AI-Powered Cybercrime Cartels on the Rise in Asia

All across the Asia-Pacific region, large and diverse marketplaces for AI cybercrime tools have developed, with deepfakes proving most popular.

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Marriott Agrees to Pay $52 million, Beef up Data Security to Resolve Probes Over Data Breaches

Marriott agreed to pay $52 million and make changes to bolster its data security to resolve claims related to major data breaches that affected more than 300 million customers.

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Mamba 2FA Cybercrime Kit Targets Microsoft 365 Users

A stealthy new underground offering uses sophisticated adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) techniques to convincingly serve up “Microsoft” login pages of various kinds, with dynamic enterprise branding.

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Hackers Hide Remcos RAT in GitHub Repository Comments

The tack highlights bad actors’ interest in trusted development and collaboration platforms — and their users.

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Australia Intros Its First National Cyber Legislation

The bill is broken up into several pieces, including ransomware reporting and securing smart devices, among other objectives.

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Palo Alto Patches Critical Firewall Takeover Vulnerabilities

Palo Alto warns that attackers can access usernames, cleartext passwords, device configurations, and device API keys of PAN-OS firewalls.

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American Water Cyberattack Renews Focus on Protecting Critical Infrastructure

A cyberattack continues to affect the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the US, renewing a focus on the importance of protecting critical infrastructure sites.

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