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December 16, 2024 - Cyber Briefing
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December 16, 2024 - Cyber Briefing

👉 What's happening in cybersecurity today?

🚨 #CyberAlerts

Yokai Backdoor Campaign Exploits DLL’s to Target Thai Government Officials

Source: Nikhil Hegde and Jan Michael Alcantara via Netskope

Over 390K WordPress Credentials Stolen Through Malicious GitHub Repository

Source: Datadog

HeartCrypt Packer-as-a-Service Enables Malware Operators to Evade Detection

Source: Jerome Tujague and Daniel Bunce via Unit42

Hackers Target YouTube Creators with Weaponized Collaboration Requests and Malware

Source: Mayank Sahariya via CloudSEK

Malvertising Campaign Exploits Google Ads to Target Graphic Design Professionals

Source: Silent Push

💥 #CyberIncidents

Telecom Namibia Suffers Cyberattack Leaking Over 400,000 Sensitive Files

Source: Paheja Siririka via New Era

Auto Parts Giant LKQ Hit With Breach Disrupting Canadian Business Unit

Source: US Securities and Exchange Commission

SRP Federal Credit Union Suffers Cyberattack Exposing Data of 240K Customers

Source: Ken Paxton, Attorney General of Texas

Cyberattack on Rhode Island’s RIBridges System Exposes Sensitive Data of Resident

Source: Rhode Island Department of Administration

Cyberattack Disrupts Boston University’s Framingham Heart Study

Source: Molly Callahan via BU Today

📢 #CyberNews

US Updates Science and Technology Pact with China Amid Rising Security Risks

Source: Jennifer Jett via NBC News

Australia Unveils National AI Capability Plan to Strengthen Industry and Workforce

Source: The Hon Ed Husic MP, Australian Minister for Industry and Science

Ukrainian Minors Recruited for Russian Cyber Operations and Reconnaissance

Source: The Security Service of Ukraine

Meta Urges California Attorney General to Block OpenAI’s Shift to For-Profit Model

Source: Jessica Toonkel, Keach Hagey and Meghan Bobrowsky via The Wall Street Journal

Israeli Spyware Startup Paragon Acquired by AE Industrial Partners for $900M

Source: Assaf Gilead via Globes

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