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"ChatGPT Helps or Hurts our Cybersecurity?"Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Purdue University, Saurabh Bagchi, has provided insights into ChatGPT's implications for online security and privacy. ChatGPT is already being used to launch security attacks, such…
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"NSA Part of Coalition Highlighting Cybersecurity Best Practices for Smart Cities"The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the FBI are collaborating with international partners' cybersecurity agencies to publish cybersecurity best practices…
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"Russian Man Who Laundered Money for Ryuk Ransomware Gang Sentenced"Denis Mihaqlovic Dubnikov, the Russian national who recently pleaded guilty to charges related to laundering money for the Ryuk ransomware group, has been sentenced to time served. The Department of Justice (DoJ) stated that Dubnikov laundered…
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"'Denim Tsunami' and 'Mulberry Typhoon': Microsoft Alters the Way It Names Hacking Groups"Cybersecurity professionals need help remembering all the various names companies use to refer to threat actors. For example, some use a number system, while others use colors, animals, and adjectives such as "fancy" and "charming." Microsoft has…
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"NCSC: 'New Class' of Russian Cyber Attackers Seek to Destroy Critical Infrastructure"The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is warning organizations operating Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) to be prepared for destructive cyberattacks launched by Russia-aligned adversaries armed with sophisticated technology. In the past…
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"New Report Calls on EU to Develop Cohesive Cybersecurity Skills Plan for All"Researchers from Finland's Aalto University published a report titled "Cyber Citizen Skills and Their Development in the European Union," urging EU member states to develop a unified, people-centered approach to cyber skills and cybersecurity. It was…
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"Nurse Call Systems, Infusion Pumps Riskiest Connected Medical Devices"Security researchers at Armis have discovered that nurse call systems and infusion pumps are the riskiest connected medical devices. The researchers found that 39% of all nurse calling systems, devices used by patients to alert caregivers when they…
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"DC Health Link Data Breach Blamed on Human Error"According to Mila Kofman, Executive Director of the District of Columbia Health Benefit Exchange Authority, the recent data breach of personal information for thousands of users of Washington D.C.'s health insurance exchange, including members of…
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"Cloud Security Alerts Take Six Days to Resolve"Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks are warning that cloud security teams are exposing their organization to potential days of elevated cyber risk by failing to deal promptly with alerts. During the study, the researchers found that security…
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"GPT Tricked by Analysts Into Believing Malware Is Benign"Researchers have emphasized that Large Language Model (LLM)-driven malware assessments should not be used in place of human analysis because the Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology underlying them can be deceived and manipulated. They have warned…
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"Iranian Government-Backed Hackers Targeting US Energy and Transit Systems"Mint Sandstorm, an Iranian government-backed actor, has been attributed to attacks on US critical infrastructure between late 2021 and mid-2022. The Mint Sandstorm subgroup is said to be technically and operationally mature as it can develop custom tools…
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"Triple-digit Increase in API and App Attacks on Tech and Retail"Security researchers at Akamai have discovered that last year was a record-breaker in terms of API and application-based attacks on the EMEA retail sector, with detected threats surging 189%. During the study, Akamai analyzed intelligence gathered…