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Today's cybersecurity landscape reveals significant threats and trends. Microsoft has patched two dozen remote code execution (RCE) flaws in Office, alongside other security issues, highlighting ongoing vulnerabilities in widely used software. A data breach at CenterPoint Energy has exposed personal information of over 1 million Texans, indicating continued risks for utility companies. Additionally, BeyondTrust has warned of a critical zero-day flaw in its Remote Support software, actively exploited since August. In a worrying trend, stolen AI API keys are being used for automated cyber scans, raising concerns about the misuse of legitimate technology. Lastly, the cybersecurity job market is experiencing a downturn, with postings hitting a four-year low, exacerbating the ongoing talent shortage in the field.
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Lloyds TSB has purchased pattern-recognition software from US vendor Actimize for detecting employee fraud within its retail banking operation. Use of such software is already common in financial services for spotting fraud in external transactions, such as credit card spending.
One gang is responsible for more than half of all attempted phishing for the likes of online banking log-in details, and has found ways to extend the lives of its web-sites, according to researchers at Cambridge University.