An FBI analyst has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for illegally storing hundreds of classified documents in his home for 12 years. Kendra Kingsbury, 50, of Garden City, Kansas, also pleaded guilty last October to two counts of…
A new version of Chinese espionage malware has been observed spreading rapidly via infected USB drives. The malicious software tool was discovered by Check Point Research (CPR) as part of an attack on European healthcare facilities and was described in…
Security researchers have uncovered sophisticated attack campaigns exploiting custom and open source tools targeting Linux-based systems and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. According to a new Microsoft blog post, attackers used a patched version of OpenSSH to take control of…
June 23, 2023Ravi LakshmananMalware/Cyberthreat A new breed of JavaScript dropper has been observed delivering next-stage payloads such as Bumblebee and IcedID. Cybersecurity firm Deep Instinct tracks the malware as follows: PindOSthe “User-Agent” string contains the name. Both Bumblebee and IcedID…
US military personnel have reported receiving smartwatches in the mail unsolicited. These smartwatches have a Wi-Fi auto-connect feature that allows you to connect to your phone and access user data without prompts. According to the U.S. Criminal Investigation Service (CID),…
June 23, 2023Ravi LakshmananSocial Engineering / Phishing threat actor known as Confused Libra is a relentless attack that leverages sophisticated social engineering tactics to gain initial access, targeting the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry. In a technical report, Palo Alto…
Amid concerns that system administrators are not adequately protected from threats, the NSA has published a guide on how to mitigate attacks involving BlackLotus bootkit malware. The BlackLotus UEFI bootkit made a name for itself in October 2022 when it…
The threat posed by malicious use of generative AI tools, especially large language model-based (LLM) chatbots, has prompted various governments to take action. The EU and Canada are working to enact legislation to regulate AI practices, the Data & AI…
Browser Fingerprinting Use Cases: Personalizing User Experience, Improving Fraud Detection, Optimizing Login Security Ever heard of browser fingerprinting? You should! This is an online her user identification technology that collects information about a visitor’s web browser and its configuration settings…
Manchester University staff and students have been sent threatening emails designed to pressure the university into paying a ransom following previous breaches. according to reports Information securityThe university said on June 9 that an unauthorized person had accessed “part of…
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