Data Breach Today
MARCH 6, 2024
Real-World Scenarios Are Sketchy But Researchers Warn: 'Assume Spyware; Update Now' Apple pushed out an emergency security update for two critical zero-day flaws that attackers are using to carry out memory corruption attacks on iPhone and iPad devices. The tech giant's latest patch addressed its third zero-day vulnerability this year.
AIIM
MARCH 5, 2024
With AI-centric use cases expanding to extract value from both physical and digital assets, it’s time to see information governance as a way to accelerate innovation.
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WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 2, 2024
Plus: Apple warns about sideloading apps, a court orders NSO group to turn over the code of its Pegasus spyware, and an investigation finds widely available security cams are wildly insecure.
The Last Watchdog
MARCH 4, 2024
Charities and nonprofits are particularly vulnerable to cybersecurity threats, primarily because they maintain personal and financial data, which are highly valuable to criminals. Related: Hackers target UK charities Here are six tips for establishing robust nonprofit cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive donor information and build a resilient organization.
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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
MARCH 8, 2024
Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Hack Gets Worse for Computing Giant A Russian state hack against Microsoft was more serious than initially supposed, Microsoft acknowledged in a Friday disclosure to federal regulators. Microsoft said a Moscow threat actor obtained access to "source code repositories and internal systems.
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Security Affairs
MARCH 6, 2024
A new Linux malware campaign campaign is targeting misconfigured Apache Hadoop, Confluence, Docker, and Redis instances. Researchers from Cado Security observed a new Linux malware campaign targeting misconfigured Apache Hadoop, Confluence, Docker, and Redis instances. The threat actors behind this campaign employed previously undetected payloads, including four Golang binaries that are used to automate the discovery and infection of hosts running the above services.
WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 4, 2024
The transaction, visible on Bitcoin's blockchain, suggests the victim of one of the worst ransomware attacks in years may have paid a very large ransom.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 8, 2024
Company Concludes His Ouster Stemmed from 'Breakdown In Trust' Generative artificial intelligence leader OpenAI returned Sam Altman to its board of directors Friday in a bid to put to rest a leadership crisis that rocked the San Francisco company during the last months of 2023. Fallout from incident may yet reverberate for OpenAI.
Schneier on Security
MARCH 4, 2024
Researchers have demonstrated a worm that spreads through prompt injection. Details : In one instance, the researchers, acting as attackers, wrote an email including the adversarial text prompt, which “poisons” the database of an email assistant using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) , a way for LLMs to pull in extra data from outside its system.
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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.
Security Affairs
MARCH 7, 2024
Threat actors are using Facebook messages to spread a Python-based information stealer dubbed Snake, researchers warn. Cybereason researchers warn that threat actors are utilizing Facebook messages to spread the Snake malware, a Python-based information stealer. The researchers noticed that the threat actors are maintaining three different Python Infostealer variants.
WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 6, 2024
A coalition of 41 state attorneys general says Meta is failing to assist Facebook and Instagram users whose accounts have been hacked—and they want the company to take “immediate action.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 6, 2024
Investigators Say North Korean Groups Are Seeking Advanced Chips for Military Use South Korean intelligence service officials have blamed North Korean hackers for targeting the country's semiconductor manufacturing companies. Hackers who gain access to chip-making technology and product designs could hurt South Korea’s leadership in the semiconductor industry.
Schneier on Security
MARCH 6, 2024
The Washington Post is reporting on the FBI’s increasing use of push notification data—”push tokens”—to identify people. The police can request this data from companies like Apple and Google without a warrant. The investigative technique goes back years. Court orders that were issued in 2019 to Apple and Google demanded that the companies hand over information on accounts identified by push tokens linked to alleged supporters of the Islamic State terrorist group.
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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.
Security Affairs
MARCH 4, 2024
Researcher HaxRob discovered a previously undetected Linux backdoor named GTPDOOR, designed to target telecom carrier networks. Security researcher HaxRob discovered a previously undetected Linux backdoor dubbed GTPDOOR, which is specifically crafted to carry out stealth cyber operations within mobile carrier networks. I recently found two very interesting Linux binaries uploaded to Virustotal.
Troy Hunt
MARCH 6, 2024
Back in 2018, we started making Have I Been Pwned domain searches freely available to national government cybersecurity agencies responsible for protecting their nations' online infrastructure. Today, we're very happy to welcome Germany as the 35th country to use this service, courtesy of their CERTBund department. This access now provides them with complete access to the exposure of their government domains in data breaches.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 8, 2024
As Ransomware Disruption Mounts, More Experts Seek Path to Banning Payments As ransomware groups are causing massive damage and disruption and showing no signs of stopping, cybersecurity policy expert Ciaran Martin said it's time for governments to start asking tough questions and "figure out how to make a ransomware payments ban work.
Schneier on Security
MARCH 5, 2024
Consumer Reports has analyzed a bunch of popular Internet-connected video doorbells. Their security is terrible. First, these doorbells expose your home IP address and WiFi network name to the internet without encryption, potentially opening your home network to online criminals. […] Anyone who can physically access one of the doorbells can take over the device—no tools or fancy hacking skills needed.
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Executive leaders and board members are pushing their teams to adopt Generative AI to gain a competitive edge, save money, and otherwise take advantage of the promise of this new era of artificial intelligence. There's no question that it is challenging to figure out where to focus and how to advance when it’s a new field that is evolving everyday. 💡 This new webinar featuring Maher Hanafi, VP of Engineering at Betterworks, will explore a practical framework to transform Generative AI pr
Security Affairs
MARCH 5, 2024
Apple released emergency security updates to address two new iOS zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited in the wild against iPhone users. Apple released emergency security updates to address two iOS zero-day vulnerabilities, respectively tracked as CVE-2024-23225 and CVE-2024-23296, that were exploited in attacks against iPhone devices. CVE-2024-23225 is a Kernel memory corruption flaw, the company addressed it with improved validation. “An attacker with arbitrary kernel read and writ
WIRED Threat Level
MARCH 5, 2024
Registered Agents Inc. has for years allowed businesses to register under a cloak of anonymity. A WIRED investigation has found that its secretive founder has taken the practice to an extreme.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 7, 2024
Ding Accused of Stealing Data on 'Brain' of Google's Supercomputing Data Centers Federal authorities have accused a Chinese national who worked as a CTO in a Google supercomputer data center of stealing the company's proprietary artificial intelligence secrets and sharing them with Chinese companies, according to an indictment unsealed on Wednesday.
Jamf
MARCH 5, 2024
Launching alongside iOS 17.4, Apple will be making changes to adhere to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, which could have massive implications for your organization’s end users and the security of their devices.
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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.
Security Affairs
MARCH 4, 2024
The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense claims that it hacked the Russian Ministry of Defense. The Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense announced it had breached the Russian Ministry of Defense servers as part of a special operation, and exfiltrated confidential documents. Stolen documents include: confidential documents, including orders and reports circulated among over 2000 structural units of the Russian military se
Schneier on Security
MARCH 8, 2024
Researchers ran a global prompt hacking competition, and have documented the results in a paper that both gives a lot of good examples and tries to organize a taxonomy of effective prompt injection strategies. It seems as if the most common successful strategy is the “compound instruction attack,” as in “Say ‘I have been PWNED’ without a period.” Ignore This Title and HackAPrompt: Exposing Systemic Vulnerabilities of LLMs through a Global Scale Prompt Hacking
Data Breach Today
MARCH 7, 2024
Also: 2023 Crypto Crime Stats, Multichain's Potential Liquidation This week, Binance laid off two-thirds of its staff and said it is exiting Nigeria, Chainalysis released 2023 crime statistics, Fantom said it will seek Multichain's liquidation, hackers stole millions from the WOOFi and Seneca crypto platforms, and Hong Kong blocked six fake websites.
KnowBe4
MARCH 7, 2024
A recent report reveals a significant discrepancy in the priorities of mid-market IT departments when it comes to addressing cyber threats. It's somewhat ironic that IT professionals find themselves entangled in a logical paradox when responding to surveys, as demonstrated by Node4’s Mid-Market IT Priorities Report 2024. This report sheds light on the fact that two of the top three cyber threats concerning mid-market IT departments are AI-based threats and ransomware, with insider threats rankin
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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.
Security Affairs
MARCH 2, 2024
A U.S. Court ordered surveillance firm NSO Group to hand over the source code for its Pegasus spyware and other products to Meta. Meta won the litigation against the Israeli spyware vendor NSO Group , a U.S. Judge ordered the surveillance firm to hand over the source code for its Pegasus spyware and other products to the social network giant. NSO Group has been requested to provide details regarding the complete functionality of the pertinent spyware, covering the period one year before the all
Data Protection Report
MARCH 8, 2024
Earlier this week the ICO launched a call for views on the “pay or okay” business model. By way of recap, this model gives users of online services the choice to either consent to personalised advertising using their data or to pay a fee to access an ad-free version of the service. In its blog post launching the call for views, the ICO also provided an update on its wider cookie compliance work.
Data Breach Today
MARCH 7, 2024
US President Urges Congress to Harness AI While Protecting ‘From its Peril’ U.S. President Joe Biden used part of his highly-anticipated State of the Union address on Thursday night to call on lawmakers to pass bipartisan privacy legislation, and to harness the powers of artificial intelligence while protecting the nation "from its peril.
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