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Hackers exploit WordPress vulnerability within hours of PoC exploit release
PRIVACY PRIVACY Threat actors have started exploiting a recently disclosed vulnerability in WordPress, within 24 hours of the proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit being published by the company, according to a blog by Akamai. The high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2023-30777 that affects the WordPress Advanced Custom Fields plugin, was identified by a Patchstack researcher on May 2. To read this article in…
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UK NCSC, ICO debunk 6 cyberattack reporting myths
PRIVACY PRIVACY The UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the UK’s data protection regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have published a rare joint article dispelling several myths about cyberattack reporting to tackle the problem of unreported data breaches. The pair argued that, while businesses may be tempted to hide data breaches to avoid…
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CISOs: How to improve cybersecurity in an ever-changing threat landscape
PRIVACY PRIVACY The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. The digital landscape is always changing to keep up with a constantly evolving world, and bad actors are also adapting. For…
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Discord Breached After Service Agent Targeted
PRIVACY PRIVACY Incident impacts user emails and support messages Read More
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US Says VoIP Firm Delivered Billions of Scam Robocalls
PRIVACY PRIVACY DoJ and FTC take action against XCast Labs Read More
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Insured companies more likely to be ransomware victims, sometimes more than once
PRIVACY PRIVACY Companies with cyber insurance are more likely to get hit by ransomware, more likely to be attacked multiple times, and more likely to pay ransoms, according to a recent survey of IT decision makers. Back in 2019, fewer than 20% of enterprises suffered repeat ransomware attacks, while during the pandemic, the percentage rose…
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UK Pension Scheme: Members Should Assume Capita Data Theft
PRIVACY PRIVACY USS says 470,000 individuals may be affected Read More
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Upcoming Speaking Engagements
PRIVACY PRIVACY This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at IT-S Now 2023 in Vienna, Austria, on June 2, 2023 at 8:30 AM CEST. The list is maintained on this page. Read More
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Friday Squid Blogging: Giant Squid Video
PRIVACY PRIVACY A video—authentic, not a deep fake—of a giant squid close to the surface. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Read More
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Independent Lab Tests Show that McAfee Stops Malware Dead in Its Tracks
PRIVACY PRIVACY Concerned about ransomware? McAfee stops it dead in its tracks. Newly published findings from the independent labs at AV-TEST show that McAfee’s antivirus technology performs best. In recent tests, it detected and blocked top forms of ransomware sooner than the entire field of nine other antivirus technologies. In their lab setting, AV-TEST used…