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Today's cybersecurity news highlights critical threats in the software supply chain and the rising risks associated with AI technologies. Attackers have exploited OpsShield's trusted update channel, demonstrating vulnerabilities in software supply chains that could compromise user security. Meanwhile, financial institutions, such as Bank of America, are warning customers against sharing sensitive banking information with AI assistants, emphasizing the potential for significant financial risks. These developments underline the urgent need for enhanced security measures in both software development and user interactions with AI.
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It can now pivot within a network to brute-force server accounts, and it harvests Outlook credential info to expand phishing net.
Strategy would circumvent need to request encryption backdoors from providers
Australian, Canadian and US law enforcers worked on case for over two years
Cybersecurity sector already has big problems recruiting enough workers
Improving the standard of security best practices across your supply chain is very difficult
For instance, four out of five companies don’t know where their sensitive data is located, or how to secure it.
A well-established collection of fake social media profiles for 'Mia Ash' build trust and rapport with potential victims.
The program will pay out for remote code execution, elevation of privilege, or design flaws that compromise privacy or security.
At Black Hat 2017 a panel of experts gathered to discuss the concept of bug bounty programs and share their experiences with running these within their respective companies
Researchers say 2016 was "turning point" for ransomware and a year in which it became a multi-million dollar business
Israeli firm pegged for developing tool, possibly for state use
Venafi study says majority disagree with encryption backdoors
Karla Burnett, security engineer at Stripe, explored ‘phishing as a science’, shining a light on the psychology of phishing and why attacks continue to be successful
A focus on better defense and diversity key to a safer, more secure future
DDoS could disrupt the negotiations themselves, or act as camouflage for the theft of confidential documents.
Around 400,000 Italian bank accounts have been accessed in one of Europe’s largest data breaches.
India and China prime candidates, according to Recorded Future
The average application contains 26.7 custom code vulnerabilities, vs. just two CVEs in library code.
At CepKutusu, every single app delivered malicious banking code.
The bill now goes to President Vladimir Putin to be signed into the law.