17/07/2024
Cybersecurity News
- Hardbit ransomware version 4.0 supports new obfuscation technique.
- Hackers are attacking Windows users with Internet Explorer zero-Day vulnerability.
- Apple warns iPhone users in 98 countries of more spyware attacks.
- Critical Exim bug bypasses security filters on 1.5 million mail servers.
- Latest CapraRAT Android spyware campaign targets gamers and TikTokers.
- Dark Gate malware campaign uses Samba file shares.
- GitLab critical bug lets attackers run pipelines as other users.
- A user has leaked nearly 10 billion unique plaintext passwords on a popular hacking forum.
- Apple’s Wi-Fi Positioning System (WPS) can be used to map and track Wi-Fi access points.
Cybersecurity Blog Posts
- Anderson Lunsford, CEO of BreachRx, speaks about the importance of creating centralized reports on cyber incidents.
- Carly Page from Techcrunch gave tips for protecting corporate e-mail from scam and phishing.
- Rob Sloan, Vice president of Cybersecurity Protection at Zscaler, analyzed the main security issues when using AI tools.
- Sue Poremba, the author of CybersecurityDive, talks about the main factors affecting CISO job satisfaction in large companies.
- Megan Silverman, Vice President at Integreon, gave 5 tips on minimizing the costly consequences of data leakage.
Research and Analytics
- Crowdstrike has released a global report on current cyber threats.
- In a new Synack report, experts analyzed the scalability of penetration testing.
- Checkpoint has released an annual report about the global cybersecurity industry.
- (CS)²AI and KPMG have published a report on information security control systems.
- Upstream has released a report on cybersecurity trends in the automotive industry.
- Forbes, in cooperation with Talker Research, published a report on the security of personal passwords and account hacking.
Major Cyber Incidents
- Advance Auto Parts data breach affects 2.3 million customers.
- Hackers leaked a database containing 60 million rows of Pinterest user data.
- Unknown threat actors have compromised multiple domain names registered with Squarespace.
- Evolve Bank & Trust has confirmed that 6 million individuals were affected in a recent data breach.
- Disney has reportedly suffered a hack of its Slack system with important data being leaked online.
- AT&T disclosed a new data breach that exposed phone call and text message records for approximately 110 million people.