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"Ask the Expert: How New Research Can Help Protect Private Data"As an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University, Dr. Borzoo Bonakdarpour works to prevent the exposure of private information. Well-publicized instances of individuals being hacked due to…
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"Tech Mandated by Online Safety Bill 'Could Turn Phones Into Surveillance Tools'"
According to new research from Imperial College London, the technology mandated by the UK's Online Safety Bill could be used to transform millions of phones into facial recognition tools. Client-Side Scanning (CSS) was examined in regard to its potential…
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"NATO Member Websites Targeted by Pro-Russian Hackers"The pro-Russian hacking group UserSec has announced the start of a new cyber campaign targeting and defacing the websites of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member countries. On their official UserSec Telegram channel, the group posted an…
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"Congress Looks to Expand CISA’s Role, Adding Responsibilities For Satellites And Open Source Software"Lawmakers recently passed a series of bills to give the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) new responsibilities when it comes to safeguarding open source software, protecting U.S. critical infrastructure, and expanding the…
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"KeePass 2.X Master Password Dumper Allows Retrieving the KeePass Master Password"KeePass 2.X Master Password Dumper is a proof-of-concept (PoC) tool developed by the security researcher Vdohney that retrieves the master password for KeePass. The tool exploits the unpatched vulnerability in KeePass, tracked as CVE-2023-32784, to…
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"Dark Web ChatGPT Unleashed: Meet DarkBERT"The snowball effect caused by Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT is still in the early stages. Combined with the open-sourcing of other Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (GPT) models, the number of Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based…
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"FTC to Crack Down on Biometric Tech, Health App Data Privacy Violations"
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plans to update its Health Breach Notification Rule (HBNR) to clarify language regarding security breaches, user consent, and other functions, which will result in stricter enforcement for developers of consumer-driven…
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"Google Debuts Quality Ratings for Security Bug Disclosures"
Google and Android announced recently that they will now assess device vulnerability disclosure reports based on the level of information that bug hunters provide in order to encourage more comprehensive submissions. According to Google,…
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"Apple Patches 3 Exploited WebKit Zero-Day Vulnerabilities"Apple recently released security updates for its operating systems to patch dozens of vulnerabilities that could expose iPhones and Macs to hacker attacks, including three zero-days affecting the WebKit browser engine. Two of the actively exploited…
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"Satellite Signal Jamming Reaches New Lows: Starlink and Other LEO Constellations Face a New Set of Security Risks"
Before Russia invaded Ukraine, Russian hackers knocked out Viasat satellite ground receivers across Europe. Elon Musk then offered access to Starlink, SpaceX's network of low Earth orbit (LEO) communications satellites. However, Musk reported shortly…
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"Experts Warn of Voice Cloning-as-a-Service"
Security researchers at Recorded Future warn that threat actors are gaining significant interest in voice cloning-as-a-service (VCaaS) offerings on the dark web, designed to streamline deepfake-based fraud. The researchers noted that deepfake audio…
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