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Emerging threat: AI-powered social engineering

Social engineering is a sophisticated form of manipulation but, thanks to AI advancements, malicious groups have gained access to highly sophisticated tools, suggesting that we might be facing more elaborate social engineering attacks in the future. It is becoming increasingly…

CIS Benchmarks Communities: Where configurations meet consensus

Have you ever wondered how technology hardening guidelines are developed? Some are determined by a particular vendor or driven by a bottom-line perspective. That’s not the case with the CIS Benchmarks. They’re the only consensus-developed security configuration recommendations both created…

From unsuspecting click to data compromise

Phishing is a pervasive and ever-evolving cyber threat that has become a primary concern for individuals, organizations, and cybersecurity experts worldwide. This deceptive practice involves cybercriminals using various tactics to trick individuals into divulging sensitive information, such as passwords, financial…

Avoidable digital certificate issues fuel data breaches

Among organizations that have suffered data breaches 58% were caused by issues related to digital certificates, according to a report by AppViewX and Forrester Consulting. As a result of service outages, 57% said their organizations have incurred costs upwards of…

Experts Fear Crooks are Cracking Keys Stolen in LastPass Breach

In November 2022, the password manager service LastPass disclosed a breach in which hackers stole password vaults containing both encrypted and plaintext data for more than 25 million users. Since then, a steady trickle of six-figure cryptocurrency heists targeting security-conscious…

Password-stealing Chrome extension smuggled on to Web Store

Chrome browser extensions can steal passwords from the text input fields in websites, despite Chrome’s latest security and privacy standard, Manifest V3. (Read more…) The post Password-stealing Chrome extension smuggled on to Web Store appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs. This…

What OpenAI Really Wants

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TikTok hires Britain’s NCC for auditing data security

TikTok hires Britain’s NCC for auditing data security l33tdawg Tue, 09/05/2023 – 23:49 This article has been indexed from HITBSecNews – Keeping Knowledge Free for Over a Decade Read the original article: TikTok hires Britain’s NCC for auditing data security