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MY TAKE: How ‘credential stuffing’ and ‘account takeovers’ are leveraging Big Data, automation

The Last Watchdog

Related: Cyber risks spinning out of IoT Credential stuffing and account takeovers – which take full advantage of Big Data, high-velocity software, and automation – inundated the internet in massive surges in 2018 and the first half of 2019, according to multiple reports.

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Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part of APT41 ‘Supply Chain’ Attack

Krebs on Security

The government alleges the men used malware-laced phishing emails and “supply chain” attacks to steal data from companies and their customers. ” Once inside of a target organization, the hackers stole source code, software code signing certificates, customer account data and other information they could use or resell. .

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SHARING INTEL: Here’s why it has become so vital to prioritize the security-proofing of APIs

The Last Watchdog

Former Amazon programmer Paige Thompson is facing a growing list of federal charges for her alleged theft of personal data of more than 100 million Capital One patrons. Court documents depict in some detail how Thompson misused authenticated and authorized credentials to perform her attack.

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Attunity data leak: Netflix, Ford, TD Bank data exposed by Open AWS Buckets

Security Affairs

Attunity data integration and big data management firm exposed a significant amount of sensitive data through unprotected Amazon S3 buckets. Data integration and big data management firm Attunity exposed a significant amount of sensitive data through unprotected Amazon S3 buckets.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) as an Enabler for Enhanced Data Security

Security Affairs

AI-driven systems overcome these limitations by using advanced machine learning models and context-aware algorithms to recognize complex data types, providing a more reliable and dynamic classification framework. This is particularly useful for unstructured data (as found in most document stores, email and messaging systems, etc.)

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Expert releases Metasploit modules for Cisco UCS flaws

Security Affairs

Last week, Cisco released security fixes to address 17 critical and high-severity vulnerabilities affecting some Cisco Unified Computing products, including Integrated Management Controller (IMC), UCS Director, and UCS Director Express for Big Data. ” reads the security advisory published by Cisco.

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Oracle releases massive Critical Patch Update containing 520 security patches

Malwarebytes

it affects the Oracle GoldenGate Big Data and Application Adapters. You can follow the links in the Patch Availability Document column on the Oracle page to access the documentation for patch availability information and installation instructions. Stay safe, everyone!