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Latest Security News from Threatpost
- Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5M Records2.5 million people were affected, in a breach that could spell more trouble down the line.
- Watering Hole Attacks Push ScanBox KeyloggerResearchers uncover a watering hole attack likely carried out by APT TA423, which attempts to plant the ScanBox JavaScript-based reconnaissance tool.
- Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 FirmsOver 130 companies tangled in sprawling phishing campaign that spoofed a multi-factor authentication system.
- Ransomware Attacks are on the RiseLockbit is by far this summer’s most prolific ransomware group, trailed by two offshoots of the Conti group.
- Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance CamerasTens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical, 11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed.
- Twitter Whistleblower Complaint: The TL;DR VersionTwitter is blasted for security and privacy lapses by the company’s former head of security who alleges the social media giant’s actions amount to a national security risk.
- Firewall Bug Under Active Attack Triggers CISA WarningCISA is warning that Palo Alto Networks’ PAN-OS is under active attack and needs to be patched ASAP.
Latest Technology News from the BBC
- Meta urged to go further in crackdown on 'nudify' appsThe apps use artificial intelligence to create fake nude images of people without their consent.
- Data bill opposed by Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa finally passesLeading artists said the bill needed to be changed to protect them from having their work copied by AI.
- Disney and Universal sue AI firm Midjourney over imagesThe Hollywood studios allege Midjourney's image generator is a "bottomless pit of plagiarism".
- WhatsApp tells BBC it backs Apple in legal row with UK over user dataThe messaging app says the UK government's demands over data access could set a "dangerous precedent."
- Tech LifeIn China, electric cars accounted for almost half of all car sales last year.
- 4chan and porn site investigated by Ofcom over online safetyNine companies are under investigation by Ofcom, using powers of the Online Safety Act.
- Uber brings forward trialling driverless taxis in UKThe autonomous cars with no human safety driver at the wheel will be trialled in London next spring.