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Optus Under $1 Million Extortion Threat in Data Breach

ICYMI: Also: Optus Attacker Says Unauthenticated API Endpoint Led to Breach Australia’s Optus telco is facing a $1 million extortion demand to prevent the release of up to 11.2 million sensitive customer records. The data appears to be legitimate. The attacker tells ISMG an unauthenticated API lead to the breach.http://dlvr.it/SYzcXt

Cyber Security Best Practices For Businesses

ICYMI: Smaller companies often struggle to develop and invest in robust IT security systems, which can leave them relatively more vulnerable to cyber attacks. If that’s the situation you’re in and you’re trying …http://dlvr.it/SYzCmq

OnDemand Fire Side Chat I Multicloud Success Stories

Watch this videocast to hear real life success stories and complete journey to multicloud.http://dlvr.it/SYyrch

OnDemand I Business Keynote: Design your Multi-Cloud Strategy for freedom of Choice

Accelerate your digital transformation! Watch this videocast to know more about being in control of your cloud choices.http://dlvr.it/SYyrWq

Optus Under $1 Million Extortion Threat in Data Breach

Also: Optus Attacker Says Unauthenticated API Endpoint Led to Breach Australia’s Optus telco is facing a $1 million extortion demand to prevent the release of up to 11.2 million sensitive customer records. The data appears to be legitimate. The attacker tells ISMG an unauthenticated API lead to the breach.http://dlvr.it/SYxNKp

Apple Products Released at Far Out Event

On September 7, 2022, Apple hosted its annual product release event at one pm Eastern Time (ET). Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, took the stage at the Far Out event held at the …http://dlvr.it/SYx1V4

ISMG Editors: How a Teen’s Hack of Uber Adds to MFA Crisis

ICYMI: Also: SD-WAN, SASE Trends and Big Gaps in Security Culture In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discuss the industrywide implications of a teenager hacking into Uber’s internal systems, key trends in the new Gartner SD-WAN Magic Quadrant report, and how ethics and security culture are center stage due to recent CISO revelations at…
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Microsoft Teams Vulnerability Discovered

Microsoft Teams is a part of the 365 product family and is used by more than 270 million people for exchanging text messages, videoconferencing, and file storage. In August of 2022, the …http://dlvr.it/SYtRpG

Accused Russian RSOCKS Botmaster Arrested, Requests Extradition to U.S.

A 36-year-old Russian man recently identified by KrebsOnSecurity as the likely proprietor of the massive RSOCKS botnet has been arrested in Bulgaria at the request of U.S. authorities. At a court hearing in Bulgaria this month, the accused hacker requested and was granted extradition to the United States, reportedly telling the judge, “America is looking…
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It’s 2022. Do You Know Where Your Old Hard Drives Are?

ICYMI: The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report discusses financial giant Morgan Stanley’s failure to invest in proper hard drive destruction oversight, the future of ransomware and the gangs that have attacked organizations in recent years, and the methods required to secure new payments systems.http://dlvr.it/SYtL4K