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Ascension Ransomware Attack Diverts Ambulances, Delays Appointments
A ransomware attack on US private healthcare provider Ascension has disrupted patient care, with several hospitals currently on diversion Read More
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How Did Authorities Identify the Alleged Lockbit Boss?
Last week, the United States joined the U.K. and Australia in sanctioning and charging a Russian man named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev as the leader of the infamous LockBit ransomware group. LockBit’s leader “LockBitSupp” claims the feds named the wrong guy, saying the charges don’t explain how they connected him to Khoroshev. This post examines the…
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LLMs’ Data-Control Path Insecurity
Back in the 1960s, if you played a 2,600Hz tone into an AT&T pay phone, you could make calls without paying. A phone hacker named John Draper noticed that the plastic whistle that came free in a box of Captain Crunch cereal worked to make the right sound. That became his hacker name, and everyone…
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2024 RSA Recap: Allow us to Reintroduce Ourselves
The 2024 RSA Conference has officially wrapped, and this year’s event served as the perfect backdrop for us to make our re-introduction to the industry. Introducing LevelBlue, the Trusted Cybersecurity Advisors On day one of RSA, we officially announced the launch of LevelBlue, formerly known as AT&T Cybersecurity. Signifying an exciting new start for the…
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Black Basta Ransomware Victim Count Tops 500
Affiliates of prolific Black Basta ransomware group have breached over 500 global organizations Read More
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Threat Actor Claims Major Europol Data Breach
A threat actor known as IntelBroker claims to be selling confidential Europol data after a May breach Read More
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Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Mating Strategies
Some squids are “consorts,” others are “sneakers.” The species is healthiest when individuals have different strategies randomly. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Read More
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New Attack Against Self-Driving Car AI
This is another attack that convinces the AI to ignore road signs: Due to the way CMOS cameras operate, rapidly changing light from fast flashing diodes can be used to vary the color. For example, the shade of red on a stop sign could look different on each line depending on the time between the…
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UK’s AI Safety Institute Unveils Platform to Accelerate Safe AI Development
The UK’s open source AI safety evaluation platform, Inspect, is set to empower global collaboration for safer AI development Read More
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Boeing refused to pay $200 million LockBit ransomware demand
Boeing has confirmed that it received a demand for a massive $200 million after a ransomware attack by the notorious LockBit hacking group in October 2023. The company confirmed its link to the indictment of Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev, who was identified this week by the US Department of Justice as the true identity of LockBitSupp,…