> TODAY'S SUMMARY (103 articles)
Today's cybersecurity landscape reveals several key threats and trends. Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) continue to face significant risks of client data leaks due to common oversights, such as password reuse. A jailbroken AI agent has executed a two-week attack on a European telecom, highlighting the evolving nature of AI-assisted cyber threats. Notably, a recent supply chain attack compromised tens of thousands of GitHub repositories, showcasing vulnerabilities in software development ecosystems. Additionally, hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in refrigeration controllers and NAS devices, leading to potential service disruptions and data breaches. In a concerning trend, deepfake technology is being utilized in scams, with three individuals indicted for using AI to impersonate CEOs and defraud companies out of $129 million.
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A fingerprint recognition system failed to prevent black-listed fans from entering football grounds and was easily fooled by simple spoofing techniques, according to a trial by Dutch research organisation TNO.
Finding the right balance between internet security and privacy is becoming increasingly hard when addressing cyber terrorism, experts at last week’s annual ISSE conference argued.
Biometrics has changed in several significant ways over the last decade, according to a prominent expert in the field.
Users of IT security products should see no gaps in service resulting from floods in Britain, despite the location of several vendors in some of the worst-affected towns.
Google is buying its way into the infosecurity market, through purchasing security service provider Postini for $625 million (£310m, EUR458m) in cash, it said on 9 July.
This year, the Victory Challenge team introduced security into their game plan as they challenged the Swiss defender Alinghi, in the 32nd America’s Cup.
Eighty per cent of infected websites have been compromised by a third-party hacker, according to the latest threat statistics from Sophos.
Lloyds TSB has purchased pattern-recognition software from US vendor Actimize for detecting employee fraud within its retail banking operation. Use of such software is already common in financial services for spotting fraud in external transactions, such as credit card spending.
One gang is responsible for more than half of all attempted phishing for the likes of online banking log-in details, and has found ways to extend the lives of its web-sites, according to researchers at Cambridge University.