Category Security

February 8, 2023Rabbi LakshmananEncryption / IoT Security The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that a family of authenticated encryption and hashing algorithms known as Ascon will be standardized for lightweight cryptographic applications. “Selected algorithms are designed…

A British Member of Parliament (MP) has revealed that his personal email account was hacked by a Russian threat actor. Stuart MacDonald of the Scottish National Party (SNP) highlighted the spear phishing incident. Tweet Released on February 8th. “Over the…

February 8, 2023Rabbi LakshmananVulnerability management Multiple unpatched security flaws have been identified in open source and freemium document management systems (DMS) from four vendors: LogicalDOC, Mayan, ONLYOFFICE, and OpenKM. Cybersecurity firm Rapid7 said the eight vulnerabilities “allow attackers to convince…

The UK government is seeking industry views on how to regulate software security without stifling innovation. Naomi Gilbert, Head of the Cyber ​​Resilience Policy Team at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), speaking at the State of…

February 8, 2023Rabbi LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Data Safety A Russian-linked actor has been observed deploying new information-stealing malware in a cyberattack targeting Ukraine. dubbing Grafiron By Symantec, which is owned by Broadcom, the malware is the handiwork of a spy…

Greater international cooperation is needed to maintain the benefits of open source software while making it more secure, says a panel of policy makers at the State of Open Con 23 conference in London, UK. was the opinion emphasized by…

February 8, 2023hacker newsCyber ​​Security / Cyber ​​Threat To be a successful cybersecurity analyst, you need to understand hacker traits, values, thought processes, and the tools they use to launch attacks. In a webinar called The Hacker Mindset, Red Team…

According to Abnormal Security, recorded business email compromise (BEC) attacks will increase by more than 81% in 2022, up 175% over the past two years, and malicious email open rates are also soaring. Security vendors have analyzed data from their…

February 8, 2023Rabbi LakshmananCryptocurrency / Endpoint Security On February 7, 2023, a Russian citizen pleaded guilty in the United States to money laundering charges and attempts to conceal the source of funds obtained in connection with the Ryuk ransomware attack.…

Italy’s privacy regulator has ordered a popular AI chatbot to stop processing data on the country’s citizens after it violated GDPR rules. Replika is marketed by San Francisco-based developer Luka as a “caring AI companion,” a virtual “friend” for users.…