In today's episode, we discuss a 20% rise in ransomware activity in Q2 2023, driven primarily by the ransomware group LockBit and impacting U.S.-based businesses most heavily, as reported by Reliaquest. We also explore Void Banshee APT's exploitation of CVE-2024-38112 to spread Atlantida malware via spear-phishing campaigns, and the NullBulge group's data breach of Disney in protest against AI-generated artwork. Finally, we cover Microsoft's announcement of new checkpoint cumulative updates for Windows to improve update efficiency.

URLs: https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ransomware-leak-site-increase/721480/ https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/07/16/cve-2024-38112-void-banshee/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-announces-new-windows-checkpoint-cumulative-updates/ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/jul/16/hackers-claim-disney-data-theft-in-protest-against-ai-generated-artwork

00:00 - Intro

01:14 - Hackers Leak Disney Data Over AI Art

02:58 - Microsoft Unveils Efficient 'Checkpoint' Updates

04:18 - Void Banshee Exploits Windows Flaw, Microsoft Fumbles

06:05 - LockBit Surge Drives 20% Ransomware Spike

Video Episode: https://youtu.be/lRuQiv-KWnQ

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Tags: Ransomware, attacks, LockBit, organizations, Void Banshee, APT, MSHTML vulnerability, Trend Micro, Microsoft, Checkpoint, cumulative updates, bandwidth, NullBulge, hacktivists, Disney, AI-generated artwork

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