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Six 0-Days Lead Microsoft’s August 2024 Patch Push
Microsoft today released updates to fix at least 90 security vulnerabilities in Windows and related software, including a whopping six zero-day flaws that are already being actively exploited by attackers. Image: Shutterstock. This month’s bundle of update joy from Redmond includes patches for security holes in Office, .NET, Visual Studio, Azure, Co-Pilot, Microsoft Dynamics, Teams,…
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The AI Fix #11: AI gods, a robot dentist, and an angry human
In episode 11 of The AI Fix, OpenAI battles a Shakespearean lawyer, Graham sings an uncanny bluegrass acrostic, Google drops the ball with a terrible AI ad, and Mark wonders why there’s no sound on a video of an AI dentist. Graham finds religion with a little help from a man named “L Ron”, a…
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Gold Mining Firm in Australia Reports Ransomware Breach
In a Monday filing with the ASX, Evolution Mining stated that the incident was contained Read More
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NIST Formalizes World’s First Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards
NIST has formalized three post-quantum cryptographic algorithms, with organizations urged to start the transition to quantum-secure encryption immediately Read More
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East Valley Institute of Technology Data Breach Exposes Over 200,000 Records
The EVIT breach exposed the data of 208,717 individuals, including students, faculty and parents Read More
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Phishing Campaign Compromises 100+ Ukrainian Government Computers
CERT-UA has warned that a mass phishing campaign impersonating Ukraine’s Security Services has infected more than 100 government devices Read More
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Prolific Belarusian Cybercriminal Arrested in Spain
Belarusian national Maksim Silnikau, who was operating under the ‘J.P. Morgan’ moniker, is believed to be one of the world’s most prolific Russian-speaking cybercriminals Read More
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On the Voynich Manuscript
Really interesting article on the ancient-manuscript scholars who are applying their techniques to the Voynich Manuscript. No one has been able to understand the writing yet, but there are some new understandings: Davis presented her findings at the medieval-studies conference and published them in 2020 in the journal Manuscript Studies. She had hardly solved the…
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The State of Phishing-Resistant MFA
The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. LevelBlue does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. In our increasingly interconnected world, the specter of cybercrime looms larger than ever, casting a shadow over people, businesses, and governments alike. Among…
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South Korea Warns Pyongyang Has Stolen Spy Plane Details
South Korea’s People Power Party calls for new legislation after data on spy planes and tanks is hacked by North Korea Read More