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"Spyware Lurks in Android Smartphones"According to researchers from the University of California, San Diego, New York University, and Cornell, Google has made installing spyware apps on Android smartphones easy. The researchers demonstrated how these Android spyware apps are built and use…
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"NINJIO Releases Report Focused On Increasing Necessity for Human-Based Cybersecurity in Higher Education"The cybersecurity awareness training company NINJIO has published a comprehensive report on cyber threats faced by higher education institutions and the sector's unique vulnerabilities. Universities are high-value targets for cybercriminals because they…
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"State-Sponsored Actors Leading Cause of Cyber Concern in Public Sector"Foreign state actors are now regarded as the greatest threat to digital networks in the US. A recent survey of public sector organizations on the current cybersecurity landscape reveals that 60 percent of respondents are concerned about attacks from…
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"NIST Revises SP 800-171 Guidelines for Protecting Sensitive Information"The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its draft guidelines for protecting sensitive unclassified information to help federal agencies and government contractors implement cybersecurity requirements more consistently. "…
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"CISA Releases White Paper Highlighting R&D Needs and Strategic Actions for Enhancing the Resilience of Critical Infrastructure"The US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has announced the release of the white paper titled "Research, Development, and Innovation for Enhancing Resilience of Cyber-physical Critical Infrastructure:…
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"US Agencies and Allies Partner to Identify Russian Snake Malware Infrastructure Worldwide"In over 50 countries, the National Security Agency (NSA) and several partner agencies have identified infrastructure for the sophisticated Russian cyber espionage tool known as Snake malware. The agencies are publishing the joint Cybersecurity Advisory (…
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"Mass Event Will Let Hackers Test Limits of AI Technology"As soon as ChatGPT was released, hackers began "jailbreaking" the Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot in an attempt to circumvent its safeguards so that it presents something irrational or offensive. Its creator, OpenAI, and other major AI providers,…
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"CryptNet: Russian Ransom Gang Makes Its Debut"Cybersecurity researchers at ZeroFox have discovered a new ransomware gang on the dark web called CryptNet. They made the discovery on the dark web forum RAMP, where a threat actor advertised the new Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) group. ZeroFox noted…
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"Department of Health Notification Regarding Decedent Information"The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) recently started notifying the public, out of an abundance of caution, about an incident that could have compromised some information regarding decedent health information. On March 6, 2023, DOH discovered…
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"Evil Digital Twins and Other Risks: The Use of Twins Opens up a Host of New Security Concerns"Digital twins, which are virtual representations of actual real-world objects, are becoming increasingly popular. Providing real-time models of physical assets, people, or biological systems that can help identify problems as they occur or in advance is…
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"Ransomware Group Tries and Fails to Extort Security Vendor Dragos"A cybercrime group that managed to compromise the cloud-based resources of a cybersecurity vendor tried to extort the company by threatening family members, the company has revealed. Dragos said it was hit on May 8 after threat actors compromised…
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"Details Disclosed for Exploit Chain That Allows Hacking of Netgear Routers"Industrial and IoT cybersecurity firm Claroty recently disclosed the details of five vulnerabilities that can be chained in an exploit, potentially allowing threat actors to hack certain Netgear routers. The vulnerabilities were first presented at…