12/28/2023 December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Russian Military Hackers Target Ukraine With New MASEPIE MalwareThe ‘Most Dangerous’ People on the Internet in 2023Bill Gates Predicts a ‘Massive Technology Boom’ From AI Coming SoonBlockchain Dev’s Wallet Emptied in “Job Interview” Using Npm PackageA Tale of 2 Casino Ransomware Attacks: One Paid Out, One Did NotCybersecurity Teams Need New Skills Even as They Struggle to Manage Legacy SystemsEagers Automotive Halts Trading in Response to CyberattackKroll Reveals FTX Customer Info Exposed in August Data BreachGame Mod on Steam Breached to Push Password-Stealing MalwareNew Rugmi Malware Loader Surges with Hundreds of Daily DetectionsGoogle Cloud Platform Resolves Privilege Escalation Flaw Impacting Kubernetes ServiceMicrosoft Disables MSIX Protocol Handler Abused in Malware Attacks
12/27/2023 December 28, 2023December 28, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment India Targets Apple Over Its Phone Hacking NotificationsCybersecurity in the Year Ahead: Think 2023 on SteroidsHow Cybercriminals Will Sway 2024 US Elections, Or Try ToLockBit Ransomware Disrupts Emergency Care at German HospitalsHackers See Wealth of Information to Steal in Children’s School RecordsWarning: Poorly Secured Linux SSH Servers Under Attack for Cryptocurrency MiningiPhone Triangulation Attack Abused Undocumented Hardware FeatureThis Clever New Idea Could Fix AirTag Stalking While Maximizing PrivacyOhio Lottery Hit by Cyberattack Claimed by DragonForce RansomwareTrinidad and Tobago Social Security Agency Hit With Post-christmas Ransomware AttackMortgage Firm LoanCare Warns 1.3 Million People of Data BreachYakult Australia Confirms ‘Cyber Incident’ After 95 GB Data LeakPanasonic Discloses Data Breach After December 2022 CyberattackNew Sneaky Xamalicious Android Malware Hits Over 327,000 DevicesCritical Zero-Day in Apache OfBiz ERP System Exposes Businesses to AttackChinese Hackers Exploited New Zero-Day in Barracuda’s ESG Appliances
12/26/2023 December 26, 2023December 26, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Eight Cybersecurity Trends To Watch For 2024…Cybersecurity Funding in 2024: Survival of the Financially FittestWhat VCs Are Looking For in the Next Wave of Cybersecurity StartupsCarbanak Banking Malware Resurfaces with New Ransomware TacticsGitHub Warns Users to Enable 2FA Before Upcoming DeadlineCBS, Paramount Owner National Amusements Says It Was HackedFidelity National Financial Subsidiary Says 1.3 Million Affected by November CyberattackIntegris Health Patients Get Extortion Emails After Cyberattack1 Million Corewell Health Patients Could Be Impacted by Second Data BreachRingGo, ParkMobile Owner EasyPark Suffers Data Breach, User Data Stolen
12/22-25/2023 December 25, 2023December 25, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment UK Justice Secretary in Deepfake General Election WarningUAC-0099 Using WinRAR Exploit to Target Ukrainian Firms with LONEPAGE MalwareOperation RusticWeb: Rust-Based Malware Targets Indian Government EntitiesEuropol Warns 443 Online Shops Infected With Credit Card StealersRansomware Leak Site Victims Reached Record-High in NovemberCyber Sleuths Reveal How They Infiltrate the Biggest Ransomware Gangs‘Wall of Flippers’ Detects Flipper Zero Bluetooth Spam AttacksScammers Are Ruining Facebook MarketplaceCongress Sure Made a Lot of Noise About Kids’ Privacy in 2023—and Not Much ElseBritish LAPSUS$ Teen Members Sentenced for High-Profile AttacksGoogle Chrome Now Scans for Compromised Passwords in the BackgroundMint Mobile Discloses New Data Breach Exposing Customer DataAustralia’s St Vincent’s Health Says Data Stolen in Cyber AttackUbisoft Says It’s Investigating Reports of a New Security BreachNissan Australia Cyberattack Claimed by Akira Ransomware GangGTA 5 Source Code Reportedly Leaked Online a Year After Rockstar HackFake VPN Chrome Extensions Force-Installed 1.5 Million TimesCloud Atlas’ Spear-Phishing Attacks Target Russian Agro and Research CompaniesDecoy Microsoft Word Documents Used to Deliver Nim-Based MalwareRansomware Attackers Abuse Multiple Windows CLFS Driver Zero-DaysRogue WordPress Plugin Exposes E-Commerce Sites to Credit Card Theft2023 Rewind: The Year in Cybersecurity
12/21/2023 December 22, 2023December 22, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Microsoft: Hackers Target Defense Firms With New FalseFont MalwareExperts Detail Multi-Million Dollar Commercial Licensing Model of Predator SpywareRemote Encryption Increasingly Adopted by Ransomware OperationsRegulators Got Tough on Cyber in 2023 as Crime SoaredBidenCash Darkweb Market Gives 1.9 Million Credit Cards for FreeFake Delivery Websites Surge By 34% in DecemberMicrosoft Deprecates Defender Application Guard for Some Edge UsersLapsus$ Teen GTA VI Hacker Sentenced to Life in a Secure HospitalFirst American Takes IT Systems Offline After CyberattackCrypto Drainer Steals $59 Million From 63K People in Twitter Ad PushToronto Public Library ‘Remains a Crime Scene’ After Ransomware AttackChameleon Android Banking Trojan Variant Bypasses Biometric AuthenticationBattleRoyal Cluster Signals DarkGate SurgeHackers Exploiting MS Excel Vulnerability to Spread Agent Tesla MalwareOpenAI Rolls Out Imperfect Fix for ChatGPT Data Leak FlawAttacks on Critical Infrastructure Are Harbingers of War: Are We Prepared?
12/20/2023 December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Biden Administration Takes First Step Toward Writing Key AI StandardsGerman Police Takes Down Kingdom Market Cybercrime MarketplaceKrebs: BlackCat Ransomware Raises Ante After FBI DisruptionFake F5 BIG-IP Zero-Day Warning Emails Push Data WipersRemote Encryption Attacks Surge: How One Vulnerable Device Can Spell DisasterNew Phishing Attack Steals Your Instagram Backup Codes to Bypass 2FACrypto Scammers Abuse X ‘Feature’ to Impersonate High-Profile AccountsManchester’s Finest Drowning in Paperwork as Freedom of Information Requests Pile UpUkraine’s Kyivstar Says It Is Fully Operational After Cyber AttackHealthcare Software Provider ESO Solutions Data Breach Impacts 2.7 MillionNearly 70k Social Security Numbers Leaked in Kimco Staffing Services (CA) Data BreachHospitality Industry Faces New Password-Stealing MalwareNew Go-Based JaskaGO Malware Targeting Windows and macOS SystemsAttackers Exploit 6-Year-Old Microsoft Office Bug to Spread SpywareIvanti Releases Patches for 13 Critical Avalanche RCE FlawsGoogle Fixes 8th Chrome Zero-Day Exploited in Attacks This Year
12/19/2023 December 20, 2023December 20, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Iranian Hackers Using MuddyC2Go in Telecom Espionage Attacks Across AfricaFBI Posts Takedown Notice on ALPHV/BlackCat Ransomware Group’s Website…Decryption Key Offered to Victims…FBI: ALPHV Ransomware Raked in $300 Million From Over 1,000 Victims…How the FBI Seized Blackcat (ALPHV) Ransomware’s Servers…Ransomware Gang ‘Unseizes’ Its Site and Issues New Threats Just Hours After FBI TakedownQakbot’s Backbot: FBI-Led Takedown Keeps Crims at Bay for Just 3 MonthsBehind the Scenes of Matveev’s Ransomware Empire: Tactics and TeamInterpol Operation Arrests 3,500 Cybercriminals, Seizes $300 MillionForeign Actors Targeted 2022 U.S. Elections, Intelligence Community RevealsImpact of Log4Shell Bug Was Overblown, Say ResearchersNSA Publishes 2023 Cybersecurity Year in ReviewNavigating The Cybersecurity Landscape In 2024: Anticipating Challenges And OpportunitiesSmishing Triad Targets UAE Residents in Identity Theft CampaignComcast Says Hackers Stole Data of Close to 36 Million Xfinity CustomersInsomniac Games Wolverine Project Leaked…Spider-Man 3 and MoreManatee Memorial Hospital (FL) Reporting Ransomware Attack, Patient Info AffectedNeurosurgeons of New Jersey Confirms Cyber Attack Resulting in Recent Data BreachWashington County (AR) Says Weekend Cyber Attack FoiledNew Malvertising Campaign Distributing PikaBot Disguised as Popular SoftwareNew Web Injections Campaign Steals Banking Data From 50,000 PeopleTerrapin Attacks Can Downgrade Security of OpenSSH Connections8220 Gang Exploiting Oracle WebLogic Server Vulnerability to Spread MalwareHackers Abusing GitHub to Evade Detection and Control Compromised Hosts
12/18/2023 December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Iran Petrol Stations Hit by Cyberattack, Oil Minister SaysIsrael Announces Iran, Hezbollah Were Behind Ziv Hospital Cyber AttackNational Grid Latest UK Org to Zap Chinese Kit From Critical InfrastructurePro-China Campaign Targeted YouTube With AI AvatarsOpenAI Outlines AI Safety Plan, Allowing Board to Reverse DecisionsScammers Are Tricking Anti-Vaxxers Into Buying Bogus Medical DocumentsInsurer’s UK Honeypots Attacked 17 Million Times Per DayIntelligence Researchers to Study Computer Code for Clues to Hackers’ IdentitiesWhy Apple Is Halting U.S. Sales of Its Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 Models (And Where to Buy Them Now)Former IT Manager Pleads Guilty to Attacking NJ High School NetworkAlleged LockBit Operator to Face New Cybercrime Charges in CanadaVans Owner VF Corp’s Order Fulfillment Operations Hit by Cyber Incident…As the SEC’s New Data Breach Disclosure Rules Take Effect, Here’s What You Need to KnowComcast’s Xfinity Flags Data Security IncidentMortgage Giant Mr. Cooper Data Breach Affects 14.7 Million PeopleALPHV Second Most Prominent Ransomware Strain Before Reported DowntimeFBI: Play Ransomware Breached 300 Victims, Including Critical OrgsThe Rise Of Ransomware As A Service (RaaS) And Implications For Business SecurityBeware: Experts Reveal New Details on Zero-Click Outlook RCE ExploitsMicrosoft Discovers Critical RCE Flaw in Perforce Helix Core ServerNovel SMTP Smuggling Technique Slips Past DMARC, Email Protections
12/15-17/2023 December 18, 2023December 18, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment China Issues Draft Contingency Plan for Data Security IncidentsU.S. Congress Pushes Warrantless Wiretapping Decision off Until April Next YearGoogle Just Denied Cops a Key Surveillance Tool7 Months Inside an Online Scam Labor CampThe Startup That Transformed the Hack-for-Hire IndustryMcDonald’s Ice Cream Machine Hackers Say They Found the ‘Smoking Gun’ That Killed Their StartupFour Charged in Connection With $80m Pig Butchering SchemeEx-Amazon Engineer Pleads Guilty to Hacking Crypto ExchangesCISA Urges Tech Manufacturers to Stop Using Default PasswordsMicrosoft Unveils New, More Secure Windows Protected Print ModeWhat to Do When Receiving Unprompted MFA OTP CodesClorox, Boeing, MGM and More: Why Big Hacks Have Surged in 2023Central Bank of Lesotho Facing Outages After CyberattackDelta Dental of California Data Breach Exposed Info of 7 Million PeopleMongoDB Suffers Security Breach, Exposing Customer DataHunters International Ransomware Gang Behind Threats to Fred Hutch Cancer PatientsQbot Malware Returns in Campaign Targeting Hospitality IndustryWordPress Hosting Service Kinsta Targeted by Google Phishing AdsMicrosoft Warns of Storm-0539: The Rising Threat Behind Holiday Gift Card FraudsRhadamanthys Stealer Malware Evolves With More Powerful FeaturesNew NKAbuse Malware Abuses NKN Blockchain for Stealthy CommsQNAP VioStor NVR Vulnerability Actively Exploited by Malware Botnet3CX Warns Customers to Disable SQL Database Integrations
12/14/2023 December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Kyivstar May Need Weeks to Restore All Services After Cyber Attack – CEOIranian State-Sponsored OilRig Group Deploys 3 New Malware DownloadersNew Pierogi++ Malware by Gaza Cyber Gang Targeting Palestinian EntitiesMicrosoft’s Digital Crime Unit Goes Deep on How It Disrupts CybercrimeKrebs: Ten Years Later, New Clues in the Target BreachUniFi Devices Broadcasted Private Video to Other Users’ AccountsFCC Updates Data Breach Notification RulesU.S. Nuclear Research Lab Data Breach Impacts 45,000 PeopleChatGPT Back Online After ‘Major Outage,’ OpenAI SaysKraft Heinz Reviewing Claims of Cyberattack but Internal Systems ‘Operating Normally’GambleForce Group Targets Websites With SQL InjectionLedger dApp Supply Chain Attack Steals $600K From Crypto WalletsTen New Android Banking Trojans Targeted 985 Bank Apps in 2023116 Malware Packages Found on PyPI Repository Infecting Windows and Linux Systems
12/13/2023 December 14, 2023December 14, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Hacker Group Linked to Russian Military Claims Credit for Cyberattack on Ukrainian TelecomU.S. Officials Say Russian Targeting JetBrains Servers for Potential SolarWinds-Style OperationsThink Tank Report Labels NSO, Lazarus as ‘Cyber Mercenaries’LockBit Ransomware Now Poaching BlackCat, NoEscape AffiliatesNew Cybercrime Market ‘OLVX’ Gains Popularity Among HackersUK Ministry of Defence Fined For Afghan Data BreachSEC Cyber Rules Loom Over Public CompaniesFrench Police Arrests Russian Suspect Linked to Hive RansomwareMicrosoft Seizes Domains Used to Sell Fraudulent Outlook AccountsHacktivists Interrupt UAE TV Streams With a Message About GazaNearly a Million Non-profit Donors’ Details Left Exposed in Unsecured DonorView DatabaseDistrict Court in Switzerland ‘Victim of a Cyber Attack’Regional Family Medicine (AR) Confirms Data Breach Resulting from Recent IT OutageBazaCall (aka BazarCall) Phishing Scammers Now Leveraging Google Forms for DeceptionStealthy KV-Botnet Hijacks SOHO Routers and VPN DevicesHackers Are Exploiting Critical Apache Struts Flaw Using Public PoCGoogle Using Clang Sanitizers to Protect Android Against Cellular Baseband Vulnerabilities
12/12/2023 December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Ukraine Mobile Network Kyivstar Hit by ‘Cyber-Attack’Ukrainian Military Says It Hacked Russia’s Federal Tax AgencyRussian APT28 Hackers Targeting 13 Nations in Ongoing Cyber Espionage CampaignTed Cruz Wants to Stop the FCC From Updating Data-Breach Notification RulesU.S. Senate Confirms New National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr.Widespread Security Flaws Blamed for Northern Ireland Police Data BreachThreat Actor TA4557 Targets Recruiters With MalwareHow Cybercriminals Are Using Wyoming Shell Companies for Global HacksCloud Engineer Wreaks Havoc on Bank Network After Getting FiredSony Is Investigating an Alleged Ransomware Attack on InsomniacCitrin Cooperman Advisors Files Notice of Data Breach Following CyberattackNew MrAnon Stealer Malware Targeting German Users via Booking-Themed ScamMicrosoft: OAuth Apps Used to Automate BEC and Cryptomining AttacksOver 1,450 pfSense Servers Exposed to RCE Attacks via Bug ChainNew Critical RCE Vulnerability Discovered in Apache Struts 2 – Patch NowSophos Backports RCE Fix After Attacks on Unsupported FirewallsKrebs: Microsoft Patch Tuesday, December 2023 EditionData’s Perilous Journey & Lessons Not Learned From the Target Breach
12/11/2023 December 12, 2023December 12, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment China’s Cyber Army Is Invading Critical U.S. ServicesLazarus Group Targets Log4Shell Flaw Via Telegram BotsResearchers Unmask Sandman APT’s Hidden Link to China-Based KEYPLUG BackdoorHow a Social Engineering Hack Turned These Facebook Pages Into a Dumping Ground for SpamEuropol Raises Alarm on Criminal Misuse of Bluetooth TrackersUkraine Is Crowdfunding Its ReconstructionEurope Agrees Landmark AI Regulation DealKelvin Security Hacking Group Leader Arrested in SpainToyota Warns Customers of Data Breach Exposing Personal, Financial InfoCold Storage and Logistics Giant Americold Discloses Data Breach After April Malware AttackHeart of Texas Behavioral Health Network Warns of Data BreachCounter-Strike 2 HTML Injection Bug Exposes Players’ IP AddressesNew PoolParty Process Injection Techniques Outsmart Top EDR Solutions50K WordPress Sites Exposed to RCE Attacks by Critical Bug in Backup PluginApple Emergency Updates Fix Recent Zero-Days on Older iPhones
12/8-10/2023 December 10, 2023December 10, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment N. Korea’s Kimsuky Targeting South Korean Research Institutes with Backdoor AttacksGeopolitics to Blame For DoS Surge in Europe, Says ENISATop White House Cyber Aide Says Recent Iran Hack on Water System Is Call to Tighten CybersecurityALPHV Ransomware Site Outage Rumored to be Caused by law EnforcementBe Skeptical About QR Codes, Warns the FTCThat Call Center Tech Scammer Could Be a Human Trafficking VictimPrivilege Elevation Exploits Used in Over 50% Of Insider AttacksUK ICO Warns of Fines for “Nefarious” AI UseCompeting Section 702 Surveillance Bills on Collision Path for U.S. House FloorAmazon Sues REKK Fraud Gang That Stole Millions in Illicit RefundsNorton Healthcare Discloses Data Breach After May Ransomware AttackSeattle Cancer Center Patients Receiving Threatening Emails After Last Month’s Data BreachHinsdale Schools (NH) Struck by Ransomware AttackAutoSpill Attack Steals Credentials From Android Password ManagersResearchers Unveal GuLoader Malware’s Latest Anti-Analysis TechniquesNew 5G Modem Flaws Affect iOS Devices and Android Models from Major BrandsOver 30% Of Log4J Apps Use a Vulnerable Version of the Library6 Predictions About Cybersecurity Challenges In 20242023 Cyber Review: The Year GenAI Stole the ShowIncreased Cyber Regulation in the Offing as Attacks Mount
12/7/2023 December 8, 2023December 8, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Russia Hacking: ‘FSB in Years-Long Cyber Attacks on UK’, Says Government…Moscow Says No Evidence for British Allegations of Cyber Spying – Agencies Cite EmbassyRussian Hackers Targeted U.S. Intel Officers in ‘Sophisticated Spear Phishing Campaign,’ DOJ SaysRussian Military Hackers Target NATO Fast Reaction CorpsElijah Wood and Mike Tyson Cameo Videos Were Used in a Russian Disinformation CampaignU.S. and EU Infosec Authorities Pen Intel-Sharing PactWhy It Took Meta 7 Years to Turn on End-to-End Encryption for All ChatsNew Report: Over 40% of Google Drive Files Contain Sensitive InfoCyber-Attacks More Likely Than Fire or Theft, Aviva Research FindsComing EU Rules on AI May Shape Companies’ Use of Automated Systems23andMe Updates User Agreement to Prevent Data Breach LawsuitsRussia Man Pleads Guilty to Running Crypto-Exchange Used by Ransomware GangsCambridge Hospitals Admit Two Excel-Based Data BreachesShoe Retailer Aldo Says LockBit Posting Is Related to System at Franchise PartnerCardiovascular Consultants (MA) Confirms Data Breach in SEC FilingNew Stealthy ‘Krasue’ Linux Trojan Targeting Telecom Firms in Thailand‘HeadCrab’ Malware Variants Commandeer Thousands of ServersMicrosoft Warns of COLDRIVER’s Evolving Evading and Credential-Stealing TacticsAlert: Threat Actors Can Leverage AWS STS to Infiltrate Cloud AccountsNew Bluetooth Flaw Let Hackers Take Over Android, Linux, macOS, and iOS DevicesNew SLAM Attack Steals Sensitive Data From AMD, Future Intel CPUsWordPress Fixes POP Chain Exposing Websites to RCE AttacksApple-Backed Data Breach Report Says 2.6 Billion Records Leaked in 2 Years
12/6/2023 December 7, 2023December 7, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Dragos Launches Program to Provide Water, Electric Utilities With Free Cybersecurity Tools Following AttacksNavy Contractor Austal USA Confirms Cyberattack After Data Leak…‘No Impact on Operations’The Binance Crackdown Will Be an ‘Unprecedented’ Bonanza for Crypto SurveillancePolice Can Spy on Your iOS and Android Push NotificationsKrebs: ICANN Launches Service to Help With WHOIS LookupsPolice Arrest 1000 Suspected Money MulesA Year On, CISA Realizes Debunked Vuln Actually a Dud and Removes It From Must-Patch List23andMe Hack Is a Wake-Up Call for Your Password HabitsStrategy, Harmony & Research: Triaging Priorities for OT CybersecurityAlert: Threat Actors Can Leverage AWS STS to Infiltrate Cloud AccountsNissan Is Investigating Cyberattack and Potential Data BreachSchools in Maine, Indiana and Georgia Contend With Ransomware AttacksAdvantis Global Confirms Recent Data Breach in Filing with the Office of the California Attorney GeneralTrojan-Proxy Threat Expands Across macOS, Android and WindowsQualcomm Releases Details on Chip Vulnerabilities Exploited in Targeted AttacksSierra:21 – Flaws in Sierra Wireless Routers Expose Critical Sectors to Cyber AttacksMillions of Patient Scans and Health Records Spilling Online Thanks to Decades-Old Protocol Bug: DICOMJust About Every Windows and Linux Device Vulnerable to New LogoFAIL Firmware AttackAtlassian Releases Critical Software Fixes to Prevent Remote Code Execution
12/5/2023 December 6, 2023December 6, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Sellafield Nuclear Site Hacked by Groups Linked to Russia and China…Britain Says No Evidence of Sellafield Nuclear Site HackingHackers Breach U.S. Gov’t Agencies Using Adobe ColdFusion ExploitU.S. Federal Agencies Miss Deadline for Incident Response RequirementsDisney+ Cyber Scheme Exposes New Impersonation Attack TacticsRussia’s AI-Powered Disinformation Operation Targeting Ukraine, U.S., and GermanyA New Trick Uses AI to Jailbreak AI Models—Including GPT-4Due to AI, “We Are About to Enter the Era of Mass Spying,” Says Bruce SchneierJapanese Tech Lobby Warns Against EU Cybersecurity Labelling SchemeBlackCat Ransomware Crims Threaten to Directly Extort Victim’s CustomersHackers Claim to Breach Israeli Defense Force Medical DataHTC Global Services Confirms Cyberattack After Data Leaked OnlineThreat Actors Target Austal USA in Ransomware Attack, U.S. Navy Data at RiskDePauw University Warns of Data Breach as Ransomware Attacks on Colleges Surge…WGRE Reports DePauw Attacked by Black Suit Ransomware GangSpyLoan Scams Target Android Users With Deceptive AppsWarning for iPhone Users: Experts Warn of Sneaky Fake Lockdown Mode Attack15,000 Go Module Repositories on GitHub Vulnerable to Repojacking AttackMultiple NFT Collections at Risk by Flaw in Open-Source LibraryKali Linux 2023.4 Released with GNOME 45 and 15 New Tools
12/4/2023 December 4, 2023December 4, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment U.S. Confirms Iranian Attacks on Water Companies: IRGC’s ‘CyberAv3ngers’…St. Johns River Water Management District (FL) Latest to Confirm Cyber Incident as Feds Warn of Nation-State AttacksNew AeroBlade Hackers Target Aerospace Sector in the U.S.Russian Hackers Exploiting Outlook Bug to Hijack Exchange AccountsEstablishing New Rules for Cyber WarfareEU Council and Parliament Reach Agreement on Cyber Resilience ActFake WordPress Security Advisory Pushes Backdoor PluginExposed Hugging Face API Tokens Offered Full Access to Meta’s Llama 2Tipalti Investigates Claims of 256GB of Data Stolen, including From Roblox and Twitch, in ALPHV Ransomware AttackHershey Phishes! – Crooks Snarf Chocolate Lovers’ Creds23andMe Confirms Hackers Stole Ancestry Data on 6.9 Million UsersLong Beach (CA) Says City Data Was Compromised in Cyber AttackMicrosoft Warns of Malvertising Scheme Spreading CACTUS RansomwareRust-Based Botnet P2Pinfect Targets MIPS ArchitectureTwo New Versions of OpenZFS Fix Long-Hidden Corruption BugDecember Android Updates Fix Critical Zero-Click RCE Flaw
12/1-3/2023 December 3, 2023December 3, 2023 ~ The Cyber Beat ~ Leave a comment Meta Will Enforce Ban on AI-Powered Political Ads in Every Nation, No ExceptionsFrench Government Recommends Against Using Foreign Chat AppsNCSC Urges UK Water Companies to Secure Control SystemsU.S. Health Dept Urges Hospitals to Patch Critical Citrix Bleed BugChinese Hackers Using SugarGh0st RAT to Target South Korea and UzbekistanAgent Racoon Backdoor Targets Organizations in Middle East, Africa, and U.S.How to Not Get Hacked by a QR CodeRussian Hacker Vladimir Dunaev Convicted for Creating TrickBot MalwareGoogle Chrome’s New Cache Change Could Boost PerformanceScores of U.S. Credit Unions Offline After Ransomware Infects Backend Cloud Outfit23andMe Says Hackers Accessed ‘Significant Number’ of Files About Users’ AncestryBlue Shield of California Members’ Data Stolen — ‘A Gold Mine for Thieves’New Proxy Malware Targets Mac Users Through Pirated SoftwareUEFI Flaws Allow Bootkits to Pwn Potentially Hundreds of Devices Using ImagesOver 20,000 Vulnerable Microsoft Exchange Servers Exposed to AttacksLinux Version of Qilin Ransomware Focuses on VMware ESXiVMware Fixes Critical Cloud Director Auth Bypass Unpatched for 2 Weeks