Cybersecurity Chaos: The Week’s Laughs and Gasps in Digital Defense

In this week’s SecurityWeek cybersecurity news roundup, discover hackers making exaggerated claims about hacking AWS, MGM’s $45 million data breach settlement, and more. From Syncjacking attacks to North Korea’s Operation Phantom Circuit, stay informed about vulnerabilities and intriguing developments in the cybersecurity landscape.

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Hot Take:

Who needs reality TV when you have the cybersecurity world? From exaggerated hacker claims to the North Korean cyber campaign that sounds like a bad action movie, this week’s cybersecurity news serves up more drama, suspense, and plot twists than the average Netflix binge. Grab your popcorn, folks!

Key Points:

  • Linux Foundation Europe and OpenSSF launch an initiative to prepare open source projects for the EU Cyber Resilience Act.
  • BeyondTrust uncovers two zero-day vulnerabilities after an API key compromise.
  • Matagorda County in Texas suffers a cyberattack, but no personal data was compromised.
  • North Korea’s Lazarus group hacks over 1,500 systems in Operation Phantom Circuit.
  • MGM agrees to a $45 million settlement over data breaches from 2019 and 2023.

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