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Researchers Discover Attempt to Infect Leading Egyptian Opposition Politician With Predator Spyware
Egyptian opposition politician Ahmed Altantawy was targeted with spyware after announcing a presidential bid, security researchers reported
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In Other News: New Analysis of Snowden Files, Yubico Goes Public, Election Hacking
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Snowden file analysis, Yubico starts trading, election hacking event.
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China’s Offensive Cyber Operations in Africa Support Soft Power Efforts
Chinese state-sponsored threat groups have targeted telecoms, financial and government organizations in Africa as part of soft power efforts.
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Air Canada Says Employee Information Accessed in Cyberattack
Canada’s largest airline says the personal information of some employees was accessed in a recent cyberattack.
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BIND Updates Patch Two High-Severity DoS Vulnerabilities
The latest BIND security updates include patches for two high-severity DoS vulnerabilities that can be exploited remotely.
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Faster Patching Pace Validates CISA’s KEV Catalog Initiative
CISA says Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog has helped federal agencies significantly accelerate their vulnerability remediation pace.
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SANS Survey Shows Drop in 2023 ICS/OT Security Budgets
ICS/OT security budgets have decreased in 2023 compared to last year, according to a survey conducted by SANS.
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Apple Patches 3 Zero-Days Likely Exploited by Spyware Vendor to Hack iPhones
Apple has patched 3 zero-day vulnerabilities that have likely been exploited by a spyware vendor to hack iPhones.
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New ‘Sandman’ APT Group Hitting Telcos With Rare LuaJIT Malware
New and mysterious APT Sandman spotted targeting telcos in Europe and Asia as part of a cyberespionage campaign.
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Every Network Is Now an OT Network. Can Your Security Keep Up?
Many previously isolated OT networks, like manufacturing, processing, distribution, and inventory management, have now been woven into larger IT networks.
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Navigating the Digital Frontier in Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023
ZTNA stands out as a solution that enables organizations to minimize their attack surface while ensuring the productivity and security of their remote workforce.
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TransUnion Denies Breach After Hacker Publishes Allegedly Stolen Data
TransUnion denies suffering a breach after a hacker publishes 3GB of data allegedly stolen from the credit reporting firm.
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Legit Security Raises $40 Million in Series B Financing
Legit Security raises $40 million in a Series B funding round led by CRV to help organizations protect the software supply chain from attacks
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Cisco to Acquire Splunk for $28 Billion
Cisco will boost its cybersecurity capabilities by shelling out $28 billion to buy Splunk, which Cisco says will drive the next generation of AI-enabled security and observability.
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Atlassian Security Updates Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities
Atlassian has released patches for multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Bamboo products.
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Car Cybersecurity Study Shows Drop in Critical Vulnerabilities Over Past Decade
An automotive cybersecurity study shows that critical-risk vulnerabilities have decreased in the past decade.
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UK’s New Online Safety Law Adds to Crackdown on Big Tech Companies
British lawmakers approved an ambitious but controversial new internet safety law with wide-ranging powers to crack down on digital and social media companies.
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Critical Infrastructure Organizations Warned of Snatch Ransomware Attacks
The FBI and CISA are warning critical infrastructure organizations of ongoing Snatch ransomware attacks, which also involve data exfiltration.
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Omron Patches PLC, Engineering Software Flaws Discovered During ICS Malware Analysis
Omron has patched PLC and engineering software vulnerabilities discovered by Dragos during the analysis of ICS malware.
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MGM Resorts Computers Back Up After 10 Days as Analysts Eye Effects of Casino Cyberattacks
MGM Resorts brought its computer systems back online on September 20th after ransomware disrupted operations for 10 days.
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Almost US 900 Schools Breached Via MOVEit
National Student Clearinghouse reveals more details of incident
Don’t Get Burned by CAPTCHAs: A Recipe for Accurate Bot Protection
Traditional CAPTCHAs, such as reCAPTCHA, no longer protect online businesses adequately. Real users hate them. Bots bypass them. It's time to upgrade.
New Report Uncovers Three Distinct Clusters of China-Nexus Attacks on Southeast Asian Government
An unnamed Southeast Asian government has been targeted by multiple China-nexus threat actors as part of espionage campaigns targeting the region over extended periods of time.
"While this activity occurred around the same time and in some instances even simultaneously...
T-mobile exposes some customer data – but don’t call it a breach
PLUS: Trojan hidden in PoC; cyber insurance surge; pig butchering's new cuts; and the week's critical vulns Infosec in brief T-Mobile has had another bad week on the infosec front – this time stemming from a system glitch that...
Cisco Disrupts Observability & Cybersecurity Markets with Splunk Acquisition
Cisco's acquisition of Splunk benefits Cisco's ongoing b shift towards more software and subscription-based services, but will cause churn in the market,
