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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
- US TikTok investors in limbo as deal set to be delayed againA deal to sell TikTok has remained elusive, despite earlier claims that a deal was done.
- Online gaming escaped Australia's social media ban - but critics say it's just as addictiveParents and experts say gaming poses many of the same risks for kids as social media, and want them included.
- Amazon pulls AI recap from Fallout TV show after it made several mistakesThe errors included getting dialogue wrong and incorrectly claiming a scene was set 100 years earlier than it was.
- Trump signs order to block states from enforcing own AI rulesCalifornia's governor Gavin Newsom issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the executive order.
- Creative industries 'incredibly worried' about OpenAI-Disney dealThe $1bn deal will let fans generate videos and images of more than 200 Disney characters on ChatGPT and Sora.
- Clair Obscur sweeps The Game Awards with nine winsThe French-made role-playing game is named game of the year on a night of prizes and announcements.
- Google asks UK experts to find uses for its powerful quantum techUK researchers will get a chance to develop applications for the tech giant's quantum processor.