Major CloudFlare Outages, Black Friday Phishing Surge, AI Privacy Breach at Ontario Hospital, and Salesforce Data Theft Investigation
Description
In this episode of Cybersecurity Today, host Jim Love discusses several major cybersecurity events. CloudFlare faced significant outages affecting major platforms like Amazon and YouTube, along with continued issues for Microsoft 365 users. NordVPN warned of a surge in fake shopping websites as Black Friday approaches, with phishing attempts climbing 36% between August and October. An AI transcription tool caused a privacy breach at an Ontario hospital, leading to a privacy probe. Finally, Salesforce is investigating a data theft wave linked to Gainsight, illustrating the risks of OAuth token misuse. The episode is supported by Meter, a network infrastructure provider.
00:00 Introduction and Sponsor Message
00:44 CloudFlare Outages and Their Impact
02:34 Surge in Fake Shopping Websites
04:56 AI Privacy Breach at Ontario Hospital
08:41 Salesforce Data Theft Investigation
11:26 Conclusion and Sponsor Message
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