Dark Reading
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Nation-States Weaponize AI in Cyberattacks: Microsoft and OpenAI Expose the Threat
It’s not theoretical anymore: the world’s major powers are working with large language models to enhance their offensive cyber operations.
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Prudential’s Voluntary Breach Notice with SEC: Insights and Analysis
The finance services giant says it was hacked — and reported the incident proactively before SEC requirements mandated it. It could be an anti-extortion move, or merely a brand protection effort.
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Ransomware Epidemic: How a Healthcare App Triggered Chaos in Romanian Hospitals
Threat actors first infected the Hipocrate Information System with a variant of the Phobos ransomware family — and then it spread across the nation’s healthcare organizations.
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BumbleBee Malware: The Return of a Buzzing Threat After 4 Months
Cyberattacks targeting thousands of US organizations wields a new attack vector to deliver the versatile initial-access loader — and is a harbinger of a surge in threat activity.
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Attackers Exploit Microsoft Security-Bypass Zero-Day Bugs
The Water Hydra cyberattacker group is one adversary using the zero-days to get past built-in Windows protections.
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Glupteba Botnet: Introducing UEFI Bootkit in Cyberattack Toolbox
A malware with every malicious feature in the book is adding new pages, with a fresh ability to invade the lowest levels of a Windows machine.
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FCC Mandates Reporting of PII Breaches for Telecom & VoIP Providers
The Commission’s breach rules for voice and wireless providers, untouched since 2017, have finally been updated for the modern age.
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Ivanti VPN Flaw: Novel Backdoor Injected, Hundreds Pwned
A SAML vulnerability in Ivanti appliances has led to persistent remote access and full control for opportunistic cyberattackers.
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Aircraft Leasing Company Faces Cyberattack – SEC Filing Update
Black Basta ransomware claimed responsibility, but the company says its investigation is ongoing.
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Middle East & Africa CISOs to Boost 2024 Budgets by 10%
New data shows higher-than-expected cybersecurity growth in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa region, thanks to AI and other factors.