Biden Administration Names a Director of the New AI Safety Institute

The Biden administration named Elizabeth Kelly as the director of the newly established safety institute for artificial intelligence.

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3 million smart toothbrushes were not used in a DDoS attack after all, but it could happen

[UPDATED] What’s next, malware-infected dental floss? But seriously: It’s a reminder that even the smallest smart home devices can be a threat. Here’s how to protect yourself.

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China’s Cyberattackers Maneuver to Disrupt US Critical Infrastructure

Volt Typhoon is positioning itself to physically disrupt and cripple US critical infrastructure by gaining access to operational technology networks in the energy, water, communications, and transportation sectors, according to CISA.

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3 million smart toothbrushes were just used in a DDoS attack. Or were they?

[UPDATED] What’s next, malware-infected dental floss? But seriously: It’s a reminder that even the smallest smart home devices can be a threat. Here’s how to protect yourself.

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Data Breach Affects 66,000 in SIM-Swapping Attacks on US Insurance Giants

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The data breach targeted insurance giants Washington National Insurance Company and Bankers Life and Casualty Company.

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Transatlantic Cable podcast episode 333 | Kaspersky official blog

Episode 333 of the Transatlantic Cable Podcast dives into news that a site called ‘OnlyFakes’ is offering deepfake photo ID – the team also stay on the AI bandwagon with the next story which talks about the recent furore around illicit AI generated Taylor Swift images.

From there the team discuss two final stories, the first around a virus that was released onto the Valhiem gaming Discord channels, causing havoc as it was spread. The final story looks at a recent Interpol campaign, dubbed ‘Operation Synergia,’ which resulted in 31 arrests and over 1,300 C2 (command and control) servers being taken down.

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Inside the Underground Site Where ‘Neural Networks’ Churn Out Fake IDs
Taylor Swift deepfakes spark calls in Congress for new legislation
Valheim Discord servers locked after hacker releases virus
Interpol operation Synergia takes down 1,300 servers used for cybercrime

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CISA: China’s Volt Typhoon Hackers Planning Critical Infrastructure Disruption

New CISA alert includes technical mitigations to harden attack surfaces and instructions to hunt for the Chinese government-backed hackers.

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Patch Now: Critical TeamCity Bug Allows for Server Takeovers

Cyberattackers can exploit a vulnerability in JetBrain’s continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) server (a popular APT target) to gain administrative control.

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Malware-as-a-Service Now the Top Threat to Organizations

Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) infections and Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) attacks were the predominant cybersecurity threats in the second half of 2023, posing a significant danger to organizations, according to a new Darktrace report.

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Medical Center Fined $4.75M in Insider ID Theft Incident

The incident revealed data security failures and led to a corrective action plan, including a thorough security risk analysis and implementation of audit controls, to address vulnerabilities and improve patient information protection.

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