SplxAI Raises $2 Million to Protect AI Chatbot Apps

SplxAI has raised $2 million in pre-seed funding to help organizations identify vulnerabilities in AI chat applications.

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DDoS Attacks Double With Governments Most Targeted

DDoS attacks have doubled, with governments being the most targeted sector, according to StormWall’s report. The number of DDoS incidents globally increased by 102% in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.

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Remote Access Sprawl Strains Industrial OT Network Security

A veritable grab bag of tools used to access critical infrastructure networks are wildly insecure, and blobbing together to create a widening attack surface.

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Quad7 Botnet Targets More SOHO and VPN Routers, Media Servers

Quad7 botnet is expanding its reach by targeting additional SOHO devices with custom malware for Zyxel VPN appliances, Ruckus wireless routers, and Axentra media servers, in addition to previously reported TP-Link and ASUS routers.

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SOAR Is Dead, Long Live SOAR

Business intelligence firm Gartner labels security orchestration, automation, and response as “obsolete,” but the fight to automate and simplify security operations is here to stay.

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PIXHELL Attack Allows Air-Gap Jumping via Noise From Screens

Noise generated by the pixels on a screen can be leveraged to exfiltrate data from air-gapped computers in what is called a PIXHELL attack.

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Google Updates Cloud Backup, Disaster Recovery Service

The combination of immutability, indelibility, centralized governance, and user empowerment provides a comprehensive backup strategy, Google said.

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Chinese ‘Crimson Palace’ Espionage Campaign Keeps Hacking Southeast Asian Governments

A sophisticated trio of Chinese cyberespionage groups known as Cluster Alpha, Cluster Bravo, and Cluster Charlie are behind the Crimson Palace espionage campaign targeting government organizations in Southeast Asia.

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Siemens Issues Critical Security Advisory for User Management Component (UMC)

Siemens has issued a critical security advisory for its User Management Component (UMC), revealing a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-33698) with a 9. 3 CVSS score.

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CosmicBeetle Upgrades Arsenal with New ScRansom Ransomware to Target SMBs

CosmicBeetle has unleashed a new ransomware called ScRansom, targeting SMBs in Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America, possibly working with RansomHub. The threat actor swapped its Scarab ransomware for ScRansom, showing ongoing enhancements.

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