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SEC: Check Point, Mimecast Disclosures Didn't Capture Severity of SolarWinds Hack
Check Point and Mimecast will each pay regulators nearly $1 million to settle charges of making materially misleading disclosures related to the SolarWinds Orion hack. The SEC alleged public disclosures from Check Point and Mimecast didn't capture the severity of the compromise.

Europe Will Renew or Deny Data Sharing Agreement in June
The U.K. government should work ahead of a June deadline to retain its status as a trusted host of European commercial and law enforcement data, urged the head of a parliamentary committee. The economic value of an EU "adequacy agreement" is "substantial," wrote Peter Ricketts.

Attackers Could Exploit Flaw to Relay Credentials, Compromise Systems
A critical vulnerability in Open Policy Agent could expose NTLM credentials from Windows systems, potentially affecting millions of users. Researchers at Tenable warn that attackers could exploit the flaw through social engineering. Users must update to version v0.68.0 immediately to mitigate risks.

Annual Conference and Hackathon Showcases Solutions for Protecting IoT Devices
Showcasing the latest innovations in hardware security, experts from more than 100 companies worldwide have gathered this week at Hardwear.io in Amsterdam. The annual event and hardware hackathon examines current and future challenges and solutions in hardware security.

Socket Plans to Triple Headcount After Big Growth, Deliver Open-Source Tools Faster
A $40 million Series B investment will support Socket in rapidly scaling its team and product development. Following a 400% revenue increase, the company plans to build on its success by expanding its application security offerings and enterprise support for more programming languages.

PSR's Kate Fitzgerald on Steps for Reducing APP Fraud, Complying With New Mandates
While the U.K. Payment Systems Regulator is taking steps to ensure customers receive consistent treatment from banks, fraud protection still has inconsistencies. Several policies have been introduced to protect fraud victims, but consumers can't always count on them, said PSR’s Kate Fitzgerald.

SANS Survey Finds Incident Detection Improving
More incidents, vulnerability remediation timelines that can stretch into a year and mismatched budget priorities - such is the state of operational technology cybersecurity in 2024, according to participants in an annual SANS survey. Incident response remains a weak point.

Why Peter Todd May Be Another Conspiracy Theory on the Bitcoin Creator
Is Peter Todd truly Satoshi Nakamoto, or just the next name in a long list of conspiracy theories that are eventually debunked? The HBO documentary's claim is far from conclusive, despite an eyebrow-raising moment in the film, where Todd admits to being Nakamoto on camera, seemingly tongue in cheek.

Deal Enhances Sophos’ Managed Security Portfolio, Adds AI-Powered Taegis XDR Tool
Sophos is acquiring Secureworks in a deal valued at $859 million, aiming to integrate its managed security services with Secureworks' Taegis XDR platform. This merger is expected to deliver advanced detection and response capabilities, and enhance global cybersecurity for businesses of all sizes.

2023 Hacking Incident Affected 1.9 Million Patients, Employees
A Michigan-based dental practice with 250 centers across nine states has agreed to pay $2.7 million under a preliminary settlement of a proposed consolidated class action lawsuit centered on a 2023 hacking incident reported as affecting more than 1.9 million patients and employees.

US Cyber Defense Agency Says Election Is Secure Despite Intensifying Threats
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is ramping up its warnings of potential election interference and influence campaigns in the lead up to the November vote. But voters can be assured their ballots are secure and will be counted as cast, the agency said.

Vulnerability Tool Detected Flaws in OpenAI and Nvidia APIs Used in GitHub Projects
Security researchers have developed an AI tool that can detect remote code flaws and arbitrary zero-day code in software. Protect AI applied the tool to nearly 10,000 GitHub projects and on CVSS data and uncovered local file inclusion, cross-site scripting and remote code flaws in APIs.

Boston Children's Health Physicians Says Incident Involved Unnamed IT Vendor
Ransomware gang BianLian has listed Boston Children's Health Physicians - a pediatric group that practices in New York and Connecticut - on its dark web site, threatening to release stolen patient and employee data. The practice said the September incident involved an IT vendor.

Phishing Emails Impersonating Eset Target Cybersecurity Professionals With Malware
Cybercriminals posing as a top security firm in Israel have launched wiper attacks on local cybersecurity professionals after bypassing significant security measures, according to recent reports. Cybersecurity firm Eset said threat actors did not compromise its systems.

Report Reveals North Korean Workers Expanding Into Intellectual Property Theft
North Korean threat actors posing as remote information technology workers are increasingly extorting ransom from Western companies after securing jobs under false pretenses, according to a new report from Secureworks' counter threat unit.

Company Shifts Cyber Focus to QNX and Secure Communications as Key Growth Drivers
As Cylance continues to incur significant losses, BlackBerry is reallocating resources toward its more promising QNX and secure communications teams. The company expects its cybersecurity unit to stabilize and become profitable by the end of the fiscal year, thanks to strategic bets and cost cuts.

Wallix, One Identity Remain Visionaries as Securing Remote Work Takes Center Stage
CyberArk, Delinea and BeyondTrust have maintained their positions atop the privileged access management market due to their adaptability to client needs, according to Gartner. The leaders quadrant remains unchanged from 2023 due to consistent performance and a strong focus on execution.

Also: Internet Archive Limps Back Online, Beware Kerbertoasing and Passkey Takeup
This week, Brazilian police arrested USDoD, Internet Archive is recovering, a Microsoft warning over Kerberoasting and of mounting phishing attacks, Google touted memory safety efforts, Volkswagen said no harm after ransomware attack, and Amazon reported over 175 million customers using passkeys.

CISA and FBI Warn Software Providers to Avoid Risky Development Practices
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI released a joint advisory urging software providers to avoid risky practices like using memory-unsafe languages and other techniques that could jeopardize critical infrastructure and national security.

Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Includes 72-Hour Reporting Deadline, Hefty Fines
The U.K. government's proposed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is a "good step forward" to encourage ransomware incident reporting, said Ciaran Martin, the former NCSC chief. But he said the success of the new regulations also hinges on the support mechanism for cyber victims.