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"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…
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"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…
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"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…
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"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…
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"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…
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"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.…
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"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…
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"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…
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"SapphireStealer Malware: A Gateway to Espionage and Ransomware Operations"Multiple entities are enhancing the capabilities of SapphireStealer, an open-source .NET-based information stealer malware, and spawning their own custom variants. According to Cisco Talos researcher Edmund Brumaghin, information-stealing malware such as…
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"Classiscam Fraud-As-A-Service Expands, Now Targets Banks and 251 Brands"The "Classiscam" Fraud-as-a-Service (FaaS) operation has expanded its global reach, targeting a greater number of brands, countries, and industries, and causing more significant financial harm than before. This Telegram-based operation, similar to…
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"Apple Offers Security Researchers Specialized iPhones to Tinker With"Apple encourages security researchers to apply for its Security Research Device Program (SRDP) to identify vulnerabilities and earn bug bounties. Apple launched its Apple SRDP in 2019. Participating researchers have identified 130 critical security flaws…
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"Cyberattackers Swarm Openfire Cloud Servers With Takeover Barrage"The cybercriminal group Kinsing has returned, exploiting a previously disclosed path traversal vulnerability in the Openfire enterprise messaging application to create unauthenticated admin users. They can then upload malware and a Monero cryptominer to…