Tag: incident

  • The Register: Marriott settles for a piddly $52M after series of breaches affecting millions

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/09/marriott_settlements_data_breaches/ Source: The Register Title: Marriott settles for a piddly $52M after series of breaches affecting millions Feedly Summary: Intruders stayed for free on the network between 2014 and 2020 Marriott has agreed to pay a $52 million penalty and develop a comprehensive infosec program following a series of major data breaches between…

  • The Register: National Public Data files for bankruptcy, admits ‘hundreds of millions’ potentially affected

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/09/national_public_data_bankrupt/ Source: The Register Title: National Public Data files for bankruptcy, admits ‘hundreds of millions’ potentially affected Feedly Summary: One-man-band faces a mountain of lawsuits but has few assets The Florida business behind data brokerage National Public Data has filed for bankruptcy, admitting “hundreds of millions" of people were potentially affected in one…

  • Hacker News: Geoffrey Hinton says he’s proud Ilya Sutskever ‘fired Sam Altman’

    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/09/after-winning-nobel-for-foundational-ai-work-geoffrey-hinton-says-hes-proud-ilya-sutskever-fired-sam-altman/ Source: Hacker News Title: Geoffrey Hinton says he’s proud Ilya Sutskever ‘fired Sam Altman’ Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Geoffrey Hinton’s acceptance of a Nobel Prize for his contributions to artificial neural networks, highlighting a significant event in the AI community involving the controversial firing…

  • Alerts: Microsoft Releases October 2024 Security Updates

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/08/microsoft-releases-october-2024-security-updates Source: Alerts Title: Microsoft Releases October 2024 Security Updates Feedly Summary: Microsoft released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following and apply necessary updates: Microsoft…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI Says China-Linked Group Tried to Phish Its Employees

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/09/1515226/openai-says-china-linked-group-tried-to-phish-its-employees Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Says China-Linked Group Tried to Phish Its Employees Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI reported a phishing attempt attributed to a group with ties to China, named SweetSpecter, targeting its employees in a bid to exfiltrate sensitive data. The incident underscores ongoing cybersecurity threats faced…

  • The Register: Ransomware gang Trinity joins pile of scumbags targeting healthcare

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/09/trinity_ransomware_targets_healthcare_orgs/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware gang Trinity joins pile of scumbags targeting healthcare Feedly Summary: As if hospitals and clinics didn’t have enough to worry about At least one US healthcare provider has been infected by Trinity, an emerging cybercrime gang with eponymous ransomware that uses double extortion and other “sophisticated" tactics…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing our world—together

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/01/cybersecurity-awareness-month-securing-our-world-together/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing our world—together Feedly Summary: To help our global cyberdefenders, Microsoft has put together the Be Cybersmart Kit, designed to educate everyone, on best practices for going passwordless, not falling for sophisticated phishing or fraud, device protection, AI safety, and more. The post Cybersecurity…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft Defender for Cloud remediated threats 30% faster than other solutions, according to Forrester TEI™ study

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/07/microsoft-defender-for-cloud-remediated-threats-30-faster-than-other-solutions-according-to-forrester-tei-study/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft Defender for Cloud remediated threats 30% faster than other solutions, according to Forrester TEI™ study Feedly Summary: Forrester found that Microsoft Defender for Cloud markedly enhanced the security, compliance, and operational efficiency of each company participating. The post Microsoft Defender for Cloud remediated threats 30% faster…

  • Hacker News: European govt air-gapped systems breached using custom malware

    Source URL: https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/mind-air-gap-goldenjackal-gooses-government-guardrails/ Source: Hacker News Title: European govt air-gapped systems breached using custom malware Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: This text presents an extensive analysis of the GoldenJackal APT group’s cyberespionage activities, notably their attacks on air-gapped systems within governmental organizations in Europe. It introduces previously undocumented malware tools employed…

  • Krebs on Security: Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/patch-tuesday-october-2024-edition/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition Feedly Summary: Microsoft today released security updates to fix at least 117 security holes in Windows computers and other software, including two vulnerabilities that are already seeing active attacks. Also, Adobe plugged 52 security holes across a range of products, and Apple…