Category: AI in news
The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released 15 advisories covering serious vulnerabilities in industrial control products from Siemens, Mitsubishi Electric, Delta Electronics, and Softing Industrial Automation. Some of the flaws are rated with high and critical severity and can result in remote code execution. Eleven of the 15 advisories cover vulnerabilities in Siemens…
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The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has warned the public to be cautious if contacted by people claiming to be… FTC staff. In a warning published on its website, the FTC said that scammers were using its employees’ real names to steal money from consumers. A typical ruse will see the bogus FTC staffer…
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Mar 20, 2024NewsroomDoS Attack / Network Security A novel denial-of-service (DoS) attack vector has been found to target application-layer protocols based on User Datagram Protocol (UDP), putting hundreds of thousands of hosts likely at risk. Called Loop DoS attacks, the approach pairs “servers of these protocols in such a way that they communicate with each…
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Threats to the payment ecosystem in 2023 chiefly comprised of financial scams, with threat actors increasingly adopting AI technologies to stay at the top of their games, according to a VISA report. The top scams identified by the US-based payment card services operator included pig butchering, inheritance scams, humanitarian relief scams, and triangulation frauds. “The latest…
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Are you using the same passwords in multiple places online? Well, stop. Stop right now. And make sure that you’ve told your friends and family to stop being reckless too. Because if you use the same login credentials in different places online, you’re behaving in a very risky way. If a cybercriminal breaches a system…
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Multiple threat actors are exploiting the recently disclosed security flaws in JetBrains TeamCity software to deploy ransomware, cryptocurrency miners, Cobalt Strike beacons, and a Golang-based remote access trojan called Spark RAT. The attacks entail the exploitation of CVE-2024-27198 (CVSS score: 9.8) that enables an adversary to bypass authentication measures and gain administrative control over affected…
Read MoreCheating Automatic Toll Booths by Obscuring License Plates The Wall Street Journal is reporting on a variety of techniques drivers are using to obscure their license plates so that automatic readers can’t identify them and charge tolls properly. Some drivers have power-washed paint off their plates or covered them with a range of household items…
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Mar 20, 2024NewsroomCybercrime / Dark Web The Cyber Police of Ukraine has arrested three individuals on suspicion of hijacking more than 100 million emails and Instagram accounts from users across the world. The suspects, aged between 20 and 40, are said to be part of an organized criminal group living in different parts of the…
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Most importantly, civil defense groups can and should be supported by the government under crisis conditions. In other countries, the receipt of strong private support and encouragement by such groups has translated into situational compensation during response periods. Members with certifications and community roles can be compensated for incident response duties performed, something that encourages…
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Mar 20, 2024NewsroomCritical Infrastructure / Network Security The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it’s forming a new “Water Sector Cybersecurity Task Force” to devise methods to counter the threats faced by the water sector in the country. “In addition to considering the prevalent vulnerabilities of water systems to cyberattacks and the challenges experienced by…
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