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Cybersecurity Headlines is a six-minute news podcast available every weekday at 6 A.M. ET. At the start of the week (Mondays at 4 P.M. ET) we invite two security pros to comment on the top stories on the companion Department of Know show where viewers can participate live. Department of Know also made available via podcast feed.

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CYBER SECURITY HEADLINES

Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines Week in Review: DHS reviews Lapsus$, AI generated malware, unsupported applications warning

Steve Prentice -
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, December 5-9, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Ken Athanasiou, CISO, VF Corporation Edit...
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Cybersecurity News: APT37 exploits zero-day, Firewalls bypassed generically, Zombinder’s Android malware

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North Korea-linked APT37 exploits Internet Explorer zero-day flaw The group, also known as ScarCruft, Reaper, and Group123 has actively exploited an Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability...
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Cybersecurity News: Pentagon cloud deal, Apple now encrypts iCloud backups, CloudSEK hacked by cybersecurity firm?

Sean Kelly -
Pentagon awards cloud deal to four major providers The Pentagon said Wednesday that Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle received a cloud-computing contract that could total...
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Cybersecurity News: AI generated malware, Rackspace confirms ransomware, Meta Oversight Board rules on cross-check

Rich Stroffolino -
Are we in the age of AI generated malware? We covered yesterday that Stack Overflow temporarily banned the submission of code created with generative AI,...
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Cybersecurity News: Baseboard software vulnerabilities, threat group stole COVID funds, AI generated code

Rich Stroffolino -
Vulnerabilities found in popular baseboard software Researchers at Eclypsium Research disclosed three vulnerabilities in the MegaRAC Baseboard Management Controller software from American Megatrends. These BMCs...
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Cybersecurity News: Fosshost goes dark, DHS reviews Lapsus$, Rackspace security incident

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Open source software host Fosshost shutting down, CEO unreachable Fosshost project volunteers announced this development this past weekend after experiencing months of difficulties in trying...
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Cyber Security Headlines Week in Review: TikTok invisible malware, Sandworm attacks Ukraine, patch gap warning

Steve Prentice -
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, November 28-December 2, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Terrance Cooley, CISO, Air...
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Cybersecurity News: LastPass data accessed, Sirius smart car flaw, Medibank data dump

Steve Prentice -
Intruders gain access to user data in LastPass incident Following up on a story we brought you in August, according to The Register, "intruders broke...
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White House targeted, Google links spyware, Android app fake accounts

Ginger Liu -
Elon Musk’s Starlink and White House targeted by Killnet hackers Russian-backed Killnet claimed triple denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Elon Musk’s Starlink, the White House, and...
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Cybersecurity News: TikTok Challenge malware, Cyber Monday record, Sandworm’s Ukraine attack

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Hackers use trending TikTok 'Invisible Challenge' to spread malware A popular TikTok challenge challenge is now being used by threat actors to get people to...
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Cybersecurity News: Google warns of “patch gap,” Chinese spam hits Twitter

Rich Stroffolino -
Project Zero warns of “patch gap” The researchers at Google’s security team warned of this “patch gap” problem across the Android ecosystem. It claims that...
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Cybersecurity News: FCC China ban, Windows servers freeze, WhatsApp data leak

Steve Prentice -
FCC announces ban on Chinese telecom and surveillance equipment The total ban applies to Chinese companies Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua and is due...
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Cybersecurity News: Twitter enlists George Hotz, $575 million crypto scheme, DrafKings $300K theft

Sean Kelly -
Twitter enlists hacker George Hotz for 12 week “internship” Despite Twitter’s rapidly diminishing workforce, Elon Musk has signed on hacker and frenemy, George Hotz, for...
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Cybersecurity News: Emotet returns, Google helps with Cobalt Strike, Ticketmaster blames bots for Swift snafu

Rich Stroffolino -
Emotet returns with a malspam vengeance  The pernicious botnet returned on the scene in early November. Researchers last spotted it in action back in July....
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Cybersecurity News: Ransomware infects Discord, Twitter welcomes Trump, Black Friday scams

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New ransomware encrypts files, then steals your Discord account According to Bleeping Computer, a new ransomware family named AXLocker is adding to its normal skills...
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