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  • "QIS Project Shows Novel Method for Privacy-Preserving Quantum ML"

    Quantum computing promises to significantly advance computational capabilities. Programs such as the QIS@Perlmutter project at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) are gathering scientists to conduct the foundational research needed to…

  • "YouTube Videos Using Highly Evasive Loader to Distribute Aurora Stealer Malware"

    Cybersecurity researchers have detailed the inner workings of the evasive loader known as "in2al5d p3in4er" that is used to deliver the Aurora information-stealing malware. According to a report from the cybersecurity company Morphisec, the loader is…

  • "Can Electric Vehicles Be Hacked?"

    As the world strives to become more environmentally responsible, Electric Vehicles (EVs) have entered the mainstream vehicle market. Tesla, Rivian, Lucid, General Motors, and Nissan have emerged as leaders in developing this technology. The objective is…

  • "CISA - Building Cyber Hygiene Capacity in Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia"

    The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) emphasizes that cybersecurity is a worldwide problem. A system or network vulnerability exploited on one side of the world can have global repercussions,…

  • "Ransomware Attack Hits Health Insurer Point32Health"

    Non-profit health insurer Point32Health established in 2021 as the merger between Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, is Massachusetts's second largest health insurer, serving more than 2 million customers.  In a notification…

  • "ChatGPT Malicious Domains Spike as Bot Use Grows"

    According to researchers, the popularity of ChatGPT has prompted scammers to use OpenAI's chatbot name in malicious domains to trick unsuspecting victims. Since OpenAI introduced ChatGPT, the chatbot's popularity has skyrocketed, reaching 100 million…

  • "Trojanized Installers Used to Distribute Bumblebee Malware"

    Security researchers at Securework's Counter Threat Unit discovered that popular software tools such as Zoom, Cisco AnyConnect, ChatGPT, and Citrix Workspace have been trojanized to distribute the malware known as Bumblebee.  The researchers noted…

  • "Chinese-Language Threat Group Targeted a Dozen South Korean Institutions"

    A Chinese-language threat group targeted South Korean research and academic institutions with data exfiltration attacks in January. Researchers from Recorded Future's Insikt Group suspect that the threat actors affiliated with the group have launched a…

  • "CFPB Employee Sends 256,000 Consumers' Data to Personal Email"

    An employee from the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has reportedly forwarded confidential records of roughly 256,000 consumers and confidential supervisory information of approximately 50 institutions to a personal email account.  …

  • "Pipedream Malware Can Disrupt or Destroy Industrial Systems"

    According to a report by the industrial cybersecurity company Dragos, the Chernovite threat group developed a new modular malware called Pipedream to target Industrial Control Systems (ICS). This toolkit is capable of launching disruptive and destructive…

  • "With AI Watermarking, Creators Strike Back: Backdoor Attacks Regulate Unauthorized Uses of Copyrighted or Restricted Data"

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) models rely on massive data sets to train their complex algorithms, but the use of these data sets for training purposes can sometimes violate the rights of the data owners. However, proving that a model used a data set…

  • "The IRS Is Sending Four Investigators Across the World to Fight Cybercrime"

    Beginning this summer, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will send four cybercrime investigators to Australia, Singapore, Colombia, and Germany, marking a significant expansion of the IRS's global efforts to combat cybercrimes, such as those involving…