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U.S. Internet Leaked Years of Internal, Customer Emails
The Minnesota-based Internet provider U.S. Internet Corp. has a business unit called Securence, which specializes in providing filtered, secure email services to businesses, educational institutions and government agencies worldwide. But until it was notified last week, U.S. Internet was publishing more than a decade’s worth of its internal email — and that of thousands of…
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PII Input Sparks Cybersecurity Alarm in 55% of DLP Events
Menlo Security’s latest report also revealed a 26% surge in security policies tailored for generative AI sites Read More
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Iranian Hackers Target Israel and US to Sway Public Opinion in Hamas Conflict
Iran-aligned adversaries have attempted to use cyber tactics to sway public opinion of the Israel-Hamas war, Google found in a new report Read More
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Cybersecurity Spending Expected to be Slashed in 41% of SMEs
JumpCloud found that 41% of SME IT professionals expect cybersecurity spending to be cut in their organization, increasing the risk of cyber-attacks Read More
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Improving the Cryptanalysis of Lattice-Based Public-Key Algorithms
The winner of the Best Paper Award at Crypto this year was a significant improvement to lattice-based cryptanalysis. This is important, because a bunch of NIST’s post-quantum options base their security on lattice problems. I worry about standardizing on post-quantum algorithms too quickly. We are still learning a lot about the security of these systems,…
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Microsoft Fixes Two Zero-Days in February Patch Tuesday
Two zero-day bugs actively exploited in the wild now have official Microsoft patches Read More
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Romantic AI Chatbots Fail the Security and Privacy Test
Mozilla warns of serious security and privacy concerns over romantic chatbots downloaded by 100 million users Read More
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Fat Patch Tuesday, February 2024 Edition
Microsoft Corp. today pushed software updates to plug more than 70 security holes in its Windows operating systems and related products, including two zero-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited in active attacks. Top of the heap on this Fat Patch Tuesday is CVE-2024-21412, a “security feature bypass” in the way Windows handles Internet Shortcut…
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A Hacker’s Mind is Out in Paperback
The paperback version of A Hacker’s Mind has just been published. It’s the same book, only a cheaper format. But—and this is the real reason I am posting this—Amazon has significantly discounted the hardcover to $15 to get rid of its stock. This is much cheaper than I am selling it for, and cheaper even…
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Southern Water Notifies Customers and Employees of Data Breach
UK utilities firm Southern Water has informed 5-10% of its customer base that their personal data has been accessed following a ransomware attack in January Read More