Category: AI in news
US spyware vendor pcTattletale has shut down its operations following a serious data breach that exposed sensitive information about its customers, as well as data stolen from some of their victims. pcTattletale was promoted as “employee and child monitoring software” designed to “protect your business and family.” Of course, what it actually was, was a…
Read MoreFriday Squid Blogging: Baby Colossal Squid This video might be a juvenile colossal squid. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Tags: squid, video Posted on May 31, 2024 at 5:02 PM • 0…
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May 31, 2024NewsroomNetwork Security / Cyber Attack More than 600,000 small office/home office (SOHO) routers are estimated to have been bricked and taken offline following a destructive cyber attack staged by unidentified cyber actors, disrupting users’ access to the internet. The mysterious event, which took place between October 25 and 27, 2023, and impacted a…
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Microsoft has emphasized the need for securing internet-exposed operational technology (OT) devices following a spate of cyber attacks targeting such environments since late 2023. “These repeated attacks against OT devices emphasize the crucial need to improve the security posture of OT devices and prevent critical systems from becoming easy targets,” the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team…
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Like many organizations, yours is likely using AI – or at least thinking about deploying it soon. But how can you ensure you use it securely, responsibly, ethically and in compliance with regulations? Check out best practices, guidelines and tips in this special edition of the Tenable Cybersecurity Snapshot! If your organization is using artificial…
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Additionally, data poisoning can harm the user’s applications in many other ways, including spreading misinformation, introducing biases, degradation of performance, and potential for denial-of-service attacks. Isolating applications may help Synopsys has emphasized that the only available remediation to this issue is isolating the potentially affected applications from integrated networks. Synopsys Cybersecurity Research Center (CyRC) said…
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May 31, 2024NewsroomThreat Detection / Endpoint Security Digital content is a double-edged sword, providing vast benefits while simultaneously posing significant threats to organizations across the globe. The sharing of digital content has increased significantly in recent years, mainly via email, digital documents, and chat. In turn, this has created an expansive attack surface and has…
Read MoreHow AI Will Change Democracy I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to predict that artificial intelligence will affect every aspect of our society. Not by doing new things. But mostly by doing things that are already being done by humans, perfectly competently. Replacing humans with AIs isn’t necessarily interesting. But when an AI takes over…
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May 31, 2024NewsroomCyber Attack / Credential Harvesting The Russian GRU-backed threat actor APT28 has been attributed as behind a series of campaigns targeting networks across Europe with the HeadLace malware and credential-harvesting web pages. APT28, also known by the names BlueDelta, Fancy Bear, Forest Blizzard, FROZENLAKE, Iron Twilight, ITG05, Pawn Storm, Sednit, Sofacy, and TA422,…
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Similarly, an Iranian operation known as the “The International Union of Virtual Media” (IUVM) used AI tools to write long-form articles and headlines to publish on ivumpress.co website. Additionally, a commercial entity in Israel referred to as “Zero Zeno,” also used AI tools to generate articles and comments that were then posted across multiple platforms,…
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