IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-09

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• #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 Worldwide

• Checkmarx CISO Study Finds 96% of CISOs Say Their Business Prospects Consider Their Organizations’ AppSec Maturity When Making Deal Decisions

• It’s Time for Cybersecurity to Talk About Climate Change

• New LLM Tool Seeks and Remediates Vulnerabilities

• Disposed-of Gadgets Can Lead to Wi-Fi Network Hacks, Kaspersky Says

• Researchers Detail Vuln That Allowed for Windows Defender Update Process Hijack

• A Clever Honeypot Tricked Hackers Into Revealing Their Secrets

• INTERPOL Dismantles Infamous ’16shop’ Phishing-as-a-Service Platform

• DBS Bank uncovers big data challenges with AI use – and solutions, too

• Researchers watched 100 hours of hackers hacking honeypot computers

• Balada Injector still at large – new domains discovered

• ‘Downfall’ Bug in Billions of Intel CPUs Reveals Major Design Flaw

• Intel Responds to ‘Downfall’ Attack with Firmware Updates, Urges Mitigation

• Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 74 CVEs plus 2 “Exploit Detected” advisories

• Safety of Officers & Civilians of PSNI Compromised in Major Data Breach

• Virtual Meetings Security with Token Authentication

• This Acoustic Attack Analyzes Keystrokes To Steal Data Via Deep Learning

• John Lewis Signs Google Deal To Utilise AI Tech

• Amazon Loses Two Key Drone Delivery Executives – Report

• Onapsis researchers detail new SAP security threats

• EvilProxy used in massive cloud account takeover scheme

• Cracking the Code: 7 Secrets Every Web Developer Should Know

• Rapid7 prepares to toss 18% of workforce to cut costs

• Western Digital, Synology NAS Vulnerabilities Exposed Millions of Users’ Files

• White House Offers Prize Money for Hacker-Thwarting AI

• Patch Tuesday Targets 74 Flaws, Including Microsoft Teams, Office

• Top 3 Insights I Learned at Recent Cybersecurity Events

• Irish Police Data Breach Rattles Northern Ireland’s Security Landscape

• Types of Nmap scans and best practices

• Gurucul launches Sme AI to improve threat detection and response capabilities

• NetRise unveils SBOM and vulnerability prioritization solutions to enhance XIoT firmware security

• Rust-Based Injector Deploys XWorm and Remcos RAT in Multi-Stage Attack

• Rhysida Ransomware Has Added New Techniques, Tactics, And Tools to Its Arsenal

• 16 Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Discovered in CODESYS Affect Millions of Industrial Devices

• Will data backups save you from ransomware? Think again

• White House launches AI Cyber Challenge to test how top AI models protect software

• C-Suite Cybersecurity Sign-off Hinges on Customer Trust, Digital Opps

• DARPA launches two-year competition to build AI-powered cyber defenses

• Dark Web Grows Stronger. And So Does the Value of Monitoring

• What Is Global Privacy Control (GPC), and how can it help you protect your data?

• Fortifying Defences: Cybersecurity in the Dawn of AI

• 0Patch promises to support Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 with 3 years of security updates

• Breach Connected to MOVEit Flaw Affects Missouri Medicaid Recipients

• Rhysida Ransomware Analysis Reveals Vice Society Connection

• Facebook Faces Daily Fine Over Privacy Violations

• Sweet Security Debuts Runtime Management for Cloud

• OWASP Lead Flags Gaping Hole in Software Supply Chain Security

• Collide+Power, Downfall, and Inception: New Side-Channel Attacks Affecting Modern CPUs

• Dynatrace Security Analytics detects and blocks common application attacks

• Rising Threat of ‘Hackers for Hire’ – How End-to-End Encryption Software Safeguards Businesses

• Officials Point To Russia After Electoral Commission Hack

• RedHotel Chinese APT Hackers Attack Government Entities & Intelligence Organizations

• X-Force releases detection & response framework for managed file transfer software

• Zoom is entangled in an AI privacy mess

• Worldcoin explained: Everything you need to know

• RedHotel Checks in As Dominant China-Backed Cyberspy Group

• Interpol Shuts Down African Cybercrime Group, Seizes $2 Million

• Symmetry raises $18M to bolster organizations’ data security programs

• White House To Strengthen K-12 Cybersecurity

• Researchers Find Active Campaigns Exploiting Two Kubernetes Misconfigurations

• eSentire releases MDR Agent to reduce costs and risk of business disruption for SMBs

• Whistic introduces third-party risk management platform powered by AI

• Vicarius vuln_GPT enables security teams to find and fix software vulnerabilities

• India to replace all its defense related Microsoft systems with Maya OS due to Ransomware

• High-Severity Access Control Vulnerability Found in Spring WebFlux

• Colorado Department of Higher Education Attacked by Ransomware

• AI Risk Database Tackles AI Supply Chain Risks

• China-Linked Hackers Strike Worldwide: 17 Nations Hit in 3-Year Cyber Campaign

• Q2 2023, Community Updates: Introducing New Learning Assets, a Unique Solution for Workforce Development, and Capture the Flag (CTF)

• Worldwide Tailor-Made Massive Phishing Campaign

• Experts Alert Travelers Against Sharing Photos of Boarding Passes Online

• Apple, Amazon In Talks To Invest In ARM – Report

• Microsoft Paid Out $13 Million via Bug Bounty Programs for Fourth Consecutive Year

• Sweet Security Emerges From Stealth With $12 Million Seed Funding and a Cloud Runtime Solution

• Kyndryl and Microsoft join forces to help customers explore the use of generative AI

• Cymulate delivers threat-informed defense for cloud infrastructure

• Appdome collaborates with NetSPI to improve security defenses for all mobile apps

• UK Electoral Commission Data Breach Exposes Information of 40 Million Voters

• Elon Musk’s X Steps Up: Pledges Legal Funds for Workers Dealing with Unfair Bosses

• Two-Thirds of UK Websites are at Risk from Malicious Bots

• Sweet Security Lands $12 Million in Seed Funding to Shift Cloud Security Right with Runtime Security Suite

• July 2023’s Most Wanted Malware: Remote Access Trojan (RAT) Remcos Climbs to Third Place while Mobile Malware Anubis Returns to Top Spot

• Why Shellshock Remains a Cybersecurity Threat After 9 Years

• History’s Greatest Insider Threats

• PSNI data breach left officers vulnerable

• Tenable launches LLM-powered ExposureAI product

• Cyber-attack hits the UK’s electoral registers

• Downfall Attack Enables Extraction of Passwords and Encryption Key From Intel Microprocessor

• Northern Ireland police may have endangered its own officers by posting details online in error

• TUNE IN Dark Reading News Desk: Live at Black Hat USA 2023

• Closing Coverage Gaps Where Customer Resources Meet Cloud Environments

• Cybersecurity giant Rapid7 announces sweeping layoffs as losses mount

• Hardening SSH connections to managed hosts with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

• The State of Edge Security Report

• Beware of New Malware Attack Disguised As Google Bard Ads On Facebook

• Got vulns? vuln_GPT debuts as AI-powered approach to find and remediate software vulnerabilities

• Automated Security Control Assessment: When Self-Awareness Matters

• Intel Addresses 80 Firmware, Software Vulnerabilities

• Cloud Security Firm Kivera Raises $3.5 Million in Seed Funding

• How to Remove Your Info From Google With the ‘Results About You’ Tool

• Missing The Point In The Current Age Of Cyber

• Major Data Breach In The UK: Electoral Commission Systems Compromised Affecting Over 40 Million Voters

• DigiCert expands certificate management platform to extend the value of internal CAs

• Ghost Platform simplifies application security in the cloud

• Computer Integrated Services partners with Island to strengthen data protection across enterprises

• Cyber Security Today, August 9, 2023 – The latest ransomware news, and more

• Continuous Security Validation with Penetration Testing as a Service (PTaaS)

• Parsing the UK voter register cyberattack

• Synopsys Bolsters Application Security Testing Solutions Through Collaborations with NowSecure and Secure Code Warrior

• Boost identity protection with Axiad Cloud and Microsoft Entra ID

• Microsoft Purview data security mitigations for BazaCall and other human-operated data exfiltration attacks

• Germany To Subsidise TSMC Factory In Dresden

• Using Machine Learning to Detect Keystrokes

• Northern Ireland Police Officers Vulnerable After Data Leak

• U.K. Electoral Commission Breach Exposes Voter Data of 40 Million Britons

• Downfall attacks can gather passwords, encryption keys from Intel processors

• BigID introduces Data Risk Assessment for hybrid environments

• Sonet.io blocks sensitive data from being pasted into ChatGPT

• Google unveils stronger cellular security for Android 14

• Is the Metaverse Dead? Head-to-Head

• ‘Monumental’ Data Breach Exposes Northern Ireland Police Officers

• SAP Patches Critical Vulnerability in PowerDesigner Product

• Enhancing Cybersecurity with Remote Browser Isolation (RBI)

• Downfall Vulnerability Exposes Intel CPUs to Data and Encryption Keys Stealing

• Malicious Campaigns Exploit Weak Kubernetes Clusters for Crypto Mining

• Bectran Advanced Fraud Prevention Suite protects users against fraudulent activity

• Sophos X-Ops showcases MDR and threat intelligence at Black Hat and DEF CON

• Recent ransomware attacks share curiously similar tactics

• An Overview of the New Rhysida Ransomware Targeting the Healthcare Sector

• Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Fixes 2 Office Zero-Days, Critical Team Flaw

• 40 Vulnerabilities Patched in Android With August 2023 Security Updates

• New ‘Inception’ Side-Channel Attack Targets AMD Processors

• Notorious Phishing-as-a-Service Platform Shuttered

• New Report Finds Shift in Cyber Crime | Avast

• Summer Spending Pressure Fuels Loan Fee Fraud Fears

• Tenzir’s security data pipeline platform optimizes SIEM, cloud, and data costs

• Barracuda Networks and Cork offer cyber warranty services for customers of MSPs

• Cybersecurity: Creating a Foundation to build on

• Microsoft Patches 80+ Flaws Including Two Zero-Days

• New Android 14 Security Feature: IT Admins Can Now Disable 2G Networks

• Downfall Intel CPU side-channel attack exposes sensitive data

• Why performing security testing on your products and systems is a good idea

• LockBit threatens to leak medical data of cancer patients stolen from Varian Medical Systems

• Threat Actors English-Speaking Countries with Customized Yashma Ransomware

• Downfall: New Intel CPU Attack Exposing Sensitive Information

• US holds first ever cybersecurity summit on ransomware attacks on K12 Schools

• Bolstering Cloud Security Through Serverless Architecture

• Microsoft Releases Patches for 74 New Vulnerabilities in August Update

• Data exfiltration is now the go-to cyber extortion strategy

• Using creative recruitment strategies to tackle the cybersecurity skills shortage

• Why cybersecurity is a blue-collar job

• Edge computing’s role in healthcare

• Mobile Device Management: Securing the modern workplace

• Rapid7 Announces Layoffs, Office Closings Under Restructuring Plan

• SandboxAQ launches open-source meta-library of cryptographic algorithms

• The ransomware rollercoaster continues as criminals advance their business models

• INTERPOL shutters ’16shop’ phishing-as-a-service outfit

• Microsoft Patch Tuesday, August 2023 Edition

• Attacker Breakout Time Shrinks Again, Underscoring Need for Automation

• Analyzing Network Chaos Leads to Better DDoS Detection

• Novel ‘Inception’ Attack Exposes Sensitive Data in CPUs

• GrammaTech Nominated to Compete in 2023 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program

• The FBI Is Investigating a Ransomware Attack that Disrupted Hospital Operations in 4 States

• Digital assets continue to be prime target for malvertisers

• Server breach could be fatal blow for LetMeSpy

• Rubrik acquires Laminar for cloud security, data visibility

• Microsoft Patch Tuesday for August 2023 fixed 2 actively exploited flaws

• Microsoft, Intel lead this month’s security fix emissions

• Top SEO Agencies in the UK: Expert Insights

• US Hospitals Under Increasing Threat of Ransomware

• New Deep Learning Model Decodes Keyboard Sounds with 95% Accuracy

• Microsoft Fixes 74 CVEs in August Update

• Brillio Partners With Google Cloud to Build Generative AI Solutions for the Financial Services and Healthcare Industries

• zkPass Secures $2.5M in Seed Funding to Safeguard User Privacy and Data

• Russian Rocket Bureau Faces Cyber-Espionage Breach, North Korea Responsible

• 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 Azure AI Adds GPT-4 and New Virtual Machines

• Multiplying Force with Automation — Reducing the Soul Crushing Work

• VERT Threat Alert: August 2023 Patch Tuesday Analysis

• Patch Tuesday: Microsoft (Finally) Patches Exploited Office Zero-Days

• Google unveils ‘Downfall’ attacks, vulnerability in Intel chips

• Serious Security: Why learning to touch-type could protect you from audio snooping

• India Data Protection Bill Approved, Despite Privacy Concerns

• August 2023 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes critical bugs in Teams, MSMQ

• UK Electoral Commission Admits Major Data Breach Spanning Over a Year

• Vandals messing up your metaverse? Apple’s new patent lets you delete virtual graffiti

• Custom Yashma Ransomware Crashes Into the Scene

• Raft of TETRA Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Endanger Industrial Communications

• Cyber-extortionists pillage Colorado education dept

• Google’s Messages app will now use RCS by default and encrypt group chats

• California’s DELETE Act Protects Us From Data Brokers

• White House Holds First-Ever Summit on the Ransomware Crisis Plaguing the Nation’s Public Schools

• Patch Tuesday: Adobe Patches 30 Acrobat, Reader Vulns

• Citrix Zero-Day: 7K Instances Remain Exposed, 460 Compromised

• Govt Proposes Rs 250 Cr Fine for Consumer Data Leaks

• This Ransomware Targets Several English-Speaking Nations

• Identity-based attacks increasing, warns CrowdStrike

• 5 steps to ensure HIPAA compliance on mobile devices

• Meet the Brains Behind the Malware-Friendly AI Chat Service ‘WormGPT’

• Code42 and Tines launch Incydr Flows to streamline workflows

• ThreatX extends API protection with sensitive data detection and visualizations

• Australia’s Banking Industry Mulls Better Cross-Collaboration to Defeat Scam Epidemic

• New ‘Downfall’ Flaw Exposes Valuable Data in Generations of Intel Chips

• UK Electoral Commission discloses a data breach

• An update on Chrome Security updates – shipping security fixes to you faster

• Android 14 introduces first-of-its-kind cellular connectivity security features

• Downfall and Zenbleed: Googlers helping secure the ecosystem

• Congratulations to the MSRC 2023 Most Valuable Security Researchers!

• Horizon3 AI Raises $40 Million to Expand Automated Pentesting Platform

• The Problem With Cybersecurity (and AI Security) Regulation

• Rubrik acquires Laminar to expand in data security across public clouds

• Announcing the Tor University Challenge

• The impact of blockchain technology on the future of shipping and logistics

• Code Mirage: How cyber criminals harness AI-hallucinated code for malicious machinations

• Cryptomining and Malware Flourish on Misconfigured Kubernetes Clusters

• The 3 Cs of Renting vs Buying Ebooks | Avast

• Tampa General Hospital Sued Over Data Breach

• 91% of IT leaders better protected with PAM but want more affordable solutions

• The industry’s most insightful minds come together at Digital Transformation EXPO Europe (DTX)

• SecurityScorecard unveils Managed Cyber Risk Services to solve the third-party cyber risk puzzle

• XDR Alliance unveils open-source API specifications to improve cybersecurity for customers

• Silobreaker unveils risk scoring capabilities to help threat intel teams define and evaluate risks

• Isolated Systems at Risk: How Threat Actors Can Still Infect Your Systems With Malware

• White House to bolster cybersecurity training for K-12 schools, with help from the FCC, Amazon Web Services and more

• CrowdStrike observes massive spike in identity-based attacks

• UK voter data exposed for over a year in attack on Electoral Commission

• Many organizations want to limit employee access to AI, survey shows

• Cyber Attack on UK Electoral Database leaks 8 yrs voters information

• Protection is No Longer Straightforward – Why More Cybersecurity Solutions Must Incorporate Context

• #BHUSA: Ransomware Threat Activity Cluster Uncovered

• QakBot Malware Operators Expand C2 Network with 15 New Servers

• Google Fails To End $5 Billion Consumer Privacy Lawsuit

• AI Could Identify Passwords By Sound Of Keys Being Pressed, Study Suggests

• Stalkerware Slinger LetMeSpy Shuts Down For Good After Database Robbery

• Millions Of UK Voters’ Data Accessible In Cyber Attack, Says Electoral Commission

• Rest In Peace Bram Moolenaar, Author Of Vim And Hero Of Many Developers

• North Korean Hackers Infiltrate Russian Missile Engineering Firm

• Stay Safe Online: How to Protect Yourself from Pass-the-Cookie Attacks

• Multi-State Cyberattack Disrupts Health Care Services in Multiple States

• How to Create a Data Center Disaster Recovery Plan

• The Forrester Consulting TEI of Guardium Data Protection study: 5 data security lessons

• Dropzone AI launches autonomous AI agent to investigate security alerts, raises $3.5M in seed funding

• UK Voters’ Data Exposed in Electoral Commission Cyber-Attack

• Vietnamese-Origin Ransomware Operation Mimics WannaCry Traits

• Abnormal Security CheckGPT detects AI-generated email attacks

• With 95% Accuracy, New Acoustic Attack can Steal from Keystrokes

• U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware Halting Military Operations

• Colorado Higher Education Hit By Ransomware: What Students And Educators Need To Know

• North Korean hackers breached Russian missile development firm

• Vectra AI Platform provides real-time attack signal intelligence

• Patch Tuesday August 2023 – Microsoft Releases 12 Security Patches for Chromium-based Edge Browser

• EFF at Las Vegas Hacker Summer Camp

• It’s Summer Security Week at EFF

• 43 Malicious Android Apps With Over 2.5 Million Installs Display Secret Ads

• Do’s and Don’ts When Building an Internal Developer Platform

• Cybersecurity startup ConductorOne grows series A funding to $27M to boost least privilege access

• 10 Key Controls to Show Your Organization Is Worthy of Cyber Insurance

• Rubrik acquires Laminar for up to $250M to expand in data security across public clouds

• Clop Ransomware Adopts Torrents for Data Leaks in Effort to Evade Detection

• ICS Patch Tuesday: Siemens Fixes 7 Vulnerabilities in Ruggedcom Products

• Identity-Based Attacks Soared in Past Year: Report

• Celebrating Infinity Day. To August 8th… and Beyond!

• Threat Actors Using an Armed OpenBullet Pentesting Tool to Manipulate Script Kids

• Unmasking hypnotized AI: The hidden risks of large language models

• #BHUSA: Identity Compromise the Cause of Most Breaches

• SandboxAQ Open Sources Cryptography Management Tool for Post-Quantum Era

• Dark Reading News Desk: Live at Black Hat USA 2023

• Hackers Abusing Cloudflare Tunnels for Covert Communications

• Evolution of Enterprise IT and AI: DTX + UCX Europe 2023 prepares teams for new realm

• Solvo SecurityGenie helps organizations improve their cloud security posture

• Open Raven automates attack prevention and remediation with DDR capabilities

• NetSPI launches ML/AI Pentesting solution to help organizations build more secure models

• Electoral Commission hack exposed data of 40 million UK voters

• White House Announces New Actions to Strengthen K-12 Schools’ Cybersecurity

• Bug Bounty Program: Microsoft Rewarded $13.8M for 345 Security Researches

• Black Hat Preview: The Business of Cyber Takes Center Stage

• UK Think Tank Proposes Greater Ransomware Reporting From Cyberinsurance to Government

• What Doctors Wish You Knew About HIPAA and Data Security

• Horizon3 secures $40M to expand its pen testing platform

• What are the safest cars from break ins and system hacks

• You Can’t Rush Post-Quantum-Computing Cryptography Standards

• Mastering DevOps: Best Practices for Agile Software Delivery

• ComplyCube ID Liveness Layer combats screen replay attacks

• Q2 2023 Cyber Attacks Statistics

• China – which surveils everyone everywhere – floats facial recognition rules

• PayPal Launches USD-Pegged Crypto Stablecoin

• Encryption Policy

• Russia To Launch First Moon Mission Since 1976

• Microsoft Shares Guidance and Resources for AI Red Teams

• Understanding Active Directory Attack Paths to Improve Security

• CraftRise – 2,532,527 breached accounts

• Is the Metaverse Dead?

• North Korean Hackers Compromise Russian Missile Maker

• LOLBAS in the Wild: 11 Living-Off-The-Land Binaries That Could Be Used for Malicious Purposes

• New Yashma Ransomware Variant Targets Multiple English-Speaking Countries

• How to Conduct a Phishing Attack in a 5 Easy Steps

• Huawei Looks To AI-Driven HarmonyOS For Smartphone ‘Comeback’

• Amazon Meets With FTC Ahead Of Expected Antitrust Case

• Two-Thirds of UK Sites Vulnerable to Bad Bots

• Zuckerberg ‘Not Holding Breath’ Over Musk Cage Fight

• Virgin Galactic To Transport First Mother, Daughter Into Space

• North Korea ‘Hacked Russian Missile Firm’

• Over 200 Million Brits Have Data Compromised in Four Years

• Protecting Sensitive Data from Insider Threats in PCI DSS 4.0

• Need to improve the detection capabilities in your security products?

• LOLBAS in the Wild: 11 Living-Off-The-Land Binaries Used for Malicious Purposes

• New PaperCut NG/MF Flaw Let Attackers Execute Code on Unpatched Windows Servers

• North Korean hackers had access to Russian missile maker for months, say researchers

• Getting the best possible outcome in ransomware negotiation

• For TSA’s updated Pipeline Security Directive, consistency and collaboration are key

• Exploitation of Artificial Intelligence AI technology to facilitate password theft

• What may be lurking behind that QR code

• Seasoned cyber pros are more complacent in their skills than junior staff

• Dark web activity targeting the financial sector

• 43 Android apps in Google Play with 2.5M installs loaded ads when a phone screen was off

• How to get started with ongoing configuration assessments

• Managing human cyber risks matters now more than ever

• Microsoft AI Red Team building future of safer AI

• Adopting guidance from the US National Cybersecurity Strategy to secure the Internet of Things

• Ransomware Victims Surge as Threat Actors Pivot to Zero-Day Exploits

• Vulnerability Summary for the Week of July 31, 2023

• Apple Users See Big Mac Attack, Says Accenture

• Leverage the AWS Sustainability Pillar to Minimize Environmental Impact

• SEC’s controversial cybersecurity disclosure warning: What enterprises need to do now

• Ransomware Attack Timeline

• A week in security (July 31 – August 6)

• New Security Advisor amps up security in minutes

• 2022’s most routinely exploited vulnerabilities—history repeats

• FCC comes down hard on robocallers with record $300m fine

• TikTok facing fines for violating children’s privacy

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