The Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges Monday against software company SolarWinds and its top security executive in a case related to a wide-reaching cyberattack in late 2020. trib.al/yODpMRh

Cybersecurity officials and industry leaders have long warned that hackers could weaponize AI tools to quickly write phishing emails that seem authentic.

New research now provides concrete details of how close AI-enabled tools are to perfecting phishing. trib.al/Mu285MV

The war between Israel and Hamas is reminding governments just how difficult it is to control politically motivated hacking groups. trib.al/bO9yS0a

🧵Where we stand on *publicly reported* ransomware attacks against healthcare providers:

Jan - Sept: 255
All 2022: 245
All 2021: 290

We've surpassed 2022 and are looking to pass 2021. We are averaging 28 attacks a month, almost 1 a day.

And these are just the known attacks.

Cisco buying cybersecurity company Splunk for $28B axios.com/2023/09/21/cis…

How exactly was MGM managing data security, asked FTC Chair Lina Khan, after she was asked to write her credit card number down on paper at MGM Grand check-in on Tuesday.

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Amid an apparent cyberattack, guests at MGM Resorts International are slamming the company on social media for its seeming lack of customer support, as digital room keys remain offline and slot machines are still out of order. trib.al/qy6ztR9

#Alphv statement re: #MGM .

Caesars' 8-K filing is, uh, an interesting read, let me tell you

axios.com/2023/09/14/cae…

scoop - caesars entertainment inc paid millions in a ransom to hackers in recent weeks. the hacking group responsible is believed to be comprised of people 19-22 years old in the US and UK. the same group hit MGM resorts. story tk 🎰

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Exclusive with Lara Seligman: The Pentagon today is publishing a new cyber strategy, which aims to overhaul DOD’s approach to cyberattacks after years of bruising attacks against US networks: politico.com/news/2023/09/1…

Now Microsoft told WIRED that the corporate account of the engineer that was first hacked got popped using token stealing malware. The company hasn't clarified what device was hit with that token stealing malware or how that infection happened wired.com/story/china-ba…

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I shed many tears while typing up these heart-wrenching text messages sent and received by UNC students yesterday. Our campus was on lockdown for more than three hours.

Beyond proud of this cover and the team behind it.

Monday scoooop from Maria Cristina Curi + myself: BILL GATES, ELON MUSK, MARK ZUCKERBERG, Eric Schmidt, Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, Sam Altman and Jensen Huang head to Capitol Hill on Sept. 13 for the first AI insight forum hosted by Chuck Schumer axios.com/pro/tech-polic…

The Rhysida ransomware gang is claiming on its dark web site that it stole more than 500K Social Security numbers, as well as passport & driver's license data, in the recent attack on Prospect Medical—

axios.com/2023/08/24/ran…

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