Infosecurity News

US, Japan and South Korea Unite to Counter North Korean Cyber Activities
The consultative body aims to tackle cyber-attacks used to fund Pyongyang’s weapons development, including its nuclear program

Over Half of Users Report Kubernetes/Container Security Incidents
Many say it led to a subsequent data breach

Security Agency Publishes Post-Quantum Guidance For Firms
NCSC wants to ease transition to quantum safety

Okta Breach Hit Over 130 Customers
Several suffered follow-on session hijacking attacks

Healthcare Data Breaches Impact 88 Million Americans
The Department of Health and Human Services said there has been a 239% increase in large breaches

UK AI Safety Institute: A Blueprint for the Future of AI?
One of the Institute’s missions is to cement the UK’s position as a world leader in AI safety

Microsoft Takes on Cyber-Threats with New Secure Future Initiative
Secure Future is the first major cybersecurity initiative overhaul in a decade

Atlassian Finds Public Exploit for Critical Bug
Attacks in the wild a near certainty as customers urged to patch

Israeli Entities Under Attack By MuddyWater’s Advanced Tactics
Deep Instinct said MuddyWater leveraged a new file-sharing service called “Storyblok”

Spy Module Discovered in WhatsApp Mods
Kaspersky said that between October 5 and 31 alone, it intercepted over 340,000 attacks

The People Hacker: AI a Game-Changer in Social Engineering Attacks
Jenny Radcliffe talks to Infosecurity about the changing nature of social engineering scams and the threats posed by AI

AI Safety Summit: Biden-Harris Administration Launches US AI Safety Institute
The creation of USAISI comes a few days after Biden's Executive Order on Safe, Secure AI

AI Safety Summit: OWASP Urges Governments to Agree on AI Security Standards
Top-level discussions on AI safety are not enough – we need to take action now

UK Banks Warn Quantum Will Imperil Entire Payment System
Industry wants government to set up a new taskforce

Russian Security Services Arrest Suspected Ukrainian Hackers
Duo were detained separately in two Siberian cities

Forrester: GenAI Will Lead to Breaches and Fines in 2024
Analyst warns that risks of using the technology will become apparent

North Korean Hackers Target macOS Crypto Engineers With Kandykorn
The intrusion, tracked as REF7001 by Elastic Security Labs, uses custom and open source capabilities

Mysterious Kill Switch Shuts Down Mozi IoT Botnet
ESET said the kill switch demonstrated various functions, including disabling the parent process

Data Encrypted in 75% of Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Organizations
Sophos researchers said the increased success rates was partly due to threat actors speeding up their attack timelines

28 Countries Sign Bletchley Declaration on Responsible Development of AI
The 28 signatories of the Bletchley Declaration agreed on an international network of scientific research on ‘frontier AI’ safety



