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"Ransomware Leak Site Victims Reached Record-High in November"According to security researchers at Corvus Insurance, ransomware groups seemed to return with a vengeance in November after a quieter month in October, with the highest number of listed victims ever recorded.
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"Cybersecurity of Genomic Data: NIST IR 8432"The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released NIST Internal Report (IR) 8432, "Cybersecurity of Genomic Data," which delves into current genomic data security practices, challenges, and proposed solutions identified by genomic da
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"Unplugging Doubt"Sauvik Das, assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon's Human-Computer Interaction Institute, and fellow researchers have explored how to disable smart speakers' microphones and provide users with perceptible assurance that they are not being recorded.
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"Vulnerabilities Discovered in Internet Standard SSH"Critical vulnerabilities in the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol have been discovered by a team of researchers at Ruhr University Bochum.
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"Smart Speakers, Wearables and Sensors: How Up-To-Date Are Such Permanently Connected IoT Devices?"Internet of Things (IoT) devices process highly sensitive data, thus making it essential to keep them up-to-date to eliminate vulnerabilities and improve cybersecurity, especially as hacker attacks, data misuse, and industrial espionage grow.
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"'Smishing' Is The Latest Way Scammers Are Trying To Get Your Info. Here's How To Protect Yourself"Smishing is a phishing scheme that uses SMS to your phone.
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"Dozens of High-Profile Israeli Firms Hacked by Iran-Sponsored Gang"According to the threat intelligence platform FalconFeedsio, a newly emerged Iranian cyber gang called "Cyber Toufan" has allegedly leaked data from 49 Israeli companies.
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"Member of Lapsus$ Gang Sentenced to an Indefinite Hospital Order"Arion Kurtaj, a prominent member of the international cyber extortion gang Lapsus$, has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order by the UK Southwark Crown Court.
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"CISA Finalizes Microsoft 365 Secure Configuration Baselines"The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced the release of Version 1.0 of its Secure Configuration Baselines for Microsoft 365 (M365), along with its ScubaGear tool that helps organizations quickly assess their M3
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"Cybercrooks Book a Stay in Hotel Email Inboxes to Trick Staff Into Spilling Credentials"Sophos researchers have detailed a new malware campaign targeting hotels that involves sending emails that play on employees' emotions while putting them under time pressure to trick them into downloading and running password-stealing Windows malware.
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"Nissan Australia Cyberattack Claimed by Akira Ransomware Gang"The Akira ransomware gang recently claimed it breached the network of Nissan Australia, the Australian division of Japanese car maker Nissan.
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"OpenAI Rolls Out Imperfect Fix for ChatGPT Data Leak Flaw"OpenAI has addressed a ChatGPT data exfiltration bug that could leak conversation details to an external URL. However, the mitigation is not perfect, according to security researcher Johann Rehberger, who discovered the flaw.