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UnitedHealth’s CEO testimony before congress reveals details of the massive data breach. Major US mobile carriers are hit with hefty fines for sharing customer data. Muddling Meerkat manipulates DNS. A report from Sophos says ransomware payments skyrocketed this past year. The DOE addresses risks and benefits of AI. LightSpy malware targets macOS. A crucial Kansas City weather and traffic system is disabled by a cyberattack. A Canadian pharmacy chain shuts down temporarily following a cyberattack. Guest Kayla Williams, CISO from Devo, joins us to share CISO insights into the pressure of their roles they feel mounting on them and gives us a look into their plans for RSAC 2024. Pay attention - that AWS meter may be running.

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Guest Kayla Williams, CISO from Devo, joins us to share CISO insights into the pressure of their roles they feel mounting on them and gives us a look into their plans for RSAC 2024.

Selected Reading

Change Healthcare hackers broke in using stolen credentials — and no MFA, says UHG CEO (TechCrunch)

FCC Fines Carriers $200m For Selling User Location Data (Infosecurity Magazine)

Muddling Meerkat hackers manipulate DNS using China’s Great Firewall (Bleeping Computer)

Ransom Payments Surge by 500% to an Average of $2m (Infosecurity Magazine)

US DOE rolls out initial assessment report on AI benefits and risks for critical energy infrastructure (Industrial Cyber)

LightSpy malware has made a comeback, and this time it's coming after your macOS devices (ITPro)

Kansas City system providing roadside weather, traffic info taken down by cyberattack (The Record)

London Drugs pharmacy chain closes stores after cyberattack (Bleeping Computer)

An Empty S3 Bucket Can Make Your AWS Bills Explode (GB Hackers) - kicker

How an empty S3 bucket can make your AWS bill explode (Medium)

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