59 CVEs primed for Microsoft’s March Patch Tuesday
Credit to Author: Angela Gunn| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 19:57:48 +0000
Just two critical-severity issues addressed, though Azure and OMI admins won’t want to delay patching this month
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Ransomware review: March 2024
February 2024 is likely to be remembered for years as one of the most turbulent months in ransomware history.
Read moreEC's use of Microsoft 365 violates data-privacy rules, watchdog group says
The European Commission (EC) has violated several key data protection rules in its use of Microsoft 365 regarding the transfer of people’s personal data from Europe to other regions not covered by EU data-protection laws, a key European privacy watchdog found.
The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) on Tuesday chastized the EC after finding it did not take proper protective measures when sending personal data outside the EU and European Economic Area (EEA) when using the cloud-based app.
Binance’s Top Crypto Crime Investigator Is Being Detained in Nigeria
Credit to Author: Andy Greenberg| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 04:03:36 +0000
Tigran Gambaryan, a former crypto-focused US federal agent, and a second Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, have been held in Abuja without passports for two weeks.
Read moreThe 4 Big Questions the Pentagon’s New UFO Report Fails to Answer
Credit to Author: Garrett M. Graff| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:52:36 +0000
The Pentagon says it’s not hiding aliens, but it stops notably short of saying what it is hiding. Here are the key questions that remain unanswered—some answers could be weirder than UFOs.
Read moreThe 2024 Sophos Threat Report: Cybercrime on Main Street
Credit to Author: gallagherseanm| Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2024 10:00:28 +0000
Ransomware remains the biggest existential cyber threat to small businesses, but others are growing.
Read moreData brokers admit they’re selling information on precise location, kids, and reproductive healthcare
Information newly made available under California law has shed light on data broker practices, including exactly what categories of information they trade in.
Read moreIncognito Darknet Market Mass-Extorts Buyers, Sellers
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 16:19:36 +0000
Borrowing from the playbook of ransomware purveyors, the darknet narcotics bazaar Incognito Market has begun extorting all of its vendors and buyers, threatening to publish cryptocurrency transaction and chat records of users who refuse to pay a fee ranging from $100 to $20,000. The bold mass extortion attempt comes just days after Incognito Market administrators reportedly pulled an “exit scam” that left users unable to withdraw millions of dollars worth of funds from the platform.
Read moreGoing viral shouldn’t lead to bomb threats, with Leigh Honeywell: Lock and Code S05E06
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Leigh Honeywell about the cybersecurity defenses to online harassment.
Read moreAirbnb Bans All Indoor Security Cameras
Credit to Author: Amanda Hoover, Matt Burgess| Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 14:38:41 +0000
Starting at the end of April, Airbnb will no longer allow hosts to have security cameras inside their rental properties, citing a commitment to prioritizing guest privacy.
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