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Uber exposes Lapsus$ extortion group for security breach

Tech Republic Security

In last week’s security breach against Uber, the attackers downloaded internal messages from Slack as well as information from a tool used to manage invoices. The post Uber exposes Lapsus$ extortion group for security breach appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Mobile Malware Uses Deepfakes, Social Engineering to Bypass Biometric Authentication

SecureWorld News

A sophisticated form of mobile malware dubbed "GoldPickaxe" has been uncovered, which collects facial recognition data to produce deepfake videos, enabling hackers to bypass biometric authentication protections on banking apps. Experts warn that biometric authentication alone is not foolproof.

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Chinese Cyberespionage Group Compromises U.S. and European Gov Emails, Threat Mitigated

IT Toolbox

China’s Storm-0558 compromised 25 email accounts belonging to government officials by forging authentication tokens. The post Chinese Cyberespionage Group Compromises U.S. and European Gov Emails, Threat Mitigated appeared first on Spiceworks.

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Hacker Group Claims Extraordinary Access to User Authentication Firm Okta

Gizmodo

Hacker group LAPSUS$ posted images on its Telegram channel overnight claiming it achieved administrator access to Okta, a user authentication and data management company. And if that’s true, it’s potentially bad for a number of large firms that use Okta services. Read more.

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FIDO Authentication: What It Is and Why It’s So Powerful

HID Global

FIDO, which stands for Fast Identity Online, originates with a group of leading tech companies, who banded together to make authentication easy and secure.

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Okta authentication company’s customer data targeted by the Lapsus$ gang

Tech Republic Security

The Lapsus$ cybercriminal group exposed screenshots and messages showing it had successfully breached identify platform Okta. The post Okta authentication company’s customer data targeted by the Lapsus$ gang appeared first on TechRepublic. Read about it and see how to protect yourself from this threat.

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What you need to know about Okta’s security breach

CIO Business Intelligence

On October 20, 2023, Okta Security identified adversarial activity that used a stolen credential to gain access to the company’s support case management system. Traditional security controls are bypassed in such attacks as bad actors assume a user’s identity and their malicious activity is indistinguishable from routine behavior.

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