#CybersecurityNews

In Other News: US Ransomware Attacks, 23andMe Blames Victims, Nuclear Waste Hacking Attempt

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January 5, 2024 at 10:06AM SecurityWeek publishes a concise weekly cybersecurity roundup, highlighting significant stories that may have gone unnoticed. This week features Russian hack of Ukraine’s telecoms giant, cyberattack on a Pennsylvania water facility, Pegasus spyware targeting Indian journalists, vulnerabilities in various systems, Let’s Encrypt’s annual report, and cybercrime developments. Other stories cover ransomware … Read more

Major Organizations Using ‘Hugging Face’ AI Tools Put at Risk by Leaked API Tokens

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December 5, 2023 at 11:42AM Over 1,600 Hugging Face API tokens were leaked, compromising the security of major organizations using their AI tools, as reported by Lasso. Clear Takeaways from Meeting Notes: 1. Security Issue Identified: The meeting has highlighted a significant security concern where more than 1,600 API tokens associated with Hugging Face have … Read more

Russia’s AI-Powered Disinformation Operation Targeting Ukraine, US, and Germany

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December 5, 2023 at 10:07AM The Doppelganger operation, linked to Russia, uses fake websites and social media to spread disinformation and manipulate opinion in Ukraine, the U.S., and Germany. It employs advanced obfuscation and AI to create counterfeit articles, with recent campaigns targeting political issues in the U.S. and Europe. Meta disrupts similar influence operations. … Read more

Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 34 Deals Announced in November 2023

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December 5, 2023 at 07:54AM In November 2023, thirty-four cybersecurity merger and acquisition deals were reported, as detailed in a roundup posted by SecurityWeek. Key Takeaway: In November 2023, a total of 34 merger and acquisition (M&A) deals related to the cybersecurity sector were announced as reported by SecurityWeek in their piece titled “Cybersecurity M&A … Read more

In Other News: Utilities Targeted by Hackers, Aerospace Attacks, Killnet Leader Unmasked

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December 1, 2023 at 08:42AM Recent underreported incidents include hacking attacks on US and European utility sectors, aerospace industry breaches, and the exposure of the leader of the hacker group Killnet. Meeting Takeaways: 1. A discussion took place on a range of underreported stories concerning cybersecurity. 2. There have been attacks on utilities within the … Read more

In Other News: National Laboratory Breach, Airplane GPS Attacks, Russia Accuses Allies of Hacking

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November 24, 2023 at 06:42AM This week’s cybersecurity roundup includes stories on cyberattacks targeting Russia, a cybersecurity firm COO admitting to hacking hospitals, a hacker breaching hotel networks and faking his own death, a data breach at Idaho National Laboratory, a large phishing campaign distributing malware, GPS attacks against commercial flights, Ukraine firing top cyber … Read more

LockBit ransomware exploits Citrix Bleed in attacks, 10K servers exposed

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November 14, 2023 at 03:05PM LockBit ransomware attacks are exploiting the Citrix Bleed vulnerability (CVE-2023-4966) to breach large organizations’ systems, steal data, and encrypt files. Despite Citrix releasing fixes for the vulnerability over a month ago, thousands of vulnerable appliances are still running, many in the U.S. LockBit affiliates are likely responsible for the attacks, … Read more

In Other News: Energy Services Firm Hacked, Tech CEO Gets Prison Time, X Glitch Leads to CIA Channel Hijack

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October 20, 2023 at 02:36PM SecurityWeek provides a weekly cybersecurity roundup, summarizing noteworthy stories. This week includes: Micfo LLC CEO sentenced to prison for wire fraud; energy industry services firm BHI Energy hacked, exposing PII and PHI of over 91,000 individuals; Moldovan national charged in the US for selling computer credentials; Indian national pleads guilty … Read more