The core of this data leak is an oversight in creating SAS tokens for sharing purposes. The AI researchers had properly secured the account in all other aspects, but did not seem to realize that a URL shared on GitHub was misconfigured.
A team of Iranian hackers that has been active since at least 2012 has been on a recent streak of targeting defense organizations, pharmaceutical companies and other high-value targets using password spray attacks.
Caesars Entertainment quietly made a ransom payment to resolve a cyber attack in August, just before rival company MGM was hit. Caesars paid $15 million, and does not appear to have experienced any disruption to its operations unlike MGM.
Despite Apple’s increased attention to bolstering iMessage against these sorts of zero-click attacks, the new Pegasus spyware zero-days are once again able to exploit target phones without the user clicking on or interacting with a message in any way.
After what MGM Resorts is thus far only describing as a “cybersecurity issue,” casinos in Las Vegas and throughout the US have been reduced to manual bookkeeping and reduced services.
The Microsoft report reveals several security oversights that might have acted as chokepoints to stop the Chinese hackers from successfully using the signing key had they been functioning as intended.
Zaun first reported that no client information was taken, before updating that assessment to disclose that information about military bases was stolen. Data breach was due to a Windows 7 PC in its facilities that was somehow internet-accessible.
Cyber insurance is still expensive, harder than ever to get, and the situation will probably not change for at least a couple of years. The market is particularly hard on small businesses, who are increasingly being left with inadequate coverage options.
Established in 2007, the Qakbot malware botnet finally met its end in August at the hands of a joint operation spearheaded by the FBI and involving numerous other law enforcement agencies throughout Europe.
FTX and a number of other crypto exchanges that have gone under are having their bankruptcy claims managed by Kroll, which suffered a late August data breach. The exposed claimant information is already being used for phishing attempts that claim FTX funds are available to be withdrawn.