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HPE Says SolarWinds Hackers Accessed its Emails
Hewlett Packard Enterprise reveals that Russian state APT29 hackers stole data from corporate mailboxes Read More
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26 Billion Records Released in “The mother of all breaches”
Security researchers have discovered a massive data breach containing more than 26 billion records — a hacker’s trove of records compiled from LinkedIn, Twitter, Adobe, and thousands of other organizations. Likely the largest of its kind, researchers have dubbed it MOAB or the “Mother of All Breaches.” With billions of pieces of personal info compromised,…
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Smashing Security podcast #356: Big dumpers, AI defamation, and the slug that slurped
This week the podcast is more lavatorial than usual, as we explore how privacy may have gone to sh*t on Google Maps, our guest drives hands-free on Britain’s motorways (and is defamed by AI), and ransomware attacks an airplane-leasing firm. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing…
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SEC Twitter hack blamed on SIM swap attack
The US Securities & Exchange Comission (SEC) has confirmed that hackers managed to seize control of a phone number associated with its Twitter account, and used it to post an unauthorised message. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Read More
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ChatGPT Cybercrime Surge Revealed in 3000 Dark Web Posts
Kaspersky said cybercriminals are exploring schemes to implement ChatGPT in malware development Read More
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Browser Phishing Threats Grew 198% Last Year
Finding comes from Menlo Security’s recently released 2023 State of Browser Security Report Read More
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Why Bulletproof Hosting is Key to Cybercrime-as-a-Service
As a critical infrastructure service for cybercriminals, bulletproof hosting should be tracked and blocked by defenders, Intel471 argued in a new blog post Read More
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Poisoning AI Models
New research into poisoning AI models: The researchers first trained the AI models using supervised learning and then used additional “safety training” methods, including more supervised learning, reinforcement learning, and adversarial training. After this, they checked if the AI still had hidden behaviors. They found that with specific prompts, the AI could still generate exploitable…
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X Makes Passkeys Available for US-Based Users
X (formerly Twitter) has announced that passkeys are available as a login option for US-based users on iOS following a spate of high-profile account hijacks Read More
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Get the AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report: Focus on Finance
We’re pleased to announce the availability of the 2023 AT&T Cybersecurity Insights Report: Focus on Finance. The report examines the edge ecosystem, surveying finance IT leaders from around the world, and provides benchmarks for assessing your edge computing plans. This is the 12th edition of our vendor-neutral and forward-looking report. Last year’s focus on finance…