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Google AI Agent Finds Zero-Day in Popular Database Engine. Rashmi Ramesh • November 5, 2024. Google's "highly experimental" artificial intelligence agent Big Sleep has autonomously discovered an exploitable memory flaw in popular open-source database engine SQLite. The researchers detail how the AI agent discovered the now-patched vulnerability.
Malicious Python Package Exfiltrates AWS Credentials
1 day ago · Once installed, the malicious package steals AWS access and secret keys, sending them to a remote server operated through a VPN in Paris, masking the attacker's true identity and location, researchers said. PyPI, a widely used repository for Python libraries, has frequently been targeted by malicious actors. A North Korean hacking group with a ...
Law Firm Hack Compromises Health System's Patient Data
5 days ago · In July 2023, global law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, which also provides data breach litigation services, reported to state and federal regulators a hacking incident affecting several healthcare sector clients and a total of about 638,000 individuals. Orrick in April agreed to an $8 million settlement to resolve a consolidated proposed ...
Embargo Ransomware Gang Sets Deadline to Leak Hospital Data
1 day ago · The cybercrime group on its dark web site on Monday ticked off a countdown in hours and minutes for leaking the trove of data allegedly stolen from Memorial Hospital and Manor, an 80-bed community hospital and 107-bed long-term care facility, along with Willow Ridge, a 22-bed personal care facility, which is owned and operated by the Hospital ...
7 Lessons Learned from Replacing 100+ SEGs - DataBreachToday
4 days ago · In this report, we share insights from replacing over 100 SEGs, offering actionable strategies for security leaders to strengthen email security. Key takeaways include: Understanding the limitations of SEGs in addressing modern threats like BEC and account takeovers. How to transition from reactive, signature-based systems to proactive, real ...
ISMG Editors: US Election Impact on Cybersecurity, HIPAA
4 days ago · In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed how the recent election results may reshape U.S. cybersecurity policy and healthcare privacy under HIPAA and the groundbreaking role of artificial intelligence in Google’s recent discovery of a critical zero-day vulnerability. See Also: The Dark Side of AI: Unmasking its Threats and ...
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Akshaya Asokan • November 7, 2024. Finnish telecommunications equipment manufacturer Nokia is investigating the alleged posting of source code data on a criminal hacking forum. A hacker going by the handle of "IntelBroker" on Thursday posted what he said is a trove of "Nokia-related source code." Cybercrime.
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Mathew J. Schwartz • November 5, 2024. Canadian authorities arrested a suspected extortionist tied to the hacking theft of terabytes of data from clients of cloud-based data warehousing platform Snowflake. Charges against the suspect, Alexander Moucka, aka Connor Moucka, have yet to be publicly detailed.
2023 Data Breach Investigations Report - DataBreachToday
Jun 22, 2023 · The 2023 Data Breach Investigations report says that 83% of breaches involved external actors—with the majority being financially motivated. Facing today’s threats requires intelligence from a trusted source. This report contains details on the actors, actions and patterns that can help you prepare your defenses and educate your organization.
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Breach of Italian Prime Minister’s Bank Info Under Scrutiny. Akshaya Asokan • October 15, 2024. Intesa Sanpaolo bank of Italy this week told the country's data regulator that an employee - who has since been fired - accessed sensitive banking details of the country's prime minister and other politicians for years.