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"Cyberattack Shutters Major NSF-Funded Telescopes for More Than 2 Weeks"A cyber incident at a National Science Foundation (NSF) center coordinating international astronomy efforts knocked out key telescopes in Hawaii and Chile. Officials stopped all operations at ten telescopes. At a few others, only in-person observations… -
"Akira Ransomware Targets Cisco VPNs to Breach Organizations"A growing body of evidence suggests that the Akira ransomware uses Cisco Virtual Private Network (VPN) products as an attack vector to infiltrate corporate networks, steal data, and encrypt it. Akira ransomware is a relatively new ransomware operation…
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"Over a Dozen Malicious npm Packages Target Roblox Game Developers"Since the beginning of August 2023, more than a dozen malicious packages have been discovered in the npm package repository with the capability to launch an open-source information stealer named Luna Token Grabber on Roblox game developers' systems. The…
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"Open Redirect Flaws Increasingly Exploited by Phishers"According to Kroll's Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) team, phishing attacks involving the exploitation of open redirect flaws are increasing again. Therefore, organizations should consider retraining their employees on how to spot them. Open redirect…
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"More Than Half of Browser Extensions Pose Security Risks"A new study found that many of the browser extensions organizations allow employees to use when working with Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) apps like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 have access to high levels of content and pose risks such as data theft…
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"Using Quantum Computing to Protect AI From Attack"Machine Learning (ML)-based frameworks remain highly vulnerable to adversarial attacks, which involve malicious data tampering that causes them to fail in unexpected ways, despite their successes and increased adoption. A study by researchers at the…
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"Cyber Fire Puzzles Presents Real-Life Cyber Security Challenges to Develop Students' Cyber Defense Skills"On August 19-20, nearly 60 students were presented with cybersecurity challenges through puzzles to develop skills essential to practitioners. Cyber Fire Puzzles is hosted by the Auburn University/Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Cyber Security…
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"Crypto Botnet on X Is Powered by ChatGPT"In May of this year, researchers at Indiana University Bloomington discovered a ChatGPT-powered botnet operating on X, formerly known as Twitter. The researchers named the botnet Fox8 due to its connection to cryptocurrency websites with variations of…
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"Critical Insight Report: 15% Drop in Breaches, 31% Surge in Victims"Critical Insight has recently unveiled its 2023 H1 Healthcare Data Breach Report, offering insights into the cybersecurity landscape of the healthcare sector. The researchers analyzed data breaches from healthcare organizations to the US Department…
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"HHS Launches Digital Health Security Project to Protect Healthcare Infrastructure"The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a division of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has announced the formation of the Digital Health Security (DIGIHEALS) project, which aims to protect the electronic…
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"How to Stop Leaky Forms From Putting Ecommerce Customer Data at Risk"Compliance with data privacy regulations is an ongoing responsibility for online retailers, with most being vigilant in ensuring that their systems protect customers' information. Ultimately, no retailer wants to lose their customers' trust or be subject…
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"US Military Targeted in Recent HiatusRAT Attack"According to security researchers at Lumen, a recent HiatusRAT campaign has been targeting a US military procurement system for reconnaissance. Initially observed at the beginning of the year, HiatusRAT has been targeting high-bandwidth routers…