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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 51 of 2023

Brief #31: Rockstar Hacked, Comcast Data Breach and More

Explore Rockstar Games breach by a Lapsus$ hacker, Comcast Xfinity's 36 million data breach, Google OAuth flaw, and more in week 51 of 2023

Dec 24 5 min read
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Brief #30: Kraft Heinz Breached, APT29 Exploits JetBrains

Ukraine's cyberattack on Russia's tax system, Kraft Heinz's alleged breach, APT29's JetBrains exploit, PyPI malware infiltration, Apache Struts' critical flaw.

Dec 17 6 min read
mandos brief week 49 2023

Brief #29: Gov. Spying via Push Notifications, LogoFail Risks

Unveiling LogoFail's threat to devices, global push notification spying, and critical Bluetooth vulnerabilities.

Dec 10 6 min read
mandos brief for week 48 of 2023

Brief #28: JAXA Breached, ChatGPT Data Extraction Attack

Unveiling Google Drive's Data Loss, ChatGPT Leak Method, Apple's Urgent Patches, Google Workspace's Design Flaw, and JAXA's AD Breach.

Dec 3 6 min read
mandos brief week 47 of 2023

Brief #27: Kubernetes Leaks, Windows Hello Flaw, NXP Hack

Exposed Kubernetes secrets, Windows Hello bypass, NXP breach by Chimera, CyberLink attacked by North Korean group and Mac-targeting ClearFake campaign.

Nov 26 6 min read
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

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