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Cyberthreat News covers the latest cybersecurity news and analysis. This includes data breaches, security vulnerabilities, cyberattacks, malware and phishing attacks, as well as cybersecurity conferences and other events.

A new threat actor gang has stepped up its extortion efforts, targeting corporate data with mass exploitation of Managed File Transfer (MFT) software. The extortion gang has used the recently patched MOVEit zero-day since mid-2021.

The personal information of 237,000 current and former US government employees was exposed in a breach at the Transportation Department, exposing systems for processing TRANServe transit benefits that reimburse workers for some commuting costs. The Transportation Department says it has taken all affected systems offline and is investigating the attack.

In a virtual address hosted by the RSA Conference, Secretary Mayorkas discusses the Department’s vision and roadmap for its cybersecurity efforts. He is joined by Dr. Chutima Boonthum-Denecke of Hampton University and Judith Batty Interim CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA.

Natural language AI tools like ChatGPT pose a risk to cybersecurity, and leaders should ensure they have proper security controls in place to protect these technologies. CISOs should also look at sourcing technologies that are designed to work together as part of a platform to reduce the impact of an attack, as well as focus on building resilience in their teams to stress and pressure from cyberattacks.