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Fortra Releases Update on Critical Severity RCE Flaw

The flaw has a CVSS rating of 9.8, and the company recommends product upgrades to fix the issue.

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/fortra-releases-update-on-critical-severity-rce-flaw

Airbus Calls Off Planned Acquisition of Atos Cybersecurity Group

The purchase would have given Airbus more capabilities to address rising cyber threats in the aviation and aerospace industry.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/airbus-calls-off-planned-acquisition-of-atos-cybersecurity-group

Cheating Hack Halts Apex Legends E-Sports Tourney

Electronic Arts is trying to track down the RCE exploit that allowed hackers to inject cheats into games during the recent Apex Legends Global Series.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/apex-legends-tourney-spoiled-by-hackers

5 Ways CISOs Can Navigate Their New Business Role

CISOs can successfully make their business operations more secure and play a larger role in the organization's overall strategy, but there are pitfalls to avoid, Forrester analysts warn.

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/5-ways-cisos-can-navigate-new-business-role

Name That Toon: Bridge the Gap

Feeling creative? Submit your caption and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card.

https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/name-that-toon-bridge-the-gap

New Regulations Make D&O Insurance a Must for CISOs

CISOs currently hold all of the responsibility to stop cyberattacks yet have none of the authority to fund the technological defenses that regulations require.

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/new-regulations-make-d-o-insurance-a-must-for-cisos

'PhantomBlu' Cyberattackers Backdoor Microsoft Office Users via OLE

The cyber campaign uses social engineering and sophisticated evasion tactics, including a novel malware-delivery method, to compromise hundreds of Microsoft Office users.

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/phantomblu-cyberattackers-backdoor-microsoft-office-users-ole

The New CISO: Rethinking the Role

Rising cybersecurity demands are changing the role of the head security officer. CISOs need to make a list, check it at least twice, and document every step.

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/new-ciso-rethinking-the-role

'Conversation Overflow' Cyberattacks Bypass AI Security to Target Execs

Credential-stealing emails are getting past artificial intelligence's "known good" email security controls by cloaking malicious payloads within seemingly benign emails. The tactic poses a significant...

https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/conversation-overflow-cyberattacks-bypass-ai-security

North Korea-Linked Group Levels Multistage Cyberattack on South Korea

Kimsuky-attributed campaign uses eight steps to compromise systems — from initial execution to downloading additional code from Dropbox, and executing code to establish stealth and persistence.

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/north-korea-linked-group-level-multistage-cyberattack-on-south-korea

ML Model Repositories: The Next Big Supply Chain Attack Target

Machine-learning model platforms like Hugging Face are suspectible to the same kind of attacks that threat actors have executed successfully for years via npm, PyPI, and other open source repos.

https://www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/ml-model-repositories-next-big-supply-chain-attack-target

Chinese APT 'Earth Krahang' Compromises 48 Gov't Orgs on 5 Continents

The group uses pretty standard open source tooling and social engineering to burrow into high-level government agencies across the globe.

https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/chinese-apt-earth-krahang-compromised-48-gov-orgs-5-continents

Brazilian Authorities Arrest Members of Banking Trojan Cybercrime Group

Interpol assisted in the operation, in which analysts identified Grandoreiro group members by analyzing and matching malware samples.

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/brazilian-authorities-arrest-members-of-banking-trojan-cybercrime-group

Fujitsu: Malware on Company Computers Exposed Customer Data

It remains unclear how long the IT services giant's systems were infiltrated and just how the cyberattack unfolded.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/fujitsu-malware-on-company-computers-exposed-customer-data

Tracking Everything on the Dark Web Is Mission Critical

On the Dark Web, stolen secrets are your enemy, and context is your friend.

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/tracking-everything-on-dark-web-is-mission-critical

South African Government Pension Data Leak Fears Spark Probe

LockBit ransomware gang claims 668GB of data it dumped online was stolen from South Africa's pension agency.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/south-african-government-pension-data-leak-fears-spark-probe

3 Ways Businesses Can Overcome the Cybersecurity Skills Shortage

With budget constraints and a limited supply of skilled talent, businesses need to get creative to defend against rampant cybersecurity threats.

https://www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/3-ways-businesses-can-overcome-cybersecurity-skills-shortage

'GhostRace' Speculative Execution Attack Impacts All CPU, OS Vendors

Like Spectre, the new GhostRace exploit could give attackers a way to access sensitive information from system memory and take other malicious actions.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ghostrace-speculative-execution-attack-cpu-os-vendors

NHS Breach, HSE Bug Expose Healthcare Data in the British Isles

Whoopsies in Ireland and Scotland speak to a tenuousness of cyber protections for sensitive private healthcare data.

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/nhs-breach-hse-bug-expose-healthcare-data-british-isles