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"Survey Sees Shift to Passwordless Authentication Accelerating"The Fast Identity Online (FIDO) Alliance and LastPass surveyed 1,005 Information Technology (IT) decision-makers, finding that 89 percent expect their organizations to use passwords for less than 25 percent of logins within five years. -
"Inadequate IoT Protection Can Be a Costly Mistake"Keyfactor reports that 97 percent of organizations are having difficulties securing their Internet of Things (IoT) and connected products.
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"Healthcare Organizations a Prime Target for NoEscape Ransomware, HHS Warns"According to a warning from the US Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3), NoEscape, a triple-extortion ransomware threat group believed to have stemmed from the now defunct Russian-speaking
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"Women Political Leaders Summit Targeted in RomCom Malware Phishing"A new variant of the RomCom backdoor was used against Women Political Leaders (WPL) Summit participants. The conference is focused on gender equality and women in politics. The campaign involved a fake website mimicking the official WPL portal.
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"Ransomware Targets Unpatched WS_FTP Servers"According to security researchers at Sophos X-Ops' unpatched WS_FTP servers exposed to the internet have become prime targets for ransomware attacks, with threat actors exploiting a critical vulnerability.
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"SpyNote: Beware of This Android Trojan that Records Audio and Phone Calls"SpyNote, an Android banking Trojan, has been examined to expose its diverse information-gathering capabilities.
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"Brands Beware: X's New Badge System Is a Ripe Cyber-Target"Using X's (formerly known as Twitter) newly implemented verification system, fraudsters are impersonating brands and stealing personal information. The blue checkmark was designated for verified companies and influencers.
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"Spyware Caught Masquerading as Israeli Rocket Alert Applications"In the wake of the Israel-Gaza conflict, researchers at Cloudflare have observed threat actors targeting Israeli rocket alerting applications to spread fear and mobile spyware.
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"Researchers Foil MitM Attack on Military Robots With Algorithm"Researchers from the University of South Australia have been successful in preventing Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks on autonomous military robots by teaching the robot to detect MitM attacks using an algorithm.
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"EPA Withdraws Water Sector Cybersecurity Rules Due to Lawsuits"The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently withdrew cybersecurity rules for public water systems due to lawsuits filed by states and non-profit water associations.
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"Europe Mulls Open-Sourcing TETRA Emergency Services' Encryption Algorithms"The European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) is considering open-sourcing the proprietary encryption algorithms used to secure emergency radio communications in response to the public backlash caused by the discovery of security vulnerabi
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"Researchers Test Large Language Model that Preserves Patient Privacy"According to a new study conducted by the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (NIH CC), locally run Large Language Models (LLMs) may be a feasible option for extracting data from text-based radiology reports while protecting patient privacy.