October 29, 2023
- TikTok is Not the Only Chinese Info-Stealer
- Apple’s Privacy-Centric “Private WiFi” Feature has not Worked Since 2020, Now Fixed
- Researchers Find LLMs Printed Copyrighted Material from Harry Potter, Bolstering Lawsuits
- Remember when Apple devices were considered secure?
- Cruise Robo-Taxi License Revoked After it Injured and then Dragged a Pedestrian
- Ex-NSA Employee Pleads Guilty to Giving Classified Info to Russia
- King Charles Signs Off on Online Safety Act, Some Vendors Say they will Block UK Users if Forced to Comply
- How Much Cybersecurity Expertise does a Board Need?
- MOVEit (Cl0p) Ransomware Count
- September was a Record Month for Ransomware
- Irish Police Vendor Exposes More than 500,000 Vehicle Seizure Records
- Hackers Were Inside Philly City Network for Three Months Undetected
Security News Bites for the Week Ending October 27th, 2023
This week’s news bites: US Marines strap a rocket launcher to a dog, new warning – food
delivery robots may deliver a bomb instead, politics is a full contact sport, Google, scared of
Microsoft and Amazon, ups investment in Anthropic and FTC adds its own breach disclosure
timeline.
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to your board or executive management team. If we can assist you in that effort, please
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www.CyberCecurity.com
October 22, 2023
- Warning About Android 14
- Signal “Debunks” Zero-Day Vulnerability Claim
- EU Climate Disclosure Rules – Could Impact You
- Well, This is Sort of Reverse Software to Check Out – NTLM is Being Phased Out
- 10,000 Cisco IOS XE Devices Hacked in Zero-day Attack
- Deepfaked African Union Chief Called European Leaders
- Arkansas Act 636 of 2023 Fines Chinese Company for Owning Farm Land in the State
- FCC Reopens Net Neutrality Conversation
- Fake Browser Update Scams Show Need for Better Anti-Phishing Training
- MOVEit (Cl0p) Ransomware Count
- Kansas Courts Closed, Systems Down After Cyber Attack
- C-Store and Gas Station Chain KwikTrip Hit by Cyber Attack
Security News Bites for the Week Ending October 20th, 2023
This week’s news bites: Regulators, insurers and customers all going after Progress software,
Twitter usage still down worldwide; TikTok usage up, Microsoft extends Purview audit log
retention after July breach, emailed bomb, threats – what do you do and deep fake porn is out of
control.
Read details here.
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www.TurnkeyCybersecurityAndPrivacySolutions.com
October 15, 2023
- Thousands of Android Devices Come with a Present – A Back Door
- EU Data Governance Act (DGA) and the Data Act
- Worst cURL Security Bug in a Long Time, Maintainers Say
- Microsoft Follows in Apple’s Footsteps – Patches Multiple Zero-Days This Month
- EU Warns Musk That X is Failing Misinformation Test Re: Israel-Hamas War
- More Insider Threat-Former Soldier Indicted for Trying to Pass Defense Info to China
- Securing Open Source Software (OSS) in OT (Operational Technology) and ICS (Industrial Control Systems)
- MOVEit (Cl0p) Ransomware Count
- Air Europa Says Cancel Your Credit Cards After Breach
- 23andMe Leaks Data on 1.3 Million customers of Ashkenazi and Chinese Descent
Security News Bites for the Week Ending October 13th, 2023
Security News for the Week Ending October 13th, 2023
This week’s news bites: Utah sues TikTok for getting children addicted, hackers find new and
larger way to launch DDoS attack, Microsoft deprecates hacker’s favorite tool, Facebook
copyright scam intensifies and critical infrastructure is target of attacks.
Read details here.
As researchers discover that thousands of Android devices come with a free “prize”
(AKA malware), are you confident that your IoT and IIoT devices are secure? How do you
know? If you think you might need help, please contact us.
Mitch
www.CyberCecurity.com
www.TurnkeyCybersecurityAndPrivacySolutions.com
Mitch@CyberCecurity.com
October 8, 2023
- Beware of Loony Tunables Security Hole on Linux
- Hospital Lobbying Group Tells Congress That Google Trackers Should be Allowed
- EchoMark Releases Watermarking Software to Track Insider Leaks
- Millions of EXIM Mail Servers Exposed to Zero-Day Remote Attack
- In About Two Weeks Chase will Block Crypto Payments via Debit Card or Outgoing Wires
- Apple Releases to Fix iPhone 15 Overheating “and Other Bugs”
- Arm and Qualcomm Warn of GPU Driver Bugs Being Exploited by Hackers
- Crypto Exec Cuffed at the Airport Fleeing the Country
- Blackbaud Pays $49.5 Million to Settle Breach Lawsuit
- MOVEit (Cl0p) Ransomware Count
- MGM Says Cyberattack will Cause $100 Million Hit to 3Q Results, but Not to Yearly Profits
- THORSwap Crypto Exchange Shuts Down Web Interface After $400 Mil Heist
- Alphv/Blackcat Hacker Group Stole 6 TB of Data on 2.5 Mil Patients from McLaren Health
Security News Bites for the Week Ending October 6th, 2023
This week’s news bites: after privacy fail, Google tries to secure Bard results, details of Writers’
Guild strike settlement anti-AI clause emerge, Sam Bankman-Fried sues his insurance company
for not paying his legal fees, Russia not only has to worry about hackers, it attacks itself,
Google, Yahoo to increase authentication requirements to cut down spam.
Read details here.
Have you noticed that there is at least one and many times two or three stories about
crypto hacks or breaches every week? That is because crypto is a problem. If you are
involved as either a producer or consumer in the crypto industry, you need to do
everything you can to reduce risk. If you have a concern, please contact us.
Mitch
www.CyberCecurity.com
www.TurnkeyCybersecurityAndPrivacySolutions.com
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