Weekly Digest Issue #91 – September 6, 2024

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

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  1. TfL faces ‘ongoing cyber security incident’
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9dpek1883o
  2. Starlink: to our customers in Brazil
    https://x.com/Starlink/status/1831053118265843722
  3. Top Brazil court upholds ban of Musk’s X
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crkmpe53l6jo
  4. Bluesky continues to soar, adding 2M more new users in a matter of days
    https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/03/bluesky-continues-to-soar-adding-2m-more-new-users-in-a-matter-of-days/
  5. South Korea: Telegram apologizes for deepfake porn
    https://www.dw.com/en/south-korea-telegram-apologizes-for-deepfake-porn/a-70129890
  6. White House thinks it’s time to fix the insecure glue of the internet: Yup, BGP
    https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/03/white_house_bgp_security/
  7. Clearview AI Fined €30.5m by Dutch Watchdog Over Illegal Data Collection
    https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/clearview-ai-fined-30m-netherlands/
  8. From Cobalt Strike to Mimikatz: A Deep Dive into the SLOW#TEMPEST Campaign Targeting Chinese Users
    https://www.securonix.com/blog/from-cobalt-strike-to-mimikatz-slowtempest/
  9. How Navy chiefs conspired to get themselves illegal warship Wi-Fi
    https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/09/03/how-navy-chiefs-conspired-to-get-themselves-illegal-warship-wi-fi/
  10. YubiKeys are vulnerable to cloning attacks thanks to newly discovered side channel
    https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/09/yubikeys-are-vulnerable-to-cloning-attacks-thanks-to-newly-discovered-side-channel/
  11. Halliburton Says Hackers Removed Data in August Cyberattack
    https://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2024-09-03/halliburton-reports-unauthorized-exfiltration-of-information
  12. Active Ransomware Groups Surge by 56% in 2024
    https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/active-ransomware-groups-surge/
  13. Brain Cipher claims attack on Olympic venue, promises 300 GB data leak
    https://www.theregister.com/2024/08/29/brain_cipher_olympic_attack/
  14. DICK’S shuts down email, locks employee accounts after cyberattack
    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dicks-shuts-down-email-locks-employee-accounts-after-cyberattack/