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September 26, 2022

The deepfake danger: When it wasn’t you on that Zoom call

Deepfakes pose a real threat to security and risk management and it’s only going to get worse as the technology develops and bad actors can access malicious offerings such as deepfakes as a service. Read more ▶

Image: Ransomware operators might be dropping file encryption in favor of corrupting files

Ransomware operators might be dropping file encryption in favor of corrupting files

Corrupting files is faster, cheaper, and less likely to be stopped by endpoint protection tools than encrypting them.

SEO poisoning campaign directs search engine visitors from multiple industries to JavaScript malware

The sophisticated campaign sends victims looking for business forms and templates to sites containing malicious files.

A third of Australian population likely affected in Optus cyberattack

Breached information includes names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, and, for a subset of customers, addresses, ID document numbers such as driver's licence or passport numbers.

Image: Multi-factor authentication fatigue attacks are on the rise: How to defend against them

Multi-factor authentication fatigue attacks are on the rise: How to defend against them

LAPSUS$ is just one cybercriminal group that has breached networks of large companies such as Uber and Microsoft by spamming employees with MFA authentication requests.

D&O insurance not yet a priority despite criminal trial of Uber’s former CISO

The cost is too high and the risk too low to offer CISOs directors-and-officers insurance at many companies. Protective governance policies might make more sense.

Report: The state of secure identity 2022

New research from Okta’s Auth0 access management platform found that credential stuffing and fraudulent registration attacks are on the rise.

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