Posted December 28, 2023

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  Pantropic Newsletter #24 (September 2023) Bing Chat responses infiltrated by ads pushing malware   Malicious ads infiltrate Microsoft’s Bing Chat, promoting fake download sites laden with malware. These deceptive ads exploit users’ trust in AI-driven chat tools, potentially leading to inadvertent clicks. The malvertizing campaign imitates a popular IP scanner, leading to a risky… View Article

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    Pantropic Newsletter #23 (August 2023) ShopBack fined S$74,400 over leak of more than 1.4 million customers’ personal data   ShopBack faced a hefty fine after a data breach exposed details of about 1.45 million users, including email addresses, bank account numbers, and partial credit card information. The company took immediate action, implementing security measures… View Article

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    Pantropic Newsletter #22 (July 2023) Shell Confirms MOVEit-Related Breach After Ransomware Group Leaks Data   Shell has officially confirmed a breach related to its MoveIT file transfer system after a ransomware group leaked data online. The oil giant is addressing the situation, but specific details about the extent of the breach and the… View Article

Posted July 5, 2023

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    Pantropic Newsletter #21 (June 2023) Microsoft says early June service outages were triggered by cyber attacks   Microsoft has verified that hackers were responsible for the service outages that occurred in early June. The IT giant is actively looking into security flaws even if specifics on the attackers and the nature of the attacks are… View Article

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  Pantropic Newsletter #20 (May 2023)       Samsung Smartphone Users Warned of Actively Exploited Vulnerability   Security experts have issued a warning to Samsung smartphone users about an actively exploited vulnerability that could compromise their devices. Attackers are targeting a security flaw that allows them to gain remote access and execute malicious code. Users… View Article

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    Pantropic Newsletter #19 (April 2023) 7 Things Your Ransomware Response Playbook Is Likely Missing   It turns out that many organizations are ill-equipped to handle these attacks effectively, with many response playbooks lacking critical components. The seven missing elements outlined in the report offer organizations the opportunity to improve their defenses against ransomware… View Article

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c   Pantropic Newsletter #18 (March 2023)       Hackers Compromised Two Large Data Centers in Asia and Leaked Major Tech Giants’ Login Credentials   Hackers have breached two large data centers in Asia, Shanghai and Singapore-based, and leaked login credentials of major tech giants. These login credentials consisting of usernames and passwords were made… View Article

Posted April 19, 2023

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  Singapore data centre says no data loss discovered after report on hackers obtaining logins   Hackers obtained unauthorized access to STT GDC’s data centers in Singapore, report claims. When the business recently conducted an audit, they uncovered evidence of illegal access early last year when the breach was found. Hackers reportedly obtained login credentials… View Article

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  Over 4,000 Sophos Firewall devices vulnerable to RCE attacks   Although organizations from Southeast Asia have been warned and alerted at the time the remote code execution (RCE) bug was being exploited and hotfixes had been rolled out, around 4,000 appliances are still running old and unsupported versions of the software. (Source: Bleeping Computer)… View Article

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    Malaysia conducts probe into AirAsia ransomware attack, data of 5 million people affected   The personal data of passengers and Airasia employees became the target of a recent ransomware attack. Investigations are underway to identify the source as well as the impact caused by the incident (Source: The Straits Times) LEARN MORE INFO RedMart fined… View Article