Clarifying the Gmail Breach Confusion

WSUS attacks escalate as emergency patch fails to fully contain exploited flaw. Schneider Electric and Emerson are listed among victims in the Oracle EBS cyberattack. Google debunks reports of a massive GMail breach. A new banking trojan mimics human behavior for stealth. Sweden’s power grid operator confirms a cyberattack. Italian spyware targets Russian and Belarusian organizations. The U.S. declines to sign the new UN cyber treaty. Ransomware payments fall to record lows. U.S. Cyber Chief calls for a “clean American tech stack” to counter China's global surveillance push. On today's Threat Vector segment, David Moulton⁠ speaks with two cybersecurity leaders from Palo Alto Networks:⁠ Sarit Tager⁠ and⁠ Krithivasan Mecheri⁠. AI mistakes Doritos for a deadly weapon. 

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On today's Threat Vector segment, David Moulton⁠ speaks with two cybersecurity leaders from Palo Alto Networks:⁠ Sarit Tager⁠ and⁠ Krithivasan Mecheri⁠ (Krithi). Together, they dive into the urgent challenges of securing modern development in the age of AI and "Shifting Security Left". You can listen to their full conversation here, and catch new episodes every Thursday on your favorite podcast app. 

Selected Reading

Microsoft WSUS attacks hit 'multiple' orgs, Google warns (The Register)

Industrial Giants Schneider Electric and Emerson Named as Victims of Oracle Hack (SecurityWeek)

Google says talk of Gmail breach impacting millions not true (The Register)

'Herodotus' Android Trojan Mimics Human Sluggishness (Gov Infosecurity)

Hackers Target Swedish Power Grid Operator  (SecurityWeek)

Italian-made spyware spotted in breaches of Russian, Belarusian systems  (The Record)

US declines to join more than 70 countries in signing UN cybercrime treaty (The Record)

Ransomware profits drop as victims stop paying hackers (Bleeping Computer)

National cyber director says U.S. needs to counter Chinese surveillance, push American tech (CyberScoop)

Armed police handcuff teen after AI mistakes crisp packet for gun in US (BBC News)

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