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  • "Researchers Released a Free Decryptor for the Key Group Ransomware"
    The threat intelligence company EclecticIQ has released a free decryption tool for the Key Group ransomware that enables victims to recover their data without paying the demanded ransom. Since at least January 2023, the Key Group ransomware gang has been…
  • "A Brief History of ICS-Tailored Attacks"
    According to Oleg Brodt, Chief Innovation Officer for Cyber at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Industrial Control System (ICS)-specific malware is relatively difficult to develop for malware authors. It takes more effort to attack ICS. ICS facilities…
  • "North Korean Hackers Behind Malicious VMConnect PyPI Campaign"
    North Korean state-sponsored hackers are responsible for the VMConnect campaign, which uploaded malicious packages to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository. One of the packages mimicked the VMware vSphere connector module vConnector. The packages…
  • "New SuperBear Trojan Emerges in Targeted Phishing Attack on South Korean Activists"
    SuperBear, a novel Remote Access Trojan (RAT), was discovered due to a new phishing attack targeting civil society groups in South Korea. According to Interlabs, the attack targeted an unnamed activist who was contacted in late August 2023 and received a…
  • "Cybercriminals Use Research Contests to Create New Attack Methods"
    According to Sophos, adversary-sponsored research contests on cybercriminal forums focus on novel attack and evasion techniques. The contests mirror legitimate security conference 'Call For Papers' and provide winners with monetary rewards, peer…
  • "UTIA Analyzes Data Security and Privacy Concerns of Precision Dairy Management Systems"
    A team of researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has received a US Department of Agriculture (USDA)-National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) new investigator seed grant to explore data security and privacy risks…
  • "New Principles for Patient Data Use Balance Research Benefits, Individual Privacy"
    The American Heart Association (AHA) has published new policy guidance regarding collecting, storing, ethically using, and sharing patient data. Consumers and patients likely know about social media companies' health information collection strategies and…
  • "School of Engineering Establishes Virtual Institute to Combat Cyber Threats"
    A newly established virtual institute at the University of Kansas (KU) School of Engineering will prepare the next generation of military and civilian leaders to fight the growing threat of cyberattacks and protect the electromagnetic spectrum (EMS). The…
  • "AI Chatbots Pose Risk for Business Operations, Warn UK Cyber Authorities"
    Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is bringing further attention to the increased security risk posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots such as OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Bard to business operations. According to the NCSC, research…
  • "Ransomware Comic Looks to Bring Detective Noir to the Computer Age"
    Johnny Dollar is a fictional private detective turned insurance investigator whose old-school crime-fighting adventures are being rebooted decades into the future to combat digital extortion, one of the digital age's most pressing and disruptive crimes.…
  • "Gamaredon Hackers Target Ukrainian Military Orgs Amid Counteroffensive Efforts"
    According to a new report published by Ukraine's National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity (NCCC), Gamaredon, the Moscow-backed hacking group, is intensifying its attacks against Ukraine's military and government agencies. Gamaredon works from the…
  • "Vulnerability in WordPress Migration Plugin Exposes Websites to Attacks"
    Security researchers at Patchstack have discovered a vulnerability in several extensions for the All-in-One WP Migration plugin, potentially exposing WordPress websites to attacks leading to sensitive information disclosure.  With more than five…