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"Game-Related Cyber-Threats: Almost 100k Malicious Files Last Year"Security researchers at Kaspersky disocvered that the total number of users who faced gaming-related malware and unwanted software from July 01, 2021, through June 30, 2022, was 384,224, with 91,984 files distributed across 28 games or series of games.… -
"Collaborative Machine Learning That Preserves Privacy"To effectively train a Machine Learning (ML) model to perform a task, such as image classification, thousands, millions, or even billions of example images must be shown to the model. Gathering such massive datasets can be especially difficult when…
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"BlackCat Ransomware Linked to Italy's Energy Services Firm Hack"It has recently been discovered that the infamous hacking group BlackCat was linked to the recent attack on Italy's state-owned energy services firm GSE. BlackCat stole a considerable amount of data from GSE, then threatened to publish if their…
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"CISA, FBI Warn of Vice Society Ransomware Attacks on Schools"The FBI and the US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a warning that Vice Society is "disproportionately" targeting the education sector with ransomware attacks, and they expect attacks to…
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"New Stealthy Shikitega Malware Targeting Linux Systems and IoT Devices"Shikitega, a new piece of stealthy Linux malware, has been discovered employing a multi-stage infection chain to compromise endpoints and Internet of Things (IoT) devices and drop additional payloads. In addition to the cryptocurrency miner that will be…
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"TeslaGun Primed to Blast a New Wave of Backdoor Cyberattacks"TeslaGun is a newly discovered cyberattack panel used by Evil Corp to run ServHelper backdoor campaigns. According to data gathered in an analysis conducted by the Prodraft Threat Intelligence (PTI) team, the Evil Corp ransomware gang, also known as…
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"MooBot Malware Botnet Re-emerges to Attack Unpatched D-Link Routers"The MooBot Mirai malware botnet variant, which targets unprotected D-Link routers using a combination of existing and new flaws, reappeared in a new attack wave that began in early August. Fortinet experts discovered MooBot in December 2021 to spread…
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"5 Security Vulnerabilities Found in Contec Vital Signs Patient Monitors"The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a medical device advisory outlining five flaws discovered in Contec Health's CMS8000 CONTEC ICU CCU Vital Signs Patient Monitor. The exploitation of…
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"Pioneering Cybersecurity Collaboration Shortlisted for Prestigious Award"Collaborative research between the Department of Computer Science and Technology at the University of Cambridge and semiconductor leader Arm on pioneering cybersecurity technology has been shortlisted for the Bhattacharyya Award 2022. Researchers working…
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"Five Things South Africa Must Do to Combat Cybercrime"Cyberattacks continue to grow in frequency and sophistication worldwide, with severe consequences for countries' strategic, national, economic, and social well-being. According to the authoritative international Cybercrime Magazine, global cybercrime…
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"New Cyber Rules for New York Financial Firms Signal Nationwide Changes"In August, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) proposed new amendments to help increase its cybersecurity requirements for financial institutions headquartered in the state, signaling the possibility of heightened regulations for all US…
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"Slick New Phishing-as-a-Service Kit EvilProxy Emerges"Security researchers at Resecurity have released details about a new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) kit called EvilProxy, which offers an easy-to-use interface for attacking users with accounts for major online brands, as well as the ability to bypass…