Security News Update for February 25, 2024
This week’s news includes:
- AI Girlfriend App Sent Out 24,354 Ad Trackers Within the First Minute of Use
- Nevada AG Sues Meta Over Offering End to End Encryption to Kids
- OpenAI Releases Sora to Create Amazing Videos
- Joomla Content Management System Bug Exposes Millions of Websites to Hackers
- ConnectWise MSP Maintenance Tool Releases EXTREMELY CRITICAL Patch
- AI and Plagiarism – Who Would Have Figured?
- Score Another One for the Good Guys
- DoT and White House Tackle Chinese Threats to US Port Security
- CISA, FBI and EPA Release Guidance for Securing Water Systems
- BlackCat/Alphv Takes Credit for LoanDepot and Prudential Attacks
- Pennsylvania County Pays $350,000 Cyber Attack Ransom
- Vendor To Eye Care Providers Breached – Impacts 2+ Million Customers
- Hackers Steal Nearly $10 Million From Video Game Founder’s Personal Account
- FTC will go after companies that mine user data after changing policies
- Do you have software security (or technical) debt piling up?
- AI, quantum computing and crypto – Not a good mix
- Security News for the Week Ending February 23rd, 2024: NSA cyber director Rob Joyce to retire after 34 years, Influencer Crypto Rover accused of pump and dump for crypto, European Parliament subcommittee phones may be hacked, many happy returns – some are returning Apple’s $3500 goggles and AT&T cell outage disrupts service for million