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"Samsung Employees Unwittingly Leaked Company Secret Data by Using ChatGPT"Internal documents, including meeting notes and source code, were shared by Samsung employees with the popular Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven chatbot ChatGPT. ChatGPT trains itself and build its experience based on user-provided data, with the risk…
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"Sophos Patches Critical Code Execution Vulnerability in Web Security Appliance"Sophos recently announced security updates that resolve several vulnerabilities in Sophos Web Appliance, including a critical bug leading to code execution. A web security solution, the Sophos Web Appliance allows administrators to set web access…
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"MSI Hit in Cyberattack, Warns Against Installing Knock-off Firmware"After MSI disclosed a recent cyberattack, owners of MSI motherboards, GPUs, notebooks, PCs, and other devices should exercise caution when updating the firmware or BIOS of their devices. MSI urged users to obtain firmware/BIOS updates exclusively from…
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"Cybercriminals Use Simple Trick to Obtain Personal Data"According to new research conducted by the University of East Anglia, individuals disclose more personal information when asked the same questions twice. A new study demonstrates how straightforward repetition can lead to excessive disclosure, putting…
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"All Dutch Govt Networks to Use RPKI to Prevent BGP Hijacking"The Dutch government will enhance the security of its Internet routing by using the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) standard before the end of 2024. RPKI, or Resource Certification, protects against malicious or accidental rerouting of Internet…
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"Over 1 Million WordPress Sites Infected by Balada Injector Malware Campaign"Since 2017, it is estimated that over one million WordPress websites have been infected by an ongoing campaign to deploy malware known as Balada Injector. According to GoDaddy's Sucuri, the campaign exploits all known and recently discovered theme and…
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"Cybercriminals 'CAN' Steal Your Car, Using Novel IoT Hack"Experts in automotive security have discovered a novel method for hijacking automobiles by hacking into their control systems via the headlight. The controller area network (CAN) bus, the Internet of Things (IoT) protocol by which devices and…
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"Reimagining Cryptography in a Post-Quantum World"Researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD), with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), are developing a framework for cryptographic systems that can withstand increasingly powerful quantum computers. In addition, they are working on…
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"Computer Scientist Confronts Worldwide Challenge of Online Security and Privacy"A computer security researcher at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) has been awarded a prestigious federal grant to determine the most effective technologies and methods for achieving and maintaining online security and privacy. Assistant…
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"Chiplet Security Risks Underestimated"There is the promise of chiplets within the semiconductor ecosystem, but security in these chiplets and the heterogeneous systems into which they will be implemented needs more attention. Disaggregating a System-on-Chip (SoC) into a chiplet changes the…
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"With ICMP Magic, You Can Snoop on Vulnerable HiSilicon, Qualcomm-Powered Wi-Fi"Malicious actors can exploit a vulnerability identified in at least 55 Wi-Fi router models to eavesdrop on victims' data sent over wireless networks. Researchers from China and the US have detailed the security flaw in the Network Processing Units (NPUs…
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"DoJ: Estonian Man Tried to Acquire US-Made Hacking Tools for Russia"An Estonian national has been recently charged in the United States for purchasing US-made electronics and computer hacking tools on behalf of the Russian government and military. The man, Andrey Shevlyakov, was arrested in Estonia on March 28.…