IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-11-06

• Okta Breach Linked to Employee’s Google Account, Affects 134 Customers

• CVSS 4.0 Arrived As The New Vulnerability Scoring Standard

• Discord Adopts Temporary CDN Links To Prevent Malware

• Virtual Kidnapping: AI Tools Are Enabling IRL Extortion Scams

• Gootloader Aims Malicious, Custom Bot Army at Enterprise Networks

• Vulnerability Summary for the Week of October 30, 2023

• Weekly Vulnerability Recap – November 6, 2023 – Windows Drivers and Exchange Flaws

• Novel Google Cloud RAT Uses Calendar Events for C2

• Google Play Store just unveiled a security badge for some apps. Here’s what it means

• Ransomware continues to rise in October across all sectors

• Digital Rights Updates with EFFector 35.14

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• New Facebook Whistleblower Comes Forward Alleging Company Failed To Protect Young Users

• Aqua Security Introduces Industry-First Kubernetes Vulnerability Scanning With Trivy KBOM

• Excelsior University Contends for National Cyber League Competition Title

• Elevating the standard for cybersecurity education

• Congress Shouldn’t Limit The Public’s Right To Fight Bad Patents

• Critical Confluence flaw exploited in ransomware attacks

• Travelers to Acquire Cyberinsurance Firm Corvus for $435 Million

• Authentication Systems Decoded: The Science Behind Securing Your Digital Identity

• GUEST ESSAY: How to mitigate the latest, greatest phishing variant — spoofed QR codes

• Google Launches Verification Badges for Security Tested VPN Apps

• Name That Edge Toon: Out for the Count

• US Focus on Cybersecurity, But Contractors Lag Behind in Preparedness

• How is Brave’s ‘Leo’ a Better Generative AI Option?

• Middle East’s 5G Acceleration May Pose Serious Security Issues

• CISA Published When to Issue VEX Information

• US sanctions Russian accused of laundering Ryuk ransomware funds

• Palo Alto to Acquire Talon, Intensifying Competition in Cloud Data Security

• QNAP Releases Patch for 2 Critical Flaws Threatening Your NAS Devices

• New Jupyter Infostealer Version Emerges with Sophisticated Stealth Tactics

• Palo Alto Networks to acquire Talon Cyber Security

• Beyond Identity launches Okta Defense Kit to identify and prevent security vulnerabilities

• Russian National Sanctioned For Virtual Currency Money Laundering

• Arid Viper | APT’s Nest of SpyC23 Malware Continues to Target Android Devices

• NIS2 Directive: Mitigating Risk Across Critical Industries

• US slaps sanctions on accused fave go-to money launderer of Russia’s rich

• Red Hat Device Edge ensures consistency across edge and hybrid cloud deployments

• MITRE partners with Microsoft to address generative AI security risks

• Spy Trojan SpyNote Unveiled in Attacks on Gamers

• Tesla To Build Cut-Price EV In Germany: Report

• Japan’s NTT To Invest In US Driverless Car Start-Up

• Hackers Actively Exploiting Linux Privilege Escalation Flaw to Attack Cloud Environments

• American Airlines Pilot Union Recovering After Ransomware Attack

• Here’s How RegTech is Transforming India’s Regulatory Landscape

• How Blockchain Technology Can Reshape Systems Via Computer Vision?

• Security Executives: Navigating Cyber Liability Risks

• Palo Alto Networks acquired Talon Cyber Security

• The Journey of Becoming a Blockchain Developer

• Meet Your New Cybersecurity Auditor: Your Insurer

• Cisco Welcomes Rodney Clark to Lead Global Partner Sales

• QNAP fixed two critical vulnerabilities in QTS OS and apps

• Crashing iPhones with a Flipper Zero

• Ransomware gang continues to publish data stolen from Ontario hospitals

• Wing Simulator enables developers to build and test Kubernetes applications

• SecuriDropper: New Android Dropper-as-a-Service Bypasses Google’s Defenses

• Cyera Adds Automated Remediation Capability to DSPM Platform

• RedSense Compromised Credential Services 2.0 helps users prevent future incidents

• US, Japan and South Korea Unite to Counter North Korean Cyber Activities

• X Reinstates More Controversial UK Banned Accounts

• Scammers Use Fake Ledger App on Microsoft Store to Steal $800,000 in Crypto

• Secure Your Web Applications With Facial Authentication

• The Power of Resource-Oriented Programming in Cadence: A Deep Dive

• Who’s Behind the SWAT USA Reshipping Service?

• Confirmed: Palo Alto has acquired Talon Cyber Security, sources say for $625M

• Prisma® SASE and Talon to Secure the Rising Risk of Unmanaged Devices

• Okta breach affected 134 orgs, ‘or less than 1%’ of customers, company admits

• ‘Looney Tunables’ Glibc Vulnerability Exploited in Cloud Attacks

• US Sanctions Russian National for Helping Ransomware Groups Launder Money

• Configuration of SPF and DKIM for Adobe Marketo

• Okta breach post mortem reveals weaknesses exploited by attackers

• Worldwide Alliance: 50 Countries Join Forces Against Ransomware Attacks

• Impersonation Attack: Cybercriminals Impersonates AUC Head Using AI

• Study: More Than 100 Research Projects Affected By X Changes

• 6th Annual Partner Innovation Challenge: Remarkable Growth, Outstanding Winners

• Exploitation of Critical Confluence Vulnerability Begins

• Gaining Security and Flexibility With Private 5G

• Cyber Security Today, Nov. 6, 2023 – Okta employee faulted for HAR hack, another US school board’s data stolen, and more

• Canada Bans Kaspersky, WeChat On Govt Devices Suspecting Spying

• Check Point Recognized on the 2023 CRN Edge Computing 100 List

• Over Half of Users Report Kubernetes/Container Security Incidents

• Attackers use Google Calendar RAT to abuse Calendar service as C2 infrastructure

• Chinese AI Start-Up Achieves $1bn Valuation In Eight Months

• Medical research data Advarra stolen after SIM swap

• Securing frontline Operational Technology environments

• Iranian APT Targets Israeli Education, Tech Sectors With New Wipers

• Silobreaker AI enhances threat intelligence strategy

• Musk’s xAI Launches ‘Grok’ Chatbot

• China Invests Billions In Memory Firms In Face Of US Sanctions

• Corrupt Police Imprisoned for Revealing Investigation Secrets to Criminal

• New DDoS Attacks Waves. Cybersecurity Expert Robertino Matausch Explains HTTP/2 Rapid Reset

• Agonizing Serpens (Aka Agrius) Targeting the Israeli Higher Education and Tech Sectors

• Is paying the ransom worth it?

• Socks5Systemz Proxy Hacked 10,000+ Systems World Wide

• Security Incident Response Policy

• Defeating Little Brother requires a new outlook on privacy: Lock and Code S04E23

• Google Play will mark independently validated VPN apps

• Iranian Hackers Launches Destructive Cyberattacks on Israeli Tech and Education Sectors

• Is ChatGPT writing your code? Watch out for malware

• KubeCon points to the future of enterprise IT

• A Cyber Breach Delays Poll Worker Training in Mississippi’s Largest County Before the Statewide Vote

• Microsoft Says Exchange ‘Zero Days’ Disclosed by ZDI Already Patched or Not Urgent

• Atlassian Confluence data-wiping vulnerability exploited

• Gaming-related cyberthreats in 2023: Minecrafters targeted the most

• Security Agency Publishes Post-Quantum Guidance For Firms

• What We Learned From “The Cyber-Resilient CEO” Report

• What is Classiscam Scam-as-a-Service?

• Okta Breach Hit Over 130 Customers

• DDoS attack revealed as cause of online service outage at public healthcare institutions

• Google Warns How Hackers Could Abuse Calendar Service as a Covert C2 Channel

• Zero Day Threat Protection for Your Network

• What are passkeys? Experience the life-changing magic of going passwordless

• Socks5Systemz proxy service delivered via PrivateLoader and Amadey

• A week in security (October 30 – November 5)

• Bolstering API Security and Bot Attack Protection with NSFOCUS Next-Generation WAF

• ‘Crypto King’ Sam Bankman-Fried Pleads Guilty Multi-billion Dollar Fraud

• Arid Viper Steals Sensitive Data From Android’s & Deploy Other Malware

• Sky’s the Limit, but What About API Security? Challenges in the Cloud-First Era

• Keep Your Organization’s APIs Protected This Holiday Season

• Data Breaches in October 2023 – Infographic

• HITRUST vs. HIPAA: Ensuring Data Security and Compliance

• U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russian Money Launderer in Cybercrime Crackdown

• Be careful if you use Apple’s Find My network

• Okta Hacked Again, Quishing Is The New Phishing, Google Play Protect Real-Time Scanning

• Exploring the global shift towards AI-specific legislation

• How global password practices are changing

• U.S. Treasury Targets Russian Money Launderer in Cybercrime Crackdown

• Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google

• Exploring Different Types of Cybersecurity: Protecting the Digital Realm

• Securing data at the intersection of the CISO and CDO

• The roadblocks to preventive cybersecurity success

• The perils of over-reliance on single cloud providers

• The role of Kubernetes in modern app management

• Vendor Risk Management: Protecting Your Business’s Digital Borders

• GamingMonk – 654,510 breached accounts

• IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-11-05

• DEF CON 31 – Patrick Wardle’s ‘Leveraging macOS Networking Frameworks to Heuristically Detect Malware’

• Remember, Remember: Guy Fawkes and Cybersecurity

• US govt sanctioned a Russian woman for laundering virtual currency on behalf of threat actors

• Practical Routes to Healthy Culture

• Shimano Suffers Cyberattack: 4.5 Terabytes Company Data Breached

• Google Introduces .ing Web Domains at a Hefty Cost

• Wearable Tech Evolution: Google Integrates Heart Rate Monitoring into ANC Earbuds

• China Sets Sights on ‘Unlawful’ Weather Stations in Spy Hunting Campaign

• Nym’s Decentralized VPN: A Game-Changer for Online Privacy

• Security Affairs newsletter Round 444 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

• Lazarus targets blockchain engineers with new KandyKorn macOS Malware

• Apono Success Stories: Rho

• DDoS Protection Solutions: Safeguarding Your Business in the Digital Age

• Week in review: Exploited Citrix Bleed vulnerability, Atlassian patches critical Confluence bug

• User Convenience vs. Security: Striking the Perfect Balance

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