GenAI Enables Cybersecurity Leaders to Hire More Entry-Level Talent

Aroudn 93% of security leaders said public GenAI was in use across their respective organizations, and 91% reported using GenAI specifically for cybersecurity operations, according to Splunk.

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Severe Vulnerabilities in Cinterion Cellular Modems Pose Risks to Various Industries

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed multiple security flaws in Cinterion cellular modems that could be potentially exploited by threat actors to access sensitive information and achieve code execution.
“These vulnerabilities include critical flaws that permit remote code execution and unauthorized privilege escalation, posing substantial risks to integral communication networks and IoT

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Black Basta Ransomware Strikes 500+ Entities Across North America, Europe, and Australia

The Black Basta ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation has targeted more than 500 private industry and critical infrastructure entities in North America, Europe, and Australia since its emergence in April 2022.
In a joint advisory published by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS

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State Attorneys General Implore Congress Not to Preempt Their Privacy Laws

Fifteen state attorneys general on Wednesday called on Congress to prevent new federal comprehensive data privacy legislation from preempting 17 states’ existing or recently passed laws protecting consumer privacy.

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Black Basta Ransomware Hit Over 500 Organizations

The US government warns of Black Basta ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure organizations.

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SHQ Response Platform and Risk Centre to Enable Management and Analysts Alike

In the last decade, there has been a growing disconnect between front-line analysts and senior management in IT and Cybersecurity. Well-documented challenges facing modern analysts revolve around a high volume of alerts, false positives, poor visibility of technical environments, and analysts spending too much time on manual tasks.
The Impact of Alert Fatigue and False Positives 
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FBCS Collection Agency Data Breach Impacts 2.7 Million

Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) says the personal information of 2.7 million was impacted in the recent data breach.

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$2.5 Million Offered at Upcoming ‘Matrix Cup’ Chinese Hacking Contest 

The Chinese hacking contest Matrix Cup is offering big rewards for exploits targeting OSs, smartphones, enterprise software, browsers, and security products.

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AI-Powered Russian Network Pushes Fake Political News

Security researchers have discovered a major new Russian disinformation campaign using generative AI (GenAI) to “plagiarize and weaponize” content from major news organizations, in a bid to influence Western voters.

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FIN7 Uses Trusted Brands and Sponsored Google Ads to Distribute MSIX Payloads

The financially motivated group FIN7 has been observed leveraging malicious Google ads that impersonate legitimate brands to deliver NetSupport RAT, highlighting the ongoing threat of malvertising and the abuse of signed MSIX files by cybercriminals.

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