An unprecedented surge in credential stuffing.
Okta warns of a credential stuffing spike. A congressman looks to the EPA to protect water systems from cyber threats. CISA unveils security guidelines for critical infrastructure. Researchers discover a stealthy botnet-as-a-service coming from China. The UK prohibits easy IoT passwords. New vulnerabilities are found in Intel processors. A global bank CEO shares insights on cybersecurity. Users report mandatory Apple ID resets. A preview of N2K CyberWire activity at RSA Conference. Police in Japan find a clever way to combat gift card fraud.
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Okta warns customers about credential stuffing onslaught (Help Net Security)
Crawford puts forward bill on cybersecurity risks to water systems (The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
CISA unveils guidelines for AI and critical infrastructure (FedScoop)
Chinese Botnet As-A-Service Bypasses Cloudflare & Other DDoS Protection Services (GB Hackers)
UK becomes first country to ban default bad passwords on IoT devices (The Record)
Researchers unveil novel attack methods targeting Intel's conditional branch predictor (Help Net Security)
Standard Chartered CEO on why cybersecurity has become a 'disproportionately huge topic' at board meetings (The Record)
Security Bite: Did Apple just declare war on Adload malware? (9to5Mac)
Apple users are being locked out of their Apple IDs with no explanation (9to5Mac)
Japanese police create fake support scam payment cards to warn victims (Bleeping Computer)
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