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Data Poisoning: The Next Big Threat

August 26, 2021 9:52 pm

Advertisement Data poisoning against security software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is likely the next big cybersecurity risk. According to the RSA 2021 keynote presentation by Johannes Ullrich, dean of research of SANS Technology Institute, it’s a threat we should all keep an eye on. “One of the most basic threats...

How to Avoid Smishing Attacks Targeting Subscription Service Users

August 17, 2021 8:26 pm

Advertisement If you’re anything like me, you used delivery more during the pandemic than before. Both getting food brought to my door and meal kit boxes mean people don’t have to mask up and go out to the grocery store. But threat actors know that, too. Recent scams take advantage of people signing up for...

Hackers Return Portion of Record Crypto Heist Haul

August 11, 2021 7:57 pm

Advertisement Poly Network fired off a tweet Wednesday saying hackers had returned $260 million worth of the digital assets taken in a heist a day earlier valued at $613 million. Polygon had urged the thieves to return the stolen fortune and provided online addresses for transfers. “Seven minutes prior to sending the first transaction returning...

TSA Requires Rail and Airports to Strengthen Cybersecurity

Issued by: Security Week

The Biden administration said the requirements made public Thursday are part of a broader effort at protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure from ongoing cyberespionage and a surge in disruptive ransomware attacks. “These new cybersecurity requirements and recommendations will help keep the traveling public safe,” Homeland...

17 Malware Frameworks Target Air-Gapped Systems for Espionage

Issued by: Security Week

The list was created over the course of 15 years, but the last four of the frameworks emerged last year, proof of an increased interest by threat actors to target isolated systems. Only malware components working together to create an offline, covert communication channel between...

Facebook, Twitter Take Down More State-Linked Accounts

Issued by: Security Week

Facebook removed over 800 accounts, pages and groups from the social media platform for engaging in what the company calls coordinated inauthentic behavior. Other accounts were taken down for brigading and mass reporting. The largest number of removed Facebook accounts, pages, and groups (548 in...

Planned Parenthood LA Breach Compromises 400,000 Patients’ Data

Issued by: Dark Reading

A security incident at Planned Parenthood's Los Angeles (PPLA) branch compromised personal data of about 400,000 patients, officials confirmed this week. News of the breach was confirmed in letters sent to affected patients. These state suspicious activity was detected on the PPLA network on Oct....

Top 5 Reasons to Get ‘SASE’ With Security

Issued by: Dark Reading

What’s the key to effective security? How can we continue to defend against the ever-rising tide of cyberattacks amid a constantly evolving perimeter and the unprecedented acceleration of hybrid work? And let's not forget about the proliferation of devices connecting to the network, and the...

SideCopy APT: Connecting lures to victims, payloads to infrastructure

Issued by: Blog Malwarebytes

Last week, Facebook announced that back in August it had taken action against a Pakistani APT group known as SideCopy. Facebook describes how the threat actors used romantic lures to compromise targets in Afghanistan. In this blog post we are providing additional details about SideCopy...

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Ransomware Operators Threaten to Leak 1.5TB of Supernus Pharmaceuticals Data

After failed fix, researcher releases exploit for Windows EoP flaw (CVE-2021-41379)

Delivering on the Promise of 5G Requires New Security Standards

Network Security Company Netography Raises $45 Million

SASE and Zero Trust: What’s the Connection?

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