Tag: Cybersecurity

  • 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…

  • Slashdot: Zoom Will Let AI Avatars Talk To Your Team For You

    Source URL: https://slashdot.org/story/24/10/09/1815214/zoom-will-let-ai-avatars-talk-to-your-team-for-you?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Zoom Will Let AI Avatars Talk To Your Team For You Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Zoom’s upcoming feature will allow users to create AI avatars that can attend meetings and send messages on their behalf, enhancing remote communication. This development underscores the growing intersection of…

  • 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…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/09/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added three new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-23113 Fortinet Multiple Products Format String Vulnerability CVE-2024-9379 Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) SQL Injection Vulnerability CVE-2024-9380 Ivanti Cloud Services Appliance (CSA) OS Command Injection…

  • 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…

  • 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: File hosting services misused for identity phishing

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/08/file-hosting-services-misused-for-identity-phishing/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: File hosting services misused for identity phishing Feedly Summary: Since mid-April 2024, Microsoft has observed an increase in defense evasion tactics used in campaigns abusing file hosting services like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Dropbox. These campaigns use sophisticated techniques to perform social engineering, evade detection, and compromise identities,…

  • 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…

  • Alerts: CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/08/cisa-adds-three-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds Three Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added three new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-43047 Qualcomm Multiple Chipsets Use-After-Free Vulnerability CVE-2024-43572 Microsoft Windows Management Console Remote Code Execution Vulnerability CVE-2024-43573 Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform Spoofing Vulnerability…