Jul 11, 2024 Today, I heard about some significant cybersecurity incidents that demand immediate attention. The US Department of Justice dismantled a Twitter botnet operated by Russian news organization RT, which was used to spread Kremlin propaganda across Europe and the US. This is a worrisome development that highlights the
Jul 10, 2024 I just heard some worrying news about cybersecurity threats, particularly related to China-linked APT40. It seems that cybersecurity agencies from several countries have issued a joint advisory warning about APT40’s rapid exploit adaptation. This hacker group has been accused of stealing passwords and usernames from Australian networks
Jul 09, 2024 Today’s news brings some concerning cybersecurity issues that require immediate attention. First, there’s been a cyber attack on the Louisiana Special School District, compromising personal information such as Social Security numbers and addresses of students and employees. This breach affects various departments within the school district, and
Jul 08, 2024 I recently heard about the growing potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in various industries, but along with its benefits, there are also concerns about ethical implications and potential biases. The need to understand and address data bias in AI and machine learning models has been highlighted, particularly
Jul 07, 2024 The latest news reports that OVHcloud, a major French cloud computing firm, was hit with a massive DDoS attack reaching 840 million packets per second. This attack, carried out using MikroTik routers, underscores the increasing scale and sophistication of cyber attacks targeting large companies. This is a
Jul 06, 2024 Today, I learned about a concerning report on the increase in mortality rates in hospitals due to ransomware attacks. The study found that mortality rates typically increase by around 20% in US hospitals after a ransomware attack, with an even higher risk for patients of color. This
Jul 05, 2024 I recently heard about a concerning incident involving a South Korean internet service provider, KT, infecting 600,000 of its own customers with malware. This raises serious questions about the state of internet regulation in South Korea and the potential risks it poses to users. The fact that
Jul 04, 2024 Today’s news is full of cybersecurity concerns, including an unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in OpenSSH, tracked as CVE-2024-6387 and also known as regreSSHion. This vulnerability affects all OpenSSH versions released since October 2020 and could allow attackers to run code on remote systems with root
Jul 03, 2024 I just heard some concerning news about cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities that require immediate attention. There’s a serious vulnerability affecting OpenSSH servers on Linux systems, known as “regreSSHion,” which could allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute code as root. This could lead to a complete system takeover,
Jul 02, 2024 As your cybersecurity expert, I have some concerning updates to share with you. There have been several major security breaches and incidents recently, including the hack of TeamViewer by APT29, a ransomware attack on Indonesia, and a supply chain attack on the popular JavaScript library, Polyfill. Additionally,