Security News Update

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This week’s news includes: Google to stop supporting Chrome on Win 7 and Win 8 in February TSA releases new version of railroad cybersecurity requirements Apple issues emergency iOS patch for arbitrary code execution Microsoft DOESN’T issue patch (yet) for two big bugs also being exploited See Tickets says credit card theft ran for 2.5…

Topics this week include: Intel’s Alder Lake BIOS/UEFI code has been stolen and leaked CISA releases SCuBA documentation Microsoft implements Windows 11 feature to slow down hackers Social media impacts both your privacy and your safety US Army Major and his wife charged with trying to sell info to Russia Hackers target eager homebuyers with…

Feds Are Going After Unapproved Messaging Platforms – So Far $1.8 Bil in Fines Hackers Claim to Have Breached Russian Satellite Network Gonets CISA, DoJ and NSA Issue Advisory on Tools Used to Hack DoD Contractor Indonesia Data Protection Law Includes Jail Time, Asset Seizure and Compensation for Breaches FCC Threatens to Block Carriers Not…

This week’s news includes: Sophos auto-patches firewall bug being exploited in the wild Apple removes pig butchering apps from the App Store Brands review privacy policies after California fines Sephora $1.2 million 15 banks agree to over $1 Bil in fines over recordkeeping failures Morgan Stanley to pay $35 million for astonishing customer data disposal…

This week’s news includes: CISA says Dataprobe’s PDUs used in critical infrastructure vulnerable Unpatched 15 year old Python bug allows code injection in 350,000 projects HP failed to patch firmware for a year Industrial control systems have joined the general computer world in their own patch Tuesday mess NSA and CISA release Control system defense:…

This week’s news includes: Not a great week for Uber – lying about an old breach, investigating a new breach Major WFH/WFA risk to businesses – employees viewing pirated contents CISA warns of water tank management system attack FBI warns of risks of using unpatched medical devices It’s 10 PM, do you know where your…

This week’s security news includes: Yet another spyware gets caught in the act Hackers are hiding malware in James Webb telescope images New background check restrictions in 2022 Duck, Duck, Go expands beta of private email to everyone WordPress 6.0.2 Apple backports patch to older devices 2023 NDAA bill bans feds from buying insecure software…

This week’s security news includes: Google fends off 46 million packet per second denial of service attack Early draft of California privacy regulations The O.MG USB cable Federal privacy legislation Oracle sued over privacy violations Colorado’s Mesa County election deputy pleads guilty to tampering, agrees to testify against her boss, Tina Peters North Korea hackers…