google Chrome regarding its trust in certificates issued by a major certificate authority (CA), Entrust. Website security is paramount in today’s digital age. That little lock icon in your browser address bar signifies a secure connection, protected by an SSL/TLS certificate.
Data Breach Today
JULY 5, 2024
Google Offers $250,000 Reward for KVM Vulns; CocoaPods Flaws Expose Apple Apps This week: FBI warns of cyberthreats to U.S. renewable energy sector; Indonesia data center hacker apologizes; Google Pixel 6 series devices bricked, critical vulnerability in EoL D-Link routers, Google offers $250,000 reward for KVM vulnerabilities, NCA disrupts global Cobalt Strike supply chain.
Security Affairs
JULY 5, 2024
Hackers compromised Ethereum ‘s mailing list provider and sent phishing messages to the members attempting to drain their crypto funds. Hackers compromised Ethereum’s mailing list provider and on the night of June 23, they sent an email to the 35,794 addresses. The email was sent from the address ‘updates@blog.ethereum.org’ and included a link to a malicious site running a crypto drainer. “This website had a crypto drainer running in the background, and if a user initiate
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WIRED Threat Level
JULY 4, 2024
Generative AI is seeping into the core of your phone, but what does that mean for privacy? Here’s how Apple’s unique AI architecture compares to the “hybrid” approach adopted by Samsung and Google.
Collibra
JULY 2, 2024
It seems like a day doesn’t pass without some AI-powered innovation making headlines, rousing markets and occasionally causing public worry. Make no mistake: Whether hype-driven or otherwise, this is the age of AI, and everyone wants a piece of the action. But as most businesses recognize, innovation is nothing without the right governance to ensure that risks don’t get out of hand.
Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2024
Meta Changes AI Content Labeling; YouTube Updates Privacy Guidelines Meta and YouTube updated their artificial intelligence policies to address the altered content appearing on their platforms. The changes come as part of industry efforts to distinguish real content from fake content, especially in the middle of a global election year.
Security Affairs
JUNE 30, 2024
Russia-linked APT group, reportedly APT29, is suspected to be behind a hack of TeamViewer ‘s corporate network. TeamViewer discovered that a threat actor has breached its corporate network and some reports attribute the intrusion to the Russia-linked APT group APT29 (aka SVR group , BlueBravo , Cozy Bear , Nobelium , Midnight Blizzard , and The Dukes ).
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.
KnowBe4
JULY 5, 2024
As popularity grows for these proven methods of weight loss, scammers have taken note and have placed a significant focus on separating victims from their money.
Schneier on Security
JULY 2, 2024
This article about an app that lets people remotely view bars to see if they’re crowded or not is filled with commentary—on both sides—about privacy and openness.
Data Breach Today
JULY 1, 2024
Red teaming is not effective for evaluating the efficacy of preventative or detective security controls, said Jared Atkinson of Specter Ops, but purple teaming is. Purple teaming as "the evaluation of security control efficacy through atomic testing, using deliberately selected test cases.
Security Affairs
JULY 1, 2024
A critical flaw in the OpenSSH server can be exploited to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution with root privileges in glibc-based Linux systems. OpenSSH maintainers addressed a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-6387, that can lead to unauthenticated remote code execution with root privileges in glibc-based Linux systems. OpenSSH maintained have addressed the vulnerability with the release of version 9.8 on July 01, 2024. “A critical vulnerability in sshd(8) was present
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KnowBe4
JULY 2, 2024
A hacked customer support portal belonging to router manufacturer Mercku is being used to respond to customer queries with phishing emails, BleepingComputer reports.
WIRED Threat Level
JULY 2, 2024
The US State Department is training diplomats in cybersecurity, privacy, telecommunications, and other technology issues, allowing them to advance US policy abroad.
Data Breach Today
JULY 1, 2024
Tokio Marine HCC's Keith Bergin on Cybersecurity Measures for Insurance Eligibility Keith Bergin, vice president of corporate claims at Tokio Marine HCC, explains how cyber insurers evaluate security measures such as MFA and administrative access control, and describes the integration of threat intelligence and pre-breach services to enhance policyholder security.
Security Affairs
JULY 2, 2024
Cisco fixed an actively exploited NX-OS zero-day, the flaw was exploited to install previously unknown malware as root on vulnerable switches. Cisco addressed an NX-OS zero-day, tracked as CVE-2024-20399 (CVSS score of 6.0), that the China-linked group Velvet Ant exploited to deploy previously unknown malware as root on vulnerable switches. The flaw resides in the CLI of Cisco NX-OS Software, an authenticated, local attacker can exploit the flaw to execute arbitrary commands as root on the und
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.
KnowBe4
JULY 2, 2024
What likely started as a quick ransomware “smash and grab” has turned into a headline case resulting in responses from both U.K. and U.S. law enforcement.
Schneier on Security
JULY 1, 2024
A new paper , “Polynomial Time Cryptanalytic Extraction of Neural Network Models,” by Adi Shamir and others, uses ideas from differential cryptanalysis to extract the weights inside a neural network using specific queries and their results. This is much more theoretical than practical, but it’s a really interesting result. Abstract: Billions of dollars and countless GPU hours are currently spent on training Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) for a variety of tasks.
Data Breach Today
JULY 2, 2024
Meta Changes AI Content Labelling, YouTube Updates Privacy Guidelines Meta and YouTube updated their artificial intelligence policies to address the altered content appearing on their platform. The changes come as part of industry effort to distinguish real content from fake, especially in the middle of a global election year.
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