Krebs on Security
MARCH 20, 2023
A new breach involving data from nine million AT&T customers is a fresh reminder that your mobile provider likely collects and shares a great deal of information about where you go and what you do with your mobile device — unless and until you affirmatively opt out of this data collection. Here’s a primer on why you might want to do that, and how.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 20, 2023
War Upended Russian Brotherhood, Supply, Demand and Pricing, Says Intel Analyst Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 threw Russia's cybercrime ecosystem into a state of upheaval that still exists to this day. "We identified disruptions to literally every single form of commodified cybercrime," said Alexander Leslie, associate threat intelligence analyst at Recorded Future.
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The Last Watchdog
MARCH 20, 2023
One common misconception is that scammers usually possess a strong command of computer science and IT knowledge. Related: How Google, Facebook enable snooping In fact, a majority of scams occur through social engineering. The rise of social media has added to the many user-friendly digital tools scammers, sextortionists, and hackers can leverage in order to manipulate their victims.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 20, 2023
Now-Patched Bug Allowed Thief to Remotely Steal User Passwords, Private Keys Bitcoin ATM manufacturer General Bytes suspended its cloud services supporting more than 15,000 machines after a hacker exploited a vulnerability in its software to steal user passwords and private keys and made off with cryptocurrency worth millions of dollars.
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At the beginning of 2023, concern grew over pixels and trackers, which load into the browser as a part of the software supply chain, being used by data harvesting platforms to collect user data. The data is then transferred to the servers of the companies owning the pixels/trackers as a part of their advertising and marketing business. Aggressive data harvesting practices increase the likelihood and/or actual transfer of sensitive data, which may cause unintended consequences, including expensiv
Dark Reading
MARCH 20, 2023
There are a number of solutions that can help ensure security and compliance mandates are met in the cloud, but organizations should prioritize integration and policy-based management.
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Hunton Privacy
MARCH 20, 2023
On March 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced it issued orders to eight social media and video streaming platforms seeking Special Reports on how the platforms review and monitor commercial advertising to detect, prevent and reduce deceptive advertisements, including those related to fraudulent healthcare products, financial scams and the sale of fake goods.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 20, 2023
Proposed Class Action Filed Over Data Exfiltration Breach Affecting Nearly 442,000 An Alabama cardiovascular clinic is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by one of the nearly 442,000 individuals affected by a data exfiltration breach reported last month. The lawsuit seeks a detailed list of security improvements by the clinic and 10 years of court compliance monitoring.
Hunton Privacy
MARCH 20, 2023
On March 3, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released an update to its Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs guidance (“ECCP Guidance”). The ECCP Guidance serves as a guidance document for prosecutors when evaluating a corporate compliance program. Among other updates, the ECCP Guidance now includes new guidance for assessing how companies govern employees’ use of personal devices, communication platforms and messaging applications.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 20, 2023
Chinese Hackers and Others Increasingly Favor Unpatched Vulnerabilities Last year was another bonanza in zero-days for Chinese state hackers, say security researchers in a report predicting a permanent uptick in nation-state exploitation of yet-unpatched vulnerabilities. "Attackers seek stealth and ease of exploitation," writes cybersecurity firm Mandiant.
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Hunton Privacy
MARCH 20, 2023
On February 16, 2023, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP held a virtual roundtable to discuss the role of age assurance and age verification tools as part of its Children’s Data Privacy Project. Representatives from CIPL member companies, data protection authorities, civil society and experts exchanged views on the effectiveness of different methodologies and emerging best practices to shield minors from harmful or inappropriate content.
Dark Reading
MARCH 20, 2023
The basketball playoffs are around the corner and convincing social-engineering attacks on fans using NBA-themed lures could be too.
KnowBe4
MARCH 20, 2023
A new law in Québec, Canada, that goes into effect this June will require all policies and training materials assigned to employees within the province be provided in French.
Reltio
MARCH 20, 2023
Data has always been a valuable asset for businesses, but it has become crucial for survival in the digital age. With the explosion of data from digital channels and IoT devices, organizations find storing, managing and analyzing information increasingly challenging. The recent evolution of data management has responded to this challenge as businesses strive to make sense of the vast amounts of data and turn it into actionable insights.
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Unleash the power of NoSQL with "Apache Cassandra® NoSQL for the Relational DBA." Learn from Lewis DiFelice, an experienced Professional Services Consultant at Instaclustr, as he shares his journey transitioning from SQL to managing a 40-node Cassandra cluster. Gain insights into Cassandra's architecture, configuration strategies, and best practices.
Dark Reading
MARCH 20, 2023
UK cybersecurity authorities and researchers tamp down fears that ChatGPT will overwhelm current defenses, while the CEO of OpenAI worries about its use in cyberattacks.
KnowBe4
MARCH 20, 2023
Yikes. Loz Blain at NewAtlas just reported that Stanford has copied the ChatGPT AI for less than $600. The article started out with: "Stanford's Alpaca AI performs similarly to the astonishing ChatGPT on many tasks – but it's built on an open-source language model and cost less than US$600 to train up. It seems these godlike AIs are already frighteningly cheap and easy to replicate.
Dark Reading
MARCH 20, 2023
Users of affected devices that want to mitigate risk from the security issues in the Exynos chipsets can turn off Wi-Fi and Voice-over-LTE settings, researchers from Google's Project Zero say.
Security Affairs
MARCH 20, 2023
The Acropalypse flaw in the Markup tool of Google Pixel allowed the partial recovery of edited or redacted screenshots and images. Security researchers Simon Aarons and David Buchanan have discovered a vulnerability, named ‘Acropalypse,’ in the Markup tool of Google Pixel. The Markup tool is a built-in Markup utility, released with Android 9 Pie that allows Google Pixel users to edit (crop, add text, draw, and highlight) screenshots.
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Dark Reading
MARCH 20, 2023
With HinataBot, malware authors have created a beast many times more efficient than even the scariest botnets of old, packing more than 3Tbit/s DDoS speeds.
Security Affairs
MARCH 20, 2023
The infamous Emotet malware is back after a short hiatus, threat actors are spreading it via Microsoft OneNote email attachments. The Emotet malware returns after a three-month hiatus and threat actors are distributing it via Microsoft OneNote email attachments to avoid detection. The Emotet banking trojan has been active at least since 2014, the botnet is operated by a threat actor tracked as TA542.
KnowBe4
MARCH 20, 2023
Secureworks has published a report looking at cybercrime over the course of 2022, finding that business email compromise (BEC) attacks nearly doubled last year. Additionally, attacks in which phishing was used as the initial access vector (IAV) increased by nearly three times last year.
Dark Reading
MARCH 20, 2023
The alleged mastermind of hacker forum Breach Forums, "pompompurin," has been arrested in New York City, according to court documents.
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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing
MARCH 20, 2023
Self-Sovereign Identities, The Next Step in Privacy-First User Experience divya Tue, 03/21/2023 - 06:10 There is a growing momentum around Self-Sovereign Identities (SSI) with real value to be captured by individuals, countries, and businesses. When privacy is at stake, SSI puts individuals back in control of their personal data. Moreover, it helps organizations to operate in an environment they trust and control to significantly reduce Know Your Customer (KYC) and GDPR costs and to more easily
Dark Reading
MARCH 20, 2023
No-code has lowered the barrier for non-developers to create applications. AI will completely eliminate it.
Security Affairs
MARCH 20, 2023
Threat actors are abusing the legitimate Adobe Acrobat Sign service to distribute the RedLine information stealer. Avast researchers reported that threat actors are abusing the legitimate Adobe Acrobat Sign service to distribute the RedLine information stealer. Adobe Acrobat Sign allows registered users to sign documents online and send a document signature request to anyone.
WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 20, 2023
Amid ongoing protests, the Iranian regime has lost control of its image, pushing it to employ increasingly drastic tactics where everyone loses.
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Dark Reading
MARCH 20, 2023
Aembit launches from stealth with a cloud-based identity access management platform for enterprise workloads.
OpenText Information Management
MARCH 20, 2023
While digitizing content is a critical first step for digital transformation, going paperless is no longer enough for managing the increasingly high volume of enterprise content. According to IDC research, more than half of the documents that require processing now originate as digital file types – emails, attachments, SMS, PDF, PNG, and more – and … The post What is intelligent document processing?
Adapture
MARCH 20, 2023
Bot attacks are on the rise. From record breaking DDoS attacks to credential stuffing attacks , businesses are paying with lost profits and customer trust. For websites that rely on online sales, the effects can be devastating. While many already have measures in place to mitigate bot traffic, these measures are often not enough. In response to this increasing need, many businesses have begun managing bots with Cloudflare.
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