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"Connected Vehicles and Cybersecurity--A New Frontier of Risk"Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) could change how people view transportation and mobility. CAVs may provide numerous advantages, including enhanced service accessibility, reduced travel burdens, and safer transportation systems. Many of these…
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"Streamlining Microelectronics Security and Testing"The Joint University Microelectronics Program (JUMP 2.0) was established by the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) in response to the rapid evolution of the semiconductor industry. The coalition is composed of universities, industry partners, and…
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"SpikeGPT: Researcher Releases Code for Largest-Ever Spiking Neural Network for Language Generation"Language generators such as ChatGPT are growing more popular for their ability to transform how humans engage with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and search engines. However, these algorithms are computationally expensive to run and rely on maintenance…
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"Nation-State Hackers Using Malicious USB Drives in Attacks in Africa, Asia and Oceania"Hackers are using USB drives containing a strain of malware typically used by the Chinese government to target people in Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Ghana, Zimbabwe, and Nigeria. Sophos researchers discovered the targeting of government organizations in…
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"Under the Promise of Early Success, CISA Expands its Beta Mobile App Vetting Service"Mobile devices are essential to day-to-day operations, and their increasing use in government provides more than convenience. However, this connectivity has also widened the threat landscape, leaving the government vulnerable to malicious apps that could…
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"US Government Warns Organizations of LockBit 3.0 Ransomware Attacks"The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency (CISA), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) recently issued an alert on the LockBit 3.0 ransomware operation. Since…
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"The Most Visited Websites in Spain Do Not Comply Correctly with Privacy Laws and Track Their Users"A small percentage of the 500 most visited websites in Spain comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This is one of the findings of a study conducted by researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), the University of…
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"DNS Data Shows One in 10 Organizations Have Malware Traffic on Their Networks"During every quarter last year, between 10% and 16% of organizations had DNS traffic originating on their networks towards command-and-control (C2) servers associated with known botnets and various other malware threats, according to a new report by…
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"Smart City Tech Can Enhance Life with Data Privacy Protections"Smart city technologies offer to improve urban living by expanding residents' access to government services, while tackling various societal challenges, such as managing traffic congestion, lowering carbon emissions, improving public health outcomes, and…
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"Russian Military Preparing New Destructive Attacks: Microsoft"According to Microsoft, Russia is readying another destructive cyber assault on Ukraine and could expand its targets to include organizations outside the country supplying Kyiv. Microsoft stated that Sandworm, a unit linked to the Russian military…
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"Magniber Ransomware Group Exploiting Microsoft Zero-Day"A financially motivated hacking group exploited a now-patched zero-day Windows operating system vulnerability to distribute ransomware. The Google Threat Analysis Group linked the malicious campaign to the Magniber ransomware group, which began…
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"Vishing Campaign Targets Social Security Administration"Security experts at Armorblox have warned of a new hybrid phishing campaign impersonating the Social Security Administration (SSA), which tries to trick recipients into calling a criminal call center. Armorblox claimed that it blocked the scam emails for…