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  • "Hackers Build a Better Timing Attack to Crack Encryption Keys"
    Mathy Vanhoef, a postdoctoral researcher at New York University Abu Dhabi, along with Tom Van Goethem of KU Leuven's imec-DistriNet research group, have developed a new type of timing attack that can crack encryption more efficiently. Timing attacks are…
  • "CISA Releases New Training Guide for Government Cyber Workforce"
    The U.S. Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a new training guide, titled the Cybersecurity Workforce Training Guide. This guide is intended to help IT professionals within the Federal and…
  • "May 2021 Saw a 440% Increase in Phishing, The Single Largest Phishing Spike on Record"
    Researchers at Webroot Brightcloud published some of their findings in their mid-year threat report recently.  The researchers found that around half of businesses (45.49%) and consumers (52.35%), on average, saw at least one sustained additional…
  • "Average Ransomware Demands Surge by 518% in 2021"
    The Unit 42 security consulting group released new results found during their research that show that the average ransomware demands surged by 518% in the first half of 2021 compared to 2020, while payments climbed by 82% in the same period.  The…
  • "Post-Quantum Chip Has Built-in Hardware Trojan"
    A team of researchers working with Georg Sigl, Professor of Security in Information Technology at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), has designed and commissioned the production of a computer chip that efficiently implements post-quantum…
  • "Analysis of ICS Exploits Can Help Defenders Prioritize Vulnerability Remediation"
    The Industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos released results from its analysis of exploits targeting vulnerabilities contained by industrial control systems (ICS) and operational technology (OT) systems. Dragos has tracked over 3,000 ICS and OT…
  • "Amazon Kindle Security Flaws Could Have Let Hackers Hijack Your Device"
    Security researchers at Check Point Research (CPR) found security flaws in Amazon Kindle, which were patched by the e-commerce giant in a recent Kindle firmware update. The exploitation of the security flaws could have allowed an attacker to obtain…
  • "Apple to Scan iPhones For Child Sex Abuse Images"
    In new versions of iOS and iPadOS coming this year,  before an image is stored onto iCloud Photos, the technology will search for matches of already known Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).  Apple stated that if a match is found, a human…
  • "Data Breach at University of Kentucky"
    During an annual cybersecurity inspection, researchers have discovered that a data breach has occurred at the University of Kentucky that has exposed the personal information of hundreds of thousands of students and staff.  More than 355,000 email…
  • "Telegram for Mac Bug Lets You Save Self-Destructing Messages Forever"
    Reegun Richard Jayapaul, Trustwave SpiderLabs' Lead Threat Architect, discovered new vulnerabilities that could allow users on Telegram for Mac to save specific self-destructing messages and attachments forever or view them without the sender knowing.…
  • "Water Utilities Ill-Prepared to Deal with Cyber Threats"
    The cyberattack on a water treatment facility in Oldsmar, Florida, in which a malicious actor compromised a control system and attempted to taint the municipal water supply, drew further attention to the importance of improving cybersecurity for water…
  • "Over 60 Million Americans Exposed Through Misconfigured Database"
    Security researchers at vpnMentor have discovered an online Elasticsearch database completely unsecured and exposed to the public internet, containing the personal details of at least 63 million Americans.  The researchers were able to trace the…