InfoSecSherpa’s News Roundup for Thursday, October 19, 2023
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1 min readOct 19, 2023
- Canadian organizations averaged 25 cybersecurity incidents in the past year, finds EY survey
(Ernst & Young, October 19th) - Ukrainian activists hack Trigona ransomware gang, wipe servers
(Bleeping Computer, October 18th) - Update WinRAR right now to avoid a huge security exploit
(BGR, October 19th) - Google ads for KeePass, Notepad++ lead to malware
(Help Net Security, October 19th) - Eastern European energy and defense firms targeted with MATA backdoor
(The Record by Recorded Future, October 18th) - Hackers Exploit QR Codes with QRLJacking for Malware Distribution
(Hack Read, October 19th) - Highest percentage of cybercrime activity originates in Russia
(Security Brief Australia, October 18th) - Philippines to recruit ‘cyber warriors’ for online defence
(Reuters, October 19th) - Top US Cyber Agency Pushing Toward First Hack Reporting Rule
(Bloomberg Law, October 19th) - North Korea experiments with AI in cyber warfare: US official
(VentureBeat, October 18th)
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