Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Repeat Shakedown Tactic: Victims Told to Pay Up or Else They'll Pay Massive Fines Ransomware groups do whatever they can to pressure a victim into paying. Enter the likes of Ransomed, following in the footsteps of Alphv/BlackŠ”at, NoEscape and Good Day-powered Cloak, all of which threaten victims with a world of General Data Protection Regulation violation pain, unless they pay.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Apple rolled out emergency security updates to address two new actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities impacting iPhones and Macs. The two Apple zero-day vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2023-41064 and CVE-2023-41061, reside in the Image I/O and Wallet frameworks. CVE-2023-41064 is a buffer overflow issue that was reported by researchers from researchers at Citizen Lab.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Also, Google Fitbit Faces Privacy Complaints From Schrems This week, the Swedish DPA fined an insurer $3 million for violating GDPR, a DDoS attack disrupted a German financial agency website, Google Fitbit faced privacy complaints from Schrems, Ragnar Locker published hacked hospital data, and Seville, Spain dealt with the aftermath of a ransomware attack.
OpenText Information Management
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
For organizations where mainframe and COBOL are at the heart of operations, going beyond the bounds of mainframe architecture to efficiently scale and innovate at speed can seem daunting. Fortunately, there are valuable steps you can take to accelerate your digital transformation journey while staying agile in todayās fast-paced multi-cloud world. Recent OpenText research revealed … The post Customer Spotlight: Achieve Smarter Modernization Beyond Mainframe Architecture appeared first on
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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.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
2nd-Largest Pure-Play Cyber M&A Transaction of 2023 Unites Identity, Cloud Security Tenable will purchase a cloud security startup founded by the longtime leader of Secdo to help security teams make efficient and accurate remediation decisions. The proposed buy of Ermetic will make it easier for security professionals of all cloud expertise levels to spot and quickly address risks.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Also: Web3's August Losses, Stake, Binance This week's roundup includes an update on the Tornado Cash case, a proposal for a law-abiding crypto mixer, August hack numbers, Stake's resumption of operations, Binance's delisting of privacy coins in Belgium and a court order against the CEO of Celsius.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Citizen Lab reported that the actively exploited zero-days fixed by Apple are being used in Pegasus spyware attacks Researchers at Citizen Lab reported that the actively exploited zero-day flaws (CVE-2023-41064 and CVE-2023-41061) fixed by Apple are being used to infect devices with NSO Group ās Pegasus spyware. According to the researchers, the two vulnerabilities were chained as part of a zero-click exploit, named BLASTPASS, used in attacks on iPhones running the latest version of iOS (16.6).
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The number of connected devices used in healthcare is growing as manufacturers constantly introduce new types of IoT equipment. The ever-evolving threat landscape is making it harder for many entities, particularly outpatient care providers, to keep up, said Justin Foster, CTO of Forescout.
IT Governance
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
This week, we discuss security issues at the Electoral Commission, Metaās appeal against daily GDPR fines, and a breach affecting 10 million users of the French unemployment agency PĆ“le emploi. Also available on Spotify , Amazon Music , Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud. Transcript: Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 8 September 2023.
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Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. Itās 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.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Financially Motivated Hackers Deploy Custom Malware Financially motivated hackers developed custom malware to exploit a likely zero-day flaw in popular vacation resort management software, say security researchers. Hackers target the hospitality industry with regularity, given the massive amounts of personal and payment data inside the sector.
Jamf
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Crash Dump Snapshot Included Active Signing Key Chinese hackers were able to access the email accounts of senior U.S. officials after Microsoft included an active digital signing key in a snapshot of data taken to analyze a crash of its consumer signing system in April 2021. Inclusion of the key in the crash dump was just one of many mishaps.
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
And the first case on the docket may well be Russiaās cyberattacks against civilian critical infrastructure in Ukraine.
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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 ā threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
US Prosecutors Unseal Charges Against TrickBot and Conti Ransomware Operators The United States and Great Britain imposed sanctions against nearly a dozen Russian members of the malware gang behind the TrickBot ransomware dropper while U.S. federal prosecutors unsealed criminal indictments against nine individuals for their involvement in online crimes including ransomware.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Researchers spotted a new malvertising campaign targeting Mac users with a new version of the macOS stealer Atomic Stealer. Malwarebytes researchers have observed a new malvertising campaign distributing an updated version of the popular Atomic Stealer (AMOS) for Mac. The Atomic Stealer first appeared in the threat landscape in April 2023. In April Cyble Research and Intelligence Labs (CRIL) discovered a Telegram channel advertising a new information-stealing malware, named Atomic macOS Stealer
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Senate Hearing Examines Misuse of Advanced AI Systems, Risks With Chinese Nationals The rise of artificial intelligence makes it easier for adversaries to harm the U.S. and introduces new risks around malicious insiders with loyalties to China, experts say during a Senate hearing. Generative AI can help less technically sophisticated threat actors carry out complex cyberattacks.
DLA Piper Privacy Matters
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Authors: Eilis McDonald; Marcus Walsh; John Magee; Gavin Woods; David Cook; Andreas RĆ¼diger The Irish Circuit Court has recently delivered an important judgment on non-material damages for infringement of the GDPR. The judgment also establishes a list of factors for the courts to consider when assessing non-material damages. This judgment comes in the context of other recent decisions on this topic in the UK and EU and which continue to shape the data protection environment that multi-national
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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.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Governor Sets 2-Year Deadline for Policies on AI Use, Risks at Public Agencies California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed an executive order to study the development, use and risks of artificial intelligence, and develop a process to deploy "trustworthy AI" in the state government. The order calls for a staggered implementation over the next two years.
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Here's how to request that your personal information not be used to train Meta's AI model. "Request" is the operative word here.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Identity and authentication management provider Okta has warned of social engineering attacks that are targeting IT workers in an attempt to gain administrative privileges within organizationsā networks.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Securities and Exchange Commission rules elevate cybersecurity to a critical strategic concern and compel businesses to prioritize cyber resilience.
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eSecurity Planet
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Much like the rest of technology, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity for cybersecurity companies has been in a slump this year. There are a number of reasons why that won’t last, but still, the decline has been noteworthy. For the first seven months of this year, there were a mere 34 startups that got acquired, according to data from Crunchbase.
IBM Big Data Hub
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
The effects of climate change grow more tangible by the day. As a result, the electric power industry is hastening efforts to reduce environmental impact. To do so, they need help to get a clearer picture of where they fall on the emissions reduction roadmap, and to better understand their opportunities for improvement. This is where harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics can help.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Researchers at Citizen Lab recommend immediately updating any iPhones and iPads to the latest OSes.
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Authorities have sanctioned 11 alleged members of the cybercriminal groups, while the US Justice Department unsealed three federal indictments against nine people accused of being members.
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Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Attackers use legitimate Windows installer to hide malicious scripts that install a backdoor and miners that leverage victims' graphics processing power.
IBM Big Data Hub
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Planning and managing your cloud ecosystem and environments is critical for reducing production downtime and maintaining a functioning workload. In the “Managing your cloud ecosystems” blog series, we cover different strategies for ensuring that your setup functions smoothly with minimal downtime. In the third blog of the series, we’re discussing migrating your worker nodes to a new Ubuntu operating system.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
Putting the top 10 generative AI tools to the ethical test reveals more about humanity than artificial intelligence.
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