The UK’s privacy regulator has warned of falling public trust in AI and said any use of the technology which breaks data protection law would be met with strong enforcement action. Speaking at techUK’s Digital Ethics Summit 2023 on Wednesday, information commissioner, John Edwards, pointed to organizations using AI for “nefarious purposes” in order to
Month: December 2023
Magnetic stripe cards were all the rage 20 or so years ago, but their security was fragile, and the requirement for signatures often added to the hassle of transactions – not to mention, they lacked data encryption, making them vulnerable to skimming and cloning by criminals. Chip-based cards emerged as a successor, offering enhanced security
Dec 08, 2023NewsroomVulnerability / Mobile Network A collection of security flaws in the firmware implementation of 5G mobile network modems from major chipset vendors such as MediaTek and Qualcomm impact USB and IoT modems as well as hundreds of smartphone models running Android and iOS. Of the 14 flaws – collectively called 5Ghoul (a combination
A recent report has revealed that 40.2% of files stored on Google Drive contain sensitive data. The findings come from the latest research from data security firm Metomic, which analyzed roughly 6.5 million Google Drive files. The report, published on Wednesday, also suggested that 34.2% of the scrutinized files were shared with external contacts outside
Tracking has recently become a big bogeyman. The sheer amount of data that an app or an operating system (OS) can use to identify you and collect your data is enormous, depending on the method of tracking it uses. While it’s clear why manufacturers and sellers desire more data – to tailor their products, enhance
Dec 07, 2023The Hacker NewsThreat Intelligence / Cyber Espionage The threat actor known as COLDRIVER has continued to engage in credential theft activities against entities that are of strategic interests to Russia while simultaneously improving its detection evasion capabilities. The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team is tracking under the cluster as Star Blizzard (formerly SEABORGIUM). It’s
A substantial 78% of CISOs have expressed concerns about the current unmanageability of application security (AppSec) attack surfaces, emphasizing the need for improvement. The figure comes from Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) firm Cycode’s inaugural The State of ASPM 2024 report. The research, drawn from a survey of 500 US CISOs, AppSec Directors and DevSecOps team members,
Since the beginning of 2023, ESET researchers have observed an alarming growth of deceptive Android loan apps, which present themselves as legitimate personal loan services, promising quick and easy access to funds. Despite their attractive appearance, these services are in fact designed to defraud users by offering them high-interest-rate loans endorsed with deceitful descriptions, all
Dec 06, 2023NewsroomAccess Management / Cloud Security Threat actors can take advantage of Amazon Web Services Security Token Service (AWS STS) as a way to infiltrate cloud accounts and conduct follow-on attacks. The service enables threat actors to impersonate user identities and roles in cloud environments, Red Canary researchers Thomas Gardner and Cody Betsworth said
Brand impersonation in cyber-attacks has reached new levels of sophistication, a recent research article by Abnormal Security has highlighted. Traditionally observed in financial institutions and social media sites, threat actors are now employing multi-stage attacks with a high degree of personalization. A study published by Abnormal CISO, Mike Britton, revealed a case where attackers impersonated the
Dec 05, 2023NewsroomMobile Security / Spyware A new “post-exploitation tampering technique” can be abused by malicious actors to visually deceive a target into believing that their Apple iPhone is running in Lockdown Mode when it’s actually not and carry out covert attacks. The novel method, detailed by Jamf Threat Labs in a report shared with
A recent cybersecurity report by Kaspersky has highlighted a 53% surge in daily cyber-threats targeting Microsoft Office during 2023. The report also revealed an average detection of 411,000 malicious files per day this year, indicating an overall uptick of almost 3% compared to the previous year. Kaspersky’s research signals a shift in cybercriminals’ tactics, emphasizing
Dec 04, 2023NewsroomEncryption / Technology New research has unearthed multiple novel attacks that break Bluetooth Classic’s forward secrecy and future secrecy guarantees, resulting in adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) scenarios between two already connected peers. The issues, collectively named BLUFFS, impact Bluetooth Core Specification 4.2 through 5.4. They are tracked under the identifier CVE-2023-24023 (CVSS score: 6.8) and
The UK government has signed what it claims to be a “world-first” charter with some of the biggest technology companies on the planet, which will see the latter commit to blocking and removing fraudulent content from their platforms. Announced late yesterday, the Online Fraud Charter is a voluntary agreement for technology firms to better police fraud
Dec 02, 2023NewsroomCybercrime / Malware A Russian national has been found guilty in connection with his role in developing and deploying a malware known as TrickBot, the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) announced. Vladimir Dunaev, 40, was arrested in South Korea in September 2021 and extradited to the U.S. a month later. “Dunaev developed browser
Apple has been forced to patch yet another pair of zero-day vulnerabilities, bringing the total for the year to 20. The tech giant said that the two bugs in its WebKit browser engine were being actively exploited in the wild. The first vulnerability, CVE-2023-42916, is found in a range of Apple products: iPhone XS and
Video Several cases of children creating indecent images of other children using AI software add to the worries about harmful uses of AI technology 01 Dec 2023 It has been reported recently that children are using artificial intelligence (AI) image generators to create indecent images of other children. The reports came amid a few publicized
Dec 02, 2023Newsroom Organizations in the Middle East, Africa, and the U.S. have been targeted by an unknown threat actor to distribute a new backdoor called Agent Racoon. “This malware family is written using the .NET framework and leverages the domain name service (DNS) protocol to create a covert channel and provide different backdoor functionalities,”
The UK’s security agency has urged the nation’s water sector to apply best practice security measures after a US operator was breached via its industrial control systems. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed earlier this week that an unnamed facility had been taken offline and switched to manual operation after its Unitronics
Business Security Failing to practice what you preach, especially when you are a juicy target for bad actors, creates a situation fraught with considerable risk Phil Muncaster 30 Nov 2023 • , 5 min. read When it comes to corporate cybersecurity, leading by example matters. Yes, it’s important for every employee to play their part
Dec 01, 2023NewsroomMobile Security / Banking Security Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new sophisticated Android malware called FjordPhantom that has been observed targeting users in Southeast Asian countries like Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam since early September 2023. “Spreading primarily through messaging services, it combines app-based malware with social engineering to defraud banking customers,” Oslo-based mobile