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  • "FIN8 Group Returns, Targeting PoS Devices With Malware"
    The financially-motivated hacking group, FIN8, has returned after a two-year hiatus. According to researchers from Morphisec, the FIN8 group is now mainly targeting point-of-sale (PoS) systems used within the hotel industry. Customized malware, called…
  • "Hackers Have Carried out 12 Billion Attacks Against Gaming Web Sites in 17 Months"
    Findings shared by a new report released by Akamai indicate that the gaming industry is becoming one of the most favorable targets for hackers. According to the report, a significant number of credential stuffing attacks were launched against gaming…
  • "The Next Big Privacy Hurdle? Teaching AI to Forget"
    The General Data Regulation (GDPR) introduced the "right to be forgotten", which empowers individuals to request that their personal data is erased. The enactment of this regulation has sparked debates about the collection, storage, and usage of data, as…
  • "New RCE Vulnerability Impacts Nearly Half of the Internet's Email Servers"
    Security researchers from Qualys discovered a critical remote command execution (RCE) security vulnerability that affects most of the Internet's email servers. According to researchers, the vulnerability impacts the mail transfer agent (MTA), Exim, which…
  • "How Human Bias Impacts Cybersecurity Decision Making"
    Psychologist and Principal Research Scientist at Forecepoint, Dr. Margaret Cunningham, conducted a study in which she examined the impacts of six different unconscious human biases on decision-making in cybersecurity. Awareness and understanding…
  • "Hackproofing Smart Meters"
    An automated program that will help increase the protection of smart electricity meters and the smart grid against hacking has been developed by cybersecurity researchers from the University of British Columbia. Smart electricity meters are devices used…
  • "FBI Issues Warning on 'Secure' Websites Used For Phishing"
    The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning pertaining to the use of TLS-secured websites by malicious actors for the performance of phishing attacks. The warning brings further attention to the false sense of security given to…
  • "Hackers Hid Malware in a Fake Trading App to Steal Your Cryptocurrency"
    A fraudulent cryptocurrency trading website has been discovered by security researchers. According to security researchers, the fake website was modeled after the cryptocurrency trading platform, Cryptohopper. The imitation Cryptohopper website contains…
  • "Microsoft Wants More Security Researchers to Hack Into Its Cloud"
    Microsoft seeks to improve the security of its cloud computing service, Azure, as the company is encouraging security researchers to probe the cloud service for vulnerabilities. White Hat hackers are being asked to find flaws in Azure for Microsoft to…
  • "Is there a weak link in blockchain security?"
    Recent research revealed that blockchain is set to become ubiquitous by 2025.  Blockchain technology is set to provide greater transparency, traceability and immutability, allowing people and organizations to share data without having…
  • "What’s the Best Approach to Patching Vulnerabilities?"
    A team of researchers from Cyentia, Virginia Tech, and RAND Corporation recently presented a paper, titled Improving Vulnerability Remediation Through Better Exploit Prediction, in which they discuss their study on strategies for the prioritization of…
  • "UTSA Develops First Cyber Agility Framework to Measure Network Protection over Time"
    Researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio developed a quantifiable framework that can be used to measure the agility of cyber attackers and defenders. Through the use of this framework, cyberattacks such as those launched by the major cyber…