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Top 5 Cybersecurity News Articles for the Week of December 8, 2024
Read More: Top 5 Cybersecurity News Articles for the Week of December 8, 2024As we move further into December, the cybersecurity landscape remains dynamic, with new threats and insights emerging regularly. Here’s a roundup of the top 5 cybersecurity articles from the…
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Exploring the Transformative Impact of ChatGPT on Industries and Cybersecurity
Read More: Exploring the Transformative Impact of ChatGPT on Industries and CybersecurityChatGPT, a leading generative AI model, is revolutionizing industries by reshaping workflows, enhancing creativity, and addressing critical cybersecurity challenges. This innovation brings opportunities and risks, especially in fields like…
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The Resurgence of Skimmer Malware in E-Commerce: Protecting Your Checkout Pages
Read More: The Resurgence of Skimmer Malware in E-Commerce: Protecting Your Checkout PagesE-commerce platforms are once again in the crosshairs of cybercriminals with a newly identified credit card skimmer malware that specifically targets checkout pages. Known as the Caesar Cipher Skimmer,…
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Generative AI: The Double-Edged Sword in AWS’s Arsenal
Read More: Generative AI: The Double-Edged Sword in AWS’s ArsenalGenerative AI is transforming industries with innovative capabilities, but its rise brings significant challenges, especially in cloud ecosystems like Amazon Web Services (AWS). While AWS is leveraging generative AI…
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The Power of Strong Passwords in a Cybersecure World
Read More: The Power of Strong Passwords in a Cybersecure WorldIn an era where cyber threats are growing increasingly sophisticated, the importance of a strong password strategy cannot be overstated. CloudDefense.AI recently emphasized the critical role of robust password…
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Supply Chain Security: The Starbucks and Grocery Store Ransomware Attack
Read More: Supply Chain Security: The Starbucks and Grocery Store Ransomware AttackThe recent ransomware attack targeting Blue Yonder, a key software provider for Starbucks and grocery stores, highlights significant vulnerabilities in the supply chain’s digital infrastructure. Blue Yonder, which manages…
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- Chinese APT Group Is Ransacking Japan’s Secretsby Becky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading on January 10, 2025 at 2:00 am
Since 2019, MirrorFace has been stealing information from myriad Japanese organizations to gain leverage over Japan in the event of hostilities between the two countries, experts said.
- Proton Mail Down – Services Recovered after a Massive Outageby Guru Baran on January 10, 2025 at 1:56 am
Proton Mail, the renowned privacy-focused email service, experienced a significant global outage today, leaving users worldwide unable to access their email accounts. The disruption began at approximately 10:00 AM ET, affecting not only Proton Mail but also other Proton services like ProtonVPN, Proton Calendar, Proton Drive, Proton Pass, and Proton Wallet. As Proton reported on The post Proton Mail Down – Services Recovered after a Massive Outage appeared first on Cyber Security News.
- Banshee 2.0 Malware Steals Apple’s Encryption to Hide on Macsby Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer on January 9, 2025 at 10:47 pm
The most recent iteration of the open source infostealer skates by antivirus programs on Macs, using an encryption mechanism stolen from Apple’s own antivirus product.
- Hacking Group ‘Silk Typhoon’ Linked to US Treasury Breachby Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading on January 9, 2025 at 9:11 pm
The attack used a stolen remote support SaaS API key to exfiltrate data from workstations in the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.
- Major Vulnerabilities Patched in SonicWall, Palo Alto Expedition, and Aviatrix Controllersby [email protected] (The Hacker News) on January 9, 2025 at 5:29 pm
Palo Alto Networks has released software patches to address several security flaws in its Expedition migration tool, including a high-severity bug that an authenticated attacker could exploit to access sensitive data. “Multiple vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks Expedition migration tool enable an attacker to read Expedition database contents and arbitrary files, as well as create and