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  • "Barnes & Noble Hack: A Reading List for Phishers and Crooks"
    Barnes & Noble is warning that it has been hacked, potentially exposing personal data for shoppers.  The cyberattack occurred on October 10 and resulted in unauthorized and unlawful access to certain Barnes & Noble corporate systems.  …
  • "Carnival Confirms Passenger Data Compromised"
    During an investigation, Carnival Corporation has discovered that passenger and employee data from three different cruise lines were accessed in a ransomware attack in August. The cruise lines affected include Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line,…
  • "CISA Urges Patch of Windows Remote Code Execution TCP/IP Flaw, DoS Risk"
    The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has advised organizations to apply the patch released for a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability discovered in the Microsoft Windows Transmission Control (…
  • "Some Employees More Likely to Adhere to Information Security Policies Than Others"
    A new study conducted by Binghamton University, State University of New York, suggests that an organization's subcultures influence whether or not employees violate Information Security Policies (ISP). As each subculture within an organization responds…
  • "Hackers Claim to Have Access to 50,000 Home Security Cameras"
    A hacking group composed of over 1,000 global members is advertising access to more than 50,000 hacked home security cameras for sale on the messaging platform Discord. The group claims to have shared over 3 TB of video clips and stills with members. The…
  • "New Website Predicts Likelihood of Cyberattacks Between Nations"
    A team of computer scientists and international studies students at Johns Hopkins University developed a new online database called the Cyber Attack Predictive Index (CAPI) that can predict the likelihood of a cyberattack between nations. The site…
  • "Cybercriminals Steal Nearly 1TB of Data from Miami-Based International Tech Firm"
    Researchers have discovered nearly a terabyte of data that was stolen during a ransomware attack from a  Miami-based tech firm called Intcomex on a Russian-language hacker forum.  The databases stolen by the adversaries were uploaded to the…
  • "Fooling Deepfake Detectors"
    Deepfakes refer to synthetic media, including images and videos, created using Artificial Intelligence (AI). Deepfakes remain a significant issue despite recent developments in security measures that can detect many of them. Bart Kosko, a professor in…
  • "Security Researchers Awarded over $250,000 for Reporting 55 Vulnerabilities in Apple's Bug Bounty Program"
    As part of Apple's bug bounty program, a team of researchers analyzed the company's online services and found a total of 55 vulnerabilities, 11 of which were flagged as critical. The team received a reward of $288,500 for their findings. According to the…
  • "Compliance Activities Cost Organizations $3.5 Million Annually"
    Researchers at Telos have discovered that organizations are struggling to keep up with IT security and privacy compliance regulations.  Researchers at Telos surveyed 300 IT security professionals in July and August.  The survey revealed that,…
  • "Fitbit Spyware Steals Personal Data via Watch Face"
    Using the Fitbit application API, Kev Breen, the director of cyber research for Immersive Labs, built a malicious Fitbit application. This app contains spyware that can steal user information such as gender, age, heart rate, and weight, as well as…
  • "Protecting Device Software from Zero-Day Attacks with TrustMS"
    The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), in partnership with Intelligent Automation, Inc. (IAI), developed a new technology called the Trusted Mobile System (TrustMS). This cybersecurity tool secures device…