> TODAY'S SUMMARY (46 articles)
Today's cybersecurity landscape reveals significant threats across various sectors. Capcom confirmed a data breach exposing 11.7 million user accounts, emphasizing the risks associated with gaming platforms. In a concerning trend, an attacker compromised Microsoft 365 accounts at 79 organizations without needing passwords, utilizing replayed sign-in sessions and hidden inbox rules. Vulnerabilities in PHP continue to be exploited, with millions of attack attempts related to PHP2Shell and newly discovered RCE flaws prompting urgent patching. Additionally, Russian-linked hackers have launched destructive attacks in Ukraine, while compromised TLS certificates from eMudhra Limited highlight the ongoing risks in digital trust infrastructure. The rise of AI in cybersecurity is also notable, with AI tools being used both defensively and as vectors for new attacks.
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// AI-powered summary generated at 12:01
Analysis published by Symantec claims to show that South Africa is set to become a cybercrime hub during the coming year, largely due to the introduction of new broadband internet capacity.
Nir Goldshlager, a security researcher and penetration tester with Israel's Avnet, claims to have discovered a number of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities with Twitter, the popular social networking portal.
Applications that blur the boundaries between online and offline software will be a primary hacker target this year, according to McAfee.
Van Morrison, the veteran rock star - now in his 60s - got a rude awakening to the world of IT security over the holiday when the newspapers and newswires were full of stories that he had become a father again.
A major lawsuit - stemming from a hacker attack on the RockYou social networking applications software portal - has been filed in the US.
PandaLabs, the anti-malware labs division of Panda Security, has published its 2009 virus yearbook, examining the most intriguing malicious virus,worm and trojan infections to emerge over the last 12 months.
The number of phishing attacks ârose dramatically in the run up to Christmasâ, according to managed security services company Network Box.
IT security vendor BitDefender's end-of-year report on the state of the malware marketplace claims to show an increase in e-threats that are linked to international events, as well as a rising popularity in web 2.0-linked attack vectors.
The Aberdeen group's third annual study into Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) issues claims to show that a growing number of companies are saving up to 55% on maintaining their compliance by adopting best practices.
McAfee's AvertLabs' annual research predicts that the Google Chrome `on-net' operating system will be targeted by hackers when it is released in the New Year.
Mobile hardware vendors and carriers alike will have been less than pleased to learn that a German security researcher has not only cracked the GSM A5/1 encryption standard, but posted the resulting multi-terabyte decoded tables to the internet.
Kingston Technology, the memory and secure drives specialist, has warned users that some of its DataTraveler secure USB drives - under the right conditions - "a skilled person" can access the data on the drive.
Howard Schmidt, president and CEO of the Information Security Forum (ISF) was appointed White House Cybersecurity Coordinator just before the Holidays.
The days when China was a primary source of spam are drawing to close, now that the Chinese Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC) has implemented draconian new rules on domain name registration procedures.
In a move that will surprise its reseller channel, Sun Microsystems has unveiled a portfolio of open source applications for its clients that are looking for secure cloud computing options.
Websense Security Labsâs ThreatSeeker Network has discovered that Google top searches on âBrittany Murphy deathâ returns rogue anti-virus websites.
In a move that will be monitored closely by the Gary McKinnon legal team, lawyers acting for Albert Gonzalez - the alleged mastermind behind the hacking of TJX Group's credit card systems around two years ago - are claiming their client has Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism.
Microsoft's popular UK chief cybersecurity adviser is returning to his native America after a total of 10 years in the UK, four and half of those years with Microsoft. The move is for personal reasons.
With the Christmas and New Year holidays looming, Courion Corporation, the access governance and compliance specialist, has released `five golden rules' - a set of best-practice-based guidelines for companies looking to reduce the security risk posed by temporary workers.
Unified threat management vendor WatchGuard Technologies has enhanced its managed security offering with its Managed Security Services Program (MSSP).