Cybersecurity News
- Zoom announced a Post-Quantum End-to-End encryption for meetings.
- A spyware app has been found running on computers at several hotels around the US, which is leaking screenshots of guest information to the internet.
- 30+ Tesla cars were hacked using third-party software. That could be used to gain unauthorized access to TeslaLogger.
- Google has released a new emergency security update to address the eighth zero-day vulnerability in Chrome browser.
- Hackers use DNS tunneling to track when their targets open phishing emails and click on malicious links.
- A threat group has upgraded the classic gift card scam by targeting the systems that register the cards, allowing them to “print” money at will.
- Microsoft recently unveiled a new AI-powered feature “Recall”. This new Windows AI technology records all PC activities.
- Critical VMware Vulnerabilities let attackers execute code and trigger DOS.
- May 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: A reminder of recent threats and impact.
- A banking Trojan impacting Google Android devices, dubbed “Antidot” by the Cyble research team, has emerged, disguising itself as a Google Play update.
Cybersecurity Blog Posts
- Robert Lemos from Darkreading explains how to pick a right database tech for cybersecurity defense.
- Kevin Mandia, CEO of Mandiant at Google Cloud calls for content “watermarks” because the industry is full of AI-generated fake audio and video traffic.
- Rich Kanadjian, Global Business Manager at Kingston Technology discusses how secure is the password protection on your files and drives.
- Airbnb’s Allyn Stott and Jeffrey Schwartz from Darkreading are rethinking the way we work with detection and response metrics.
- Nate Nelson discusses the weirdest trend in Cybersecurity: returning to USB’s.
- The Hacker News’ guide to finding the right endpoint detection and response (EDR) solution for your business’ unique needs.
Research and Analytics
- Seventy percent of chief information security officers (CISOs) have said their businesses are at risk of a cyber-attack in the next year.
- According to Arctic Wolf Networks’ Cybersecurity trends report, 48% of organizations identified the evidence of a breach within their environment in the last 12 months.
- KPMG finds that Cybersecurity leaders expect their SOC budgets to grow this year.
- Mitek’s 2024 Identity Intelligence Index reveals sophisticated and diverse fraud threats, leaving banks on high alert.
- IBM in partnership with AWS explores what matters now for Cybersecurity leaders to protect their organizations’ generative AI solutions.
Major Cyber Incidents
- Santander bank warns of a data breach exposing customer information.
- Cencora and three more pharmaceutical companies’ data breach exposed US patient info from 11 drug companies.
- LockBit ransomware gang says they stole data in London Drugs ransomware attack.
- Western Sydney University has notified students and academic staff about its Microsoft 365 and Sharepoint environment data breach.
- More than two million customers were affected by WebTPA data breach.
- Dell confirms that their database was hacked — 49 million customers were affected.
- Firstmac Limited, the largest non-bank lender in Australia is warning customers about a massive data breach.