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[ad_1] Jan 30, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage The China-based threat actor known as Mustang Panda is suspected to have targeted Myanmar’s Ministry of Defence and Foreign Affairs as part of twin campaigns designed to deploy backdoors and remote access trojans. The findings come from CSIRT-CTI, which said the activities took place in November 2023 and…
[ad_1] Jan 30, 2024NewsroomGenerative AI / Data Privacy Italy’s data protection authority (DPA) has notified ChatGPT-maker OpenAI of supposedly violating privacy laws in the region. “The available evidence pointed to the existence of breaches of the provisions contained in the E.U. GDPR [General Data Protection Regulation],” the Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (aka…
[ad_1] Each New Year introduces a new set of challenges and opportunities for strengthening our cybersecurity posture. It’s the nature of the field – the speed at which malicious actors carry out advanced persistent threats brings a constant, evolving battle for cyber resilience. The excitement in cybersecurity lies in this continuous adaptation and learning, always…
[ad_1] Jan 30, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Network Security Juniper Networks has released out-of-band updates to address high-severity flaws in SRX Series and EX Series that could be exploited by a threat actor to take control of susceptible systems. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-21619 and CVE-2024-21620, are rooted in the J-Web component and impact all versions of…
[ad_1] Jan 29, 2024NewsroomRansomware / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have detected in the wild yet another variant of the Phobos ransomware family known as Faust. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs, which detailed the latest iteration of the ransomware, said it’s being propagated by means of an infection that delivers a Microsoft Excel document (.XLAM) containing a VBA script….
[ad_1] In nearly every segment of our lives, AI (artificial intelligence) now makes a significant impact: It can deliver better healthcare diagnoses and treatments; detect and reduce the risk of financial fraud; improve inventory management; and serve up the right recommendation for a streaming movie on Friday night. However, one can also make a strong…
[ad_1] Jan 29, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / NTML Security A now-patched security flaw in Microsoft Outlook could be exploited by threat actors to access NT LAN Manager (NTLM) v2 hashed passwords when opening a specially crafted file. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-35636 (CVSS score: 6.5), was addressed by the tech giant as part of its Patch Tuesday…
[ad_1] Jan 29, 2024The Hacker NewsSaaS Security / Webinar In today’s digital world, security risks are more prevalent than ever, especially when it comes to Software as a Service (SaaS) applications. Did you know that an alarming 97% of companies face serious risks from unsecured SaaS applications? Moreover, about 20% of these organizations are struggling…
[ad_1] Jan 29, 2024NewsroomSurveillance / Data Privacy The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has admitted to buying internet browsing records from data brokers to identify the websites and apps Americans use that would otherwise require a court order, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said last week. “The U.S. government should not be funding and legitimizing a…
[ad_1] Jan 29, 2024NewsroomPyPI Repository / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have identified malicious packages on the open-source Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that deliver an information stealing malware called WhiteSnake Stealer on Windows systems. The malware-laced packages are named nigpal, figflix, telerer, seGMM, fbdebug, sGMM, myGens, NewGends, and TestLibs111. They have been uploaded by a threat…