Federal authorities are warning about social engineering and phishing scams that target IT help desk workers and allow attackers to steal login credentials in order to access healthcare sector entities’ IT systems.
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.
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.
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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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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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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US Federal Agencies Warn Healthcare Sector of Payment Diversion Schemes
/in General NewsFederal authorities are warning about social engineering and phishing scams that target IT help desk workers and allow attackers to steal login credentials in order to access healthcare sector entities’ IT systems.
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Microsoft Details ‘Skeleton Key’ AI Jailbreak Technique
/in General NewsMicrosoft has tricked several gen-AI models into providing forbidden information using a jailbreak technique named Skeleton Key.
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Chicago Children’s Hospital Says 791,000 Impacted by Ransomware Attack
/in General NewsAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago says the recent data breach caused by a ransomware attack impacts 791,000 people.
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Inside a Violent Gang’s Ruthless Crypto-Stealing Home Invasion Spree
/in General NewsMore 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
/in General NewsThe 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
/in General NewsA 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
/in General NewsFortra 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
/in General NewsCISA 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
/in General NewsLeslye 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 General NewsIn 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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