AI Lowers Attack Complexity and Increases Claims

Anthropic reports China-linked hackers used Claude AI in an automated espionage campaign. Google reconsiders its upcoming “Developer Verification” policy for Android. AT&T customers affected by two data breaches in 2024 can now file claims. Nearly 10,000 Washington Post employees were affected by a data breach. ASUS and Imunify360 patch critical flaws. DoorDash discloses a data breach. Checkout.com donates the ransom to researchers. Kraken ransomware benchmarks systems before encryption. Mike Arrowsmith, Chief Trust Officer of NinjaOne, shares his thoughts on how cyber may be heading for its California fire insurance moment. AI ChatBot toys behave badly. 

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Mike Arrowsmith, Chief Trust Officer of NinjaOne, is sharing his thoughts on how cyber insurance is heading for its California fire insurance moment.

Selected Reading

Anthropic Says Chinese Hackers Used Its A.I. in Online Attack (The New York Times)

Researchers question Anthropic claim that AI-assisted attack was 90% autonomous (Ars Technica)

Google backpedals on new Android developer registration rules (Bleeping Computer)

AT&T data breach settlement to pay thousands to claimants. Who is eligible, how to apply (El Paso Times)

Washington Post Says Nearly 10,000 Employees Impacted by Oracle Hack (SecurityWeek)

ASUS warns of critical auth bypass flaw in DSL series routers (Bleeping Computer)

Imunify360 Vulnerability Could Expose Millions of Sites to Hacking (SecurityWeek)

DoorDash hit by new data breach in October exposing user information (Bleeping Computer)

Protecting our Merchants: Standing up to Extortion (Checkout.com)

Kraken ransomware benchmarks systems for optimal encryption choice (Bleeping Computer)

AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches (Futurism)

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