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Not only for election but especially for election - where security starts

Listen to: Decoding Democracy

Meanwhile … Google removes Kaspersky's antivirus software from Play Store

HOT TIP: White House official says insurance companies must stop funding ransomware payments

📰 Headline Highlights

• Apple Releases Critical iOS and iPadOS Updates to Fix VoiceOver Password Vulnerability

• Detroit-area government services impacted by cyberattack

• Targets Religious Figure with Fake Podcast Invite Delivering New BlackSmith Malware Toolset

• Major U.S. water company hit by cyberattack

• Recently spotted Trinity ransomware spurs federal warning to healthcare industry

• FTC, CISA warn of hurricane-related scams as Milton nears Florida

• Internet Archive Breached, 31 Million Records Exposed

• New Mamba 2FA bypass service targets Microsoft 365 accounts

• Comcast says customer data stolen in ransomware attack on debt collection agency

• How chatbots can win over crackpots

• ADT says hacker stole encrypted internal employee data after compromising business partner

• 31 New Ransomware Groups Join the Ecosystem in 12 Months

• Fidelity says data breach exposed personal data of 77,000 customers

• National Public Data files for bankruptcy, admits 'hundreds of millions' potentially affected

• Cyberattack targets healthcare nonprofit overseeing 13 Colorado facilities

In other news, Australia Introduces First Standalone Cybersecurity Law and Russia and Turkey ban Discord

MUST READ: New Generation of Malicious QR Codes Uncovered by Researchers

🤷‍♀️ What now?

How to tell the truth from the lies

This just happened: US Judge Blocks California's Law Curbing Election Deepfakes. It’s more and more critical that we must be informed on current events.

🔥 Hot Tip: Think before you click: FIN7 hackers launch deepfake nude “generator” sites to spread malware

LOOK OUT: Scammers Hit Florida Hurricane Victims with Fake FEMA Claims, Malware Files

👀 Anti-abortion group accused of electronically intercepting patients’ exchanges with clinic

There is a lot of news this week. Cyber security breaches and threats do not stop when there are hurricanes overrunning the news. In fact, they strengthen by taking advantage of the desperate state of victims. No, they may not be directly taking advantage of the victims themselves but definitely using them to target the people who are not affected. Be vigilant.

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Glossary/Legend:

• Trinity - Name of a new ransomware group

• Ransomware - A type of malware that locks or encrypts a victim's files and demands a ransom payment to unlock and decrypt them. Ransomware can infect a variety of devices, including computers, smartphones, printers, and more.

• Deepfake - a video or audio of a person in which their face or body has been digitally altered so that they appear to be someone else, typically used maliciously or to spread false information.

• AI stands for artificial intelligence - a set of technologies that allow computers to perform complex tasks that typically require human intelligence

• Quishing, or QR phishing - a cybersecurity threat in which attackers use QR codes to redirect victims to malicious websites or prompt them to download harmful content.

• Phishing - the fraudulent practice of sending emails or other messages purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.

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