IT Security Weekend Catch Up – October 12, 2024

Afraid of missing important security news during the week? We’re here to help! Every week we put together a curated list of all important security news in one place, for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!

For the less technical

  1. Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users
  2. Data Protection Commission launches inquiry into Ryanair’s customer verification process
  3. Smart TVs are like “a digital Trojan Horse” in people’s homes
  4. Hackers take control of robot vacuums in multiple cities, yell racial slurs
  5. Underground ransomware claims attack on Casio, leaks stolen data
  6. Anti-abortion group accused of electronically intercepting patients’ exchanges with clinic
  7. The FBI created its own crypto token called ‘NexFundAI’ to take down market manipulators
  8. Dutch police arrest admin of ‘Bohemia/Cannabia’ dark web market
  9. Russia and Turkey ban Discord messaging app
  10. Ukrainian pleads guilty to operating Raccoon Stealer malware
  11. Wikipedia is under assault: rogue users keep posting AI generated nonsense
  12. Stunning photos of a vast e-waste dumping ground — and those who make a living off it

For the more technical

  1. ~200 GB free cloud for your files
  2. Microsoft Patch Tuesday – October 2024
  3. Mozilla fixes Firefox zero-day actively exploited in attacks
  4. Mozilla confirms active attacks on Tor Browser via Firefox vulnerability
  5. Hackers targeted Android users by exploiting zero-day bug in Qualcomm chips
  6. Unauthenticated stored XSS vulnerability in LiteSpeed Cache plugin affecting 6+ million sites
  7. File hosting services misused for identity phishing
  8. Mamba 2FA: A new contender in the AiTM phishing ecosystem
  9. Nitrogen campaign drops Sliver and ends with BlackCat ransomware
  10. Shining light on the Dark Angels ransomware group
  11. Lynx ransomware: A rebranding of INC ransomware
  12. Pronsis loader: A JPHP-driven malware diverging from D3F@ck loader
  13. Technical analysis of DarkVision RAT
  14. Mind the (air) gap: GoldenJackal gooses government guardrails
  15. An update on disrupting deceptive uses of AI
  16. Operation MiddleFloor: Disinformation campaign targets Moldova ahead of presidential elections and EU membership referendum
  17. DPRK threat actors lure tech industry job seekers to install new variants of BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret malware

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