Category: AI in news

Cybercriminals have succeeded in stealing the payment card information from over 110,000 animal lovers over several months after meddling with Oregon Zoo’s online ticket payment system. Sensitive information belonging to 117,815 people including their names, payment card numbers, CVV codes, and card expiry dates were stolen after being entered onto the Oregon Zoo’s website by…

The security benefits of multifactor authentication (MFA) are well-known, yet MFA continues to be poorly, sporadically, and inconsistently implemented, vexing business security managers and their users. Often, MFA users have an extra workflow burden with the additional factors, one of many obstacles to their continued success. And the frequent news stories that describe innovative ways…

The exponential growth of non-human identities (NHI) — service accounts, system accounts, IAM roles, API keys, tokens, secrets, and other forms of credentials not associated with human users — has created a surge in their inclusion in security incidents and data breaches. Here are three key areas to focus on when you’re building out your…

“In the M&A game, rumors are currency. We accept that, and my general response is to ignore them. But what I’ve seen over the past few weeks from a company called Action1 goes far beyond anything I’ve ever experienced in my career, and I feel compelled to set the record straight,” Talpaz wrote in a…

Email attachments remain one of the most common vectors for delivering malware and other cyber threats. Despite advancements in email security, businesses continue to fall victim to sophisticated attacks that exploit the simplicity of opening an attachment.  That’s because email attachments are often used by cybercriminals to deliver a range of malware, including ransomware, banking…

Protecting emails that contain sensitive data is crucial. The loss of confidential information or customer details can lead to hefty fines, negative publicity, and a significant erosion of customer trust. Unfortunately, email is often a primary target for cyberattacks such as phishing, business email compromise (BEC), and data breaches. Despite the advancements in security technologies,…

In episode 12 of The AI Fix, Mark and Graham meet an LLM having an existential crisis, ChatGPT speaks Welsh for no reason, Graham does an impression of a water spout, Eric Schmidt shares a new and unexpected take on “do no evil”, and our hosts feel like David Attenborough as they witness herds of…

A known Iranian APT group has revamped its malware arsenal in a campaign against a prominent Jewish religious figure, security researchers have found. The new toolset, dubbed BlackSmith, bundles most features from the group’s previous tools with a new malware loader and PowerShell-based trojan, and it is likely being used as part of a larger…