Thu.Dec 28, 2023

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Google to Settle $5B 'Incognito Mode' Privacy Issue Lawsuit

Data Breach Today

Deal Follows Court Ruling That Cleared the 4-Year-Old Class Action Claim for Trial Google reached a preliminary settlement in a class action lawsuit that alleged the tech giant had misled consumers about their privacy protections when using the private browsing Incognito mode of its Chrome web browser. The settlement came on the heels of a court ruling clearing the case for trial.

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Cybercriminals launched “Leaksmas” event in the Dark Web exposing massive volumes of leaked PII and compromised data

Security Affairs

Leaksmas: On Christmas Eve, multiple threat actors released substantial data leaks, Resecurity experts reported. On Christmas Eve, Resecurity protecting Fortune 100 and government agencies globally, observed multiple actors on the Dark Web releasing substantial data leaks. Over 50 million records containing PII of consumers from around the world have been leaked.

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Breach Roundup: Real Estate Firm Exposes Celebrity Data

Data Breach Today

Also: Yakult Australia Admits to Experiencing 'Cybersecurity Incident' This week, a breach at real estate firm Wealth Network exposed 1.5 billion records, Corewell Health patients were hit by a second breach, data of 1.3M LoanCare mortgage customers was exposed, and Yakult Australia admitted to experiencing a "cybersecurity incident" that exposed 95 gigabytes of data.

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Experts warn of critical Zero-Day in Apache OfBiz

Security Affairs

Experts warn of a zero-day flaw that affects Apache OfBiz, an open-source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. Experts warn of an authentication bypass zero-day flaw that affects Apache OfBiz, an open-source Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system. An attacker can trigger the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-51467 , to bypass authentication to achieve a simple Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) The issue resides in the login functionality and results from an incomplete patch for the P

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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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Cryptohack Roundup: Thunder Terminal Repels Attack

Data Breach Today

Also: Binance Ex-CEO's Wealth Up $25B; Coinbase Refutes Senate Claims; $3M Scam This week in the cryptocurrency industry, Thunder Terminal successfully prevented a hack, Changpeng Zhao ranking 34th on a list of billionaires, Coinbase refuted a senator's allegations of subverting crypto regulations, and scammers stole $3 million in 24 hours using fake ads.

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New Cyberattack Wave Targets Albanian Parliament, Telecom

Data Breach Today

Mobile Network Provider and National Flag Carrier Also Targeted Albania's Parliament and a telecom service provider faced cyberattacks on Christmas day, according to the Albanian National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cyber Security. Iranian hackers called Homeland Justice have claimed responsibility for the latest wave of attacks.

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Impersonation Attack Data Breaches Predicted to Increase in 2024

KnowBe4

With so much of an attack riding on a cybercriminals ability to gain access to systems, applications and data, experts predict the trend of rising impersonation is only going to get worse.

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The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2023

WIRED Threat Level

From Sam Altman and Elon Musk to ransomware gangs and state-backed hackers, these are the individuals and groups that spent this year disrupting the world we know it.

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U.K. Government 'Ill-Prepared' to Deal With High Risk of Catastrophic Ransomware Attacks

KnowBe4

A new report from the U.K. government’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy (JCNSS) outlines both just how likely an attack on critical national infrastructure is and where they are vulnerable.

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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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Benefits of Mobile Device Management

Jamf

Discover the top benefits of Mobile Device Management. Streamline operations, enhance security, and save time with our expert insights on MDM solutions.

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SMTP Smuggling Technique Bypasses Email Authentications Establishing Legitimacy

KnowBe4

A newly-discovered technique misusing SMTP commands allows cybercriminals to pass SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks, empowering impersonated emails to reach their intended victim.

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A Practical Guide to Good Password Hygiene

PerezBox

On December 2nd, 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) reported that an Iran-linked hacking group had been targeting US critical infrastructure, specifically US Water Facilities. Two harsh realities made this hack possible. First, system misconfigurations allowed systems to be publicly accessible via the internet vs. limiting its access to their intranet.

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So, Spotify knows how many hours I spent listening to Taylor Swift. But only I know why | Elle Hunt

The Guardian Data Protection

Every tech company from Monzo to my bank is crunching my data. All the results tell us is how dull it is to reduce human experience to numbers. How was my 2023? Pretty good, thanks. I spent 60 hours at my local cinema and 51 days listening to music from 170 genres (chiefly “art pop”). Plus, I made a respectable 46 transactions at M&S. How about you?

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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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National (US) Archives Building declared a National Historic Landmark

IG Guru

Check out the link to the post here. The post National (US) Archives Building declared a National Historic Landmark first appeared on IG GURU.

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Sergeant Dennis Fisher and Marine Corps Combat Photography in Vietnam

Unwritten Record

Camera slate taken April 13, 1968 during Operation No Name II. Courtesy of Sergeant Dennis Fisher. As a photographer, you know what it takes to make a good picture but doing it under combat conditions challenges everything you have ever learned. Sergeant Dennis Fisher In April, the Still Picture Branch was fortunate enough to welcome Sergeant Dennis Fisher, along with his wife Mary and daughter Julie, into our research room in College Park, Maryland.

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Operation Triangulation attacks relied on an undocumented hardware feature

Security Affairs

Experts discovered that Operation Triangulation targeting Apple iOS devices leveraged an undocumented hardware feature. Researchers from the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky discovered that threat actors behind the Operation Triangulation exploited an undocumented hardware feature to target Apple iOS devices. In early June, Kaspersky uncovered a previously unknown APT group that is targeting iOS devices with zero-click exploits as part of a long-running campaign dubbed Operation Triangul

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AI and Lossy Bottlenecks

Schneier on Security

Artificial intelligence is poised to upend much of society, removing human limitations inherent in many systems. One such limitation is information and logistical bottlenecks in decision-making. Traditionally, people have been forced to reduce complex choices to a small handful of options that don’t do justice to their true desires. Artificial intelligence has the potential to remove that limitation.

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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.