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"1 in 5 US Ransomware Attacks Triggers Lawsuit"According to security researchers at Comparitech, nearly one in five (18%) ransomware incidents in the US led to a lawsuit in 2023, with 123 filed so far.
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"New Research Suggests Africa Is Being Used As a 'Testing Ground' for Nation State Cyber Warfare"Performanta researchers noticed a trend in how nation-state actors target developing countries. The company analyzed "Medusa," a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) that targets organizations worldwide.
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"Department of Commerce Announces New Actions to Implement President Biden's Executive Order on AI"The US Department of Commerce has made several new announcements related to President Biden's Executive Order (EO) on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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"Passwords Under Seven Characters Can Be Easily Cracked"According to Hive Systems, passwords with less than seven characters can be cracked in just hours.
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"NSA Advisory Sheds Light on Securely Deploying AI Systems"The National Security Agency (NSA) recently released guidance on how operators of National Security Systems (NSS) and Defense Industrial Base (DIB) companies can securely deploy third-party-designed Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems.
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"Finnish Hacker Gets Prison for Accessing Thousands of Psychotherapy Records and Demanding Ransoms"Finnish court recently sentenced a 26-year-old man to six years and three months in prison for hacking thousands of patient records at a private psychotherapy center and seeking ransom from some patients over the sensitive data.
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"Cybersecurity Activity Book Aims to Teach Children About Online Safety"Virginia Tech National Security Institute faculty created "Cyber Snackz Adventures in Cybersecurity," an activity book that teaches elementary school students about Internet safety through engaging educational activities and coloring pages.
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"Ransomware Rising Despite Takedowns, Says Corvus Report"According to Corvus Insurance, new ransomware gangs filled the void left by LockBit and ALPHV/BlackCat in the first quarter of 2024.
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"Millions of Malicious 'Imageless' Containers Planted on Docker Hub Over 5 Years"JFrog researchers found multiple campaigns planting millions of malicious "imageless" containers on Docker Hub over the past five years, highlighting how open source registries can enable supply chain attacks.
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"Critical Vulnerabilities in Judge0 Lead to Sandbox Escape, Host Takeover"Tanto Security warns that three critical-severity vulnerabilities in the Judge0 open source service enable attackers to conduct sandbox escapes and take over the host machine.
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"FCC Fines Carriers $200m For Selling User Location Data"According to the FCC, four of America’s largest mobile operators sold access to customer location data to third parties without gaining customer consent or putting adequate safeguards in place.
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"Ransom Payments Surge by 500% to an Average of $2m"According to security researchers at Sophos, average ransom payments surged by 500% in the past year to reach $2m per payment.