Cyberattack disrupts Boston Scientific's global operations

🚨 ACTIVE EXPLOITATION

• OpenAI Bans Russian ChatGPT Accounts Used in Covert Influence Operation
  OpenAI banned Russian ChatGPT accounts used in a covert influence operation.
  • OpenAI identified a cluster of Russian-origin ChatGPT accounts promoting the International Burke Institute (IBI).
  • The operation used ibi[.]institute to present copied or misattributed academic work and a pro-Russia “sovereignty index.”
  • Operators used VPNs to access ChatGPT and prompted in Russian to generate mostly English posts and comments.
  • Generated content was posted on Substack, Telegram, X, Facebook and LinkedIn while ChatGPT was instructed to hide Russian linguistic clues.
    📄 Source: openai.com · 📎 Coverage: thehackernews.com · 👁 via The Hacker News

💥 BREACHES & INCIDENTS

• Cyberattack disrupts Boston Scientific’s global operations
  Boston Scientific reported a cyberattack disrupting global operations.
  • Boston Scientific’s medical-device operations and Irish workforce are affected.
  • The incident disrupted access to IT systems, business applications, customer orders and product shipments.
  • One Irish plant was shut down, while two others awaited possible closure.
  • Boston Scientific detected the incident on August 25 and is investigating with cybersecurity experts.
  • The attack vector and full scope of impact have not been disclosed.
    📄 Source: sec.gov · 📎 Coverage: reuters.com · 👁 via @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social, @metacurity@infosec.exchange

📋 ADVISORIES

• Treasury helps financial firms transition to quantum-resistant encryption
  Treasury is helping financial firms transition to quantum-resistant encryption.

  • U.S. financial firms and federal agencies are affected.
  • Current encryption protecting financial information could be broken by future quantum computers.
  • Attackers could harvest encrypted data now and decrypt it later.
    📎 Coverage: cybersecuritydive.com · 👁 via Cybersecurity Dive

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