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"Five Unique Cybersecurity Challenges in Africa"The African economy is expected to grow significantly over the next five years. In order to promote financial inclusion with this growth, the continent's financial technologies and infrastructure must undergo security and resilience improvements. The…
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"Palo Alto Networks Closes Door on TunnelCrack"Palo Alto Networks has responded to researchers' TunnelCrack Virtual Private Network (VPN) eavesdropping technique demonstrated earlier in August. According to the study, most VPNs could be tricked into leaking traffic. They described two vulnerabilities…
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"Combating Phishing Attacks Using AI and Machine Learning Technologies"The advancement of Artificial intelligence (AI) technology and the ease with which the general public can access it has given attackers powerful new capabilities to create more convincing phishing messages for victims. However, AI technology can also be…
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"FBI Finds 1,580 Bitcoin in Crypto Wallets Linked to North Korean Hackers"The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has published information on six cryptocurrency wallets operated by North Korean hackers and believed to be holding stolen funds. The FBI stated that the cryptocurrency addresses hold roughly 1,580 Bitcoin…
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"Artificial Intelligence and USBs Drive 8% Rise in Cyberattacks"Researchers at Check Point Research have recently released their 2023 Mid-Year Security Report. The research reveals a concerning 8% surge in global weekly cyberattacks during Q2, marking the most significant increase in two years. The…
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"Barracuda Details How AI Is Being Used by Attackers and Defenders"The cloud cybersecurity company Barracuda has published a new report on the evolution of the malicious use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), detailing how attackers use AI and how to prevent attacks. The company analyzed 905 billion events from customers…
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"Speed Demons: Ransomware Attackers' Dwell Time Shrinks"According to Sophos security researchers, ransomware actors are moving faster than ever to execute malicious encryption. In the first half of 2023, the median dwell time for ransomware incidents decreased from nine days to five days, while the median…
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"First Weekly Chrome Security Update Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities"Google recently announced a Chrome 116 security update that patches five memory safety vulnerabilities reported by external researchers, including four issues rated high severity. Based on the bug bounty reward Google paid out for these flaws, the…
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"Doubling of Identity Theft Victims With Suicidal Thoughts"According to a new study conducted by researchers at the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), 16% of American identity theft victims have had suicidal thoughts following their experiences, up from just 8% in 2020. During the study, the…
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"Cyberattack Shutters Major NSF-Funded Telescopes for More Than 2 Weeks"A cyber incident at a National Science Foundation (NSF) center coordinating international astronomy efforts knocked out key telescopes in Hawaii and Chile. Officials stopped all operations at ten telescopes. At a few others, only in-person observations…
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"Akira Ransomware Targets Cisco VPNs to Breach Organizations"A growing body of evidence suggests that the Akira ransomware uses Cisco Virtual Private Network (VPN) products as an attack vector to infiltrate corporate networks, steal data, and encrypt it. Akira ransomware is a relatively new ransomware operation…
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"Over a Dozen Malicious npm Packages Target Roblox Game Developers"Since the beginning of August 2023, more than a dozen malicious packages have been discovered in the npm package repository with the capability to launch an open-source information stealer named Luna Token Grabber on Roblox game developers' systems. The…