Weekly Digest Issue #86 – August 1, 2024

CyAN’s weekly digest of cybersecurity news from around the globe. Find the links to the full articles below.

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Cybersecurity News

  1. PKfail: Untrusted Platform Keys Undermine Secure Boot on UEFI Ecosystem https://www.binarly.io/blog/pkfail-untrusted-platform-keys-undermine-secure-boot-on-uefi-ecosystem
  2. Ukraine Hacks ATMs Across Russia in Ongoing Massive Cyberattack https://www.kyivpost.com/post/36471
  3. Microsoft says EU to blame for the world’s worst IT outage https://www.euronews.com/next/2024/07/22/microsoft-says-eu-to-blame-for-the-worlds-worst-it-outage
  4. Saboteurs Cut Internet Cables in Latest Disruption During Paris Olympics https://www.wired.com/story/saboteurs-cut-internet-cables-in-latest-disruption-during-paris-olympics/
  5. French Government Investigates Suspected Chinese Espionage https://www.bankinfosecurity.com/french-government-investigates-suspected-chinese-espionage-a-25868
  6. New minister takes on cyber in Cabinet reshuffle https://ia.acs.org.au/article/2024/new-minister-takes-on-cyber-in-cabinet-reshuffle.html
  7. DHS Has a DDoS Robot to Raid Smart Homes https://www.404media.co/email/
  8. Hacking gang leaks documents stolen from Pentagon IT provider https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/hacking-gang-leaks-documents-stolen-from-pentagon-it-provider/
  9. National Vulnerability Backlog Could Surge to 30,000 by 2025 https://www.databreachtoday.com/national-vulnerability-backlog-could-surge-to-30000-
  10. How Infostealers Pillaged the World’s Passwords https://www.wired.com/story/infostealer-malware-password-theft/dev&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WIR_Daily_0729