Iris scan, voice samples and blood type to be included in database The Vietnamese government will begin collecting biometric information from its citizens for identification purposes beginning in July this year.… This article has been indexed from The Register –…
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LockBit ransomware gang disrupted by global operation
Website has been seized and replaced with law enforcement logos from eleven nations Notorious ransomware gang LockBit’s website has been taken over by law enforcement authorities, who claim they have disrupted the group’s operations and will soon reveal the extent…
ALPHV gang claims it’s the attacker that broke into Prudential Financial, LoanDepot
Ransomware group continues to exploit US regulatory requirements to its advantage The ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware group is claiming responsibility for attacks on both Prudential Financial and LoanDepot, making a series of follow-on allegations against them.… This article has been indexed from…
Safeguarding cyber-physical systems for a smart future
A useful buyers checklist can ascertain whether solutions can meet certain sets of key requirements Sponsored Feature Cyber-physical systems (CPS) have a vital role to play in our increasingly connected world.… This article has been indexed from The Register –…
Feds post $15 million bounty for info on ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware crew
ALSO: EncroChat crims still getting busted; ransomware takes down CO public defenders office; and crit vulns infosec in brief The US government is offering bounties up to $15 million as a reward for anyone willing to help it take out…
Election security threats in 2024 range from AI to … anthrax?
Unsettling reading as Presidents’ Day approaches In time for the long Presidents’ Day weekend in the US there have been multiple warnings about what will undoubtedly be a challenging and potentially dangerous year for voting processes and government workers.… This…
How to weaponize LLMs to auto-hijack websites
We speak to professor who with colleagues tooled up OpenAI’s GPT-4 and other neural nets AI models, the subject of ongoing safety concerns about harmful and biased output, pose a risk beyond content emission. When wedded with tools that enable…
Google open sources file-identifying Magika AI for malware hunters and others
Cool, but it’s 2024 – needs more hype, hand wringing, and flashy staged demos to be proper ML Google has open sourced Magika, an in-house machine-learning-powered file identifier, as part of its AI Cyber Defense Initiative, which aims to give…
Zeus, IcedID malware kingpin faces 40 years in slammer
Nearly a decade on the FBI’s Cyber Most Wanted List after getting banks to empty vics’ accounts A Ukrainian cybercrime kingpin who ran some of the most pervasive malware operations faces 40 years in prison after spending nearly a decade…
Cutting kids off from the dark web – the solution can only ever be social
Expert weighs in after Brianna Ghey murder amid worrying rates of child cybercrime The murder of 16-year-old schoolgirl Brianna Ghey has kickstarted a debate around limiting children’s access to the dark web in the UK, with experts highlighting the difficulty…
Quest Diagnostics pays $5M after mixing patient medical data with hazardous waste
Will cough up less than two days of annual profit in settlement – and California calls this a win Quest Diagnostics has agreed to pay almost $5 million to settle allegations it illegally dumped protected health information – and hazardous…
Feds dismantle Russian GRU botnet built on 1,000-plus home, small biz routers
Beijing, now Moscow.… Who else is hiding in broadband gateways? The US government today said it disrupted a botnet that Russia’s GRU military intelligence unit has been using for phishing expeditions, spying, credential harvesting, and data theft against American and…
Pentagon launches nuke-spotting satellites amid Russian space bomb rumors
Dungeons and Dragons, high-waisted jeans, Cold War sabre rattling – the ’80s are back, baby Last night’s launch of six Pentagon missile-detection satellites was well timed as fears mount that Russia is considering putting nuclear weapons into space.… This article…
Mitigating AI security risks
From APIs to Zero Trust Webinar It has become possible to swiftly and inexpensively train, validate and deploy AI models and applications, yet while we embrace innovation, are we aware of the security risks?… This article has been indexed from…
Zoom stomps critical privilege escalation bug plus 6 other flaws
All desktop and mobile apps vulnerable to at least one of the vulnerabilities Video conferencing giant Zoom today opened up about a fresh batch of security vulnerabilities affecting its products, including a critical privilege escalation flaw.… This article has been…
Cybercriminals are stealing Face ID scans to break into mobile banking accounts
Deepfake-enabled attacks against Android and iOS users are netting criminals serious cash Cybercriminals are targeting iOS users with malware that steals Face ID scans to break into and pilfer money from bank accounts – thought to be a world first.……
Miscreants turn to ad tech to measure malware metrics
Now that’s what you call dual-use tech Cyber baddies have turned to ad networks to measure malware deployment and to avoid detection, according to HP Wolf Security.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the original…
European Court of Human Rights declares backdoored encryption is illegal
Surprising third-act twist as Russian case means more freedom for all The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that laws requiring crippled encryption and extensive data retention violate the European Convention on Human Rights – a decision that…
North Korea running malware-laden gambling websites as-a-service
$5k a month for the site. $3k for tech support. Infection with malware and funding a despot? Priceless North Korea’s latest money-making venture is the production and sale of gambling websites that come pre-infected with malware, according to South Korea’s…
OpenAI shuts down China, Russia, Iran, N Korea accounts caught doing naughty things
You don’t need us to craft phishing emails or write malware, super-lab sniffs OpenAI has shut down five accounts it asserts were used by government agents to generate phishing emails and malicious software scripts as well as research ways to…