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LockBitSupp's Identity Revealed: Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev

Data Breach Today

Russian National Faces US Criminal Indictment, Sanctions The Russian national known as LockBitSupp, head of ransomware-as-a-service group LockBit, came under indictment Tuesday in U.S. federal court and faces sanctions from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Prosecutors say LockBitSupp's real identity is Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev.

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Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims

Krebs on Security

Virtual private networking (VPN) companies market their services as a way to prevent anyone from snooping on your Internet usage. But new research suggests this is a dangerous assumption when connecting to a VPN via an untrusted network, because attackers on the same network could force a target’s traffic off of the protection provided by their VPN without triggering any alerts to the user.

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GUEST ESSAY: A primer on how, why ‘dynamic baselining’ fosters accurate DDoS protection

The Last Watchdog

Businesses today need protection from increasingly frequent and sophisticated DDoS attacks. Service providers, data center operators, and enterprises delivering critical infrastructure all face risks from attacks. Related: The care and feeding of DDoS defenses But to protect their networks, they’ll need to enable accurate attack detection while keeping operations manageable and efficient.

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Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know

WIRED Threat Level

The iPhone maker has detected spyware attacks against people in more than 150 countries. Knowing if your device is infected can be tricky—but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself.

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Navigating the Future: Generative AI, Application Analytics, and Data

Generative AI is upending the way product developers & end-users alike are interacting with data. Despite the potential of AI, many are left with questions about the future of product development: How will AI impact my business and contribute to its success? What can product managers and developers expect in the future with the widespread adoption of AI?

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Lessons Learned from Developing Secure AI Workflows at Google

Elie

This talk discuss through concrete examples how to use the Google Security AI Framework (SAIF) to protect AI systems and workflows

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Microsoft + Jamf introduce new AI tool: Copilot for Security

Jamf

Learn what Microsoft Copilot for Security is, how you can leverage Jamf management and security, and what it means when tools and expertise combine to make your devices much more secure.

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RSAC Fireside Chat: AT&T, WillJam Ventures partner to launch new MSSP — LevelBlue

The Last Watchdog

SAN FRANCISCO – The already simmering MSSP global market just got hotter. Related: The transformative power of GenAI/LLM This week at RSA Conference 2024 , AT&T announced the launch of LevelBlue – a top-tier managed security services business formed by an alliance with AT&T and WillJam Ventures. I had the chance to sit down earlier with Theresa Lanowitz , Chief Evangelist of AT&T Cybersecurity /Agent at LevelBlue, to discuss this alliance.

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Top FBI Official Urges Agents to Use Warrantless Wiretaps on US Soil

WIRED Threat Level

An internal email from FBI deputy director Paul Abbate, obtained by WIRED, tells employees to search for “US persons” in a controversial spy program's database that investigators have repeatedly misused.

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Ransomware drama: Law enforcement seized Lockbit group’s website again

Security Affairs

Law enforcement seized the Lockbit group’s Tor website again and announced they will reveal more identities of its operators Law enforcement seized the Lockbit group’s Tor website again. The authorities resumed the Lockbit seized leak site and mocked its administrators. According to the countdown active on the seized, law enforcement that are currently controlling the website will reveal the identities of the LockBitSupps and other members of the gang on May 7, 2024, at 14:00:00 UTC.

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Get Better Network Graphs & Save Analysts Time

Many organizations today are unlocking the power of their data by using graph databases to feed downstream analytics, enahance visualizations, and more. Yet, when different graph nodes represent the same entity, graphs get messy. Watch this essential video with Senzing CEO Jeff Jonas on how adding entity resolution to a graph database condenses network graphs to improve analytics and save your analysts time.

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ISMG Editors: Opening Day Overview of RSA Conference 2024

Data Breach Today

Ransomware, AI Technology and the Art of the Possible Are Hot Topics This Year ISMG editors are live at RSA Conference 2024 in San Francisco with an overview of opening-day speakers and hot topics including the dismal ransomware landscape, the unbridled growth of AI, security product innovation and deals, and regulatory trends. Join us for daily updates from RSA.

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IBM Mainframe Skills Council brings the global community together to grow mainframe talent

IBM Big Data Hub

The global economy runs on transactions, and 70% of transactions by value run through an IBM Z® mainframe. Many of the world’s largest enterprises rely on IBM Z to support their core business, and by a process of continued innovation, IBM Z brings industry-first technologies to our clients with each new generation. Modern mainframe skills are critical as businesses implement AI, modernize their applications, integrate across the enterprise and continue digital transformation.

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RSAC Fireside Chat: How the open-source community hustled to identify LLM vulnerabilities

The Last Watchdog

It took some five years to get to 100 million users of the World Wide Web and it took just one year to get to 100 million Facebook users. Related: LLM risk mitigation strategies Then along came GenAI and Large Language Models (LLM) and it took just a couple of weeks to get to 100 million ChatGPT users. LLM is a game changer in the same vein as the Gutenberg Press and the Edison light bulb.

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A (Strange) Interview the Russian-Military-Linked Hackers Targeting US Water Utilities

WIRED Threat Level

Despite Cyber Army of Russia’s claims of swaying US “minds and hearts,” experts say the cyber sabotage group appears to be hyping its hacking for a domestic audience.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Most Tinyproxy Instances are potentially vulnerable to flaw CVE-2023-49606

Security Affairs

A critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability in the Tinyproxy service potentially impacted 50,000 Internet-Exposing hosts. Researchers from Cisco Talos reported a use-after-free vulnerability in the HTTP Connection Headers parsing of Tinyproxy 1.11.1 and Tinyproxy 1.10.0. The issue is tracked as CVE-2023-49606 and received a CVSS score of 9.8. The exploitation of the issue can potentially lead to remote code execution. “A specially crafted HTTP header can trigger reuse of previously free

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How Intel 471's Buy of Cyborg Is Reshaping Threat Hunting

Data Breach Today

Why Customers Benefit From Bringing Threat Hunting and Threat Intelligence Together Intel 471 bought a threat hunting startup led by a Raytheon and Swimlane leader to help clients more effectively address complex cyberthreats. Buying Cyborg Security will bring threat hunting and threat intelligence together to beef up security posture and take proactive measures against hackers.

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Phishing Reports in Switzerland More Than Doubled Last Year

KnowBe4

Switzerland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) received more than 30,000 reports of cyber incidents in the second half of 2023, more than double the amount received in the second half of 2022.

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News alert: Security Risk Advisors offers free workshop to help select optimal OT security tools

The Last Watchdog

Philadelphia, Pa., May 8, 2024, CyberNewsWire — Security Risk Advisors (SRA) announces the launch of their OT/XIoT Detection Selection Workshop, a complimentary offering designed to assist organizations in selecting the most suitable operational technology (OT) and Extended Internet of Things (XIoT) security tools for their unique environments.

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How and Why Should You Be Tracking Geopolitical Risk?

Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult. The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitically, however, it is becoming increasingly fragmented – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.

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The Breach of a Face Recognition Firm Reveals a Hidden Danger of Biometrics

WIRED Threat Level

Outabox, an Australian firm that scanned faces for bars and clubs, suffered a breach that shows the problems with giving companies your biometric data.

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ZLoader Malware adds Zeus’s anti-analysis feature

Security Affairs

Zloader continues to evolve, its authors added an anti-analysis feature that was originally present in the Zeus banking trojan. Zloader (aka Terdot, DELoader, or Silent Night) is a modular trojan based on the leaked ZeuS source code. After a hiatus of almost two years, Zloader reappeared with new obfuscation techniques, domain generation algorithm (DGA), and network communication.

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Dropbox Sees Breach of Legally Binding E-Signature Service

Data Breach Today

All Dropbox Sign Users' Emails Stolen, Plus Some MFA and OAuth Tokens, API Keys Dropbox said hackers breached its infrastructure and stole swaths of customer data for its legally binding electronic signature service, Dropbox Sign, including names, emails, hashed passwords and authentication tokens. The company has begun forcing password resets and API key rotation.

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Protecting Your Digital Footprint: The Dangers of Sharing Too Much on Social Media

KnowBe4

For most folks, social media has become integral to their daily lives in today's hyperconnected world. They use platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to share their thoughts, experiences and personal moments with friends and family.

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7 Pitfalls for Apache Cassandra in Production

Apache Cassandra is an open-source distributed database that boasts an architecture that delivers high scalability, near 100% availability, and powerful read-and-write performance required for many data-heavy use cases. However, many developers and administrators who are new to this NoSQL database often encounter several challenges that can impact its performance.

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MY TAKE: Is Satya Nadella’s ‘Secure Future Initiative’ a deja vu of ‘Trustworthy Computing?’

The Last Watchdog

SAN FRANCISCO — On the eve of what promises to be a news-packed RSA Conference 2024 , opening here on Monday, Microsoft is putting its money where its mouth is. Related: Shedding light on LLM vulnerabilities More precisely the software titan is putting money within reach of its senior executives’ mouths. Screenshot In a huge development, Microsoft announced today that it is revising its security practices, organizational structure, and, most importantly, its executive compensation in an at

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These Dangerous Scammers Don’t Even Bother to Hide Their Crimes

WIRED Threat Level

“Yahoo Boy” cybercriminals are openly running dozens of scams across Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, TikTok, YouTube, and more. And they’re not afraid to show it off online.

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LockBit published data stolen from Simone Veil hospital in Cannes

Security Affairs

LockBit ransomware operators have published sensitive data allegedly stolen from the Simone Veil hospital in Cannes. In April, a cyber attack hit the Hospital Simone Veil in Cannes (CHC-SV), impacting medical procedures and forcing personnel to return to pen and paper. Non-urgent surgical procedures and consultations scheduled at the time of the attack were postponed.

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New Report Exposes Iranian Hacking Group's Media Masquerade

Data Breach Today

Mandiant Says APT42 Members Have Been Posing as Journalists to Steal Troves of Data Members of the Iranian state hacking group APT42 have been observed posing as journalists from credible news outlets and well-known research institutions as part of a global effort to harvest credentials and hack into victim cloud networks, according to a Mandiant report published Wednesday.

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How Embedded Analytics Gets You to Market Faster with a SAAS Offering

Start-ups & SMBs launching products quickly must bundle dashboards, reports, & self-service analytics into apps. Customers expect rapid value from your product (time-to-value), data security, and access to advanced capabilities. Traditional Business Intelligence (BI) tools can provide valuable data analysis capabilities, but they have a barrier to entry that can stop small and midsize businesses from capitalizing on them.

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9 in 10 Organizations Paid At least One Ransom Last Year

KnowBe4

New analysis of cyber attacks shows ransomware attacks are running far more rampant than previously thought, with half of organizations blaming poor cyber hygiene.

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The UK Bans Default Passwords

Schneier on Security

The UK is the first country to ban default passwords on IoT devices. On Monday, the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to ban default guessable usernames and passwords from these IoT devices. Unique passwords installed by default are still permitted. The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (PSTI) introduces new minimum-security standards for manufacturers, and demands that these companies are open with consumers about how long their products will rec

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Weekly Update 398

Troy Hunt

How many different angles can you have on one data breach? Facial recognition (which probably isn't actual biometrics), gambling, offshore developers, unpaid bills, extortion, sloppy password practices and now, an arrest. On pondering it more after today's livestream, it's the unfathomable stupidity of publishing this data publicly that really strikes me.