Dark Reading Daily -- May 22, 2024

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Iran APTs Tag Team Espionage, Wiper Attacks Against Israel & Albania

As the US braces for a data privacy overhaul, companies need to update data practices, train staff, and ensuring compliance from the outset to avoid Europe's costly missteps.

Russia's Turla APT Abuses MSBuild to Deliver TinyTurla Backdoor

A threat campaign luring users with malicious documents related to human rights and public notices is aimed at giving the Russia-backed threat group access to victims' systems for cyber-espionage purposes.

YouTube Becomes Latest Battlefront for Phishing, Deepfakes

Personalized phishing emails with fake collaboration opportunities and compromised video descriptions linking to malware are just some of the new tricks.

EPA Puts Teeth Into Water Sector Cyber Efforts

The agency plans to get more serious about enforcement as Iran and Russia step up the volume of cyberattacks on water systems nationwide.

Can Cybersecurity Be a Unifying Factor in Digital Trade Negotiations?

As we face continued headwinds on provisions like data flows and e-customs duties, further progress is both needed and achievable in digital trade policy.

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(Sponsored Article) Managing Your GenAI Einstein Risks Intelligently

Organizations that can mitigate the risks inherent in Salesforce's powerful new Einstein Copilot have a lot to gain.

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EDITORS' CHOICE

Critical Bug Allows DoS, RCE, Data Leaks in All Major Cloud Platforms

An on-by-default endpoint in ubiquitous logging service Fluent Bit contains an oversight that hackers can toy with to rattle most any cloud environment.

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Outsourcing Security Without Increasing Risk

Few enterprises have all the cybersecurity skills and resources they need in-house, making outsourcing a necessity. How do they select, and work with, third-party security service providers?

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Picking the Right Database Tech for Cybersecurity Defense

Graph and streaming databases are helping defenders deal with complex, real-time threat and cybersecurity data to find weak points before attackers.

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400K Linux Servers Recruited by Resurrected Ebury Botnet

Cryptocurrency theft and financial fraud are the new M.O. of the 15-year-old malware operation that has hit organizations around the globe.

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