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Weekly Update 325

Troy Hunt

For the first time in I don't know how long, I couldn't do this live. Turns out both cell and wifi in Lapland are, with the benefit of hindsight, exactly what you'd expect from a remote location in the Arctic circle. The rest of the place was pretty amazing though, and a good deal of this week's content has gone to that. Plus, there's the whole "Australia becoming the world's most cyber-secure country" goal which deserves discussion.

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Winning Teams Part 2: Learning from Sports and Cybersecurity

Lohrman on Security

What can we learn about leadership from looking back at talented teams from the past in areas ranging from sports to technology to cybersecurity to government?

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MY TAKE: The role of semiconductors in bringing the ‘Internet of Everything’ into full fruition

The Last Watchdog

The Internet of Everything ( IoE ) is on the near horizon. Related: Raising the bar for smart homes. Our reliance on artificially intelligent software is deepening, signaling an era, just ahead, of great leaps forward for humankind. We would not be at this juncture without corresponding advances on the hardware side of the house. For instance, very visibly over the past decade, Internet of Things ( IoT ) computing devices and sensors have become embedded everywhere.

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Taylor Swift travel data leaks online triggering privacy concerns

CyberSecurity Insiders

Taylor Swift, the American singer with multiple talents, is extremely concerned about her privacy these days as environmental advocate groups are publishing her travel data online, giving a tip-off to stalkers about her whereabouts. In the year 2022, a survey conducted by a company called ‘Yard’ landed Swift on top of the list of ‘Celebrities with the Worst Private Jet CO2 Emissions’.

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The Importance of User Roles and Permissions in Cybersecurity Software

How many people would you trust with your house keys? Chances are, you have a handful of trusted friends and family members who have an emergency copy, but you definitely wouldn’t hand those out too freely. You have stuff that’s worth protecting—and the more people that have access to your belongings, the higher the odds that something will go missing.

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Winning Teams Part 2: Learning from Sports and Cybersecurity

Security Boulevard

What can we learn about leadership from looking back at talented teams from the past in areas ranging from sports to technology to cybersecurity to government? The post Winning Teams Part 2: Learning from Sports and Cybersecurity appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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TrueBot infections were observed in Clop ransomware attacks

Security Affairs

Researchers reported an increase in TrueBot infections, attackers have shifted from using malicious emails as their primary delivery method to other techniques. Cisco Talos researchers reported an increase in TrueBot infections, threat actors have shifted from using malicious emails as their primary attack vector to other techniques. Truebot has been active since 2017 and some researchers linked it to the Silence Group , while a recent investigation linked it to threat actor TA505 (aka Evil Co

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ChatGPT Goes Viral, More Trouble for LastPass, Apple’s New Data Protections

Security Boulevard

A chatbot developed by OpenAI, called ChatGPT, has gone viral and is able to mimic human language and speech styles and can interact with users in a conversational way. It can be used for a range of purposes, including writing code, talking like a “Valley girl”, and even podcast introduction scripts. Attackers broke into a […]. The post ChatGPT Goes Viral, More Trouble for LastPass, Apple’s New Data Protections appeared first on The Shared Security Show.

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Microsoft adds screen recording to Windows 11 Snipping Tool

Bleeping Computer

Microsoft is adding a built-in screen recorder to the Windows 11 Snipping Tool that will enable users to capture videos of their desktop without the need for a third-party app. [.].

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Indiana sues TikTok, describes it as "Chinese Trojan Horse"

Malwarebytes

On Wednesday, the State of Indiana filed two lawsuits against TikTok, Inc, the company behind the same name app, and its parent company, ByteDance. The first suit alleges TikTok's 12+ rating on the Apple App Store and a "T" for "Teen" rating in the Google Play Store and the Microsoft Store are misleading as minors are repeatedly exposed to inappropriate content generated by the app's algorithm.

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Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 Day 4: $989K awarded for 63 unique zero-days

Security Affairs

The Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 is ended, and the participants earned a total of $989,750 for 63 unique zero-day exploits. The Zero Day Initiative’s Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 hacking competition has ended and these are the final numbers for the event: $989,750 awarded. 63 unique 0-days. 66 entries. 36 different teams representing 14+ countries. The final numbers for #Pwn2Own Toronto 2022: $989,750 awarded 63 unique 0-days 66 entries 36 different teams representing 14+ countries See you at #Pwn2Own Miami in

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IDC Analyst Report: The Open Source Blind Spot Putting Businesses at Risk

In a recent study, IDC found that 64% of organizations said they were already using open source in software development with a further 25% planning to in the next year. Most organizations are unaware of just how much open-source code is used and underestimate their dependency on it. As enterprises grow the use of open-source software, they face a new challenge: understanding the scope of open-source software that's being used throughout the organization and the corresponding exposure.

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A week in security (December 5 - 11)

Malwarebytes

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Security advisories are falling short. Here's why, with Dustin Childs: Lock and Code S03E25. Eufy "no cloud" security cameras streaming data to the cloud. Snapchat gives Californians more power over their personal data. Update now! Emergency fix for Google Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine zero-day flaw released. Hive Social pulls the plug on itself after security flaws found.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 397

Security Affairs

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs free for you in your email box. If you want to also receive for free the newsletter with the international press subscribe here. At least 4,460 vulnerable Pulse Connect Secure hosts are exposed to the Internet US HHS warns healthcare orgs of Royal Ransomware attacks CommonSpirit confirms data breach impacts 623K patients Pwn2Own Toronto 2022 Day 3: Participants earned nearly

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Nearly 4,500 Pulse Connect Secure VPNs Left Unpatched and Vulnerable

Dark Reading

Pulse Connect VPN server software received several updates over the years, and thousands of hosts haven't patched.

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Clop ransomware uses TrueBot malware for access to networks

Bleeping Computer

Security researchers have noticed a spike in devices infected with the TrueBot malware downloader created by a Russian-speaking hacking group known as Silence. [.].

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Cybersecurity Predictions for 2024

Within the past few years, ransomware attacks have turned to critical infrastructure, healthcare, and government entities. Attackers have taken advantage of the rapid shift to remote work and new technologies. Add to that hacktivism due to global conflicts and U.S. elections, and an increased focus on AI, and you have the perfect recipe for a knotty and turbulent 2024.

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Royal Ransomware Threat Takes Aim at U.S. Healthcare System

The Hacker News

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has cautioned of ongoing Royal ransomware attacks targeting healthcare entities in the country.

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Trilio Raises $17M, Appoints Massood Zarrabian as CEO

Dark Reading

Funding and new leadership to drive innovation and growth in cloud-native application resiliency; round led by SKK Ventures with T-Mobile and Telefonica.

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USENIX Security ’22 – ‘OpenVPN Is Open To VPN Fingerprinting’

Security Boulevard

Distinguished Paper Award Winner and First Prize Winner of the 2022 Internet Defense Prize. Complete Title : USENIX Security '22 - Diwen Xue, Reethika Ramesh, Arham Jain, Michalis Kallitsis, J. Alex Halderman, Jedidiah R. Crandall, Roya Ensafi ‘OpenVPN Is Open To VPN Fingerprinting’. Our thanks to USENIX for publishing their Presenter’s USENIX Security ’22 Conference tremendous content on the organization’s’ YouTube channel.

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The weirdest security stories of 2022

Malwarebytes

There’s been a lot of weird and frankly bizarre attacks over the course of 2022, nestled in amongst the usual ransomware outbreaks and data breaches. Whether we’re talking social media, email, or even malware, there’s been a mind bending tale of tall behaviour in almost every corner. It’s time to forget about nation state attacks and the nagging sensation that every single piece of data ever created has ended up on a TOR site somewhere.

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Beware of Pixels & Trackers on U.S. Healthcare Websites

The healthcare industry has massively adopted web tracking tools, including pixels and trackers. Tracking tools on user-authenticated and unauthenticated web pages can access personal health information (PHI) such as IP addresses, medical record numbers, home and email addresses, appointment dates, or other info provided by users on pages and thus can violate HIPAA Rules that govern the Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates.

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MuddyWater APT group is back with updated TTPs

Security Affairs

The Iran-linked MuddyWater APT is targeting countries in the Middle East as well as Central and West Asia in a new campaign. Deep Instinct’s Threat Research team uncovered a new campaign conducted by the MuddyWater APT (aka SeedWorm , TEMP.Zagros , and Static Kitten ) that was targeting Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Tajikistan, and United Arab Emirates.

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Iranian hacking group uses compromised email accounts to distribute MSP remote access tool

Malwarebytes

Researchers have uncovered a new campaign by hacking group MuddyWater, aka Static Kitten, in which a legitimate remote access tool is sent to targets from a compromised email account. The targets in this campaign are reportedly in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Tajikistan, and the United Arab Emirates. MuddyWater is suspected of being associated with Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security.

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Indiana sues TikTok for displaying inappropriate content to children

CyberSecurity Insiders

Indiana’s Attorney General Todd Rokita has sued Chinese video sharing mobile application TikTok for showing inappropriate content to children below the age of 13. Todd claimed in his lawsuit that the Byte Dance owned company misleads its users, particularly children, for offering utmost security to consumers information and makes A- rated content to below the underaged.

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