Inside a Violent Gang’s Ruthless Crypto-Stealing Home Invasion Spree
More than a dozen men threatened, assaulted, tortured, or kidnapped victims in likely the worst-ever crypto-focused serial extortion case of its kind in the US.
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WhisperGate Data-Wiping Malware Suspect Indicted
The US Department of Justice has indicted a 22-year-old Russian, Amin Timovich Stigal, for his alleged involvement in cyber attacks on Ukrainian government computers and critical infrastructure systems known as the “WhisperGate” attack.
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New SnailLoad Attack Exploits Network Latency to Spy on Users’ Web Activities
A group of security researchers from the Graz University of Technology have demonstrated a new side-channel attack known as SnailLoad that could be used to remotely infer a user’s web activity.
“SnailLoad exploits a bottleneck present on all Internet connections,” the researchers said in a study released this week.
“This bottleneck influences the latency of network packets, allowing an attacker
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Fortra Patches Critical SQL Injection in FileCatalyst Workflow
Fortra has patched a critical-severity vulnerability in FileCatalyst Workflow leading to the creation of administrator accounts.
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CISA Report Finds Critical Open-Source Memory Safety Risks
CISA urges manufacturers to reduce memory safety vulnerabilities by ditching memory-unsafe languages, implementing secure coding practices, and adopting routine security testing measures.
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‘The Acolyte’ and the Long-Awaited Death of Review-Bombing
Leslye Headland’s new Star Wars show is getting positive reviews from critics and being trashed by audiences. Some are calling it review-bombing—but it’s more complicated than that.
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New Ransomware, Infostealers Pose Growing Risk in 2024
In Q1 2024, BlackBerry detected and stopped 3.1 million cyberattacks, averaging 37,000 per day. They also detected 630,000 malicious hashes, a 40% increase from the previous reporting period.
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B+ Security Rating Masks Healthcare Supply Chain Risks
The healthcare sector received a “B+” security rating for the first half of 2024, indicating a decent level of security. However, it faces a significant vulnerability in the form of supply chain cyber risk.
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Russian APT Reportedly Behind New TeamViewer Hack
TeamViewer’s corporate network was hacked and some reports say the Russian group APT29 is behind the attack.
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This Viral AI Chatbot Will Lie and Say It’s Human
Bland AI’s customer services and sales bot is the latest example of “human-washing” in AI. Experts warn against the consequences of blurred reality.
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