Cybersecurity Articles | Week of October 24, 2022

TechCrunch, Inside TheTruthSpy, the Stalkerware network spying on thousands by Zach Whittaker (Oct 26) | A database containing about 360,000 unique android devices exposed.
TechCrunch, Hive Ransomware gang leaks data stolen during Tata Power cyberattack by Carly Page, Jagmeet Singh (Oct 25) | Tata Power, which serves more than 12 million customers through its distributors, confirmed on October 14 that it had been hit by a cyberattack.
Bleeping Computer, Medibank now says hackers accessed all its customers’ personal data by Tom Toulas (Oct 26) | All customers’ personal data and significant amounts of health claims data downloaded.
Bleeping Computer, Dutch police arrest hacker who breached healthcare software vendor by Tom Toulas (Oct 25) 19 year old hacker being held by police while they investigate him. 19!
CSO Online, Iran’s nuclear energy agency confirms email server hacked by Apurva Venkat (Oct 24) | Iranian hacking group Black Reward has claimed responsibility for a breach at the email server of the country’s Bushehr nuclear power plant, in support of nationwide protests over the death of a young woman in police custody.
Wall Street Journal, ‘Deepfakes’ of Celebrities Have Begun Appearing in Ads, With or Without Their Permission by Patrick Coffee (Oct 25) | Digital simulations of Elon Musk, Tom Cruise, Leo DiCaprio and others have shown up in ads, as the image-melding technology grows more popular and presents the marketing industry with new legal and ethical questions.
Dark Reading, Stress Is Driving Cybersecurity Professionals to Rethink Roles by Staff (Oct 24) Burnout has led one-third of cybersecurity staffers to consider changing jobs over the next two years, potentially further deepening the talent shortage, research shows..

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