InfoSecSherpa’s News Roundup for Wednesday, October 18, 2023
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Oct 18, 2023
- Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use ‘admin’ as a password
(Bleeping Computer, October 17th) - Federal Cyber Chief Tells Agencies to Tap Brakes on AI
(The Wall Street Journal, October 18th) - Lone senator stymies cyber legislation in Senate
(The Washington Post, October 18th) - Crackdown on nuclear firm after cyber security ‘shortfalls’
(The Ferret, October 18th) - Phishing: What’s in a Name?
(Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency, October 18th) - D-Link clears up ‘exaggerations’ around data breach
(The Register, October 18th) - Kwik Trip Begins to Restore Internal Systems Following Outage
(Convenience Store News, October 18th) - Android will now scan sideloaded apps for malware at install time
(Ars Technica, October 18th) - Phishing, malware attacks spike in third quarter
(SC Media, October 18th) - Security Vulnerability of Switzerland’s E-Voting System
(Schneier on Security, October 17th)
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