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"An Artist Used 99 Phones to Fake a Google Maps Traffic Jam"An artist named Simon Weckert created the Google Maps Hack to bring further attention to the potential ease at which malicious actors can fool a product such as Google Maps and other similar products. The Google Maps Hack project was prompted by an… -
"Your Philips Hue Light Bulbs Can Still Be Hacked — And Until Recently, Compromise Your Network"In 2016, security researchers demonstrated the use of a drone to hack Philips Hue smart light bulbs from the outside of a building. Today, security researchers from Check Point conducted another test on Philips Hue models. They discovered that the same…
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"Critical Cisco 'CDPwn' Flaws Break Network Segmentation"Cisco issued patches for five critical vulnerabilities contained by the CISCO Discovery Protocol (CDP), which is a tool used by network administrators and engineers to identify and map Cisco products on a network. According to researchers at the…
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"Malware And Ransomware Attack Volume Down Due to More Targeted Attacks"Results of threat intelligence collected throughout 2019 through the use of over 1.1 million sensors placed in over 215 countries and territories were published in the 2020 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report. The researchers found that there were 9.9 billion…
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"New York City Partners with Israel-based Firm to Boost Cybersecurity"New York City and an Israel-based venture capital firm, named Jerusalem Ventures Partners (JVP) is partnering in support of the Cyber NYC initiative. The initiative aims to make NYC a global leader in cyber innovation and increase the number of…
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"New Ransomware Targets Industrial Control Systems"New ransomware aimed at disrupting the processes associated with industrial control systems (ICS) operations, called EKANS, is being analyzed by security researchers from SentinelOne, Dragos, and the MalwareHunterTeam. According to researchers, EKANS…
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"How Device-Aware 2FA Can Defeat Social Engineering Attacks"Hackers continue to sharpen their skills in the execution of social engineering attacks, resulting in the increased success rate at which they bypass two-factor authentication (2FA) and hijack accounts. SMS-based 2FA remains popular among financial…
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"Twitter API Abused to Uncover User Identities"Researchers have discovered that bad actors with potential ties to state-sponsored groups, were abusing a legitimate function on Twitter's platform to unmask the identity of users. On December 24, 2019, Twitter discovered an extensive network of…
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"Why 2020 Will Be the Year Artificial Intelligence Stops Being Optional for Security"Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly growing in implementation by organizations. Security professionals expect large organizations of all types to find AI-based tools necessary for the protection of their assets from cyberattacks by the end…
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"Watch Out for Coronavirus Phishing Scams"Security firms are discovering that hackers are exploiting the fear caused by the coronavirus outbreak to perform phishing scams. One phishing email detected by Mimecast contains malicious links and PDFs, claiming to have information about how…
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"97 of the World's 100 Largest Airports Have Massive Cybersecurity Risks"In a new study on the world's biggest airports, a security company ImmuniWeb found that almost all of them had an alarming lack of systems in place to protect their websites, mobile applications, and public clouds. 66 of the top 100 airports had highly…
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"Layering Diverse Defenses Is Crucial for Stopping Email Attacks"The use of technology alone is not sufficient enough to defend against targeted email attacks. Adding to that, Evan Reiser, CEO of Abnormal Security, states that providing security awareness and anti-phishing training to employees is not a silver bullet…