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New Google Initiative to Foster AI in Cybersecurity Ionut Arghire
Google’s new AI Cyber Defense Initiative focuses on boosting cybersecurity through artificial intelligence. The post New Google Initiative to Foster AI in Cybersecurity appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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iOS Trojan Collects Face and Other Data for Bank Account Hacking Eduard Kovacs
Chinese hackers use Android and iOS trojans to obtain information needed to steal money from victims’ bank accounts. The post iOS Trojan Collects Face and Other Data for Bank Account Hacking appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Russian-Linked Hackers Breach 80+ Organizations via Roundcube Flaws [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Threat actors operating with interests aligned to Belarus and Russia have been linked to a new cyber espionage campaign that likely exploited cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Roundcube webmail servers to target over 80 organizations. These entities are primarily located in Georgia, Poland, and Ukraine, according to Recorded Future, which attributed the intrusion set to…
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Iranian Hackers Target Middle East Policy Experts with New BASICSTAR Backdoor [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The Iranian-origin threat actor known as Charming Kitten has been linked to a new set of attacks aimed at Middle East policy experts with a new backdoor called BASICSTAR by creating a fake webinar portal. Charming Kitten, also called APT35, CharmingCypress, Mint Sandstorm, TA453, and Yellow Garuda, has a history of orchestrating a wide range of social…
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Tech Companies Sign Accord to Combat AI-Generated Election Trickery Associated Press
Executives from Adobe, Amazon, Google, IBM, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and TikTok gathered at the Munich Security Conference to announce a framework for how they respond to AI-generated deepfakes that deliberately trick voters. The post Tech Companies Sign Accord to Combat AI-Generated Election Trickery appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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FBI’s Most-Wanted Zeus and IcedID Malware Mastermind Pleads Guilty [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A Ukrainian national has pleaded guilty in the U.S. to his role in two different malware schemes, Zeus and IcedID, between May 2009 and February 2021. Vyacheslav Igorevich Penchukov (aka Vyacheslav Igoravich Andreev, father, and tank), 37, was arrested by Swiss authorities in October 2022 and extradited to the U.S. last year. He was added to the…
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How Businesses Can Safeguard Their Communication Channels Against Hackers [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Efficient communication is a cornerstone of business success. Internally, making sure your team communicates seamlessly helps you avoid friction losses, misunderstandings, delays, and overlaps. Externally, frustration-free customer communication is directly correlated to a positive customer experience and higher satisfaction. However, business communication channels are also a major targetRead More
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Google Open Sources Magika: AI-Powered File Identification Tool [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Google has announced that it’s open-sourcing Magika, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool to identify file types, to help defenders accurately detect binary and textual file types. “Magika outperforms conventional file identification methods providing an overall 30% accuracy boost and up to 95% higher precision on traditionally hard to identify, but potentially problematic contentRead More
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Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (CVE-2024-21410)
What is the Vulnerability? Microsoft disclosed a critical security flaw in the Exchange Server. Tracked as CVE-2024-21410, the issue has been described as a privilege escalation vulnerability. This security flaw can let remote unauthenticated threat actors escalate privileges in NTLM relay attacks against vulnerable Exchange Servers. Microsoft reported that the flaw has been actively exploited…
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CISA Warning: Akira Ransomware Exploiting Cisco ASA/FTD Vulnerability [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a now-patched security flaw impacting Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, following reports that it’s being likely exploited in Akira ransomware attacks. The vulnerability in question is Read More