Category: AI in news
On April 12th, to make it easy for users to check if their information was hacked, breach tracking service HaveIBeenPwned added the leaked database to its website. The incident contributed a total of 2,842,669 breached records to the HIBP database, of which the service noted that 46% were duplicates already present in its records. As…
Read MoreNew Lattice Cryptanalytic Technique A new paper presents a polynomial-time quantum algorithm for solving certain hard lattice problems. This could be a big deal for post-quantum cryptographic algorithms, since many of them base their security on hard lattice problems. A few things to note. One, this paper has not yet been peer reviewed. As this…
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Law enforcement officers in Zambia have arrested 77 people at a call centre company they allege had employed local school-leavers to engage in scam internet users around the world. According to Zambian authorities, Chinese-run Golden Top Support Services, based in an upmarket area of capital city Lusaka, recruited Zambian youths between the ages of 20-25,…
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Apr 15, 2024NewsroomSpyware / Mobile Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “renewed” cyber espionage campaign targeting users in South Asia with the aim of delivering an Apple iOS spyware implant called LightSpy. “The latest iteration of LightSpy, dubbed ‘F_Warehouse,’ boasts a modular framework with extensive spying features,” the BlackBerry Threat Research and Intelligence Team said…
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One of the researchers that recently compiled a knowledge base of common misconfigurations and attack techniques impacting Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM), has developed an open-source scanner to help administrators more easily identify those weaknesses in their SCCM environments. “Although we detailed how to carry out, mitigate, and detect each of these attacks in…
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Apr 15, 2024NewsroomFirewall Security / Vulnerability Palo Alto Networks has released hotfixes to address a maximum-severity security flaw impacting PAN-OS software that has come under active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-3400 (CVSS score: 10.0), the critical vulnerability is a case of command injection in the GlobalProtect feature that an unauthenticated attacker could weaponize…
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There are some sobering statistics on the impact of an attack. US small businesses paid over $16,000 in ransoms last year, according to the Hiscox Cyber Readiness 2023 report. “Ransomware is costing small businesses in a big way,” says Christopher Hojnowski, VP and product head of technology and cyber at Hiscox insurers, who works with…
Read MoreUpcoming Speaking Engagements This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking twice at RSA Conference 2024 in San Francisco. I’ll be on a panel on software liability on May 6, 2024 at 8:30 AM, and I’m giving a keynote on AI and democracy on May 7, 2024…
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Elon Musk, the tech magnate behind Tesla and SpaceX, is facing legal challenges in Brazil. The Brazilian Supreme Court is investigating Musk for failing to comply with court orders. The nature of these court orders is not entirely clear, but they are likely connected to the January 8th mob attacks on Brazilian government buildings. This…
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