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"Israeli Company Hires Overseas Attackers for 'Hack Back' Effort"Doron Amir, CEO of CyTaka, a cybersecurity awareness and training company, hired a network of offensive cyber hackers worldwide to target disinformation distribution and offensive cyber operations that fund terrorist organizations.
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"OilRig Targets Israel Organizations With New Lightweight Downloaders"ESET researchers analyzed an increasing number of new OilRig downloaders used by the group in multiple campaigns in 2022 to maintain access to targeted Israeli organizations.
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"116 Malware Packages Found on PyPI Repository Infecting Windows and Linux Systems"Researchers have discovered 116 malicious packages in the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository. These packages are designed to install a custom backdoor on Windows and Linux systems.
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"Personal Information of 45,000 Individuals Stolen in Idaho National Laboratory Data Breach"Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has recently started notifying 45,000 individuals that their personal information was stolen in a data breach last month.
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"Food Giant Kraft Heinz Targeted by Ransomware Group"A known ransomware group known as Snatch claims to have breached the systems of Kraft Heinz, but the food giant says it's unable to verify the cybercriminals' allegations.
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"Security Researchers: ChatGPT Vulnerability Allows Training Data to be Accessed by Telling Chatbot to Endlessly Repeat a Word"A ChatGPT vulnerability, described in a new report by a group of researchers from Google DeepMind, Cornell University, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), UC Berkeley, ETH Zurich, and the University of Washington, exposes random training data that can be
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"Celebrated Cryptography Algorithm Gets an Upgrade"A well-known technique for lattice basis reduction has been improved by two researchers, unlocking new avenues for practical cryptography and mathematics experiments. Cryptography is essential for security in our increasingly digital lives.
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"Harry Coker Confirmed as National Cyber Director"The US Senate recently confirmed Harry Coker as the next National Cyber Director serving in the White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD).
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"Most Cyberattacks Hide in Encrypted Web Traffic"According to Zscaler's ThreatLabz 2023 State of Encrypted Attacks Report, most cyberattacks involve malware being hidden in encrypted web traffic. The spread of cyber threats through encrypted (HTTPS) web traffic is increasing year after year.
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"Vulnerabilities Now Top Initial Access Route For Ransomware"Corvus Insurance recently did a study and found that threat actors are switching tactics to compromise their victims with ransomware, with more attacks now exploiting vulnerabilities rather than using phishing emails.
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"Ransomware Groups Are Using Media Coverage to Coerce Victims Into Paying"According to new Sophos X-Ops research, ransomware gangs use media coverage of attacks to increase pressure on victims to meet their demands.
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"PNNL Creates Center for Artificial Intelligence"The Department of Energy's (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has established the Center for AI @ PNNL to coordinate the pioneering research of hundreds of scientists working on various projects focusing on science, security, and