Category: AI in news
Feb 09, 2024NewsroomCyber Espionage / Threat Intelligence An unnamed Islamic non-profit organization in Saudi Arabia has been targeted as part of a stealthy cyber espionage campaign designed to drop a previously undocumented backdoor called Zardoor. Cisco Talos, which discovered the activity in May 2023, said the campaign has likely persisted since at least March 2021,…
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Feb 09, 2024NewsroomZero Day Vulnerability / Network Security Fortinet has disclosed a new critical security flaw in FortiOS SSL VPN that it said is likely being exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, CVE-2024-21762 (CVSS score: 9.6), allows for the execution of arbitrary code and commands. “A out-of-bounds write vulnerability [CWE-787] in FortiOS may allow a…
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A group of attackers have compromised accounts on the SendGrid email delivery platform and are using them to launch phishing attacks against other SendGrid customers. The campaign is likely an attempt to collect credentials for a mass email service with a good reputation that would help attackers bypass spam filters in other attacks. “The campaign…
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As organisations seek to enhance security and user experience, passwordless authentication methods – such as biometrics, hardware tokens, etc. – will gradually replace traditional passwords. The shift towards passwordless authentication is driven by the need for stronger identity verification, reduced susceptibility to phishing, and improved user convenience. While challenges such as interoperability and privacy concerns…
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The story so far. Round 1 The newspaper Aargauer Zeitung published an article claiming that three million IoT-connected toothbrushes had launched a distributed denial-of-service attack against a Swiss company, causing its website to be knocked over for four hours. Hundreds of other news outlets retold the story, assuming it was true. But, it wasn’t true.…
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Two US insurance companies are warning that thousands of individuals’ personal information may have been stolen after hackers compromised computer systems. Washington National Insurance and Bankers Life, both subsidiaries of the CNO Financial Group, were targeted by SIM-swapping hackers in November 2023. As we’ve described before, SIM-swapping attacks involve fraudsters tricking customer support staff at…
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