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"Malware That Can Do Anything and Everything Is on the Rise""Swiss Army Knife" malware is multi-purpose malware that can execute malicious actions throughout the cyber kill chain while evading security controls. According to Picus Security's analysis of over 550,000 real-world malware samples obtained from…
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"Healthcare in the Crosshairs of North Korean Cyber Operations"Healthcare organizations in the US are top targets for state-sponsored North Korean cyber threat actors attempting to fund espionage activities through ransomware and other cyberattacks. The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and…
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"New 'MortalKombat' Ransomware Targets Systems in the US"In a new financially driven cyberattack campaign, hackers are using a variant of the Xorist commodity ransomware named 'MortalKombat' along with the Laplas clipper. Both malware infections are used to carry out financial fraud, with the ransomware…
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"Python Developers Beware: Clipper Malware Found in 450+ PyPI Packages!"In an attempt to infect developer systems with clipper malware, malicious actors have published over 451 Python packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository. The libraries were discovered by the software supply chain security company Phylum,…
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"Secure Optical Data Communication Using Quantum Cryptography and Li-Fi"Due to their immense computing capability, quantum computers could undermine today's data encryption systems. Therefore, several partners, led by KEEQuant GmbH, are developing a new way to secure optical data transmission in wireless networks using light…
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"Using the Blockchain to Prevent Data Breaches"According to the Varonis 2021 Data Risk Report, most companies have insufficient cybersecurity practices and unsecured data, thus making them more vulnerable to cyberattacks and data loss. A single data breach costs a company an average of $3.86 million…
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"ChatGPT Is a Data Privacy Nightmare. If You've Ever Posted Online, You Ought to Be Concerned"According to Uri Gal, a Professor of Business Information Systems at the University of Sydney Business School, ChatGPT poses significant privacy risks. ChatGPT is supported by a Large Language Model (LLM) that requires large quantities of data to…
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"3.3 Million Impacted by Ransomware Attack at California Healthcare Provider"The personally identifiable information (PII) and protected health information (PHI) of more than 3.3 million individuals were recently stolen in a ransomware attack at California healthcare provider Regal Medical Group. The incident occurred on…
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"Pig Butchering Scams Are Evolving Fast"Pig butchering scams have already resulted in the theft of hundreds of millions of dollars. Although attackers, primarily crime groups in China, have written scripts and playbooks for carrying out the attacks, new discoveries from researchers at the…
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"Cybersecurity Experts Warn Against Valentine's Day Romance Scams"Several US government agencies and non-profits have recently warned individuals against romance scams connected with Valentine's Day. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued two separate statements over the last week to warn citizens…
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"Information Overload Is a Key Barrier to Effective Threat Intelligence, Says Mandiant"Nearly half of organizations identify applying threat intelligence throughout cybersecurity operations as one of the top difficulties they face today. Although most business leaders (96 percent) are satisfied with the quality of threat information their…
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"Indian Social Media App Slick Exposed Childrens' User Data"The Indian social media app Slick exposed an internal database containing users' personal information, including information belonging to school children. Since December 11, a database including the complete names, mobile phone numbers, birth dates, and…