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"Security Provider ADT Discloses Second Cybersecurity Incident in Two Months"ADT recently announced that an unauthorized party stole encrypted internal data related to employee user accounts. -
"New Generation of Malicious QR Codes Uncovered by Researchers"Security researchers at Barracuda have discovered a new generation of QR code phishing (quishing) attacks. -
"Australia Introduces First Standalone Cybersecurity Law"The Australian government recently introduced the country's first standalone cybersecurity law to Parliament. The new legislation aims to better protect citizens and organizations against a heightened geopolitical and cyber threat environment. -
"Microsoft Fixes Five Zero-Days in October Patch Tuesday"Microsoft has recently patched two zero-day bugs under active exploitation and three that were publicly disclosed in this month’s Patch Tuesday update round. -
"New Scanner Finds Linux, UNIX Servers Exposed to CUPS RCE Attacks"A new automated tool created by cybersecurity researcher Marcus Hitchins helps security professionals scan environments for devices vulnerable to the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS) Remote Code Execution (RCE) flaw disclosed by Simone Margarit -
"Seeking the Biometric Bill of Rights"Katina Michael, a professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at Arizona State University, calls for better measures to secure sensitive biometric data. -
"Notable Post-Quantum Cryptography Initiatives Paving the Way Toward Q-Day""Q-Day," when quantum computers can break existing cryptographic algorithms, is predicted to happen within the next decade, leaving digital information vulnerable under current encryption protocols. -
"Gamers Tricked Into Downloading Lua-Based Malware via Fake Cheating Script Engines"Users looking for game cheats are being tricked into downloading Lua-based malware that can establish persistence on infected systems and deliver additional payloads. -
"Websites Are Losing the Fight Against Bot Attacks"DataDome's "2024 Global Bot Security Report" found that 95 percent of advanced bot attacks go undetected, emphasizing the need for better detection and mitigation strategies. -
"European Government Air-Gapped Systems Breached Using Custom Malware""GoldenJackal," an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) hacking group, successfully breached air-gapped government systems in Europe. -
"Phishing Attacks Armed With AI Capabilities Are on the Rise"According to the security vendor Egress, phishing attempts increased 28 percent in the second quarter of the year as threat actors gained new tools. -
"Cloud Security Risks Surge as 38% of Firms Face Exposures"The 2024 "Tenable Cloud Risk Report" found that 38 percent of organizations worldwide face critical exposures due to a mix of security gaps in modern cloud environments.