Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

What trends can startups and investors expect to see going forward?

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

National Guard Helps in Ransomware Recovery, While Other Healthcare Entities Turn Off Email The National Guard has been recruited to help a healthcare system recover from a recent ransomware attack, while some other healthcare entities have temporarily shut down their email systems in the wake of urgent federal cyber alerts. How warranted are these drastic measures?

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

This week, Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice has temporarily shut down its operation following a ransomware attack during judgment sessions. Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice was hit by a ransomware attack on Tuesday during judgment sessions, the attack forced a temporary shut down of the court’s information technology network. “The Superior Court of Justice (STJ) announces that the court’s information technology network suffered a hacker attack, this Tuesday (3),

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Researchers: 'Gitpaste-12' Botnet Mainly Targets Linux And IoT Devices The operators behind a botnet dubbed "Gitpaste-12" are abusing legitimate services such as GitHub and Pastebin to help hide the malware's malicious infrastructure, according to Juniper Threat Labs. This botnet mainly targets Linux apps and IoT devices and can mine cryptocurrency.

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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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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Campari Group, the Italian beverage giant has been hit by a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut down a large part of its IT network. Campari Group , the Italian beverage giant has been hit by a ransomware attack that forced the company to shut down a large part of its IT network. The Italian company is active since 1860, it produces spirits, wines, and soft drinks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The RansomExx Ransomware gang is expanding its operations by creating a new version that is able to infect Linux machines. RansomExx ransomware operators are expanding their operations by developing a Linux version of their malware. Kaspersky researchers have analyzed the Linux version of the RansomExx ransomware, also tracked as Defray777. This week the RansomExx ransomware has been involved in the attacks against Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Apple's 14.2 Update Fixes Bugs Being Exploited by Attackers Apple issued an update for iOS and iPadOS on Thursday that fixes three zero-day flaws found by Google's Project Zero bug-hunting team and a range of other security-related flaws. Google says the bugs are being exploited by attackers but haven't been used in election-related cyber activity.

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Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Research paper: Rick Wash, “ How Experts Detect Phishing Scam Emails “: Abstract: Phishing scam emails are emails that pretend to be something they are not in order to get the recipient of the email to undertake some action they normally would not. While technical protections against phishing reduce the number of phishing emails received, they are not perfect and phishing remains one of the largest sources of security risk in technology and communication systems.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Thieves Not Honoring 'Pay Us to Delete Stolen Data' Guarantees, Investigators Warn Victims of crypto-locking malware who pay a ransom to their attackers are paying, on average, more than ever before. But investigators warn that when victims pay for a guarantee that all data stolen during an attack will get deleted, criminals often fail to honor their promises.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The newly discovered malware uses GitHub and Pastebin to house component code, and harbors 12 different initial attack vectors.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Updated Version of Cybersecurity Framework Will Roll Out in January The Hong Kong Monetary Authority's Cybersecurity Fortification Initiative 2.0, an updated version of a framework designed to strengthen cyber resilience in the banking and financial sector, will officially roll out in January and be implemented over the following two years.

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Researchers discover a new worm and botnet dubbed Gitpaste-12 for its ability to spread via GitHub and Pastebin.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Members Can Use the App to Communicate and Exchange Information Information Security Media Group's members-only CyberEdBoard Community this week launched a new engagement app that will help bring together senior cybersecurity practitioners from around the world.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The Ragnar Locker operators released a stolen contract between Wild Turkey and actor Matthew McConaughey, as proof of compromise.

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Data Breach Today

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Sophos: APT Group Targeted Organizations In Southeast Asia A recently identified Chinese hacking group is using multiple types of Dynamic Link Library side-loading attack techniques to target non-government organizations in Southeast Asia, especially Myanmar, according to Sophos.

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The vulnerabilities include three for which exploits have already been seen in the wild.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of the EU General Data Protection Regulation fines that have finally been imposed on Marriott and BA over serious data breaches each suffered. Also featured: Regional digital fraud trends, and a look at the CISO role and its responsibilities.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

On November 10, 2020, Hunton Andrews Kurth will host a webinar examining the data protection considerations that arise on the UK’s departure from the EU. The UK’s Brexit transition period ends on December 31, 2020, and it is not clear whether the EU will formally recognize the UK’s data protection regime as ‘adequate.’ What does this mean for companies’ plans to update their data transfer mechanisms?

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The Terms of Reference ( ToR ) and Issues Paper for the long-awaited review ( Review ) of the Privacy Act 1988 Cth ( Act ) has finally been released by the Government ( AG’s Department ). A commitment to review the Act was first announced by the Government following the ACCC’s Digital Platform Enquiry in 2018/19, and it is good to see proposals for this Review finally taking shape, notwithstanding COVID priorities.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

As the UK heads back into lockdown, we expect to see a fresh wave of phishing attacks capitalising on the public’s fear and uncertainty. At the start of the pandemic, we discussed emerging phishing scams centred on the coronavirus. Fortunately, these scams were short-lived – thanks to widespread warnings from experts and those who had already received bogus messages.

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The social media deal raises issues involving data custodianship and trusted tech partnerships.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Network access to over 7,000 organizations in the U.S., Canada, and Australia is allegedly available for auction on Russian hacking forums. An unidentified hacker is advertising an archive of remote desktop protocol (RDP) credentials to several thousand organizations with bids starting at 25 bitcoins (roughly $390,000). . “I sell everything at once, without samples, convenient access via rdp to each network,” states the advertisement , promising administrative access to each compromised network.

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Healthcare facilities are under an increased threat of cyberattack, according to the FBI. In a joint cybersecurity advisory with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the FBI warned of an “increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers.”. While there are currently several strains of malware actively targeting healthcare facilities, the advisory primarily focused on TrickBot, a program with a

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The illegal marketplace was hacked prior to it's takedown -- the IRS has now tracked down those stolen funds, it said.

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CILIP

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

How do librarians oppose knowledge destruction? Richard Ovenden, Bodley?s Librarian, and author of Burning the Books will be a keynote speaker at the CILIP 2020 Conference: ?Reimagined. Here he discusses how the profession is still developing its defences. As the senior executive of the Bodleian Libraries, Richard heads one of the oldest libraries in Europe.

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Threatpost

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The actively exploited vulnerabilities discovered by Project Zero exist across iPhone, iPad and iPod devices.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

The United States announced the seizure of $1 billion worth of Bitcoin stolen by an individual from the Silk Road marketplace. On November 3, The United States this week announced that it has seized $1 billion worth of Bitcoin stolen by an individual from the Silk Road marketplace over half a decade ago. “The United States filed a civil complaint today to forfeit thousands of Bitcoins, valued at over $1 billion dollars, seized by law enforcement on November 3, 2020, announced United States

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