Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Updates by Attacker Block Decryption Workaround and Tracking, Researchers Warn Attackers targeting unpatched VMware ESXi hypervisors to hit virtual machines have reportedly modified their ESXiArgs ransomware to prevent victims from using decryption workarounds identified by researchers. The campaign has already amassed nearly 3,000 known victims and could have many more.
Krebs on Security
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Authorities in the United States and United Kingdom today levied financial sanctions against seven men accused of operating “ Trickbot ,” a cybercrime-as-a-service platform based in Russia that has enabled countless ransomware attacks and bank account takeovers since its debut in 2016. The U.S. Department of the Treasury says the Trickbot group is associated with Russian intelligence services, and that this alliance led to the targeting of many U.S. companies and government entities.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Joint Alert Issued For Critical Infrastructure Sectors, Especially Healthcare Multiple government agencies in the U.S and South Korea issued a joint alert warning critical infrastructure sectors - and especially the healthcare sector - of ongoing ransomware threats involving North Korean state-sponsored cybercriminals.
AIIM
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
We have an information dilemma on our hands at AIIM. Starting the year, we believed that 2023 is the 80th anniversary of AIIM. We have several blog posts referencing 1943 as AIIM’s founding date. In fact, we celebrated our 75th anniversary just five years ago. 2023 must be our 80th anniversary, right? We believe the National Microfilm Association was founded in 1943.
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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
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Hackers Use API to Bypass Barriers and Restrictions Cybercriminals found way to circumvent OpenAI's prohibition on using its natural language artificial intelligence model for malicious purposes, say researchers who already spotted low-level hackers using the firm's ChatGPT chatbot for a machine-learning assist in creating malicious scripts.
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Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Competitors Jockey For Position in Russian-Language Online Market for Illicit Goods Revenue at dark web illicit marketplaces plummeted in 2022 following seizure by U.S. and German police last spring of what was then the world's largest online bazaar for illegal goods and services. Three markets have jockeyed for dominance following Hydra's collapse: OMG!
IT Governance
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
This week, we discuss a Which? investigation into basic security flaws on banks’ websites and apps, a ransomware attack on the financial firm ION Cleared Derivatives, and a phishing attack that compromised the emails of Stewart McDonald MP. Now available on Spotify , Amazon Music , Apple Podcasts and SoundCloud. The post IT Governance Podcast 2023-3: Bank security flaws ranked, ION ransom paid, MP hacked appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Francisco's $12.05-Per-Share Bid Comes 29 Months After Analytics Vendor Went Public Francisco Partners has joined Thoma Bravo and Vista Equity Partners in the take-private cybersecurity spree, agreeing to buy data analytics vendor Sumo Logic for $1.7 billion. The offer will allow Sumo Logic to expand its market opportunity, innovate on critical solutions and accelerate growth.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Researchers reported that the top-of-the-line Android mobile devices sold in China are shipped with malware. China is currently the country with the largest number of Android mobile devices, but a recent study conducted by researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the Trinity College of Dublin revealed that top-of-the-line Android devices sold in the country are shipped with spyware.
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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.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
US Prosecutors Unseal Indictment Against Senior TrickBot Figure Russian operators of the TrickBot banking Trojan that later evolved into a ransomware dropper felt trans-Atlantic pressure Thursday through sanctions imposed by the United States and the United Kingdom and an indictment against a senior figure unsealed by U.S. federal prosecutors in New Jersey.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
From shadow data to misconfigurations, and overpermissioning to multicloud sprawl, Dark Reading's cloud security slideshow helps security pros understand the threat horizon.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Munster Technological University's Cork Campuses Remain Shut Following the Hack Ireland's Munster Technological University confirmed that an ongoing system outage that forced it to shutter its Cork campuses is the result of a ransomware attack. Staff from the National Cyber Security Center are on-site to assist with the forensic examination and recovery.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Experts warn of new ESXiArgs ransomware attacks using an upgraded version that makes it harder to recover VMware ESXi virtual machines. Experts spotted a new variant of ESXiArgs ransomware targeting VMware ESXi servers, authors have improved the encryption process, making it much harder to recover the encrypted virtual machines. The new variant was spotted less than a week after the first alert was launched by CERT-FR warning of an ESXi ransomware targeting thousands of VMware servers in a globa
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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 – threatening the operations, financial well-being, and security of globally connected companies.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Bipartisan Lawmakers Latest to Raise Concerns Over Tracking Code in Healthcare A group of bipartisan U.S. senators is seeking answers from three telehealth companies about their data tracking and sharing practices. The move comes as privacy and security concerns about broader data sharing by technology firms also are growing.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
A sophisticated cyber-espionage attack against high-value targets attending a maritime technology conference in Pakistan this weekend has been in the works since last year.
Data Breach Today
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
CEO Change Marks First Time Since 2005 Someone Other Than Udi Mokady Is In Charge CyberArk will promote Matt Cohen, 47, to CEO on April 3. Cohen, who is credited with optimizing CyberArk's go-to-market organization and leading the company's transition to a subscription business model, will replace Udi Mokady, 54, who co-founded CyberArk in 1999 and served as its CEO since 2005.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
The US and the UK have sanctioned seven Russian individuals for their involvement in the TrickBot operations. The US and the UK authorities have sanctioned seven Russian individuals for their involvement in the TrickBot operations. The US Treasury has frozen the assets belonging to the individuals and imposed travel bans against them. The US Treasury points out that persons that engage in certain transactions with the sanctioned individuals may themselves be exposed to designation. “Today,
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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.
KnowBe4
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Impersonation of users, domains, and brands is on the rise, as is the use of malicious links, in response to security vendors improving their ability to detect malicious attachments.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Avast researchers also discovered and reported two zero-day vulnerabilities, and observed the spread of information-stealing malware, remote access trojans, and botnets.
Security Affairs
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that Twitter has been restricted in Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. Global internet monitor NetBlocks reported that network data confirm that Twitter has been restricted in Turkey in the aftermath of the earthquake. The data show that multiple internet providers in Turkey blocked the popular platform as of Wednesday 8 February 2023.
IBM Big Data Hub
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
In our last blog , we delved into the seven most prevalent data challenges that can be addressed with effective data governance. Today we will share our approach to developing a data governance program to drive data transformation and fuel a data-driven culture. Data governance is a crucial aspect of managing an organization’s data assets. The primary goal of any data governance program is to deliver against prioritized business objectives and unlock the value of your data across your org
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Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Restricting the Twitter API will have implications across Twitter, the broader Internet, and society, experts say. Is there a cybersecurity silver lining, or will threat actors pay to play?
KnowBe4
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Active discussions in hacker forums on the dark web showcase how using a mixture of the Open AI API and automated bot from the Telegram messenger platform can create malicious emails.
Schneier on Security
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
This is a neat piece of historical research. The team of computer scientist George Lasry, pianist Norbert Biermann and astrophysicist Satoshi Tomokiyo—all keen cryptographers—initially thought the batch of encoded documents related to Italy, because that was how they were filed at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. However, they quickly realised the letters were in French.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Nearly a half-millennium after her execution, encrypted letters from the imprisoned royal offer a fascinating look into early cryptography.
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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
How do you secure a Super Bowl? divya Thu, 02/09/2023 - 10:08 In a matter of days, the world will be watching as the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs square off in the much-anticipated Superbowl 57 at State Farm Stadium. Some will be watching more closely than others. Hopefully, security analysts will be watching closest of all. The Field’s Wide Open The venue is likely to be filled to capacity as 63,400 fans get their digital tickets scanned and pour into the arena.
KnowBe4
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
In the wake of the rising cost of living, new scams targeting those in less-than-optimal financial situations based on “deprived” areas throughout the country.
Dark Reading
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Members of the Health-ISAC can ingest threat indicators directly into Chronicle to investigate whether the threat is present in their environment.
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