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"Rockwell ThinManager Vulnerabilities Could Expose Industrial HMIs to Attacks"Vulnerabilities discovered by researchers at Tenable in Rockwell Automation’s ThinManager ThinServer product could be exploited in attacks aimed at industrial control systems (ICS). The researchers found one critical and two high-severity…
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"Hosting Provider CloudNordic Loses All Customer Data in Ransomware Attack"Danish cloud hosting services provider CloudNordic recently announced that all its systems were rendered unusable following a ransomware attack. The company noted that the attack started on Friday, August 18, and resulted in all its systems and…
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"Sensitive Data of 10 Million at Risk After French Employment Agency Breach"The French national employment agency, Pôle emploi, has recently been hit by a cyberattack potentially exposing critical information of up to 10 million people. Several security researchers have linked the breach to the Clop ransomware gang’s…
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"Protecting Canada's Energy Infrastructure and Supply Chain From Cyber Attacks"Dr. Sebastian Fischmeister, an engineering professor at the University of Waterloo, has been awarded federal funding in support of efforts to protect Canada's critical energy infrastructure and energy sector supply chains from cyberattacks. Dr.…
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"Five Unique Cybersecurity Challenges in Africa"The African economy is expected to grow significantly over the next five years. In order to promote financial inclusion with this growth, the continent's financial technologies and infrastructure must undergo security and resilience improvements. The…
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"Palo Alto Networks Closes Door on TunnelCrack"Palo Alto Networks has responded to researchers' TunnelCrack Virtual Private Network (VPN) eavesdropping technique demonstrated earlier in August. According to the study, most VPNs could be tricked into leaking traffic. They described two vulnerabilities…
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"Combating Phishing Attacks Using AI and Machine Learning Technologies"The advancement of Artificial intelligence (AI) technology and the ease with which the general public can access it has given attackers powerful new capabilities to create more convincing phishing messages for victims. However, AI technology can also be…
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"FBI Finds 1,580 Bitcoin in Crypto Wallets Linked to North Korean Hackers"The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has published information on six cryptocurrency wallets operated by North Korean hackers and believed to be holding stolen funds. The FBI stated that the cryptocurrency addresses hold roughly 1,580 Bitcoin…
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"Artificial Intelligence and USBs Drive 8% Rise in Cyberattacks"Researchers at Check Point Research have recently released their 2023 Mid-Year Security Report. The research reveals a concerning 8% surge in global weekly cyberattacks during Q2, marking the most significant increase in two years. The…
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"Barracuda Details How AI Is Being Used by Attackers and Defenders"The cloud cybersecurity company Barracuda has published a new report on the evolution of the malicious use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), detailing how attackers use AI and how to prevent attacks. The company analyzed 905 billion events from customers…
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"Speed Demons: Ransomware Attackers' Dwell Time Shrinks"According to Sophos security researchers, ransomware actors are moving faster than ever to execute malicious encryption. In the first half of 2023, the median dwell time for ransomware incidents decreased from nine days to five days, while the median…
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"First Weekly Chrome Security Update Patches High-Severity Vulnerabilities"Google recently announced a Chrome 116 security update that patches five memory safety vulnerabilities reported by external researchers, including four issues rated high severity. Based on the bug bounty reward Google paid out for these flaws, the…