Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
MGM Resorts Continuing to Be Extorted by the Same Alphv/BlackCat Ransomware Group Casino and hotel giant Caesars Entertainment is warning customers that their personal details were stolen in a recent hack attack. After successfully shaking down Caesars for a ransom, the same attackers are continuing to extort MGM Resorts, claiming to have crypto-locked its EXSi hypervisors.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware operators have used their leak site to "set the record straight" about the MGM Resorts cyberattack. Meanwhile, more attacks abusing Okta could be likely.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Data Minimization and Encryption Mitigate Fallout, Says FS-ISAC's Teresa Walsh The Clop ransomware group's zero-day attack on MOVEit software was its fourth data theft campaign targeting secure file transfer users. Organizations can combat such attacks by using data minimization and encryption - among other defenses, says Teresa Walsh, global head of intelligence for FS-ISAC.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Caesars Entertainment announced it has paid a ransom to avoid the leak of customer data stolen in a recent intrusion. Caesars Entertainment is the world’s most geographically diversified casino-entertainment company. It is the largest gaming company in the United States, with over 50 casinos and hotels in 13 U.S. states and five countries. The company also owns and operates a number of other businesses, including a golf course management company, a travel agency, and a marketing firm.
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With its unparalleled flexibility, rapid development and cost-saving capabilities, open source is proving time and again that it’s the leader in data management. But as the growth in open source adoption increases, so does the complexity of your data infrastructure. In this Analyst Brief developed with IDC, discover how and why the best solution to this complexity is a managed service, including: Streamlined compliance with some of the most complex regulatory guidelines Simplified operations, li
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Generative AI holds great potential for many amazing applications in healthcare, but it's critical to establish a strong framework before deploying it, said Barbee Mooneyhan, vice president of security, IT and privacy of Woebot Health, a provider of AI-driven online mental health services.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Noisy 'Peach Sandstorm' Password Spraying Campaign Is Followed by Stealth Iranian state threat actor "Peach Sandstorm" is growing in sophistication, warns Microsoft in an alert about a campaign of password hacking targeting the satellite, defense and pharmaceutical sectors. The group's newfound polish is reflected in what the hackers did after establishing persistence.
IT Governance
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Welcome to our September 2023 catches of the month feature, which examines recent phishing scams and the tactics criminals use to trick people into compromising their data. Following last month’s news that Microsoft was the most impersonated brand in phishing scams in Q2 2023 – which is hardly surprising given its popularity – this month we discuss three more Microsoft-based scams: two involving Teams and one exploiting Word.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
ByteDance-Owned App Fined for Violating Children's Privacy TikTok will pay Irish data privacy regulators 345 million euros to settle allegations it violated the privacy of underage users. A TikTok spokesperson said the company disagreed with Irish Data Protection Commission, calling the violations based on features that no longer exist.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Leading Android health apps expose users to avoidable threats like surveillance and identity theft, due to their risky permissions. Cybernews has the story. The Android challenge In the digital age, mobile applications have become an integral part of our lives, transforming the way we communicate, work, and entertain ourselves. With the vast array of apps available at our fingertips, it’s easy to overlook the potential risks they may pose.
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The complexity of financial data, the need for real-time insight, and the demand for user-friendly visualizations can seem daunting when it comes to analytics - but there is an easier way. With Logi Symphony, we aim to turn these challenges into opportunities. Our platform empowers you to seamlessly integrate advanced data analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting into your applications, transforming raw data into actionable insights.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Also; The 'Quantum Divide'; Global AI Regulatory Trends In the latest weekly update, four editors at ISMG discuss important cybersecurity and privacy issues, including how to keep assets secure in the quantum era, when common usernames pose a cybersecurity threat, and how to strike the right balance between regulation and innovation in AI.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Escalating incursions into military base infrastructure, telecom networks, utilities, and more signal that Beijing is laying the groundwork for mass disruption.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Why You Should Consider a Cloud-Native Firewall Service How does an organization achieve peace of mind with security while overcoming the challenges of complex hybrid and multi-cloud networks? Here are the top reasons why your organization should consider implementing a cloud-native firewall service to protect your AWS environments and applications.
Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Interesting article on technologies that will automatically identify people: With technology like that on Mr. Leyvand’s head, Facebook could prevent users from ever forgetting a colleague’s name, give a reminder at a cocktail party that an acquaintance had kids to ask about or help find someone at a crowded conference. However, six years later, the company now known as Meta has not released a version of that product and Mr.
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Adding high-quality entity resolution capabilities to enterprise applications, services, data fabrics or data pipelines can be daunting and expensive. Organizations often invest millions of dollars and years of effort to achieve subpar results. This guide will walk you through the requirements and challenges of implementing entity resolution. By the end, you'll understand what to look for, the most common mistakes and pitfalls to avoid, and your options.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
A new report takes an exhaustive look at how cybersecurity professionals see the current and future state of attacks, and how well vendors are keeping up.
The Guardian Data Protection
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Irish data regulator says platform put 13- to 17-year-old users’ accounts on default public setting, among other breaches TikTok has been fined €345m (£296m) for breaking EU data law in its handling of children’s accounts, including failing to shield underage users’ content from public view. The Irish data watchdog, which regulates TikTok across the EU, said the Chinese-owned video app had committed multiple breaches of GDPR rules.
CGI
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
AI provides an opportunity to retrain the workforce on more complex and challenging work, including additional AI tool applications to further increase efficiency and improve the customer experience. The magnitude of near-term impact will vary by operational area.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
The Russian national Dariy Pankov, aka dpxaker, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and computer fraud. The Russian national Dariy Pankov (28), aka dpxaker, is the author of the NLBrute malware. The man has been extradited to the United States from Georgia. In February 2023, Pankov was charged with conspiracy, access device fraud, and computer fraud.
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In the fast-moving manufacturing sector, delivering mission-critical data insights to empower your end users or customers can be a challenge. Traditional BI tools can be cumbersome and difficult to integrate - but it doesn't have to be this way. Logi Symphony offers a powerful and user-friendly solution, allowing you to seamlessly embed self-service analytics, generative AI, data visualization, and pixel-perfect reporting directly into your applications.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
The maintainers of the widely used library recently patched multiple memory corruption vulnerabilities that attackers could have abused to, ahem, curse targets with malicious code and escalate privileges.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Do you want to bridge the gap between IT, cybersecurity, and the business to enhance collaboration and integration? Are you seeking a solution to align cybersecurity efforts with business goals?
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
For months, the Iran-backed APT has carried out waves of password spray attacks attempting to authenticate to thousands of environments across multiple targets worldwide.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
The United States FBI, NSA, and CISA have released a joint report outlining the various social engineering threats posed by deepfakes.
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It’s no surprise that Apache Cassandra has emerged as a popular choice for organizations of all sizes seeking a powerful solution to manage their data at a scale—but with great power comes great responsibility. Due to the inherent complexity of distributed databases, this white paper will uncover the 10 rules you’ll want to know when managing Apache Cassandra.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Ransomware becoming less of a factor as threat actors extort businesses with payment options that are less than regulatory fines.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Out of the over 350 brands regularly impersonated in phishing attacks, Microsoft continues to stand out because they provide attackers with one unique advantage over other brands.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
The shared responsibility model was good enough to cover the first years of the cloud revolution, but the model is showing its limitations. Shared fate is a more mature model for the future of cloud security.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Establishing urgency through a false need to “upgrade” or lose services, this new attack takes advantage of the widespread use of the popular accounting app to attract victims.
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In the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, delivering data insights to end users or customers can be a significant challenge for product managers, product owners, and application team developers. The complexity of healthcare data, the need for real-time analytics, and the demand for user-friendly interfaces can often seem overwhelming. But with Logi Symphony, these challenges become opportunities.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
This incident bears notable resemblance to an attack that occurred just last month affecting London's Metropolitan Police, raising concerns over UK cybersecurity safeguards for public safety.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
A malwareless and linkless phishing attack uses sextortion and the threat of legal action to get the attention of potential victims and get them to respond.
Dark Reading
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Trust is the crucial bridge between security and people, but excessive or misguided trust can pose serious security risks.
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