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In Other News: Apple’s Spyware Warning, CDK Global Ransom Payment, Sibanye Cyberattack

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July 12, 2024 at 11:27AM SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news roundup provides a curated collection of noteworthy developments in the cybersecurity landscape. This week’s stories include Apple issuing spyware warnings, a data breach affecting 200,000 individuals in Dallas County, and a cyberattack on Sibanye-Stillwater. Additionally, Nasuni announces a significant growth investment and Google enables passkey support for … Read more

Break-in at ‘third-party cloud platform’ leaked 110M customer records, says AT&T

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July 12, 2024 at 10:17AM AT&T suffered its second cyberattack this year, with data on “nearly all” wireless customers being compromised, including those with MVNOs. The breach on a third-party cloud platform exposed call and text metadata, potentially enabling customer geolocation. Around 110 million customers were affected, and the incident is linked to the Snowflake … Read more

With ransomware whales becoming so dominant, would-be challengers ask ‘what’s the point?’

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May 21, 2024 at 07:09AM The number of new ransomware strains has significantly decreased in the past year, indicating that existing tools are successful and there is little need for innovation. Rapid7’s research found only 43 new ransomware families in 2023, a significant drop from 95 the previous year. Ransomware attacks typically start by exploiting … Read more

Microsoft to start enforcing Azure multi-factor authentication in July

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May 17, 2024 at 03:00PM Microsoft will soon enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all Azure users administering resources, starting with the Azure portal. This will later extend to CLI, PowerShell, and Terraform. Certain accounts for automation won’t be affected, and admins are urged to enable MFA beforehand. MFA has proven to significantly enhance account security. … Read more

FBI: ALPHV ransomware raked in $300 million from over 1,000 victims

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December 19, 2023 at 02:35PM The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group has earned more than $300 million from 1,000+ victims worldwide by September 2023, per FBI. Affiliates have extensive networks and experience in ransomware and data extortion. Additionally, FBI and CISA have issued mitigation measures, including patching vulnerabilities and enforcing multifactor authentication. FBI has recently disrupted the … Read more