PCMag Security Watch

"Keep your kids safe online/ChatGPT takes on hackers/How to switch VPNs."

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TODAY'S FEATURED STORY 10 Things Every Parent With a Connected Kid Needs to Know Protecting kids is harder today than it used to be, thanks in large part to technology. We tell you how to prepare children for the dangers they face online. Read More THE LATEST Tired of Your VPN? Here's How to Switch Quitting your old VPN and starting up with a new one is simple. We show you how to make the change and give you tips on what to check if your new VPN isn't working. Read More Million-Dollar Tax Refund From the IRS? Nope, Watch Out For These Tax Scams With tax season in full swing, cybersecurity companies like Trustwave and Malwarebytes, as well as the IRS, warn the public to watch out for tax-themed phishing messages. Read More Mullvad VPN, Tor Project Team Up on Privacy-Focused Browser The Mullvad Browser promises to collect no data from the user while minimizing tracking from websites. But it's best used with a VPN to ensure more complete protection. Read More As Twitter Pulls Legacy Checkmarks, Hackers Pounce With Phishing Emails The phishing messages say 'Last call on verified accounts' in the subject line, in an attempt to dupe unsuspecting users with legacy blue checkmarks into revealing account data. Read More Microsoft Uses ChatGPT Tech to Help Security Industry Fend Off Hackers Microsoft Security Copilot promises to help IT security professionals streamline their work, including the ability to reverse-engineer attacks in seconds. Read More How to Wipe Your Hard Drive Planning to get rid of your Windows PC? Here's how to make sure all the personal files on your hard drive are erased and unrecoverable, whether you're running Windows 11, 10, 8.1, or 7. Read More OTHER TECH NEWS Hackers Behind 3CX App Hijacking Targeted Cryptocurrency Companies Read More What to Do if Your Antivirus Stops Working Read More Surfshark VPN Can Protect All Your Connections Read More Feedly Faces Backlash Over Protest-Tracking AI Models Read More Italy to Block ChatGPT for 'Unlawfully' Collecting Users' Data Read More Ransomware Is on the Rise: 10 Steps for Defending Your Business Read More PCMAG PICKS Let a Password Manager Remember for You Read More Stop Spyware Dead Read More We Pick the Best Free Antivirus Read More Protect Your Business Data With Cloud Backups Read More

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CSO UK First Look

"5 strategies to manage cybersecurity risks in mergers and acquisitions."

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The week's top cybersecurity news and in-depth coverage CSO FIRST LOOK 04 APRIL , 2023

5 strategies to manage cybersecurity risks in mergers and acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions offer benefits to both buyer and those being bought, brining new synergies and energizing both sides while creating a newer, bigger, stronger entity. But a new addition to the corporate family can bring with it a host of cybersecurity risks. Read more ▶

Darktrace/Email upgrade enhances generative AI email attack defense

Upgraded features designed to tackle novel email attacks and increasingly complex malicious communication powered by generative AI including ChatGPT and other large language models. Read more ▶

North Korean threat actor APT43 pivots back to strategic cyberespionage

The APT43 group is highly adept at using social engineering to target individuals and extract sensitive information. Read more ▶

HM Treasury seeks new head of cybersecurity, sparks criticism over £57k salary

The UK’s HM Treasury is looking to hire an “experienced” head of cybersecurity, but condemnation of the proposed salary suggests role may be hard to fill. Read more ▶

China to probe Micron over cybersecurity, in chip war’s latest battle

The Chinese government will investigate US-based Micron as a potential cyberthreat, in the latest move in an ongoing semiconductor trade dispute that is disrupting the chip supply chain. Read more ▶

Israeli cybersecurity firm launches managed services offering for MSPs

Guardz’ new cybersecurity tools are aimed at helping managed service providers streamline cybersecurity offerings for their small and mid-size business clients. Read more ▶

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The Hacker News Daily Updates

"Western Digital hit by Network Security Breach."

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LATEST NEWS Apr 3, 2023

Western Digital Hit by Network Security Breach - Critical Services Disrupted! Data storage devices maker Western Digital on Monday disclosed a "network security incident" that involved unauthorized access to its systems. The breach is said to have occurred on March 26, 2023, enabling an unnamed third party to gain access to a "number of the company's systems." Following the discovery of the hack, Western Digital said it has initiated incident response efforts and ... Read More

Italian Watchdog Bans OpenAI's ChatGPT Over Data Protection Concerns The Italian data protection watchdog, Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali (aka Garante), has imposed a temporary ban of OpenAI's ChatGPT service in the country, citing data protection concerns. To that end, it has ordered the company to stop processing users' data with immediate effect, stating it intends to investigate the company over whether it's unlawfully processing such data ... Read More

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"It's The Service Accounts, Stupid": Why Do PAM Deployments Take (almost) Forever To Complete Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions are regarded as the common practice to prevent identity threats to administrative accounts. In theory, the PAM concept makes absolute sense: place admin credentials in a vault, rotate their passwords, and closely monitor their sessions. However, the harsh reality is that the vast majority of PAM projects either become a years-long project, or ... Read More

Crypto-Stealing OpcJacker Malware Targets Users with Fake VPN Service A piece of new information-stealing malware called OpcJacker has been spotted in the wild since the second half of 2022 as part of a malvertising campaign. "OpcJacker's main functions include keylogging, taking screenshots, stealing sensitive data from browsers, loading additional modules, and replacing cryptocurrency addresses in the clipboard for hijacking purposes," Trend Micro ... Read More

Microsoft Fixes New Azure AD Vulnerability Impacting Bing Search and Major Apps Microsoft has patched a misconfiguration issue impacting the Azure Active Directory (AAD) identity and access management service that exposed several "high-impact" applications to unauthorized access. "One of these apps is a content management system (CMS) that powers Bing.com and allowed us to not only modify search results, but also launch high-impact XSS attacks on Bing users," cloud ... Read More

Cacti, Realtek, and IBM Aspera Faspex Vulnerabilities Under Active Exploitation Critical security flaws in Cacti, Realtek, and IBM Aspera Faspex are being exploited by various threat actors in hacks targeting unpatched systems. This entails the abuse of CVE-2022-46169 (CVSS score: 9.8) and CVE-2021-35394 (CVSS score: 9.8) to deliver MooBot and ShellBot (aka PerlBot), Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said in a report published this week. CVE-2022-46169 relates to a ... Read More

Hackers Exploiting WordPress Elementor Pro Vulnerability: Millions of Sites at Risk! Unknown threat actors are actively exploiting a recently patched security vulnerability in the Elementor Pro website builder plugin for WordPress. The flaw, described as a case of broken access control, impacts versions 3.11.6 and earlier. It was addressed by the plugin maintainers in version 3.11.7 released on March 22. "Improved code security enforcement in WooCommerce components," the ... Read More

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