Mitigating AI security risks
From APIs to Zero Trust Webinar It has become possible to swiftly and inexpensively train, validate and deploy AI models and applications, yet while we embrace innovation, are we aware of the security risks?... [...]
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Zoom stomps critical privilege escalation bug plus 6 other flaws
All desktop and mobile apps vulnerable to at least one of the vulnerabilities Video conferencing giant Zoom today opened up about a fresh batch of security vulnerabilities affecting its products, including a critical privilege escalation flaw.... [...]
Cybercriminals are stealing Face ID scans to break into mobile banking accounts
Deepfake-enabled attacks against Android and iOS users are netting criminals serious cash Cybercriminals are targeting iOS users with malware that steals Face ID scans to break into and pilfer money from bank accounts – thought to be a world first.... [...]
Cybercriminals are stealing iOS users' face scans to break into mobile banking accounts
Deepfake-enabled attacks against Android and iPhone users are netting criminals serious cash Cybercriminals are targeting iOS users with malware that steals face scans from the users of Apple devices to break into and pilfer money from bank accounts – thought to be a world first.... [...]
Miscreants turn to ad tech to measure malware metrics
Now that's what you call dual-use tech Cyber baddies have turned to ad networks to measure malware deployment and to avoid detection, according to HP Wolf Security.... [...]
European Court of Human Rights declares backdoored encryption is illegal
Surprising third-act twist as Russian case means more freedom for all The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that laws requiring crippled encryption and extensive data retention violate the European Convention on Human Rights – a decision that may derail European data surveillance legislation known as Chat Control …
North Korea running malware-laden gambling websites as-a-service
$5k a month for the site. $3k for tech support. Infection with malware and funding a despot? Priceless North Korea's latest money-making venture is the production and sale of gambling websites that come pre-infected with malware, according to South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS).... [...]
OpenAI shuts down China, Russia, Iran, N Korea accounts caught doing naughty things
You don't need us to craft phishing emails or write malware, super-lab sniffs OpenAI has shut down five accounts it asserts were used by government agents to generate phishing emails and malicious software scripts as well as research ways to evade malware detection.... [...]
China's Volt Typhoon spies broke into emergency network of 'large' US city
Jeez, not now, Xi. Can't you see we've got an election and Ukraine and Gaza and cost of living and layoffs and... The Chinese government's Volt Typhoon spy team has apparently already compromised a large US city's emergency services network and has been spotted snooping around America's telecommunications' providers …
US Air Force's new cyber, IT skill recruitment plan: Bring back warrant officer ranks
Officer pay, limited command duties and writing 'code for your country' Skilled IT professionals considering a career change have a new option, as the US Air Force is reintroducing warrant officer ranks exclusively "within the cyber and information technology professions."... [...]
Prudential Financial finds cybercrims lurking inside its IT systems
Some company admin and customers data exposed, but bad guys were there for 'only' a day Prudential Financial, the second largest life insurance company in the US and eight largest worldwide, is dealing with a digital break-in that exposed some internal company and customer records to a criminal group …
Romanian hospital ransomware crisis attributed to third-party breach
Emergency impacting more than 100 facilities appears to be caused by incident at software provider The Romanian national cybersecurity agency (DNSC) has pinned the outbreak of ransomware cases across the country's hospitals to an incident at a service provider.... [...]
Southern Water cyberattack expected to hit hundreds of thousands of customers
Brit utility also curiously disappears from Black Basta leak site Southern Water has admitted between five and ten percent of its customers had their details stolen from the British utilities giant during a January cyberattack.... [...]
Bumblebee malware wakes from hibernation, forgets what year it is, attacks with macros
Trying to break in with malicious Word documents? How very 2015 of you The Bumblebee malware loader seemingly vanished from the internet last October, but it's back and - oddly - relying on a vintage vector to try and gain access.... [...]
Australian Tax Office probed 150 staff over social media refund scam
$1.3 billion lost as identity fraud – and greed – saw 57,000 or more seek unearned tax refunds One hundred and fifty people who worked for the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) have been investigated – and some prosecuted – for participating in a tax refund scam promoted on Facebook and TikTok …
Crims found and exploited these two Microsoft bugs before Redmond fixed 'em
SAP, Adobe, Intel, AMD also issue fixes as well as Google for Android Patch Tuesday Microsoft fixed 73 security holes in this February's Patch Tuesday, and you better get moving because two of the vulnerabilities are under active attack.... [...]
Just one bad packet can bring down a vulnerable DNS server thanks to DNSSEC
'You don't have to do more than that to disconnect an entire network' El Reg told as patches emerge A single packet can exhaust the processing capacity of a vulnerable DNS server, effectively disabling the machine, by exploiting a 20-plus-year-old design flaw in the DNSSEC specification.... [...]
QNAP vulnerability disclosure ends up an utter shambles
Two new flaws, one zero-day, countless different patches, but everything's fine! Network-attached storage (NAS) specialist QNAP has disclosed and released fixes for two new vulnerabilities, one of them a zero-day discovered in early November.... [...]
ALPHV blackmails Canadian pipeline after 'stealing 190GB of vital info'
Gang still going after critical infrastructure because it's, you know, critical Updated Canada's Trans-Northern Pipelines has allegedly been infiltrated by the ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware crew, which claims to have stolen 190 GB of data from the oil distributor.... [...]
Crooks hook hundreds of exec accounts after phishing in Azure C-suite pond
Plenty of successful attacks observed with dangerous follow-on activity The number of senior business executives stymied by an ongoing phishing campaign continues to rise with cybercriminals registering hundreds of cloud account takeovers (ATOs) since spinning it up in November.... [...]
Meta says risk of account theft after phone number recycling isn't its problem to solve
Leaves it to carriers, promoting a complaint to Irish data cops from Big Tech's bête noire Meta has acknowledged that phone number reuse that allows takeovers of its accounts "is a concern," but the ad biz insists the issue doesn't qualify for its bug bounty program and is a …
Infosys subsidiary named as source of Bank of America data leak
Looks like LockBit took a swipe at an outsourced life insurance application Indian tech services giant Infosys has been named as the source of a data leak suffered by the Bank of America.... [...]
Korean eggheads crack Rhysida ransomware and release free decryptor tool
Great news for victims of gang behind the big British Library hit in October Some smart folks have found a way to automatically unscramble documents encrypted by the Rhysida ransomware, and used that know-how to produce and release a handy recovery tool for victims.... [...]
Dutch insurers demand nudes from breast cancer patients despite ban
No photos? No, second operation Dutch health insurers are reportedly forcing breast cancer patients to submit photos of their breasts prior to reconstructive surgery despite a government ban on precisely that.... [...]
FCC gets tough: Telcos must now tell you when your personal info is stolen
Yep, cell carriers didn't have to do this before The FCC's updated reporting requirements mean telcos in America will have just seven days to officially disclose that a criminal has broken into their systems.... [...]
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