October 2023

PEACHPIT: Massive Ad Fraud Botnet Powered by Millions of Hacked Android and iOS 09/10/2023 at 20:01 By An ad fraud botnet dubbed PEACHPIT leveraged an army of hundreds of thousands of Android and iOS devices to generate illicit profits for the threat actors behind the scheme. The botnet is part of a larger China-based operation codenamed BADBOX, which […]

Two Project Kuiper prototype satellites finally reach orbit 09/10/2023 at 19:02 By Richard Speed Hey – gotta start somewhere The first two satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation have finally left Earth, riding a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V to orbit.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

MGM Resort cyberattack cost could exceed $100M 09/10/2023 at 18:47 By In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, MGM Resorts reported that a recent cyberattack is expected to cost the company an estimated $100 million. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

DoJ: Ex-soldier tried to pass secrets to China after seeking a ‘subreddit about spy stuff’ 09/10/2023 at 18:17 By Jude Karabus FBI agent claims sergeant with top clearance offered access to DoD tech systems A former US Army Sergeant with Top Secret US military clearance created a Word document entitled “Important Information to Share with

AI’s role in future advanced social engineering attacks 09/10/2023 at 18:16 By The combination of AI’s adaptive algorithms and data processing capabilities has empowered mal actors to develop complex social engineering attacks. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Qualtrics culls 780 jobs amid ‘complex’ growth spurt 09/10/2023 at 17:47 By Lindsay Clark Staff get Zoom meeting to hear how they might be hit after phase of rapid hiring ends Qualtrics, which creates web software that allows users to create surveys and generate reports based on employees or customer sentiments, has axed 780 roles

SpaceX accused of paying less to women and minority engineers 09/10/2023 at 16:47 By Dan Robinson Suit alleges female staff were forced to start as technical writers despite doing largely same work SpaceX is facing another employment lawsuit, this time by a female former worker who claims the company pays women and minority employees less

Cybercriminals Using EvilProxy Phishing Kit to Target Senior Executives in U.S. Firms 09/10/2023 at 16:31 By Senior executives working in U.S.-based organizations are being targeted by a new phishing campaign that leverages a popular adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing toolkit named EvilProxy to conduct credential harvesting and account takeover attacks. Menlo Security said the activity started in July 2023,

Hacktivist attacks erupt in Middle East following Hamas assault on Israel 09/10/2023 at 16:17 By Connor Jones Groups range from known collectives to new outfits eager to raise their profile Hacktivism efforts have proliferated rapidly in the Middle East following the official announcement of a war between Palestine and Israel.… This article is an excerpt

Microsoft drops official support for Python 3.7 in Visual Studio Code 09/10/2023 at 15:19 By Richard Speed Should still work for the foreseeable future, but rely on it at your own risk Still using Python 3.7? Even Microsoft thinks it is time to move on after the Windows behemoth finally deprecated support for the language

Rationalize security spend: Exposure management & security validation 09/10/2023 at 15:18 By New methods of looking at exposure management and security control validation enable businesses  to prioritize security investments with business and risk context. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source