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IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-11-10

Intel Faces ‘Downfall’ Bug Lawsuit, Seeking $10K per Plaintiff Senate Leaders Plan to Prolong NSA Surveillance Using a Must-Pass Bill Maine government says data breach affects 1.3 million people Friday Squid Blogging: The History and Morality of US Squid Consumption…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-11-09

Verkada unveils privacy updates to its security system and cameras What We Can Learn from Major Cloud Cyberattacks Treasury Markets Disrupted by ICBC Ransomware Attack Maine government says data breach affects 1.3 million residents Downfall fallout: Intel knew AVX chips…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-11-08

Ransomware Mastermind Uncovered After Oversharing on Dark Web Unfiltered Takeaways from API World 2023 | Impart Security EDR vs MDR vs XDR Yes, GitHub’s Copilot Can Leak (Real) Secrets FBI: Ransomware actors hacking casinos via third parties Sumo Logic urges…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-11-07

Myrror Security Emerges From Stealth With $6M Seed Round to Prevent Attacks on the Software Development Process Risk Ledger Secures £6.25M to Prevent Cyberattacks on the Supply Chains of Nation’s Largest Enterprises Malwarebytes Launches ThreatDown to Empower Resource Constrained IT…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-11-06

Okta Breach Linked to Employee’s Google Account, Affects 134 Customers CVSS 4.0 Arrived As The New Vulnerability Scoring Standard Discord Adopts Temporary CDN Links To Prevent Malware Virtual Kidnapping: AI Tools Are Enabling IRL Extortion Scams Gootloader Aims Malicious, Custom…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-11-05

DEF CON 31 – Patrick Wardle’s ‘Leveraging macOS Networking Frameworks to Heuristically Detect Malware’ Remember, Remember: Guy Fawkes and Cybersecurity US govt sanctioned a Russian woman for laundering virtual currency on behalf of threat actors Practical Routes to Healthy Culture…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-11-04

Provocative Facebook Ads Leveraged to Deliver NodeStealer Malware DEF CON 31 – Tracy Mosley’s ‘War Stories – Nuthin’ But A G Thang Evolution of Cellular Networks’ Google Completes Mobile-First Indexing After 7 Years AI’s Swift Impact on the IT Industry…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-11-03

Critical Atlassian Bug Exploit Now Available; Immediate Patching Needed DEF CON 31 Packet Hacking Village – Mike Raggo’s, Chet Hosmer’s ‘OSINT for Physical Security Intelligence’ Threat Roundup for October 27 to November 3 Whitelisting vs Blacklisting: How Are They Different?…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-11-02

Exploring Software Categories: From Basics to Specialized Applications Clop group obtained access to the email addresses of about 632,000 US federal employees Okta Data Compromised Through Third-Party Vendor Should you allow your browser to remember your passwords? YouTube launches “global…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-11-01

Threat Brief: Citrix Bleed CVE-2023-4966 Mandiant Tracks Four Uncategorized Groups Exploiting Citrix Vulnerability British, Toronto Libraries Struggle After Cyber Incidents ISC2 Study: Economic Conditions Continue to Sandbag Cyber Hiring Multi-Tenancy Cloud Security: Definition & Best Practices Global AI Cybersecurity Agreement…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-31

Scaling security: How to build security into the entire development pipeline Fortinet and the Gartner® Hype Cycle™ for Zero Trust Networking EFF to Copyright Office: Copyright Is Indeed a Hammer, But Don’t Be Too Hasty to Nail Generative AI DEF…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-30

Google Dynamic Search Ads Abused to Unleash Malware ‘Deluge’ Facebook Unveils Paid Subscription Model To Comply With Privacy Regulations VMware Releases Advisory for VMware Tools Vulnerabilities Florida man sentenced to prison for SIM Swapping conspiracy that led to theft of…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-29

Email Security in the Remote Work Era 8 Essential Windows Security Tips to Protect Your Computer Surge in QR Code Quishing: Check Point Records 587% Attack Spike DEF CON 31 – Policy Panel: How Hackers Can Work With Government To…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-28

Roundcube Webmail servers under attack – Week in security with Tony Anscombe iLeakage Attack: Protecting Your Digital Security Study Asks Facebook Users How Much They Think Their Data Is Worth DEF CON 31 – Policy Panel: International Cyber Policy 101…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-27

Lockbit ransomware gang claims to have stolen data from Boeing Canadian government issues call for proposals to support fight against misinformation Safari Side-Channel Attack Enables Browser Theft Combating retail theft & fraud The Importance of Transparency in Protecting Our Networks…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-26

Apple drops urgent patch against obtuse TriangleDB iPhone malware TunnelBear VPN Review 2023: Pricing, Ease of Use & Security iLeakage attack exploits Safari to steal data from Apple devices PathFinder – Tool That Provides Information About A Website The top…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-25

Top 6 Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Solutions for 2023 EU commissioner sidesteps MEPs’ questions about CSAM proposal microtargeting Puncia – Subdomain And Exploit Hunter Powered By AI Forrester names Microsoft a Leader in the 2023 Endpoint Security Wave™ report Top…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-24

Tines Report Finds More than Half of Security Professionals Likely To Switch Jobs Next Year This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Don’t Lose Sight of Human Risk Facad1ng – The Ultimate URL Masking Tool – An Open-Source URL Masking Tool Designed To…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-23

Cyberattackers Alter Implant on 30K Compromised Cisco IOS XE Devices The Hamas Threat of Hostage Execution Videos Looms Large Over Social Media CISA adds second Cisco IOS XE flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog GATOR – GCP Attack Toolkit…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-22

What is the Dark Web, Search Engines, and What Not to Do on the Dark Web MI5 chief warns of Chinese cyber espionage reached an unprecedented scale Fraudulent KeePass Site Uses Google Ads and Punycode to Transfer Malware Here’s Why…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-21

How Can DevSecOps Improve Agility and Security in Manufacturing Operations? Commander – A Command And Control (C2) Server SecuSphere – Efficient DevSecOps The Evolution of Security: From Signatures to Deep Learning WhatsApp’s New Twinning Feature: Manage Two Accounts on a…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-20

Five Eyes Coalition Release Guidelines for Business Leaders on Securing Intellectual Property From Snooze to Enthuse: Security Awareness Training That Sticks Okta says hackers stole customer access tokens from support unit CloudBees readies cloud-native devsecops platform Cisco Finds New Zero…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-19

SailPoint Unveils Annual ‘Horizons of Identity Security’ Report Fingerprint Raises $33M in Series C Funding to Accelerate Enterprise Device Intelligence and Fraud Prevention Adoption Spec Secures $15M Series A Funding, Accelerating Innovation in Fraud Defense Norton Boosts Security and Privacy…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-18

D-Link Confirms Breach, Rebuts Hacker’s Claims About Scope Who’s Responsible for the Gaza Hospital Blast? Here’s Why It’s Hard to Know What’s Real Privacy Advocates to TSA: Slow Down Plans for mDLs Regulations are still necessary to compel adoption of…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-17

Chatbot Offers Roadmap for How to Conduct a Bio Weapons Attack Amazon Quietly Wades Into the Passkey Waters ILSpy – .NET Decompiler With Support For PDB Generation, ReadyToRun, Metadata (and More) – Cross-Platform! Impact of React on Logistics and Supply…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-16

Avast SecureLine VPN Review (2023): Is It a Good VPN for You? New CISA and NSA Identity and Access Management Guidance Puts Vendors on Notice Malicious ‘Airstrike Alert’ App Targets Israelis Gcp_Scanner – A Comprehensive Scanner For Google Cloud ROMCOMLITE:…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-10-01

Mellon – OSDP Attack Tool Microsoft Defender Flags Tor Browser as Win32/Malgent!MTB Malware Demystifying cybersecurity terms: Policy, Standard, Procedure, Controls, Framework Demystifying cybersecurity terms: Policy, Standard, Procedure, Controls NIS2: 2.Designate a responsible person or team DEF CON 31 – Andrew…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-30

Electron_Shell – Developing A More Covert Remote Access Trojan (RAT) Tool By Leveraging Electron’s Features For Command Injection And Combining It With Remote Control Methods ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware gang hacked the hotel chain Motel One A Closer Look at the Snatch…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-29

How to land a corporate board seat as a CISO Digital Accessibility and Cybersecurity Must Go Hand in Hand Mozilla Rushes to Fix Critical Vulnerability in Firefox and Thunderbird Skyhook – A Round-Trip Obfuscated HTTP File Transfer Setup Built To…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-28

Pinkerton – An JavaScript File Crawler And Secret Finder Developed In Python Feds’ privacy panel backs renewing Feds’ S. 702 spying powers — but with limits Cisco patches zero-day vulnerability under attack US, Japan warn China-linked ‘BlackTech’ targeting routers Johnson Controls…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-27

Researchers Release Details of New RCE Exploit Chain for SharePoint China-linked APT BlackTech was spotted hiding in Cisco router firmware WMIExec – Set Of Python Scripts Which Perform Different Ways Of Command Execution Via WMI Protocol The Cost of Cybercrime…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-26

Researchers Uncover RaaS Affiliate Distributing Multiple Ransomware Strains Suspicious New Ransomware Group Claims Sony Hack Catalyte Leverages Google Career Certificates to Expand Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Opportunities CISA Launches National Public Service Announcement Campaign Encouraging Americans to Take Steps to Keep Themselves and…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-25

Kick off a career in IT with this cybersecurity training bundle Xenomorph Android Malware Targets Customers of 30 US Banks MOVEit Flaw Leads to 900 University Data Breaches UAE-Linked ‘Stealth Falcon’ APT Mimics Microsoft in Homoglyph Attack Hackers steal $200M…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-24

EDRaser – Tool For Remotely Deleting Access Logs, Windows Event Logs, Databases, And Other Files Canada cyber centre issues caution after group from India issues threat FBI and CISA Issue Joint Advisory on Snatch Ransomware Threat Deadglyph, a very sophisticated…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-23

HTMLSmuggler – HTML Smuggling Generator And Obfuscator For Your Red Team Operations Facebook Now Lets You Create Alt Accounts For Improved Privacy India Strengthens Crypto Crime Vigilance with Dark Net Monitor Deployment DeFi Concerns Rise as Balancer’s Web Front End…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-22

Dynmx – Signature-based Detection Of Malware Features Based On Windows API Call Sequences How to disable removable media access with Group Policy 90GB of Data Posted on Hacker Forum Linked to T-Mobile Glitch 5 ways to leverage AI and ML…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-21

LEO’s Needs Better Data Analysis to Stop Tech-Savvy Cybercriminals DNS over HTTPS (DoH) Salvador Technologies Wins Funding for $2.2M Cybersecurity Project From BIRD Foundation What Does Socrates Have to Do With CPM? Forrester names Microsoft a Leader in the 2023…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-20

Kickstarting a Holistic SaaS Ecosystem Security Program Rethinking Quality Assurance in the Age of Generative AI 14 Types of Hackers to Watch Out For FBI, CISA Issue Joint Warning on ‘Snatch’ Ransomware-as-a-Service Fake WinRAR PoC Exploit Conceals VenomRAT Malware Experts…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-19

Check Point Named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust Platform Providers, Q3 2023 China-Linked Actor Taps Linux Backdoor in Forceful Espionage Campaign Phalanx protects company data by automatically securing and tracking sensitive documents Check Point Named a Leader…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-18

Hardcoded Secret at the Heart of the Dell Compellent VMware Vulnerability WSI Technologies a New Competitor in 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program Facebook Criticized For Refusing To Remove Animal Cruelty Videos Microsoft Azure Data Leak Exposes Dangers of File-Sharing Links Microsoft…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-17

MetaStealer Emerges As The New Malware Threat For Mac Devices Israeli Cyber Firms Unveil Groundbreaking Spyware Tool Researchers Say Facebook’s Fake News Policies Are Weak Billionaire Mark Cuban Falls Victim to Crypto Hack Again, Loses $900K Cyber resilience through consolidation…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-16

Best Practices for Endpoint Security in Healthcare Institutions Canada cyber centre issues alert after government DDoS attacks ETH Founder Vitalik Buterin’s X (Twitter) Hacked, $700k Stolen AI in Sounds is Helping Brands Create Their ‘Sonic Identity’ MGM Resorts Hit by…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-15

Microsoft Flushes Out ‘Ncurses’ Gremlins Dariy Pankov, the NLBrute malware author, pleads guilty Friday Squid Blogging: Cleaning Squid Scattered Spider traps 100+ victims in its web as it moves into ransomware Google Account Sync Vulnerability Exploited to Steal $15M UX…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-14

MGM, Caesars File SEC Disclosures on Cybersecurity Incidents Cybercriminals Use Webex Brand to Target Corporate Users Hackers Claiming to Jailbreak AI Chatbots to Write Phishing Emails More malicious attachments found by researchers Caesars says cyber-crooks stole customer data as MGM…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-13

Fortifying the Cloud: A Look at AWS Shield’s Scalable DDoS Protection triple extortion ransomware Kubernetes Admins Warned to Patch Clusters Against New RCE Vulns Rail Cybersecurity Is a Complex Environment iOS 17 Cheat Sheet: Release Date, Supported Devices and More…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-12

Risk & Repeat: Big questions remain on Storm-0558 attacks China’s Winnti APT Compromises National Grid in Asia for 6 Months Appeals Court Upholds Public.Resource.Org’s Right to Post Public Laws and Regulations Online Grab those updates: Microsoft flings out fixes for…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-11

Cloudflare Announces Unified Data Protection Suite to Address Risks of Modern Coding and Increased AI Use MGM Resorts Confirms ‘Cybersecurity Issue’, Shuts Down Systems Iran’s Charming Kitten Pounces on Israeli Exchange Servers Find the right cybersecurity learning platform for your…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-10

Powerful Ethnic Militia in Myanmar Repatriates 1,200 Chinese Suspected of Involvement in Cybercrime Microsoft and Google’s Approach to Replace Obsolete TLS Protocols Rhysida Ransomware gang claims to have hacked three more US hospitals New York’s Geofencing Ban: A Game Changer…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-09

North Korean Threat Actors Stole $41 Million in Online Casino Heist US CISA added critical Apache RocketMQ flaw to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog The complete guide to ransomware Mac Users Under Attack: Malvertising Campaign Distributing Atomic Stealer Malware Protect…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-08

JWT Token Revocation: Centralized Control vs. Distributed Kafka Handling Microsoft reveals how hackers stole its email signing key… kind of Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, September 8, 2023 Dell and CTO Roese dive into AI, edge, security…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-07

Rwanda Launches Smart-City Investment Program Apple discloses 2 new actively exploited zero-day flaws in iPhones, Macs Investing in Cybersecurity’s Future: A Conversation with Richard Seewald of Evolution Equity Partners Update NOW! Pegasus Spyware Exploit Found in iPhones Running Latest iOS…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-06

Crash Dump Error: How a Chinese Espionage Group Exploited Microsoft’s Mistakes How to prevent ransomware in 6 steps Facebook Oversight Board Says Posts About Abortion Are Not Death Threats Guy who ran Bitcoins4Less tells Feds he had less than zero…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-05

Facebook Continues To Offer Poor Support For Hacked Users Publisher’s Spotlight: RegScale: Holistically Manage Your Compliance Program Hornetsecurity Releases 365 Total Protection Plan 4 for Microsoft 365 Global Cloud Security Market to Reach $62.9B by 2028 Tuya Smart and Amazon…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-04

PSNI Data Breach Results In Arrests, Resignations Engineers Create Greener Alternative To Lithium-ion Battery UK Government Details AI Safety Summit Ambitions X will collect biometric data from its premium users Defending Against Snake Ransomware: Here’s All You Need to Know…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-03

Why CISOs Should Prioritize Cloud Security and Access Management During Digital Transformation Initiatives Default Passwords Lead to Hacking Incidents Among LogicMonitor Customers PoC exploit code released for CVE-2023-34039 bug in VMware Aria Operations for Networks The SEC demands more transparency…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-02

VMConnect Supply Chain Attack Persists UN Reports: Hundreds of Thousands Coerced into Working in Online Scams Why Sharing Boarding Pass Pictures on Social Media Is a Privacy Risk, Warns Expert Why Next-Generation Firewalls are Essential for Modern Network Security Chinese…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-09-01

ReasonLabs Summer 2023 Trends Report Reveals Top Consumer Security Threats Lacework Expands Partnership With Google Cloud to Deliver Enterprise Flexibility in the Cloud AI for Good: Voxel AI Tech Increases Funding to $30M With Strategic Funding Round Inaugural Pwn2Own Automotive…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-31

UN: Southeast Asia Gangs Are Trafficking Cybercrime Workers 3 out of 4 Cyberattacks in the Education Sector Are Associated With a Compromised On‑Premises User or Admin Account Insurance Costs Rise, Coverage Shrinks, But Policies Remain Essential Apple’s Decision to Kill…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-30

biometric authentication How to verify encryption in Google Messages APT Attacks From ‘Earth Estries’ Hit Gov’t, Tech With Custom Malware FBI, Justice Department dismantle Qakbot malware Facebook Rejects Censorship Decision From Its Own Oversight Board Chinese GREF APT distributes spyware…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-29

PurFoods Mom’s Meals Reports Data Breach Exposing Social Security Numbers of Over 1.2 Million Consumers Check Point Software: XDR Leader in Frost Radar™ 2023 Report Check Point Shares Analysis of Qakbot Malware Group Operation ‘Duck Hunt’: Qakbot Malware Disrupted, $8.6…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-28

OpenAI Debuts ChatGPT Enterprise, touting better privacy for business BreachLock Intelligence Report Reveals Critical Insights From Thousands of Penetration Tests Honeywell to Acquire SCADAfence, Strengthening Its Cybersecurity Software Portfolio Motherboard Mishaps Undermine Trust, Security Attackers can discover IP address by…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-27

Rhysida Ransomware Group: Social Security Numbers, Passport Data Compromised in Recent Hospital Attack IT Contractor Data Breach Affects 47,000 Met Police Personnel Why generative AI is a double-edged sword for the cybersecurity sector Security Affairs newsletter Round 434 by Pierluigi…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-26

A Brazilian phone spyware was hacked and victims’ devices ‘deleted’ from server A Brazilian phone spyware was hacked and victims’ stolen data ‘deleted’ Cloud and hosting provider Leaseweb took down critical systems after a cyber attack Privacy czars urge websites…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-25

Genworth Financial Under Investigation for Data Breach Tornado Cash Civil Decision Limits the Reach of the Treasury Department’s Actions while Skirting a Full First Amendment Analysis Unveil the Paradox of Encryption with TLS 1.3 in Zero Trust Architectures Here’s why…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-24

Too good to be true? That online auction price could be triangulation fraud Major US Energy Company Hit by QR Code Phishing Campaign Malwarebytes Announces Acquisition of Online Privacy Company Cyrus Black Hat USA 2023 Closes on Record-Breaking Event in…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-23

Facebook Once Again Says It Will Roll Out End-To-End Encryption By End Of Year Threat Actor Exploits Zero-Day in WinRAR to Target Crypto Accounts API Misuse: Hacker Exposes 2.6M Duolingo Users’ Emails & Names AWS Outages: Is North Virginia the…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-22

Adobe Patches Critical Deserialization Vulnerability, but Exploits Persist Absolute Dental Services Notifies Patients of Data Security Incident Forescout Joins MISA and Announces Integration With Microsoft Sentinel Proposed UN Cybercrime Treaty Threatens to be an Expansive Global Surveillance Pact Ivanti issues…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-21

Akamai Report: LockBit, Cl0P Expand Ransomware Efforts Measuring the Effectivity of Security with Data Analysis Vendors criticize Microsoft for repeated security failings This AI-generated crypto invoice scam almost got me, and I’m a security pro Small Businesses Are A “Gold…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-20

Cyber Security & Cloud Expo Europe 2023 – Less Than Two Months To Go Implement Machine Learning to Secure Your IoT Network Hybrid Mesh Firewall Management N. Korean Kimsuky APT targets S. Korea-US military exercises AI in OT: Opportunities and…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-19

Former Tesla employees stole data of over 75,000 staff, company says Over 3,000 Android Malware spotted using unsupported/unknown compression methods to avoid detection Responsibilities of an HR to Strengthen Their Company’s Cyber Defenses Here’s How to Prevent AI From Cracking…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-18

ExpressVPN Review (2023): Features, Pricing and Alternatives Facebook Slammed For “Dangerous” News Ban During Wildfire Emergency CISA Committee Tackles Remote Monitoring and Management Protections ProjectDiscovery Announces $25M Series A Financing and Launch of Cloud Platform CyCognito Finds Large Volume of…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-17

Big Medical Privacy Case Against Facebook Advances In Court What Is Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)? CNAP Platforms: The All-in-One Solution for Cloud Security Normalyze: How Focusing On Data Can Improve Cloud Security TXOne: How to Improve Your Operational Technology…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-16

Beyond Identity Launches Passkey Adoption Tool, The Passkey Journey Insurance Data Breach Victims File Class-Action Suit Against Law Firm 67% of Federal Government Agencies Are Confident in Meeting Zero Trust Executive Order Deadline Dig Security State of Cloud Data Security…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-15

What Is Edge Security? Overcoming Edge Computing Risks The Industry Discussion About Standards For Bluetooth-Enabled Physical Trackers is Finally Getting Started Top 4 information security strategy essentials CIOs need 4 Metrics to Enhance your Cybersecurity Skills Development Program Discord.io Temporarily…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-14

Phishing Operators Make Ready Use of Abandoned Websites for Bait Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) Hosting Fifth Annual Virtual Career Fair OffSec’s Capture the Flag Tournament (CTF) Ford SYNC 3 infotainment systems vulnerable to drive-by Wi-Fi hijacking 5 Tips for Securing…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-13

Multiple flaws in CODESYS V3 SDK could lead to RCE or DoS How businesses and governments can work together to stop cyberattacks before they start Edge computing’s role in healthcare EvilProxy Phishing Campaign Targets Microsoft 365 Executives Worldwide Operation Jackal:…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-12

An Apple Malware-Flagging Tool Is ‘Trivially’ Easy to Bypass Power Management Vulnerabilities Could Shut Down Data Centers: Researchers Python URL parsing function flaw can enable command execution Police dismantled bulletproof hosting service provider Lolek Hosted Dissecting the UN Cybercrime Convention’s Threat…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-11

SandboxAQ unveils Sandwich, an open-source meta-library of cryptographic algorithms Black Hat USA 2023 Panel: Used Correctly, Generative AI is a Boon for Cybersecurity Security Pressures Mount Around AI’s Promises & Peril ‘Bulletproof’ hosting site that allegedly enabled 400 ransomware attacks…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-10

Cyber Insurance Experts Make a Case for Coverage, Protection Ransomware Attack Timeline Black Hat 2023 Keynote: Navigating Generative AI in Today’s Cybersecurity Landscape CSPM vs CWPP vs CIEM vs CNAPP: What’s the Difference? 6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-09

crisis management plan (CMP) #BHUSA: New Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Could Instantly Drain Crypto Wallets Windows Defender-Pretender Attack Dismantles Flagship Microsoft EDR Black Hat Opens With Call to Steer AI from Predictions to Policy Blockchain Signing Bug Cracks Open Crypto Investors’ Wallets…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-08

Microsoft’s red team has monitored AI since 2018. Here are five big insights 75% of Organizations Worldwide Set to Ban ChatGPT and Generative AI Apps on Work Devices BlackBerry intelligence report reveals a 40 per cent increase in cyberattacks Microsoft…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-07

Akamai Research: Rampant Abuse of Zero-Day and One-Day Vulnerabilities Leads to 143% Increase in Victims of Ransomware SecurityScorecard Launches Managed Cyber Risk Services to Mitigate Zero-Day and Critical Supply Chain Vulnerabilities Stalkerware slinger LetMeSpy shuts down for good after database…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-06

Hospitals Paralyzed by Cyberattack, Emergency Services Diverted NIS2: 1. Perform a gap analysis Amazon Executive Lacks Data for Return-to-Office Mandate Worldcoin’s Iris-Scanning Technology: A Game-Changer or a Privacy Concern VMCONNECT: Malicious PyPI Package Mimicking Common Python Tools System Architecture: Move…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-05

Reptile Rootkit employed in attacks against Linux systems in South Korea With CISOs’ Evolved Roles, They Must Also Evolve Their Ways Artificial Intelligence Contributes to Escalating Ransomware Threats Microsoft’s Security Practices Under Fire: Is the Azure Platform Safe Hackers Deliver…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-04

Google’s new settings let you remove your private info from search results. Here’s how Friday Squid Blogging: 2023 Squid Oil Global Market Report A.I. is a trend that will stick with us for quite some time, says CloudFlare CEO Matthew…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-03

New AI Threats Emerge as FraudGPT Creator Unleashes DarkBERT and DarkBART Russia’s Cozy Bear is back and hitting Microsoft Teams to phish top targets SOC 2 (System and Organization Controls 2) Risk & Repeat: Microsoft takes heat over Storm-0588 attacks…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-02

Still No Death Star In Sight Tanium Selected by DHS CISA to Join the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative Guardio Uncovers Zero-Day Vulnerability in Salesforce’s Email Services BeyondTrust’s Identity Security Insights Provides Unprecedented Visibility into Identity Threats HackerOne lays off 12%…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-01

Forgepoint Capital Places $15M Series A Bet on Converge Insurance Nile Raises $175M Series C Funding to Redefine Enterprise Networks Forescout’s Risk and Exposure Management Solution Delivers Streamlined, Quantitative Approach to Cyber Asset Risk Management MEF and CyberRatings.org Partner on…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-07-31

Experts discovered a previously undocumented initial access vector used by P2PInfect worm Understanding Data Protection: Best Practices for Keeping Your Information Safe MIT CSAIL unveils PhotoGuard, an AI defense against unauthorized image manipulation Reducing Generative AI Hallucinations and Trusting Your…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-07-30

Unleashing FreedomGPT on Windows How CISOs can engage the C-suite and Board to manage and address cyber risk In 2022, more than 40% of zero-day exploits used in the wild were variations of previous issues Google’s Earthquake Alert System Failed…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-07-29

Now Abyss Locker also targets VMware ESXi servers HSI Seeks Public’s Help Following New Orleans Daycare Worker Arrest ChatGPT’s Plug-In Vulnerabilities Protecting energy infrastructure from cyberattacks FraudGPT: ChatGPT’s Evil Face Out of 50,000 Cybercrimes Reported in 6 Years, Only 23%…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-07-28

OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Anthropic Launch Frontier Model Forum to Promote Safe AI Friday Squid Blogging: Zaqistan Flag Choose the Best Biometrics Authentication for Your Use Case Senator Blasts Microsoft for Negligence in 365 Email Breach Stark#Mule Malware Campaign Targets Koreans,…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-07-27

Millions of People Affected in MOVEit Attack on US Gov’t Vendor Ryanair Hit With Lawsuit Over Use of Facial Recognition Technology Deloitte, Maximus, Chuck E. Cheese join 500+ orgs as MOVEit attack victims Can AI detectors save us from ChatGPT?…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-07-26

SEC Adopts New Rule on Cybersecurity Incident Disclosure Requirements Massive macOS Campaign Targets Crypto Wallets, Data ‘Nitrogen’ Ransomware Effort Lures IT Pros via Google, Bing Ads Russia throws founder of infosec biz Group-IB in the clink for treason From Vulnerability…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-07-25

SiegedSec Hacktivist Claims to Strike NATO and Leak Sensitive Docs Apple patches exploited bugs in iPhones plus other holes Who and What is Behind the Malware Proxy Service SocksEscort? Decoy Dog Gets an Upgrade With New Persistence Features KnowBe4 Phishing…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-07-24

How to Easily Block IP Addresses From Accessing a Desktop or Server China Propaganda Spreads via US News Sites, Freelancers, Times Square Experts Warn About New “Malicious Tagging” Facebook Scam AMD Zenbleed chip bug leaks secrets fast and easy Coveware:…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-07-23

VirusTotal issues apology for recent sensitive data leak The Next Step API Security Checklist: A Must Read Guide 2023 Web Development Revolution: Chrome’s Cookie-Free Tools North Korea-Backed Hackers Breach US Tech Company to Target Crypto Firms Security Affairs newsletter Round…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-07-22

Microsoft Offers Free Security Features Amid Recent Hacks As More MOVEit Hack Victims Emerge, Ofcom Declares Non-Payment of Ransom Multiple DDoS botnets were observed targeting Zyxel devices Ransomware Outbreak in Canada: Cybersecurity Meltdown 10 Essential Cybersecurity Tips for Small Businesses…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-07-21

VirusTotal: We’re sorry someone fat-fingered and exposed 5,600 users Banks In Attackers’ Crosshairs, Via Open Source Software Supply Chain CISA warns of attacks against Citrix NetScaler ADC and Gateway Devices Young People Should Oppose the Kids Online Safety Act 6…

IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-07-20

Fake ChatGPT and AI pages on Facebook are spreading infostealers How Developers Can Work With Generative AI Securely TrustArc Announces TRUSTe EU-US Data Privacy Framework Verification MOVEit body count closes in on 400 orgs, 20M+ individuals UN security council delegates…