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  • "MDIC Releases Medical Device Security Maturity Benchmarking Report"

    The Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) released its first medical device security maturity benchmarking tool and report based on survey responses from 17 Medical Device Manufacturers (MDMs) to address medical device security challenges and gain…

  • "Slovak, Polish Parliaments Hit by Cyberattacks"

    On Thursday, cyberattacks hit the Slovak and Polish parliaments, bringing down the voting system in Slovakia's legislature.  The Polish Senate stated that the attack was multi-directional, including from inside the Russian Federation.  The…

  • "Twilio Reveals Further Security Breach"

    Communication tool provider Twilio recently revealed that the same malicious actors responsible for a July breach at the firm also compromised an employee a month prior, exposing customer information.  In the attack in July, the attackers sent…

  • "Helping Blockchain Communities Fix Bugs"

    The MIT alumnus-founded company Metrika has created a suite of analytics tools that provide blockchain communities with visibility into their networks. Billions of people will begin using applications built on distributed, user-owned blockchains. Web 3…

  • "Raspberry Robin Operators Are Selling Initial Access to Compromised Enterprise Networks to Ransomware Gangs"

    Microsoft has discovered evidence linking the Raspberry Robin worm to human-operated ransomware attacks. According to data gathered by Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, nearly 3,000 devices in about 1,000 organizations have received at least one Raspberry…

  • "Apple Launches New Security Research Hub"

    Apple's efforts to strengthen the memory allocator have made it more difficult for attackers to exploit certain types of software vulnerabilities on iOS and Mac devices, according to a new website Apple launched to share technical details behind iOS and…

  • "Your CCTV Devices Can Be Hacked and Weaponized"

    In an interview, Flexxon CEO Camellia Chan discusses the dangers of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) hacks and what users can do to protect themselves. CCTV cameras are becoming increasingly common as the global market for smart home security cameras is…

  • "Android Malware Droppers With 130K Installs Found on Google Play"

    A set of Android malware droppers was discovered infiltrating the Google Play store and installing Banking trojans disguised as app updates. Malware droppers are a difficult category of apps to stop because they do not contain malicious code and,…

  • "Researchers Uncover Stealthy Techniques Used by Cranefly Espionage Hackers"

    A new backdoor called Danfuan has been attributed to a recently discovered hacking group known for attacking employees who deal with corporate transactions. According to researchers from Symantec, the Geppei dropper is used to spread this previously…

  • "New Framework Harnesses Multiple Cybersecurity Tools to Protect Critical Infrastructure"

    The US Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) partnered with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and tasked the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) with developing a low-cost cybersecurity solution that could analyze network traffic and…

  • "UC3M Study Finds a Mathematical Link Between Sociopolitical Event and Advanced Cyberattacks"

    An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has developed a mathematical model that can help explain certain advanced state-sponsored cyberattacks based on various sociopolitical variables. This development is…

  • "UWF Cybersecurity Expert Shares Research on Connected Vehicle Security; Warns of Vulnerabilities in Modern Vehicles"

    Dr. Guillermo Francia, III, director of research and innovation for the University of West Florida's (UWF) Center for Cybersecurity, was chosen to present his research on connected vehicle security at the Transatlantic (US-Ireland-Northern Ireland)…