> TODAY'S SUMMARY (101 articles)
Today's cybersecurity news highlights several significant threats and trends. OpenAI has partnered with Ukraine to enhance the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure amid ongoing conflict with Russia. A member of the Ryuk ransomware gang received a two-year prison sentence for extorting over $1.2 million. The ShinyHunters group claims to have breached the FBI, demanding the retraction of a report criticizing their methods. Vulnerabilities in multiple platforms, including GitHub and WordPress, continue to pose risks, with leaked GitHub App keys still being exploited. Additionally, a new Windows malware, CLOSEDQUORUM, utilizes AI models to determine its actions, showcasing the evolving landscape of AI in cyberattacks.
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Core Security releases details of four vulnerabilities
Early stage program will help grow a £17 billion industry
At the end of last year, we had some free time to explore new and interesting uses of the automated bug-finding technology we developed for the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge. While the rest of the competitors are quietly preparing for the CGC Final Event, we can entertain you with tales of running our...
Six hard drives have gone missing
New partnership sees Glasswall combine its unique security approach with ZeroDayLab 's holistic methods
Now that the new year is upon us, we can look back and take assessment of 2015. The past year saw Trail of Bits continuing our prior work, such as automated vulnerability discovery and remediation, and branching out into new areas, like secure self-hosted video chat. We also increased our community...
Cyber-criminals are increasingly targeting businesses, with recent ransom demands shifting from opportunistic extortion to market-based.
Foursys urges firms to make themselves an ‘ugly target’
We’re excited to announce our financial support for Let’s Encrypt, the open, automated and free SSL Certificate Authority (CA) that went into public beta on December 3. With so much room for improvement in the CA space, Let’s Encrypt offers a refreshing, promising vision of encrypting the web. Expen...
Tibetan and Uyghur activists targeted in multi-year campaign
Hacktivists Anonymous take down Japanese Airport website with DDoS attack
Today, we’re releasing the source code to our self-hosted video chat platform, Tuber Time Communications (or just “Tuber”). We’ve been using Tuber for private video calls with up to 15 members of our team over the last year or two. We want you to use it, protect your privacy, and help us make it bet...
Exports by Israeli cybersecurity companies have reached more than $6 billion, equating to approximately 10% of the global cybersecurity market.
Via a phishing scam, hackers were able to access payroll records and W-2s for years 2013 and 2014, and direct-deposit banking info.
Accounts department hit by scammers
The vulnerability opens up iPhone users to a raft of problems, including allowing an attacker to impersonate a victim’s identity on a chosen site.
The new malware strain is unique and shows dedicated R&D efforts on the part of criminals.
In 2015 alone, the amount of Android malware infections totaled more than 9.5 million.
The fake Facebook messages deliver Nivdort, a trojan that interferes with internet connections and allows the installation of ransomware.
Five are indicted in US in GlaxoSmithKline case