IT Security News Daily Summary 2024-01-06

• USENIX Security ’23 – “If I Could Do This, I Feel Anyone Could” *The Design And Evaluation Of A Secondary Authentication Factor Manager’

• Cybersecurity trends and challenges to watch out for in 2024 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

• Human Behavior In Digital Forensics, pt II

• Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea

• Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4 billion claim over NotPetya damages

• Google Disables 30 Million Chrome User Cookies

• 23andMe Faces Legal Backlash Over Data Breach and Blames Victims

• Orbit Chain Loses $86M in Cross-Chain Bridge Hack

• Estes Declines Ransom Demand Amidst Personal Data Breach and Theft

• Russia Hacks Surveillance Cameras to Monitor Attacks in Kyiv

• Law firm Orrick data breach impacted 638,000 individuals

• 23andMe Blames Users for Recent Data Breach as It’s Hit With Dozens of Lawsuits

• Ransomware payment ban: Wrong idea at the wrong time

• Regenerate and Conquer: Wolverine’s Real-Time Damage System to Dominate the Gaming Landscape

• Sea Turtle Cyber Espionage Campaign Targets Dutch IT and Telecom Companies

• Cyber Kidnapping: A Digital Nightmare

• Pro-Iranian Hacker Group Targeting Albania with No-Justice Wiper Malware

• Cybersecurity for Art and Design Schools

• The Role of AI in Personalized Learning

• What Is OAuth 2.0?

• After injecting cancer hospital with ransomware, crims threaten to swat patients

• 6 Best Cybersecurity Training for Employees in 2024

• Hacked U.S. healthcare provider’s data archive involved over 900,000 people

• IT Security News Daily Summary 2024-01-05

• Friday Squid Blogging—18th Anniversary Post: New Species of Pygmy Squid Discovered

• What Is a Firewall Policy? Steps, Examples & Free Template

• After crippling cancer hospital with ransomware, crims threaten to swat patients

• How to Build a Phishing Playbook Part 2: Wireframing

• AI and Cybersecurity in 2024: What’s Changing and Why It Matters

• AI Watermarking Won’t Curb Disinformation

• EFF Urges Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Find Keyword Search Warrant Unconstitutional

• How to create an incident response playbook

• Signal, AI Generated Art Least, Amazon, Facebook Most Invasive Apps, Study

• The best travel VPNs of 2024: Expert tested and reviewed

• The best VPN for streaming in 2024

• Mimecast Acquires Elevate Security to Personalize Controls

• 7 keys to an effective hybrid cloud migration strategy

• Strong Encryption Explained: 6 Encryption Best Practices

• USENIX Security ’23 – Sharbani Pandit, Krishanu Sarker, Roberto Perdisci, Mustaque Ahamad, Diyi Yang – ‘Combating Robocalls With Phone Virtual Assistant Mediated Interaction’

• Nest Wallet CEO Loses $125,000 in Wallet Draining Scam

• Hackers Leak 50 Million Records in ‘Free Leaksmas’ Spree

• U.S DOE Announces $70 Million Funding for Improving

• IoT Security in the Age of Cyber Threats

• Law Firm Orrick Reveals Extensive Data Breach, Over Half a Million Affected

• Merck Settles NotPetya Insurance Claim, Leaving Cyberwar Definition Unresolved

• SpectralBlur: New macOS Backdoor Threat from North Korean Hackers

• Data Breached firm blames customers for reusing passwords

• The source code of Zeppelin Ransomware sold on a hacking forum

• 19 xDedic Cybercrime Market Users and Admins Face Prison

• EU’s Antitrust Head To Meet Tech CEOs Next Week

• Alert: BlackSuit Ransomware Strikes US Schools – Defend With These Security Measures

• In Other News: US Ransomware Attacks, 23andMe Blames Victims, Nuclear Waste Hacking Attempt

• Cyber-Attacks Drain $1.84bn from Web3 in 2023

• Terrorism Tsar Warns Of AI Chatbot Radicalisation Risk

• 23andMe Told Victims Of Data Breach That Suing Is Futile, Letters Shows

• Google Chrome Starts Blocking Data Tracking Cookies

• Ukraine: Russia Hacked Webcams To Aid Missile, Drone Strikes On Kyiv

• A Heimdal MXDR Expert on Incident Response Best Practices and Myth Busting

• BreachForums boss busted for bond blunders – including using a VPN

• Open AI Moves to Minimize Regulatory Risk on Data Privacy in EU

• Unveiling Free VPN Risks: Protecting Online Privacy and Security

• AI and ML — The Keys to Modernizing the SOC

• New ‘SpectralBlur’ macOS Backdoor Linked to North Korea

• Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (December 18, 2023 to December 31, 2023)

• How To Use AzureSignTool to Sign Executables With Azure DevOps

• IoT – The key to connected care excellence

• Best of 2023: Enterprises Are Getting Better at Breach Prevention. But Attackers Are Getting Better, Too.

• How a Regional Credit Union Reinvented Email Security with Votiro Cloud

• SpaceX Sues US Agency That Alleged Illegal Firings

• Russia-linked APT Sandworm was inside Ukraine telecoms giant Kyivstar for months

• US Says 19 People Charged Following 2019 Takedown of xDedic Cybercrime Marketplace

• Cyber Security Today, Jan. 5, 2023 – 23andMe blames poor user password practices for a data breach

• Lost and found: How to locate your missing devices and more

• How to Be More Anonymous Online

• Ivanti Patches Critical Vulnerability in Endpoint Manager

• NIST Fortifies Chatbots and Self-Driving Cars Against Digital Threats

• Ivanti fixed a critical EPM flaw that can result in remote code execution

• SessionGuardian Mobile delivers identity assurance and data protection for iOS mobile devices

• Tackling Anti-Analysis Techniques of GuLoader and RedLine Stealer

• Russia Hacked Residential Cameras in Ukraine to Spy on Air Defense, Critical Infrastructure

• Energy Department Offering $70 Million for Security, Resilience Research

• Nigerian Arrested, Charged in $7.5 Million BEC Scheme Targeting US Charities

• Singapore telcos to let subscribers block international calls in new anti-scam measure

• MyEstatePoint Property Search Android app leaks user passwords

• 23andMe shifts blame to users for data breach

• 23andMe Blames User “Negligence” for Data Breach

• 3 New Malicious PyPI Packages Found Installing CoinMiner on Linux Devices

• UAC-0050 Group Using Remcos RAT to Attack Government Agencies

• Widespread Vulnerability in SSH Servers: The Terrapin Attack Threat

• Vigilant Ops Raises $2 Million for SBOM Management Platform

• Exposed Secrets are Everywhere. Here’s How to Tackle Them

• $22 Million Wake-up Call to Improve Security

• Russian Hackers Had Covert Access to Ukraine’s Telecom Giant for Months

• Alert: Ivanti Releases Patch for Critical Vulnerability in Endpoint Manager Solution

• Sandworm’s Kyivstar attack should serve as a reminder of the Kremlin crew’s ‘global reach’

• How Can Data Breach Be A Trouble For Your Industry?

• FBI says Capitol Bomb Threat hackers are hard to identify

• What is the qualification to become a Cybersecurity Analyst

• January 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: A Focus on Printing

• New Bandook RAT Variant Resurfaces, Targeting Windows Machines

• Artificial Deception: The State Of “AI” In Defense and Offense

• Master Security by Building on Compliance with A Risk-Centric Approach

• Charting a Trustworthy AI Journey

• Escalating cyber threats: Bots, fraud farms, and cryptojacking surge, urgently requiring attention

• Breaking down the state of authentication

• Budget cuts take a toll on IT decision makers’ mental health

• Cybersecurity Challenges in Remote Learning

• Online Assessment Security Best Practices for Educators

• Best EDR Of The Market (BEOTM) – Endpoint Detection and Response Testing Tool

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