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The Mandos Brief gives you a quick, 3-minute rundown of the week's top cybersecurity updates. It's your go-to source for staying informed and cyber-aware, fast.

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mandos brief for week 46 2023

Brief #26: ALPHV SEC Exploit, Appin's Espionage, CitrixBleed

Alphv/BlackCat's SEC extortion, Appin's cyberespionage transformation, CitrixBleed attacks, Microsoft's zero-day fixes, and Reptar's Intel CPU threat.

Nov 19 6 min read
mandos brief week 45 of 2023

Brief #25: Ransomware Disrupts Cancer Treatment

Week 45/2023 in Brief: Ransomware in Canadian Hospitals, OpenAI DDoS Attack, Google Calendar RAT Exploit, BlazeStealer Malware, Cl0p Ransomware's New Offensive

Nov 12 6 min read
mandos brief week 44 of 2023

Brief #24: SolarWinds CISO Sentenced, Okta Breached Again

Mandos Brief for week 44 of 2023: SolarWinds CISO charged, Okta's third-party breach, critical Windows driver vulnerabilities, CVSS 4.0, and Boeing ransomed.

Nov 5 5 min read
mandos brief #23 week 43 2023, safari ileakage, ccleaner personal data breach, APT28

Brief #23: CCleaner Breach, Ransom Group's Physical Threats

Mandos Brief, Week 43: iLeakage Safari exploit, StripedFly's 1M infections, Russian APT28 in France, MOVEit attack on CCleaner, and Octo Tempest's violent threats.

Oct 29 5 min read
mandos brief #22 week 42 2023 Okta Breach, Brave's Stealthy VPN, Weak Admin Passwords

Brief #22: Okta Breach, Brave's Stealthy VPN, Weak Passwords

Explore Mandos Brief #22 for week 42 of 2023: Dive into Okta's token breach, Brave Browser's VPN issue, weak 'admin' passwords, and SolarWinds vulnerabilities.

Oct 22 4 min read
Mandos Brief #21 covering key cybersecurity topics

Brief #21: Record Breaking DDoS Attack, Curl Vulnerability

Mandos Brief, Week 41 2023: The largest DDoS attacks in history exploiting a Zero-Day vulnerability, AvosLocker ransomware defense tips from FBI and CISA.

Oct 15 3 min read
DNA breach, Atlassian zero-day vulnerability, QakBot malware, Clorox cyber attack, and Sony ransomware incidents.

Brief #20: 23andMe DNA Breach, Atlassian 0-Day Under Attack

Mandos Brief, Week 40 2023: 23andMe DNA data breach, Atlassian's critical zero-day vulnerability, QakBot malware's comeback and Sony's dual ransomware attacks.

Oct 8 4 min read
mandos brief #19 week 39 2023

Brief #19: GPUzip Data Leak, Russia's $20M 0-day Bug Bounty

Mandos Brief, Week 39 2023: BlackTech's stealthy Cisco router attacks, Google's rapid patch for a critical libvpx zero-day, the alarming GPUzip data leak.

Oct 1 4 min read
Mandos Brief #18 covering Microsoft Data Leak, Cisco-Splunk Deal, Apple Zero-Days, LastPass Security, and OpenAI Red Teaming

Brief #18: Microsoft's 38TB Leak, Cisco's Splunk Acquisition

Mandos Brief, Week 38 2023: Microsoft's 38TB data leak, Cisco's acquisition of Splunk, LastPass's new security measures, and OpenAI's Red Teaming Network.

Sep 24 4 min read

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