AIIM
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
As the potential of Generative AI (Gen AI) continues to unfold, one resounding theme emerges: better AI starts with better information management. The ability of Gen AI to deliver reliable and valuable outputs is directly contingent upon the quality and curation of the underlying data.
Krebs on Security
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Many GitHub users this week received a novel phishing email warning of critical security holes in their code. Those who clicked the link for details were asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware. While it’s unlikely that many programmers fell for this scam, it’s notable because less targeted versions of it are likely to be far more successful against the average Windows use
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
No OpSec Measure Is Bulletproof to the Effects of a Corrupted Supply Chain Secure communications in an age of network insecurity has focused mostly on encryption and fears of surveillance tracking. But as this week revealed to the dismay of terrorists and criminals alike, no OpSec measure is bulletproof to the effects of a corrupted supply chain.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The maintainers of the Tor Project have responded to claims that German police have devised a technique to deanonymize users. The maintainers of the Tor Project have responded to claims that German law enforcement has devised a technique to deanonymize its users. According to German media, law enforcement has infiltrated the anonymizing network and in at least one case they unmasked a criminal.
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WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
At least eight people have been killed and more than 2,700 people have been injured in Lebanon by exploding pagers. Experts say the blasts point toward a supply chain compromise, not a cyberattack.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
International Law Enforcement Dismantles End-to-End Encrypted Messaging Service An international law enforcement operation dismantled the Ghost encrypted messaging service in a takedown that resulted in the arrest of 51 suspects across three continents including alleged members of the Italian Mafia and motorcycle gangs. Australian police arrested Ghost's alleged administrator.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Ukraine’s NCCC banned the Telegram app for government agencies, military, and critical infrastructure, due to national security concerns. Ukraine’s National Coordination Centre for Cybersecurity (NCCC) has banned the Telegram messaging app on government agencies, military, and critical infrastructure, due to national security concerns. The ban does not affect Ukrainian citizens.
Troy Hunt
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
I was in my mid-30s before I felt comfortable standing up in front of an audience and talking about technology. Come to think of it, "comfortable" isn't really the right word, as, frankly, it was nerve-racking. This, with my obvious bias as her father, makes it all the more remarkable that Elle was able to do it at NDC Oslo when she was just 11 years old.
WIRED Threat Level
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
In a second attack on Hezbollah members, two-way radios detonated around Lebanon on Wednesday, causing injuries and multiple deaths.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Also: US SEC Settles With Prager Metis, Rari Capital This week, Delta Prime and Ethena were hacked, Lazarus' funds were frozen, the SEC settled with Prager Metis and Rari Capital, Sam Bankman-Fried sought a new trial, the SEC accused NanoBit and CoinW6 of scams, the CTFC sought to fight pig butchering, and Wormhole integrated World ID and Solana.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Researchers warn of a new IoT botnet called Raptor Train that already compromised over 200,000 devices worldwide. Cybersecurity researchers from Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs discovered a new botnet, named Raptor Train, composed of small office/home office (SOHO) and IoT devices. The experts believe the botnet is controlled by a Chine-linked APT group Flax Typhoon (also called Ethereal Panda or RedJuliett).
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Analyst reports aim to provide market insights. But when it comes to Human Risk Management (HRM), we’ve noticed that they often fall short of capturing the full picture. You already know that we are the undisputed leader in the essential areas that have been standard features in the security awareness market for years. Those capabilities are why we’ve become the largest vendor in the space.
Collaboration 2.0
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Apple Vision Pro's 3D photo conversion 'realified' my old snapshots in a way I was completely unprepared for. Here's how it could transform the way you view your old memories.
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Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Former Royal Mail and Manchester University CISOs Talk Ransomware Response Timely notification of ransomware incidents to British law enforcement agencies played a crucial role in understanding the threats and in developing mitigation strategies, the former security heads of Royal Mail and the University of Manchester said.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Russian anti-virus firm Doctor Web (Dr.Web) disconnected all servers following a cyberattack over the weekend. This week, the Russian anti-malware firm Doctor Web (Dr.Web) announced that it had disconnected all servers following a cyberattack on Saturday, September 14. The company revealed it has detected “signs of unauthorised interference” to its IT infrastructure.
Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
This is really interesting. It’s a phishing attack targeting GitHub users, tricking them to solve a fake Captcha that actually runs a script that is copied to the command line. Clever.
Collaboration 2.0
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
What's the best way to test a power station's longevity and durability? Take it back in time! I exposed a Jackery Explorer Kit 4000 to the ultimate challenge. See the results.
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
EVP Johan Gerber on How Threat Intelligence Can Prevent Fraud, Protect Payments Mastercard's proposed purchase of Recorded Future for $2.65 billion will bring advanced threat intelligence into its payment systems. EVP Johan Gerber explains how this move improves fraud detection and prevention and strengthens Mastercard's cybersecurity in an evolving digital payments landscape.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Microsoft warns that a recently patched Windows flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-43461, was actively exploited as a zero-day before July 2024. Microsoft warns that attackers actively exploited the Windows vulnerability CVE-2024-43461 as a zero-day before July 2024. The vulnerability CVE-2024-43461 is a Windows MSHTML platform spoofing issue. MSHTML is a platform used by Internet Explorer.
Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Interesting social engineering attack: luring potential job applicants with fake recruiting pitches, trying to convince them to download malware. From a news article These particular attacks from North Korean state-funded hacking team Lazarus Group are new, but the overall malware campaign against the Python development community has been running since at least August of 2023, when a number of popular open source Python tools were maliciously duplicated with added malware.
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The U.S. Justice Department has indicted a Chinese national, Song Wu, for allegedly sending spear phishing emails to employees at various U.S. military and government entities, research institutions and private companies.
Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage
When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.
Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
New Report Accuses 9 Platforms of Surveillance of Users, Points to Privacy Concerns The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday published a report detailing how the largest social media and streaming services surveil both users and nonusers across the web while collecting vast troves of data, pointing to significant privacy concerns for children and teens.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
A hacker tricked ChatGPT into providing instructions to make homemade bombs demonstrating how to bypass the chatbot safety guidelines. A hacker and artist, who goes online as Amadon, tricked ChatGPT into providing instructions to make homemade bombs bypassing the safety guidelines implemented by the chatbot. Initially, the expert asked for detailed instructions to create a fertilizer bomb similar to the one used in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, but the chatbot refused due to ethical responsibi
Collaboration 2.0
SEPTEMBER 14, 2024
An overarching theme in Apple's new line of products was new actionable health insights for users, including the ability for the AirPods Pro 2 to double as over-the-counter hearing aids.
Schneier on Security
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
The FBI has shut down a botnet run by Chinese hackers: The botnet malware infected a number of different types of internet-connected devices around the world, including home routers, cameras, digital video recorders, and NAS drives. Those devices were used to help infiltrate sensitive networks related to universities, government agencies, telecommunications providers, and media organizations… The botnet was launched in mid-2021, according to the FBI, and infected roughly 260,000 devices as
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Data Breach Today
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
As threat actors continue to evolve their attacks to circumvent security measures, cyber insurers are raising the bar for prospective healthcare security clients. Underwriters are increasing their scrutiny and adding new coverage requirements, said Chris Henderson of cybersecurity company Huntress.
Security Affairs
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
SolarWinds addressed a critical remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-28991, in Access Rights Manager. SolarWinds released security updates to address a critical-severity remote code execution vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-28991 (CVSS score of 9.0), in SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM) The flaw is a deserialization of untrusted data remote code execution vulnerability that impacts ARM 2024.3 and prior versions. “SolarWinds Access Rights Manager (ARM) was found
KnowBe4
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Statista projects that the total cost of cybercrime will increase from $6.4 trillion between 2024 and 2029, reaching a staggering $15.63 trillion by the end of this period.
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