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  • "CyberGraph: Mapping Cyber Threats to Prevent the Next Attack"
    As cyber intrusions grow more frequent and sophisticated, it is essential to continue the development of tools to help cybersecurity analysts identify and eliminate security threats. Howie Huang, a professor of electrical and computer engineering in the…
  • "Nintendo Now Says 300,000 Accounts Breached by Hackers"
    The hack faced by the Japanese gaming giant Nintendo in April compromised more accounts than initially discovered. Nintendo originally admitted that hackers breached 160,000 Nintendo accounts, which exposed personal information about account owners, such…
  • "'Thanos' Ransomware Weaponizes Research Tool Against Microsoft Windows Users"
    Software intended to be used only as a testing tool has been turned into a new destructive strain of ransomware, called "Thanos." Research recently published by the threat intelligence firm, Recorded Future, revealed that hackers are selling this new…
  • "Alarm Sounded Over Security Risks in Online Voting System"
    OmniBallot is a platform approved for online voting in multiple US states.  Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Michigan have found that OmniBallot is insecure on multiple levels and is…
  • "NASA Hit By 366% Rise In Cybersecurity Incidents After Budget Cuts"
    Researchers at AtalasVPN discovered that cybersecurity incidents at NASA rose 366 percent last year.  There were 315 cybersecurity incidents in 2018, and that number rose in 2019 to 1,469 cyber incidents.  Between 2018 and 2019, NASA's…
  • "DHS CISA: Threat Actors Targeting Unpatched Microsoft Windows Flaw"
    The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published an advisory about a critical vulnerability, known as CVE-2020-0796, contained by Microsoft Server Message Block 3.1.1 (SMBv3) in all Windows…
  • "Dark Basin Hack-For-Hire Group Targeted Thousands Over 7 Years"
    Researchers have recently discovered a hack-for-hire group called Dark Basin.  Dark Basin targeted thousands of individuals and organizations worldwide, including advocacy groups, journalists, elected and senior government officials, and hedge funds…
  • "DARPA Stress Tests its Hardware-Centric Security Approach" 
    Researchers in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA's) System Security Integration Through Hardware and Firmware (SSITH) program have developed security architectures and associated design tools aimed at protecting Internet of Things (…
  • "41% of UK Workers Haven’t Received Adequate Cybersecurity Training"
    Researchers surveyed 1342 businesses across 11 different sectors in the UK and discovered that an average of 41 percent of UK employees across all industries have not received adequate cybersecurity training.  Travel and hospitality was the worst…
  • "Honda Global Operations Halted by Ransomware Attack"
    The Japanese carmaker Honda has been hit by a ransomware attack that affected its production, sales, and development activities. The company recently stated that its customer service and financial services are down because of this incident. Snake…
  • "As States Explore Online Voting, New Report Warns of 'Severe Risk'"
    Researchers at MIT have published a report about the security of OmniBallot, an internet voting, and ballot delivery system developed by Democracy Live, a cloud-based voting technologies provider. The researchers' analysis of the OminBallot platform…
  • "Critical Vulnerability Could Have Allowed Hackers to Disrupt Traffic Lights"
    Researchers at ProtectEM discovered a critical vulnerability in traffic light controllers made by SWARCO, an Austria-based company specializing in traffic management, traffic safety, and road marking, and more. According to the researchers, an open port…