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BEC Attacks Surge 20% Annually Thanks to AI Tooling
/in General NewsA report by Vipre Security Group, based on data from processing 1.8 billion emails, revealed that 49% of blocked spam emails were BEC attacks, with CEOs, HR, and IT being common targets. The study also found that 40% of BEC attacks were AI-generated.
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A $500 Open-Source Tool Lets Anyone Hack Computer Chips With Lasers
/in General NewsThe RayV Lite will make it hundreds of times cheaper for anyone to carry out physics-bending feats of hardware hacking.
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Security Flaws at UK Elections Agency Left Door Open for Chinese Hackers, Privacy Watchdog Finds
/in General NewsThe UK’s Electoral Commission was criticized by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for failing to protect the personal data of 40 million people from Chinese hackers in a cyberattack three years ago.
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Microsoft Confirms Azure, 365 Outage Linked to DDoS Attack
/in General NewsMicrosoft confirmed that an eight-hour outage on Tuesday affecting its Azure portal, Microsoft 365, and Microsoft Purview services was caused by a DDoS attack. The company mentioned that its response to the outage may have worsened the impact.
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SMS Stealer Targeting Several Countries with Over 100,000 Malicious Android Apps
/in General NewsThe malware was found monitoring OTP messages from over 600 global brands, with victims detected in 113 countries, including India, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, the U.S., Ukraine, Spain, and Turkey.
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DigiCert Revoking 83,000 Certificates of 6,800 Customers
/in General NewsDigiCert has started revoking 83,000 certificates impacted by a validation issue, but critical infrastructure customers are asking for more time.
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Apple Extends Zero-Day Patch to Older Macs, Urges Immediate Update
/in General NewsApple has released a critical zero-day patch for older Macs running macOS Monterey 12.7.6, addressing an actively exploited vulnerability (CVE-2024-23296). The flaw in Apple’s RTKit real-time OS could allow unauthorized access to kernel memory.
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Meta to Pay Texas $1.4bn for Unlawful Biometric Data Capture
/in General NewsMeta has agreed to pay the State of Texas $1.4 billion in a settlement for unlawfully capturing and using biometric data of millions of Texans. This is the largest privacy settlement in US history.
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Get an Extensive Education in Cybersecurity for Just $40
/in General NewsThis extensive bundle includes nine courses and more than 50 hours of training in ethical hacking, Kali Linux, certification exams, and more.
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Google Chrome Adds App-Bound Encryption to Protect Cookies from Malware
/in General NewsGoogle has announced that it’s adding a new layer of protection to its Chrome browser through what’s called app-bound encryption to prevent information-stealing malware from grabbing cookies on Windows systems.
“On Windows, Chrome uses the Data Protection API (DPAPI) which protects the data at rest from other users on the system or cold boot attacks,” Will Harris from the Chrome security team
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