Russia’s flagship airline suffers a major cyberattack. U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life confirms the compromise of personal data belonging to most of its 1.4 million customers. A women’s dating safety app spills the tea. NASCAR confirms a data breach. Researchers believe the newly emerged Chaos ransomware group may be a rebrand of BlackSuit. Over 200,000 WordPress sites remain vulnerable to account takeover attacks. Lawmakers introduce legislation to Stop AI Price Gouging and Wage Fixing. States band together to regulate data brokers. My Caveat cohost Ben Yelin explains the impending expiration of the Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act. Expel missed the mark, but nails the apology.
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CyberWire Guest
Today’s guest is Ben Yelin from University of Maryland Center for Cyber Health and Hazard Strategies, and co-host on the Caveat podcast, on the impending expiration of the Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act. If you enjoyed this conversation, head on over to the Caveat podcast to hear more from Ben.
Selected Reading
Russia's Aeroflot cancels flights after pro-Ukrainian hackers claim massive cyberattack (Reuters)
Allianz Life says 'majority' of customers' personal data stolen in cyberattack (TechCrunch)
Women Dating Safety App 'Tea' Breached, Users' IDs Posted to 4chan (404 Media)
NASCAR Confirms Personal Information Stolen in Ransomware Attack (SecurityWeek)
BlackSuit Ransomware Group Transitioning to 'Chaos' Amid Leak Site Seizure (SecurityWeek)
Post SMTP plugin flaw exposes 200K WordPress sites to hijacking attacks (Bleeping Computer)
Congress introduces bill to ban AI surveillance pricing (The Register)
An inside look into how a coalition of state legislators plan to take on data brokers (The Record)
An important update (and apology) on our PoisonSeed blog (Expel)
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