Tricky Web Timing Attacks Are Getting Easier to Use—and Abuse
New research shows how known techniques for finding weaknesses in websites are actually practical in uncovering vulnerabilities, for better or worse.
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How to Offer Secure IVR Banking and Authenticate Callers
Discover how to safeguard IVR banking from hackers and implement secure authentication methods for customer protection. Find out how these digital alternatives benefit both customers and agents.
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Microsoft’s AI Can Be Turned Into an Automated Phishing Machine
Attacks on Microsoft’s Copilot AI allow for answers to be manipulated, data extracted, and security protections bypassed, new research shows.
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Microsoft on CISOs: Thriving Community Means Stronger Security
Microsoft execs detailed the company’s reaction to the CrowdStrike incident and emphasized the value of a collective identity.
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How to Weaponize Microsoft Copilot for Cyberattackers
At Black Hat USA, security researcher Michael Bargury released a “LOLCopilot” ethical hacking module to demonstrate how attackers can exploit Microsoft Copilot — and offered advice for defensive tooling.
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‘0.0.0.0 Day’ Flaw Puts Chrome, Firefox, Mozilla Browsers at RCE Risk
Attackers can use a seemingly innocuous IP address to exploit localhost APIs to conduct a range of malicious activity, including unauthorized access to user data and the delivery of malware.
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Black Hat USA 2024: Chip Flaw ‘GhostWrite’ Steals Data from CPU Memory
Black Hat USA 2024: Critical RISC-V CPU vulnerability discovered. Dubbed GhostWrite; attackers can exploit this flaw to steal…
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CrowdStrike Dismisses Claims of Exploitability in Falcon Sensor Bug
CrowdStrike dismissed claims that the Falcon EDR sensor bug could be exploited for privilege escalation or remote code execution.
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University Professors Targeted by North Korean Cyber Espionage Group
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has been linked to a new set of attacks targeting university staff, researchers, and professors for intelligence gathering purposes.
Cybersecurity firm Resilience said it identified the activity in late July 2024 after it observed an operation security (OPSEC) error made by the hackers.
Kimsuky, also known by the names APT43, ARCHIPELAGO,
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