Artificial Intelligence Sam Altman is Back as OpenAI CEO Just Days After Being Removed, Along With a New Board San Francisco-based OpenAI has reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return to OpenAI as CEO with a new initial board. Associated PressNovember 22, 2023
Vulnerabilities Citrix, Gov Agencies Issue Fresh Warnings on CitrixBleed Vulnerability Administrators are urged to patch the recent CitrixBleed NetScaler vulnerability as LockBit starts exploiting it. Ionut ArghireNovember 22, 2023
Artificial Intelligence Insider Q&A: Pentagon AI Chief on Network-Centric Warfare, Generative AI Challenges Interview with Craig Martell, Chief Digital and AI Officer (CDAO) for the U.S. Department of Defense, about AI use in the military. Associated PressNovember 21, 2023
Malware & Threats CISA Warns of Attacks Exploiting Sophos Web Appliance Vulnerability CISA adds Sophos, Oracle and Microsoft product security holes to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Eduard KovacsNovember 17, 2023
Email Security Zimbra Zero-Day Exploited to Hack Government Emails Google says a Zimbra zero-day from earlier this year, CVE-2023-37580, was exploited in several campaigns to hack government emails. Eduard KovacsNovember 16, 2023
Ransomware Ransomware Group Files SEC Complaint Over Victim’s Failure to Disclose Data Breach Alphv/BlackCat ransomware group files SEC complaint against MeridianLink over its failure to disclose an alleged data breach caused by the hackers. Eduard KovacsNovember 16, 2023
Malware & Threats US Announces IPStorm Botnet Takedown and Its Creator’s Guilty Plea US government announces the takedown of the IPStorm proxy service botnet and the guilty plea of its creator, a Russian/Moldovan national. Eduard KovacsNovember 15, 2023
Vulnerabilities Protected Virtual Machines Exposed to New ‘CacheWarp’ AMD CPU Attack CacheWarp is a new attack method affecting a security feature present in AMD processors that can pose a risk to virtual machines. Eduard KovacsNovember 14, 2023
Cyberwarfare 22 Energy Firms Hacked in Largest Coordinated Attack on Denmark’s Critical Infrastructure Denmark’s SektorCERT association shares details on a coordinated attack against the country’s energy sector. Ionut ArghireNovember 14, 2023
Cybercrime Operations at Major Australian Ports Significantly Disrupted by Cyberattack A cyberattack on Australian shipping giant DP World, which may have been a ransomware attack, has resulted in serious disruptions at major ports. Eduard KovacsNovember 13, 2023
Endpoint Security Intel Sued Over ‘Downfall’ CPU Vulnerability A class action lawsuit has been filed against Intel over its handling of CPU speculative execution vulnerabilities, with a focus on Downfall. Eduard KovacsNovember 10, 2023
Ransomware Ransomware Attack on China’s Biggest Bank Disrupts Treasury Market Trades, Reports Say A ransomware attack on China’s biggest bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services, disrupts Treasury market trades. Associated PressNovember 10, 2023