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Threat Actor Targets Recruiters With Malware

Recruiters are urged to educate staff about a surge in phishing attacks from threat group TA4557 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Threat Actor Targets Recruiters With Malware

Two-Fifths of Log4j Apps Use Vulnerable Versions

Two years after a critical vulnerability was found in utility Log4j, 38% of apps still use buggy versions This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Two-Fifths of Log4j Apps Use Vulnerable Versions

ICO Warns of Fines for “Nefarious” AI Use

UK privacy regulator, the information commissioner, says illegal use of AI will be punished with fines This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: ICO Warns of Fines for “Nefarious” AI Use

Ransomware Surge is Driving UK Inflation, Says Veeam

Veeam research reveals that corporate victims of ransomware are more likely to increase prices and fire staff This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Ransomware Surge is Driving UK Inflation, Says Veeam

Liability Fears Damaging CISO Role, Says Former Uber CISO

Former Uber CISO Joe Sullivan says CISOs are thinking about themselves rather than the bigger picture due to the risk of personal liability This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Liability Fears Damaging CISO Role, Says…

Cambridge Hospitals Admit Two Excel-Based Data Breaches

Information on cancer and maternity patients was accidentally disclosed by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cambridge Hospitals Admit Two Excel-Based Data Breaches

78% of CISOs Concerned About AppSec Manageability

The Cycode report draws from a survey of 500 US CISOs, AppSec Directors and DevSecOps team members This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: 78% of CISOs Concerned About AppSec Manageability

LockBit Remains Top Global Ransomware Threat

The strain was responsible for over a quarter of global ransomware attacks between January 2022 and September 2023 This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: LockBit Remains Top Global Ransomware Threat

Deutsche Wohnen Ruling Set to Drive Up GDPR Fines

Legal experts claim that landmark ECJ ruling will make it easier for authorities to sanction organizations infringing the GDPR This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Deutsche Wohnen Ruling Set to Drive Up GDPR Fines

Police Arrest 1000 Suspected Money Mules

Global police arrest 1000 money mule suspects and identify thousands more in a major crackdown on money laundering This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Police Arrest 1000 Suspected Money Mules

UK FCA Warns of Christmas Loan Fee Fraud Surge

Financial Conduct Authority claims economic hardship is making consumers more vulnerable to loan fee fraud This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: UK FCA Warns of Christmas Loan Fee Fraud Surge

Russian APT28 Exploits Outlook Bug to Access Exchange

Notorious Russian APT28 group is actively exploiting CVE-2023-23397 to hijack Exchange email accounts This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Russian APT28 Exploits Outlook Bug to Access Exchange

Porn Age Checks Threaten Security and Privacy, Report Warns

Online Safety Act’s mandate for age verification to access pornography could be a security and privacy disaster, think tanks warn This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Porn Age Checks Threaten Security and Privacy, Report Warns

AI Boosts Malware Detection Rates by 70%

New research has found that AI is significantly more accurate than traditional techniques at detecting malicious malware This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: AI Boosts Malware Detection Rates by 70%

Cybercriminals Hesitant About Using Generative AI

An analysis of dark web forums revealed many threat actors are skeptical about using tools like ChatGPT to launch attacks This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cybercriminals Hesitant About Using Generative AI

Cyber-Attack Disrupts UK Property Deals

A legal sector specialist infrastructure service provider has experienced a service outage that is impacting up to 200 conveyancing firms across the UK This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Cyber-Attack Disrupts UK Property Deals

Black Friday: Phishing Emails Soar 237%

Global brands impersonated to capitalize on busy shopping period This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Black Friday: Phishing Emails Soar 237%

InfectedSlurs Botnet Resurrects Mirai With Zero-Days

The investigation conducted by Akamai in late October 2023 revealed a specific HTTP exploit path This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: InfectedSlurs Botnet Resurrects Mirai With Zero-Days

Black Friday: Significant Security Gaps in E-Commerce Web Apps

Researchers warn that millions of consumers’ PII could be at risk due to exploitable vulnerabilities and a lack of basic security protocols in e-commerce web apps This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Black Friday: Significant…

CISA Unveils Healthcare Cybersecurity Guide

The guide outlines mitigation strategies and best practices to counteract prevalent cyber-threats This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: CISA Unveils Healthcare Cybersecurity Guide