ALSO: Euro chip maker breached, crims plan to undermine cyber insurance, and this week’s critical vulnerabilities Infosec in Brief No one likes malware, but malicious code that tracks your location is particularly unlovable.… This article has been indexed from The…
Microsoft publishes mitigation instructions for Downfall vulnerability in Windows
Microsoft published a support article about the recently disclosed CVE-2022-40982 vulnerability, commonly referred to as Downfall, that affects Windows devices. The vulnerability was disclosed earlier this month. It affects several Intel processor […] Thank you for being a Ghacks reader.…
Customizing LLMs for domain-specific tasks
The expansion of large language models (LLMs) in recent times has brought about a revolutionary change in machine learning processes and has introduced fresh perspectives on the potential of AI, according to Predibase. Based on survey data from organizations experimenting…
The Billion Dollar Problem: Securing Business Communication in the Financial Sector
By Anurag Lal, President and CEO of NetSfere Securing business communication in the financial services industry is now more than ever a bottom-line issue. That’s because unsecure business communication creates […] The post The Billion Dollar Problem: Securing Business Communication…
The Industrial Control Systems and The Internet of Things
By Milica D. Djekic The industrial control systems (ICS) are usually the part of critical infrastructure to every country or nation. These systems have passed through information era and today […] The post The Industrial Control Systems and The Internet…
Taiwanese infosec researchers challenge Microsoft’s China espionage finding
PLUS: India calls for global action on AI and crypto; Vietnam seeks cybersecurity independence; China bans AI prescribing drugs Asia In Brief Taiwan-based infosec consultancy Team T5 has disputed Microsoft’s alleged timeline of just when a Beijing-linked attack group named…
Poland’s authorities investigate a hacking attack on country’s railways
The Polish domestic security agency is investigating a hacking attack on the national railways, Polish media report. Poland’s Internal Security Agency (ABW) and national police have launched an investigation into a hacking attack on the state’s railway network. According to…
Leaked LockBit 3.0 ransomware builder used by multiple threat actors
The leak of the source code of the LockBit 3.0 ransomware builder in 2022 allowed threat actors to create new variants of the threat. Lockbit v3, aka Lockbit Black, was detected in June 2022, but in September 2022 a builder for this…
IT Security News Weekly Summary – Week 34
IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-27 Rhysida Ransomware Group: Social Security Numbers, Passport Data Compromised in Recent Hospital Attack IT Contractor Data Breach Affects 47,000 Met Police Personnel Why generative AI is a double-edged sword for the cybersecurity sector Security…
IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-08-27
Rhysida Ransomware Group: Social Security Numbers, Passport Data Compromised in Recent Hospital Attack IT Contractor Data Breach Affects 47,000 Met Police Personnel Why generative AI is a double-edged sword for the cybersecurity sector Security Affairs newsletter Round 434 by Pierluigi…
Rhysida Ransomware Group: Social Security Numbers, Passport Data Compromised in Recent Hospital Attack
On Thursday, the Rhysida ransomware gang confirmed to have been behind the recent cyberattack on Prospect Medical Holdings, as reported by a dark web listing reviewed by Axios. Apparently, the ransomware gang stole more than 500,000 Social Security numbers and…
IT Contractor Data Breach Affects 47,000 Met Police Personnel
By Habiba Rashid The Metropolitan Police Force faces a major security crisis as the contractor’s IT system is breached. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: IT Contractor Data Breach Affects 47,000 Met Police Personnel This article…