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πŸ“” Ransomware Strikes Wichita, Services Disrupted πŸ“”

Online payment systems, such as those for water bills and court citations, are still offline.

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πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

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β™ŸοΈ U.S. Charges Russian Man as Boss of LockBit Ransomware Group β™ŸοΈ

The United States joined the United Kingdom and Australia today in sanctioning 31yearold Russian national Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev as the alleged leader of the infamous ransomware group LockBit. The U.S. Department of Justice also indicted Khoroshev as the gang's leader "LockbitSupp," and charged him with using Lockbit to attack more than 2,000 victims and extort at least 100 million in ransomware payments.

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πŸ”— Via "Krebs on Security"

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πŸ–‹οΈ Russian Hacker Dmitry Khoroshev Unmasked as LockBit Ransomware Administrator πŸ–‹οΈ

The U.K. National Crime Agency NCA has unmasked the administrator and developer of the LockBit ransomware operation, revealing it to be a 31yearold Russian national named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. In addition, Khoroshev has been sanctioned by the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office FCD, the U.S. Department of the Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control .

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πŸ”— Via "The Hacker News"

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πŸ“” #RSAC: Log4J Still Among Top Exploited Vulnerabilities, Cato Finds πŸ“”

A new report by Cato Networks found that exploiting old vulnerabilities in unpatched systems is one of threat actors favorite initial access vectors.

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🧨 How to Report Identity Theft to Social Security 🧨

In the hands of a thief, your Social Security Number is the master key to your identity.  With a Social Security Number SSN, a thief can... The post How to Report Identity Theft to Social Security appeared first on McAfee Blog.

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πŸ“” #RSAC: Decoding US Government Plans to Shift the Software Security Burden πŸ“”

US government officials discussed plans on how to incentivize security by design principles in the software manufacturing process during RSA.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Wiz Announces $1B Funding Round, Plans More M&A πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Much of the funding will be used for product development and talent acquisition to cover more ground as the cybersecurity industry continues to evolve.

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πŸ”— Via "Dark Reading"

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Does CISA's KEV Catalog Speed Up Remediation? πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Vulnerabilities added to the CISA known exploited vulnerability KEV list do indeed get patched faster, but not fast enough.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ What's the Future Path for CISOs? πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

A panel of former CISOs will lead the closing session of this week's RSA Conference to discuss challenges and opportunities.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ Chinese Hackers Deployed Backdoor Quintet to Down MITRE πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

MITRE's hackers made use of at least five different Web shells and backdoors as part of their attack chain.

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πŸ“” #RSAC: Two-Thirds of Organizations Failing to Address AI Risks, ISACA Finds πŸ“”

An ISACA survey found that just a third of organizations are adequately addressing security, privacy and ethical risks with AI.

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πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ LockBit Honcho Faces Sanctions, With Aussie Org Ramifications πŸ•΅οΈβ€β™‚οΈ

Australian businesses and individuals now face government fines and consequences for paying ransoms or interacting with assets owned by LockBitSupp, aka Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev.

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πŸ“’ APIcalypse Now: Akamai CSO warns of surging attacks and backdoored open source components πŸ“’

Apps and APIs bear the brunt as threat actors pivot to living off the land.

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πŸ”— Via "ITPro"

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πŸ“’ Microsoft security boss warns AI insecurity 'unprecedented' as tech goes mainstream πŸ“’

RSA keynote paints a terrifying picture of billionplus GenAI users facing innovative criminal tactics.

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πŸš€ How to inspire the next generation of scientists | Unlocked 403: Cybersecurity podcast πŸš€

As Starmus Earth draws near, we caught up with Dr. Garik Israelian to celebrate the fusion of science and creativity and venture where imagination flourishes and groundbreaking ideas take flight.

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πŸ”— Via "ESET - WeLiveSecurity"

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πŸ–‹οΈ Hackers Exploiting LiteSpeed Cache Bug to Gain Full Control of WordPress Sites πŸ–‹οΈ

A highseverity flaw impacting the LiteSpeed Cache plugin for WordPress is being actively exploited by threat actors to create rogue admin accounts on susceptible websites. The findings come from WPScan, which said that the vulnerability CVE202340000, CVSS score 8.3 has been leveraged to set up bogus admin users with the names wpsuppuser .

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πŸ”— Via "The Hacker News"

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🦿 Price Drop: This Complete Ethical Hacking Bundle is Now $40 🦿

Get a comprehensive, potentially lucrative ethical hacking education with 18 courses on today's top tools and tech. This bundle is just 39.97 through 512.

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πŸ“” MedStar Health and DocGo Reveal Data Breaches πŸ“”

MedStar Health and DocGo have become the latest US healthcare providers to announce cybersecurity incidents.

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🦿 Combatting Deepfakes in Australia: Content Credentials is the Start 🦿

The production of deepfakes is accelerating at more than 1,500 in Australia, forcing organisations to create and adopt standards like Content Credentials.

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πŸ”— Via "Tech Republic"

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πŸ“” Stephen Khan Receives Infosecurity Europe Hall of Fame Award, to Deliver Keynote on Four Essential Attributes CISOs Need to Succeed πŸ“”

The award recognises Khan's outstanding contributions to the field and his role in shaping the cybersecurity industry.

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πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

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πŸ“” A Third of Tech CISOs Are Unhappy With Their Income πŸ“”

IANS Research data finds many tech CISOs are concerned about their compensation as salaries stagnate.

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πŸ”— Via "Infosecurity Magazine"

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