Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Bill Toulas A new Android subscription malware named ‘Fleckpe’ has been spotted on Google Play, the official Android app store, disguised as...
Month: May 2023
Microsoft testing improved Explorer details pane, Windows Spotlight – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Sergiu Gatlan Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 dev build that modernizes the File Explorer details pane, improves the Windows Spotlight...
Cisco phone adapters vulnerable to RCE attacks, no fix available – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Bill Toulas Cisco has disclosed a vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco SPA112 2-Port Phone Adapters, allowing an unauthenticated, remote...
Ransomware gang hijacks university alert system to issue threats – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Bill Toulas The Avos ransomware gang hijacked Bluefield University’s emergency broadcast system, “RamAlert,” to send students and staff SMS texts and email...
How To Create Seamless Digital Experiences For Web And Mobile – Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com
Source: www.bleepingcomputer.com – Author: Sponsored by LambdaTest Before the online market picked up, companies and small retailers always prioritized the customer experience in their stores. The...
Large Language Models and Elections – Source: www.schneier.com
Source: www.schneier.com – Author: Bruce Schneier Earlier this week, the Republican National Committee released a video that it claims was “built entirely with AI imagery.” The...
WinRAR Weaponized for Attacks on Ukrainian Public Sector – Source: www.databreachtoday.com
Source: www.databreachtoday.com – Author: 1 Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Ukraine Links Attacks to Russian Intelligence Sandworm Hackers Mihir Bagwe (MihirBagwe) •...
Police Seize Key Carder Market Infrastructure – Source: www.databreachtoday.com
Source: www.databreachtoday.com – Author: 1 Card Not Present Fraud , Cybercrime as-a-service , Fraud Management & Cybercrime US Indicts Russian National Denis Kulkov for Authenticating Stolen...
US FTC Asks Meta to Limit Monetization, Facial Recognition – Source: www.databreachtoday.com
Source: www.databreachtoday.com – Author: 1 Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Governance & Risk Management , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development FTC Also Wants Confirmation That...
Irish Civil Society Dogs Irish DPC With GDPR Criticism – Source: www.databreachtoday.com
Source: www.databreachtoday.com – Author: 1 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , Standards, Regulations & Compliance Irish Civil Liberties Council Files Complaint With European Commission Ombudsman Akshaya...
Survey: State of cybersecurity in the UK – Source: www.techrepublic.com
Source: www.techrepublic.com – Author: Cedric Pernet Image: Friends Stock/Adobe Stock The U.K. government recently released its 2023 Cyber Security Breaches survey. The survey provides an interesting...
Protect your business by developing valuable cybersecurity skills for just $40 – Source: www.techrepublic.com
Source: www.techrepublic.com – Author: TechRepublic Academy on May 4, 2023, 5:11 AM EDT Protect your business by developing valuable cybersecurity skills for just $40 There is...
UK competition watchdog launches review of AI market – Source: www.theguardian.com
Source: www.theguardian.com – Author: Dan Milmo Global technology editor The UK competition watchdog has fired a shot across the bows of companies racing to commercialise artificial...
The top 8 password attacks and how to defend against them
Did you know that the very first password attack happened in 1962? At that time, MIT’s CTSS (Compatible Time-Sharing System) was the first to utilize passwords...
Moonsense Raises $4.2M in Seed Funding and Introduces Next-Gen User Behavior and Network Intelligence Solution – Source: www.darkreading.com
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: 1 MENLO PARK, CA – MAY 3, 2023 – Fraud prevention innovator Moonsense today announced they have raised $4.2 Million in seed funding and the general availability...
Threat Spotlight: Proportion of Malicious HTML Attachments Doubles Within a Year – Source: www.darkreading.com
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: 1 The security industry has been highlighting the cybercriminal misuse of HTML for years — and evidence suggests it remains a successful...
The Daily Number of Human-Driven Cyber Incidents Increased by 1.5 Times in 2022 – Source: www.darkreading.com
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: 1 Woburn, MA – May 2, 2023 — Research based on the analysis of incidents reported to customers of Kaspersky Managed Detection...
Google Chrome Drops Browser Lock Icon – Source: www.darkreading.com
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading Dating all the way back to circa 1990s Netscape, the tiny lock icon on the left-hand side...
DNA Sequencing Equipment Vulnerability Adds New Twist to Medical Device Cyber Threats – Source: www.darkreading.com
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading A major vulnerability in the software used by gene sequencers produced by genetic-research equipment maker Illumina...
Court Rejects Merck Insurers’ Attempt to Refuse Coverage for NotPetya Damages – Source: www.darkreading.com
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: Dark Reading Staff, Dark Reading An appellate court this week officially shot down an argument by insurers for Merck & Co. that...
Anatomy of a Malicious Package Attack – Source: www.darkreading.com
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: Jeff Martin, Vice President of Product, Mend Last January, thousands of users of two popular open source libraries, “faker” and “colors,” were...
Legitimate Software Abuse: A Disturbing Trend in Ransomware Attacks – Source: www.darkreading.com
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: Brigid O Gorman, Senior Intelligence Analyst, Symantec Threat Hunter Team, Broadcom When discussing ransomware groups, too often the focus is on their...
Meta Expunges Multiple APT, Cybercrime Groups From Facebook, Instagram – Source: www.darkreading.com
Source: www.darkreading.com – Author: Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributor, Dark Reading Facebook parent Meta said it thwarted the activity of three advanced persistent threat groups (APTs) in South...
Smashing Security podcast #320: City Jerks, AI animals, and is the BBC hacking again? – Source: grahamcluley.com
Source: grahamcluley.com – Author: Graham Cluley Two unsavoury websites suffer from a worrying leak, scientists are going animal crackers over AI, and the BBC is intercepting...
Fortify your Mac with Intego – the award-winning Mac antivirus – Source: grahamcluley.com
Source: grahamcluley.com – Author: Graham Cluley Graham Cluley Security News is sponsored this week by the folks at Intego. Thanks to the great team there for...
Using Discord? Don’t play down its privacy and security risks – Source: www.welivesecurity.com
Source: www.welivesecurity.com – Author: Márk Szabó It’s all fun and games until someone gets hacked – here’s what to know about, and how to avoid, threats...
APT groups muddying the waters for MSPs – Source: www.welivesecurity.com
Source: www.welivesecurity.com – Author: James Shepperd A quick dive into the murky world of cyberespionage and other growing threats facing managed service providers – and their...
Ransomware Attack Affects Dallas Police, Court Websites – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Associated Press Dallas was hit with a computer ransomware attack Wednesday that brought down its Police Department and City Hall websites and...
Court Rules in Favor of Merck in $1.4 Billion Insurance Claim Over NotPetya Cyberattack – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Kevin Townsend The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled in favor of Merck in its $1.4 billion claim against...
Apple, Google Propose Standard to Combat Misuse of Location-Tracking Devices – Source: www.securityweek.com
Source: www.securityweek.com – Author: Ionut Arghire Apple and Google this week submitted a draft industry specification aimed at preventing unwanted location tracking. The initiative targets accessories...