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Conti ransomware gang exploits Log4Shell bug in its operations

Security Affairs

Recently the Conti gang hit the attack on the Australian energy CS Energy and threaten to leak the stolen files. After the disclosure of the exploit, Microsoft researchers reported that Nation-state actors from China, Iran, North Korea, and Turkey are now abusing the Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) in the Log4J library in their campaigns.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 344

Security Affairs

Australian ACSC warns of Conti ransomware attacks against local orgs A zero-day exploit for Log4j Java library could have a tsunami impact on IT giants 1.6 Australian ACSC warns of Conti ransomware attacks against local orgs A zero-day exploit for Log4j Java library could have a tsunami impact on IT giants 1.6

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Introducing the technology behind watsonx.ai, IBM’s AI and data platform for enterprise

IBM Big Data Hub

The largest models are expensive, energy-intensive to train and run, and complex to deploy. Obsidian models utilize a new modular architecture developed by IBM Research, providing high inference efficiency and levels of performance across a variety of tasks. We’ve created a suite of tools in watsonx.ai

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023

IT Governance

Known records breached SAP SE Source (New) Technology Bulgaria Unknown 95,592,696 TmaxSoft Source (New) Technology South Korea Yes 56,000,000+ NTT Business Solutions Source (New) Telecoms Japan Yes 9,000,000 Welltok Source (New) Technology USA Yes 8,493,379 Online platform or service used by Turkish healthcare providers or the Ministry of Health (probably) (..)

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MY TAKE: Memory hacking arises as a go-to tactic to carry out deep, persistent incursions

The Last Watchdog

In fact, memory attacks have quietly emerged as a powerful and versatile new class of hacking technique that threat actors in the vanguard are utilizing to subvert conventional IT security systems. Allegedly developed by US and Israeli operatives, Stuxnet was discovered circulating through Iranian nuclear energy facilities in 2010.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 12 – 18 February 2024

IT Governance

Recent victims of Rhysida include the British Library and Sony’s Insomniac Games. Other news South Korean researchers release Rhysida ransomware decryption tool Researchers from Kookmin University and KISA (the Korea Internet & Security Agency) have released a free decryption tool for the Rhysida malware.

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Professional associations have work to do

CILIP

s largest and oldest library association explains how she aims to keep it relevant to a fracturing profession while serving a divided nation. Reimagined on 19 November - took up her post as Executive Director of the American Library Association in January. rapid racial diversification of the library workforce. libraries haven?t