Cybersecurity Chaos: Top Stories You Missed This Week
SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news roundup highlights a 40x surge in Palo Alto Networks scanning, a guilty plea from a hacker who locked out his former employer, and NSO’s appeal against a WhatsApp hacking ban. Meanwhile, ATM jackpotting persists, and CISA plans aggressive hiring to bolster defenses against China.
Hot Take:
Oh, the tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive… especially in cyberspace! From rogue hackers with grudges to corporate espionage and AI gone rogue, this week’s cybersecurity news reads like the plot of a digital soap opera. If Palo Alto Networks were a person, they’d be the most popular kid in school—for all the wrong reasons. And NSO Group, bless their optimistic hearts, still thinks they can hack their way into romance with WhatsApp. Meanwhile, WEL Companies and Fairfax County ATMs are singing the blues after unwanted visitors crashed their party. Let’s not forget PlushDaemon, who’s auditioning for the role of the next Bond villain, while CISA plays musical chairs with its workforce. AI is being its usual unpredictable self, serving up vulnerable code like a chef with a vendetta. Who needs fiction when reality is this thrilling?
Key Points:
– Surge in scanning targeting Palo Alto Networks’ GlobalProtect portals, likely brute-force attempts.
– Ex-employee hacks former employer to cause $860,000 in damages.
– NSO Group appeals to overturn a ban on hacking WhatsApp.
– WEL Companies suffers a data breach affecting 120,000 individuals.
– CISA plans aggressive hiring to counteract a 40% staff shortage.