Top news of the week: 08.11.2022.
OPERA1ER APT Hackers Targeted Dozens of Financial Organizations in Africa
A French-speaking threat actor dubbed OPERA1ER has been linked to more than 30 successful cyberattacks aimed at banks, financial services firms.
Ransomware Group Threatens to Leak Data Stolen From Car Parts Giant Continental
The LockBit ransomware group is threatening to publish files allegedly stolen from German car parts giant Continental
Cyber Insurance and Cybersecurity Policy: An Interconnected History
A review of Josephine Wolff, “Cyberinsurance Policy: Rethinking Risk in an Age of Ransomware, Computer Fraud, Data Breaches, and Cyberattacks” (MIT Press, 2022).
Success of Meta's metaverse plan could mean a whole new set of privacy concerns
The data collected by Meta's new headset is far more intimate than what's snatched up from text.
TikTok tells European users its staff in China get access to their data
Privacy policy update confirms data of continent’s users available to range of TikTok bases including in Brazil, Israel and US
HSE cyberattack: More than 100,000 people whose personal data stolen to be contacted
Move opens way to further controversy over attack and risk of litigation arising from it
Cybersecurity Myth-Perceptions
Debunking myths and misconceptions about staying safe online!
Consultancy: Humanitarian Data Protocol – Risk and Threats Modelling
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Cyber Threat Intelligence Buy: Intel 471 Acquires SpiderFoot
Intel 471 to invest in SpiderFoot's tools and plans to integrate the company's capabilities into its Titan cybercrime intelligence platform.
Threat group weaponizes employee trust with impersonation of healthcare software solutions
The Zeon threat group sent tens of thousands of targeted messages to healthcare providers in October, impersonating software solutions of big brand vendors, according to a Health-ISAC ...
EU Expands Cyber Rules for Airline Flight Safety
The new requirements apply to the aviation supply chain, including plane manufacturers, airlines and weather data providers.
How AI Solutions Can Defend Against Cyberattacks
In order to combat these cyberthreats, AI solutions can utilize machine learning and recurrent neural networks.