Conspiracy theories in politics.

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The assassination attempt on former President Trump sparks online disinformation. AT&T pays to have stolen data deleted. Rite Aid recovers from ransomware. A hacktivist group claims to have breached Disney’s Slack. Checkmarx researchers uncover Python packages exfiltrating user data. HardBit ransomware gets upgraded with enhanced obfuscation. Threat actors can weaponize proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits in as little as 22 minutes. Google may be in the market for Wiz. Rick Howard previews his analysis of the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Blockchain sleuths follow the money.

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This Week on CSO Perspectives

Dave chats with Rick Howard, The CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow at N2K Cyber, about his latest episode of CSO Perspectives which focuses on the current state of MITRE ATT&CK. If you are a N2K Pro subscriber, you can find this installment of CSO Perspectives here. The accompanying essay is available here. If you’re not a subscriber and want to check out a sample of the discussion Rick has with his Hash Table members about MITRE ATT&CK, you can find it here.

Selected Reading

Conspiracy theories spread swiftly in hours after Trump rally shooting (The Washington Post)

AT&T Paid a Hacker $370,000 to Delete Stolen Phone Records (WIRED)

Pharmacy Giant Rite Aid Hit By Ransomware (Infosecurity Magazine)

Disney's Internal Slack Breached? NullBulge Leaks 1.1 TiB of Data (HackRead)

Malicious Python packages found exfiltrating user data to Telegram bot (Computing)

HardBit ransomware version 4.0 supports new obfuscation techniques (Security Affairs)

Hackers use PoC exploits in attacks 22 minutes after release (Bleeping Computer)

Google is reportedly planning its biggest startup acquisition ever (The Verge)

Automotive SaaS provider CDK paid $25 million ransom to hackers (BeyondMachines.net)

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