Today in Privacy — Oct 28
Posted by PrivacyWire
- UNM Health ransomware attack disrupts patient care, surgeries — The ransomware attack shows how a cyber incident at a health institution can disrupt patient care as well as essential systems. It also raises concerns about… — discuss · link - Japanese virtual desktop cloud hacked so hard it asks to be banned — A cloud virtual desktop service being hacked shows how weaknesses in remote systems can expose users and their data. The company’s slow response also raises… — discuss · link - Risks & Rewards: How AI Is Redefining the CISO's Role — AI decisions can affect privacy, surveillance, and security well beyond the teams that deploy them. Requiring business leaders and users to weigh the benefits… — discuss · link - Fake AI Attacks Target US Firms as Researchers Warn of Corporate Credential Theft — ANY.RUN analyzed 1,258 sandbox submissions showing how fake ChatGPT and Claude downloads and setup guides steal corporate credentials and browser session data. — link - Studying Fraudulent North Korean IT Workers — Researchers set up a fake start-up company to study fraudulent North Korean IT workers. — link These stories show how ransomware, cloud breaches, fake AI tools, and fraudulent workers can put patient care, corporate credentials, personal data, and accountability at risk. What weaknesses in your own organizations or services worry you most?