IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-05-27

• Is the BlackByte ransomware gang behind the City of Augusta attack?

• Stealing From Wallets to Browsers: Bandit Stealer Hits Windows Devices

• Safeguarding Your Data: 10 Best Practices to Prevent a Data Breach

• Man Accuses Facebook Of Censoring Harmless Religious Post

• American Financial Data Exposed by Debt Collector

• Netwrix Reports: Enterprises Experience More Cyber Security Incidents Than Smaller Organizations

• Confidential Report Highlights Bitfinex Security Breach in Massive 2016 Hack

• Email Scams v/s Phishing: Here’s All You Need to Know

• The Security Hole: Prompt Injection Attack in ChatGPT and Bing Maker

• Netflix’s Password-Sharing Crackdown Has Hit the US

• Why Effective Password Management Is Essential for Your Business

• Industrial Giant ABB Confirms Ransomware Attack, Data Theft

• New Buhti ransomware operation uses rebranded LockBit and Babuk payloads

• Recap Of The Week: Exploring Key News And Events

• Free VPN Data Breach – Over 360 Million User Records Exposed

• Critical OAuth Vulnerability in Expo Framework Allows Account Hijacking

• New Stealthy Bandit Stealer Targeting Web Browsers and Cryptocurrency Wallets

• Build or Buy your own antivirus product

• ChatGPT CEO May Leave Europe If It Could Not Compile With AI Regulations

• ChatGPT & Bing – Indirect Prompt-Injection Attacks Leads to Data Theft

• Alien versus Predator? No, this Android spyware works together

• Zyxel patches two critical vulnerabilities

• 2023-05-24 – Bye bye Pikabot… We’re back to Qak! (obama264 Qakbot infection)

• What is Confidential Computing? Definition, Benefits, & Uses

• New PowerExchange Backdoor linked to an Iranian APT group

• Californians: Speak Up To Protect People Seeking Repro and Gender-Affirming Care

• New Cyber Threats Calls for New Approaches

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• If Businesses Are To Get A Grip On Cybersecurity, They Need To Close Gender Gap

• 2 Lenses for Examining the Safety of Open Source Software

• US govt pushes spyware to other countries? Senator Wyden would like a word

• Gaming Firms and Community Members Hit by Dark Frost Botnet

• GAO identifies new infosec deficiencies in IRS system controls

• Solving digital inequity with resident input

• Dell called on NVIDIA hardware for Project Helix generative AI

• 130K+ Patients’ Social Security Numbers Leaked in UHS of Delaware Data Breach

• Prisons ‘under attack’ from drones delivering contraband

• CIO-SP4 protests move toward final decision

• How to use Google Smart Lock on iOS to lock down your Google Account

• Mirai Malware Hits Zyxel Devices After Command Injection Bug

• Tesla Whistleblower Leaks 100GB of Data, Revealing Safety Complaints

• List of Malicious Chrome Extensions: 9 Popular Add-Ons

• Why you should consider outcome-based security

• Travel-Themed Phishing, BEC Campaigns Get Smarter as Summer Season Arrives

• Edgewater Wireless launches MLX 488 WiFi7 Spectrum Slicing platform

• Keysight E5081A ENA-X produces error vector magnitude measurements

• Time to challenge yourself in the 2023 Google CTF!

• Data Does Not Slow Down For Justice – how smart IT systems can better protect victims of serious crime

• Does Congress need a chief data officer?

• Phishing Domains Tanked After Meta Sued Freenom

• Events Ripper Updates

• Severe Flaw in Google Cloud’s Cloud SQL Service Exposed Confidential Data

• Rheinmetall Hit by BlackBasta Ransomware: Disruption to Arms Production

• How Inductive Automation’s endpoint security strategy makes manufacturing more secure

• Eliminating the speedbumps in EV charging station buildout

• What Is ZTNA? Zero Trust Network Access Explained.

• Using Ransomware to Extort Employers by Impersonating a Gang

• Insider threat leads to Tesla data breach

• iRecorder Android App Targeted Its Users With AhRAT Malware

• Dark Frost Botnet targets the gaming sector with powerful DDoS

• Augusta Cyberattack Claimed By BlackByte Ransomware Group

• Coalesce Partner Program helps automate the modern data stack

• Hopr raises $500K to accelerate product-led go-to-market strategy

• New Russian-Linked Malware Poses “Immediate Threat” to Energy Grids

• Iranian Attackers Employ Novel Moneybird Ransomware to Target Israeli Organizations

• Ericsson Whistleblower Awarded $279m By SEC

• Despite Tech Layoffs, Cybersecurity Positions are Hiring

• Predator Android Spyware: Researchers Uncover New Data Theft Capabilities

• Dutch Watchdog Looking Into Alleged Tesla Data Breach

• BlackByte Ransomware Crew Claims City Of Augusta, Georgia

• CosmicEnergy Malware Poses Plausible Threat To Electric Grids

• Google Cloud Patches Vulnerability In CloudSQL Service

• Cognigy and Black Box partnership to accelerate deployment of conversational AI

• GitLab announces AI-DevSecOps platform GitLab 16

• How Safe Is Your Wearable Device?

• CosmicEnergy: The New Russian-Linked Malware Targets Industrial System

• Companies May Now Prepare for a Shorter TLS Certificate Lifespans

• Organizations Worldwide Targeted in Rapidly Evolving Buhti Ransomware Operation

• Predator Android Spyware: Researchers Sound the Alarm on Alarming Capabilities

• 5 Must-Know Facts about 5G Network Security and Its Cloud Benefits

• Twitter Likely To Quit EU Code Against Disinformation, Says Official

• EFF at RightsCon 2023

• NCC Group Releases Open Source Tools for Developers, Pentesters

• Watch Now: Threat Detection and Incident Response Virtual Summit

• Zyxel Firewalls Hacked by Mirai Botnet

• Google Cloud Users Can Now Automate TLS Certificate Lifecycle

• Buhti Ransomware: Blacktail’s Newest Operation Affects Multiple Countries

• Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Chip Approved For Human Testing

• APT Hacker Group Attacking SMBs to Use Their Infrastructure

• New CosmicEnergy ICS malware threatens energy grid assets

• Rogue IT security worker failed to cover his tracks

• CIAM in insurance: A unified, secure user experience with a single login

• The Impact Of Technology On Modern Dating

• New Info Stealer Bandit Stealer Targets Browsers, Wallets

• Romania’s Safetech Leans into UK Cybersecurity Market

• Phishers use encrypted file attachments to steal Microsoft 365 account credentials

• Has Technology Brought Us Closer Together Or Further Apart?

• Breaking Barriers: How a Business Coach Can Support Your Professional Development

• Want your endpoint security product in the Microsoft Consumer Antivirus Providers for Windows?

• New COSMICENERGY Malware Exploits ICS Protocol to Sabotage Power Grids

• Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 4

• Don’t fall for it! How scammers are tricking businesses with fake invoices

• Heimdal®’s Threat Prevention Endpoint Wins ‘Cloud-Based Solution of the Year’ at the Network Computing Awards 2023

• AI demand accelerates NVIDIA market value to $1 trillion

• Will AI technology change our lives to good or bad

• New infosec products of the week: May 26, 2023

• New Buhti ransomware uses leaked payloads and public exploits

• Phishers use encrypted file attachments steal Microsoft 365 account credentials

• CosmicEnergy, Russian New Strain Of Malware Attacking Electric Grids

• Barracuda Warns of Zero-Day Exploited to Breach Email Security Gateway Appliances

• Cybercriminals masquerading as MFA vendors

• Strengthening travel safety protocols with ISO 31030

• Threat actors exploit new channels for advanced phishing attacks

• Fresh perspectives needed to manage growing vulnerabilities

• BlackByte ransomware crew lists city of Augusta after cyber ‘incident’

• It’s 2023 and Sri Lanka doesn’t have a cyber security authority

• Russia’s War in Ukraine Shows Cyberattacks Can Be War Crimes

• “Beautiful Cookie Consent Banner” WordPress plugin vulnerability: Update now!

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