Oktapus phishing campaign criminals are back in action Customers of cloudy identification vendor Okta are reporting social engineering attacks targeting their IT service desks in attempts to compromise user accounts with administrator permissions.… This article has been indexed from The…
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Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending September 1, 2023
This episode features discussion on International Women in Cyber Day, a Canadian cybercrime report, the takedown of the Quakbot bot and the attacks on Barracuda Networks’ ESG emai This article has been indexed from IT World Canada Read the original…
MSSQL Databases Under Fire From FreeWorld Ransomware
The sophisticated attacks, tracked as DB#JAMMER, run shell commands to impair defenses and deploy tools to establish persistence on the host. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: MSSQL Databases Under Fire From FreeWorld Ransomware
US Government Denies Blocking Sales of AI Chips to Middle East
Nvidia and AMD do face expanded export rules for their A100 and H100 artificial intelligence (AI) chips in the Middle East, but it’s not yet clear why. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: US…
UK’s NCSC Warns Against Cybersecurity Attacks on AI
The National Cyber Security Centre provides details on prompt injection and data poisoning attacks so organizations using machine-learning models can mitigate the risks. This article has been indexed from Security | TechRepublic Read the original article: UK’s NCSC Warns Against…
Key Group Ransomware Foiled by New Decryptor
Researchers crack Key Group’s ransomware encryption and release free tool for victim organizations to recover their data. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Key Group Ransomware Foiled by New Decryptor
Will the AI Arms Race Lead to the Pollution of the Internet?
Content creators want to protect their intellectual property from AI by poisoning data. Could this destroy the machine learning ecosystem? This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Will the AI Arms Race Lead to the…
Forever 21 Systems Hacked: 500,000+ Users Affected
In a recent development, Forever 21 disclosed a cyber incident that came to light on March 20, 2023, affecting a limited number of its systems. Forever 21 is a multinational fast fashion retailer headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States.…
NYC Subway Disables Trip-History Feature Over Tap-and-Go Privacy Concerns
The move by New York’s Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) follows a report that showed how easy it is for someone to pull up another individual’s seven-day ride history through the One Metro New York (OMNY) website. This article has been…
Popular ‘As-a-Service’ Operations Have Earned Cybercriminals over $64m
In 2019, cybersecurity firm Group-IB exposed a Russia-based scam-as-a-service operation. This scheme, initially known as Classiscam, employed counterfeit classified advertisements and social engineering tactics to deceive individuals into purchasing non-existent products or services. Victims were manipulated into transferring money directly…
When Will Robots Take Over Your Household Chores?
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory are striving to create a future where robots take on tasks like brewing coffee and arranging dining tables. The scientists at MIT are using simulations to teach robots how to handle…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT accused of GDPR breaches
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has been accused of a series of data protection breaches in a GDPR complaint filed by a privacy researcher. The complaint argues that OpenAI infringes EU privacy rules in areas such as lawful basis, transparency,…
Preparing for the Future: Understanding Identity’s Role in Data Security
By Gal Helemski, Co-Founder and CTO/CPO at PlainID “Data is the lifeblood of an organization.” Becoming somewhat of a platitude in the security space, it’s challenging to believe every organization truly upholds this sentiment. Yes, data is used to generate…
Hackers infiltrate servers of Japanese Government Cybersecurity Agency
In a concerning turn of events, the servers of Japan’s National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) fell victim to a cyberattack by a hacking group, highlighting the vulnerability of even the most secure digital entities. NISC…
Why is .US Being Used to Phish So Many of Us?
Domain names ending in “.US” — the top-level domain for the United States — are among the most prevalent in phishing scams, new research shows. This is noteworthy because .US is overseen by the U.S. government, which is frequently the…
Smishing Triad: China-Based Fraud Network Exposed
Resecurity explained the “Smishing Triad” campaign exclusively utilizes iMessages This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: Smishing Triad: China-Based Fraud Network Exposed
Dive into the Deep Sea: A View of the Subsea Cable Ecosystem
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) publishes a report on the subsea cable ecosystem and highlights today’s major cybersecurity challenges. This article has been indexed from News items Read the original article: Dive into the Deep Sea: A View…
Threat Actors Targeting Microsoft SQL Servers to Deploy FreeWorld Ransomware
Threat actors are exploiting poorly secured Microsoft SQL (MS SQL) servers to deliver Cobalt Strike and a ransomware strain called FreeWorld. Cybersecurity firm Securonix, which has dubbed the campaign DB#JAMMER, said it stands out for the way the toolset and…
Esteemed Cybersecurity PR Agency Turns 28
Today, award-winning cybersecurity PR agency, Eskenzi PR, turns 28. The agency, founded in 1995 by Yvonne Eskenzi and Neil Stinchcombe, has worked with some of the largest names in the cybersecurity industry and helped many organisations through sales, acquisitions and…
OpenAI’s GPTBot Faces Media Backlash in France Over Data Collection Fears
A new level of tension has been created between the press and giants within the artificial intelligence industry. The OpenAI robot that runs on websites to suck up content and train its AI models, including the famous ChatGPT conversational…