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"Messenger Billed as Better Than Signal Is Riddled With Vulnerabilities"Academic researchers have identified critical flaws in Threema, an instant messenger claimed to provide a level of security and privacy unmatched by any other chat service. However, according to the researchers, the flaws fundamentally invalidate the… -
"Oregon Insurer Data Breach May Have Exposed Personal Info"Oregon workers compensation insurer SAIF Corp. suffered a data breach last fall that may have exposed some policyholders’ Social Security numbers and medical information. The company noted that much of the information was at least two decades old,…
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"Hospitals Are at Risk: Smartphone Attacks Could Release Deadly Microbes"Negative pressure rooms, which are used in hospitals and laboratories to prevent the spread of deadly pathogens, can be breached using a smartphone, according to a team of researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI). These rooms are…
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"Winning Cybersecurity Paper Addresses Algorithm Accuracy"The 10th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition honors the best foundational cybersecurity paper published in 2021. The winning paper titled "Verifying Hyperproperties with Temporal Logic of Actions (TLA)," written by Leslie Lamport and…
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"Cloud-Delivered Malware Attacks Almost Tripled in 2022"In 2022, the number of cloud apps used to distribute malware nearly tripled, as users were confronted with an increasingly malicious cyber threat landscape. According to research from Netskope, over 400 different cloud apps were employed to target users…
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"Zoom Patches High Risk Flaws on Windows, MacOS Platforms"Video messaging giant Zoom recently released patches for multiple security vulnerabilities that expose Windows and macOS users to malicious cyberattacks. The vulnerabilities in the enterprise-facing Zoom Rooms product could be exploited in…
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"Iowa's Largest City Cancels Classes Due to Cyberattack"Iowa’s largest school district canceled classes for Tuesday after determining there was a cyberattack on its technology network. Des Moines Public Schools announced Monday that classes would be canceled for its 33,000 students after being “alerted…
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"PyPI Users Targeted With PoweRAT Malware"Security researchers at Phylum have identified a malicious attack targeting Python Package Index (PyPI) users with the PoweRAT backdoor and information stealer. The campaign was first detected on December 22, 2022, when a malicious package named…
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"Homeland Security, CISA Builds AI-Based Cybersecurity Analytics Sandbox"Two of the leading security agencies in the US are building a Machine Learning (ML)-based analytics environment to combat fast-evolving threats and create more robust infrastructures for both the public and private sectors. The Science and Technology…
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"Hive Claims Stealing Consulate Health Data; Provider Reports Vendor Incident"The Hive ransomware threat group recently claimed to have stolen 550 GB of data from Consulate Health Care. The actors' dark web posting appeared around the same time a notice was posted on the company's website that warned patients of potential…
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"New Jersey, Ohio Join Other States in Banning TikTok From State Devices"New Jersey and Ohio on Monday announced that they were joining other states in banning use of the popular video app TikTok on government-owned and managed devices. New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy stated that in addition to banning the short-video…
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"Norton, Avira, Avast, AVG Affected by a Privilege Escalation Bug"Multiple Windows antivirus software brands under the multinational software company Gen Digital were vulnerable to a privilege escalation flaw. The vulnerability affected NortonLifelock products, including Norton Antivirus Windows ERASER Engine, Avira…