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"Researchers Uncover Chinese Nation State Hackers' Deceptive Attack Strategies"A recent Earth Preta campaign reveals that China-aligned nation-state groups are becoming increasingly skilled at circumventing security systems. Since at least 2012, the broader cybersecurity community has tracked the threat actor under the names Bronze…
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"Getting Ahead of the Ransomware Epidemic: CISA's Pre-Ransomware Notifications Help Organizations Stop Attacks Before Damage Occurs"The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently launched a significant initiative to help organizations fix vulnerabilities targeted by ransomware actors more quickly. CISA has now announced the "Pre…
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"A Breakthrough in Security for Decentralized Multi-Robot Systems"Researchers from Boston University and Northeastern University are developing security algorithms for Multi-Robot Systems (MRS). Recently, the team published a paper titled "Byzantine Resilience At Swarm-Scale: A Decentralized Blocklist Protocol From…
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"Chrome 111 Update Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities"Google recently announced a Chrome 111 update that brings patches for eight vulnerabilities, including seven flaws that were reported by external researchers. All seven externally reported issues are high-severity memory safety bugs, with four…
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"Irish Food Giant Dole Admits Employee Data Breach"A fresh produce multinational based in Ireland has revealed that employee data was compromised in a ransomware breach that hit the firm in February. Dole employs nearly 38,000 staff across 30 countries and posted revenue of $9.2bn last year, making…
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"ChatGPT Flaw Exposed Users' Chat Histories"OpenAI has fixed a ChatGPT flaw, which the company's CEO Sam Altman described as a "significant issue." The vulnerability allowed users to see parts of other users' conversations with the Artificial Intelligence (AI)-driven chatbot. A user concerned that…
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"Hackers Inject Credit Card Stealers into Payment Processing Modules"By hiding malicious code within the 'Authorize.net' payment gateway module for WooCommerce, a new hacking campaign designed to steal credit card information is able to evade detection by security scans. Traditionally, when threat actors breached e-…
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"Chinese Warships Suspected of Signal-Jamming Passenger Jets"Australia's Qantas Airways warns pilots about signal interference on VHF communications channels from "stations purporting to represent the Chinese military" on flights over the western Pacific Ocean and South China Sea. The Australian airline also…
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"Nexus: A New Rising Android Banking Trojan Targeting 450 Financial Apps"Threat actors have already launched the Android banking Trojan called Nexus to target 450 financial apps and commit fraud. According to the cybersecurity company Clearfy, Nexus is in its early stages of development. Nexus includes all the basic…
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"Popular Fertility Apps Are Engaging in Widespread Misuse of Data"Katharine Kemp, senior lecturer in the Faculty of Law and Justice at the University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), conducted a new study that reveals major privacy flaws in fertility apps used by Australian consumers, highlighting the need for reform…
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"What Do You Do if a Hacker Takes over Your Ship?"A joint team recently conducted a new cybersecurity course at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Ålesund. NTNU's program for the maritime industry has offered a new course called "Maritime digital security." Participants…
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"CISA: Election Security Still under Threat at Cyber and Physical Level"Threats posed by foreign and domestic actors will continue to be a concern ahead of the 2024 presidential election, prompting federal cyber leadership to emphasize the need to bolster election security at both the local and national levels. During a…