Tue.Jul 09, 2024

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Evolve Bank data breach impacted over 7.6 million individuals

Security Affairs

The Lockbit ransomware attack on Evolve Bank has compromised the personal information of over 7.6 million individuals. At the end of June, the LockBit gang announced that it had breached the systems of the Federal Reserve of the United States and exfiltrated 33 TB of sensitive data, including “Americans’ banking secrets.” Despite the announcement, data leaked data from the group belongs to the Arkansas-based financial organization Evolve Bank & Trust.

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US Busts Russian AI-Driven Disinformation Operation

Data Breach Today

Meliorator Software Generates Social Media Bots U.S. federal authorities seized two web domains they said supported an artificial intelligence-driven disinformation network run by the Russian domestic intelligence agency and affiliates of a state-run propaganda broadcaster. Authorities searched nearly 1,000 accounts on social media platform X.

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Avast released a decryptor for DoNex Ransomware and its predecessors

Security Affairs

Avast developed and released a decryptor for the DoNex ransomware family that allows victims to recover their files for free. Avast researchers identified a cryptographic flaw in the DoNex ransomware and its predecessors that allowed them to develop a decryptor. The experts revealed the weakness during the Recon 2024 conference. Avast also released a decryptor that allows victims to recover their files for free since March 2024. “All brands of the DoNex ransomware are supported by the decr

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4 Million People Affected by Debt Collector Data Theft Hack

Data Breach Today

Stolen Data Includes Patient Medical Information, According to Breach Notification A Pennsylvania-based debt collector originally told regulators in April that a hacker compromised the personal identifiable information of 1.9 million people. Now the company says the data breach affected more than 4 million people and included patient medical information.

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How to Start Virtual Care the Right Way: A Proven Roadmap for 2025 and Beyond

Speaker: Dr. Christine Gall, DrPH, MS, BSN, RN

The promise of virtual care is no longer theoretical and is now a critical solution to many of healthcare’s most urgent challenges. Yet many healthcare leaders remain unsure how to build a business case for investment and launching the right program at the right time can be the difference between value and failure. For organizations seeking a financially sound, clinically effective entry point, Virtual Patient Observation (VPO) offers a compelling case to lead with.

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Samsung Galaxy Ring: Features, price, launch date, and everything else we know

Collaboration 2.0

As we expect Samsung to launch its Galaxy Ring during its summer Unpacked event, new details about the device emerge. Here's everything we know so far.

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Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra: The best specs, features, and everything else we know

Collaboration 2.0

The Galaxy Watch Ultra is expected to follow in Apple's footsteps as a premium wearable with a rugged build, tailored for extreme sports.

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AI and Information Management: Navigating the Intersection of Human Input and Technology

AIIM

As a former Jeopardy Champion, I've experienced firsthand the importance of memorizing and recalling vast amounts of information. This skill set has not only served me well on the game show but has also informed my perspective on the relationship between human input and artificial intelligence (AI) in the realm of information management.

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The best tablets of 2024: Expert tested and reviewed

Collaboration 2.0

We reviewed the top tablets from Apple, Samsung, Amazon, and more to help you choose the best one for your needs.

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Evolve Discloses That Hackers Stole Data of 7.6M Individuals

Data Breach Today

Stolen Data Includes Names, Social Security and Bank Account Numbers, Contact Info Evolve Bank & Trust disclosed that hackers stole the data of more than 7.6 million individuals in an incident detected in May. The Arkansas firm has been in incident disclosure mode for weeks now, following Evolve's listing on the LockBit leak site in late June.

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From Curiosity to Competitive Edge: How Mid-Market CEOs Are Using AI to Scale Smarter

Speaker: Lee Andrews, Founder at LJA New Media & Tony Karrer, Founder and CTO at Aggregage

This session will walk you through how one CEO used generative AI, workflow automation, and sales personalization to transform an entire security company—then built the Zero to Strategy framework that other mid-market leaders are now using to unlock 3.5x ROI. As a business executive, you’ll learn how to assess AI opportunities in your business, drive adoption across teams, and overcome internal resource constraints—without hiring a single data scientist.

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The best smart rings of 2024: Expert tested and reviewed

Collaboration 2.0

Samsung is releasing its Galaxy Ring this week, but before the new ring gets all the buzz, we've tested the best smart rings you can buy right now.

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What Kind of People Do Cybersecurity for a Living?

Data Breach Today

What kind of people do cybersecurity for a living? In the past, there was a formula potential practitioners followed, but today there are many ways to get into the field and having people from diverse backgrounds is valued. The Curry brothers discuss the cybersecurity profession.

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How to use Copilot Pro to write, edit, and analyze your Word documents

Collaboration 2.0

Here's how to call on Microsoft's Copilot Pro to assist you with your Microsoft Word documents.

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Senate NDAA 2025 Boosts Military Cyber and AI Initiatives

Data Breach Today

Military Omnibus Bill Includes Focus on Cybersecurity, Countering Drone Technology The Senate Armed Services Committee's fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act includes a significant focus on military cyber preparedness, with plans to develop capabilities to prevent threats from drones, as well as investments in quantum and artificial intelligence research.

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Agent Tooling: Connecting AI to Your Tools, Systems & Data

Speaker: Alex Salazar, CEO & Co-Founder @ Arcade | Nate Barbettini, Founding Engineer @ Arcade | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO @ Aggregage

There’s a lot of noise surrounding the ability of AI agents to connect to your tools, systems and data. But building an AI application into a reliable, secure workflow agent isn’t as simple as plugging in an API. As an engineering leader, it can be challenging to make sense of this evolving landscape, but agent tooling provides such high value that it’s critical we figure out how to move forward.

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4 ways to add more eye candy to the GNOME desktop

Collaboration 2.0

If you'd like to spice up your desktop with special effects, the GNOME desktop environment has plenty to offer.

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What Will Drive the Use of Faster Payments in the US?

Data Breach Today

Faster Payments Council's Reed Luhtanen on the Importance of Well-Defined Practices Awareness of instant payments has grown significantly in the U.S. payments ecosystem since the launch of FedNow last July. Many banks have signed up for FedNow, but transaction volumes remain low because only the receive mode was activated, said Reed Luhtanen of the U.S.

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I put the free version of Perplexity.ai through my coding tests - here's what happened

Collaboration 2.0

Who knew Perplexity.ai would beat so many other AIs on coding prowess?

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Amazon-Related Scams Spike Ahead of Prime Day

KnowBe4

Researchers at Check Point observed more than a thousand newly registered malicious or suspicious web domains related to Amazon last month. The criminals are likely gearing up to target users during Amazon Prime Day next week.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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Apple launches iOS 18 Beta 3 - here's everything you need to know

Collaboration 2.0

RCS text messaging is rolling out to more carriers, while the Photos app gets further tweaks.

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Reverse-Engineering Ticketmaster’s Barcode System

Schneier on Security

Interesting : By reverse-engineering how Ticketmaster and AXS actually make their electronic tickets, scalpers have essentially figured out how to regenerate specific, genuine tickets that they have legally purchased from scratch onto infrastructure that they control. In doing so, they are removing the anti-scalping restrictions put on the tickets by Ticketmaster and AXS.

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How to add more eye candy to the GNOME desktop

Collaboration 2.0

If you'd like to spice up your desktop with special effects, the GNOME desktop environment has plenty to offer.

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Travelers Beware: Booking.com Warns of Increases in AI-Enabled Travel Scams

KnowBe4

In an interview at the Collision technology conference in Toronto, Booking.com’s CISO sounds the alarm on what she calls “supercharged artificial intelligence (AI) scams.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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The best projectors of 2024: Expert tested and reviewed

Collaboration 2.0

We've tested some of the best projectors on the market, including those from Xgimi, Samsung, LG, and more, for all your entertainment needs.

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New Phishing Platform Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts at Financial Firms

KnowBe4

Analysis of the latest phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform - called ONNX Store – highlights just how intricate - and successful.

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Join BJ's Wholesale Club for $20 right now, down from $55

Collaboration 2.0

Save $35 with this deal on an annual BJ's Wholesale Club membership to save on groceries, gas, household items, and more.

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Phishing Attacks Target High Profile YouTube Accounts

KnowBe4

Researchers at ESET warn of phishing attacks that are attempting to hack high-profile YouTube channels in order to spread scams or malware.

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How to Achieve High-Accuracy Results When Using LLMs

Speaker: Ben Epstein, Stealth Founder & CTO | Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO, Aggregage

When tasked with building a fundamentally new product line with deeper insights than previously achievable for a high-value client, Ben Epstein and his team faced a significant challenge: how to harness LLMs to produce consistent, high-accuracy outputs at scale. In this new session, Ben will share how he and his team engineered a system (based on proven software engineering approaches) that employs reproducible test variations (via temperature 0 and fixed seeds), and enables non-LLM evaluation m

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I tested Motorola's new $699 flip phone and it's full of nostalgic goodness

Collaboration 2.0

Last year, Motorola made headlines for its well-priced Razr foldable flip phone. This year's version is even better, and it costs the same.

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The Importance of Security Culture: When Telecom Giants Resort to Malware

KnowBe4

I recently read a story about a South Korean telecom company that pushed out malware to over 600,000 of its customers who were using torrents to share files, in a bid to limit their file-sharing capabilities.

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Oura unveils AI health advisor a day before Samsung Galaxy Ring's likely debut

Collaboration 2.0

New AI-enabled features mean Oura is still the smart ring brand to beat, even with a new contender on the horizon.

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