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Cybersecurity pros predict rise of malicious AI

Cybersecurity pros predict rise of malicious AI 10/10/2023 at 06:35 By Help Net Security 76% of cybersecurity professionals believe the world is very close to encountering malicious AI that can bypass most known cybersecurity measures, according to Enea. 26% see this happening within the next year, and 50% in the next 5 years. Worries about […]

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LLMs lower the barrier for entry into cybercrime

LLMs lower the barrier for entry into cybercrime 05/10/2023 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Cybercriminals employ evolving attack methodologies designed to breach traditional perimeter security, including secure email gateways, according to Egress. “Without a doubt chatbots or large language models (LLM) lower the barrier for entry to cybercrime, making it possible to create well-written

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Current ransomware defenses efforts are not working

Current ransomware defenses efforts are not working 25/09/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Despite some positive developments, the impact of ransomware attacks remains high, according to SpyCloud. Infostealer infections preceded 22% of ransomware events for North American and European ransomware victim companies in 2023 – with common infostealers such as Raccoon, Vidar, and Redline

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Despite rising insider risk costs, budgets are being wasted in the wrong places

Despite rising insider risk costs, budgets are being wasted in the wrong places 25/09/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security The cost of an insider risk is the highest it’s ever been, as organizations spend more time than ever trying to contain insider incidents, according to DTEX Systems. The average annual cost of an insider

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Attackers hit software firm Retool to get to crypto companies and assets

Attackers hit software firm Retool to get to crypto companies and assets 14/09/2023 at 18:17 By Zeljka Zorz Retool, the company behind the popular development platform for building internal business software, has suffered a breach that allowed attackers to access and take over accounts of 27 cloud customers, all in the crypto industry. According to

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Great security training is a real challenge

Great security training is a real challenge 14/09/2023 at 07:31 By Help Net Security All employees need security training, yet it’s generally a resented afterthought. A variety of studies over years show that human error is generally felt to be the largest vulnerability in organizations. For technology companies like SaaS providers, who also need to

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Understanding the dangers of social engineering

Understanding the dangers of social engineering 11/09/2023 at 06:09 By Help Net Security Social engineering is a manipulative technique used by individuals or groups to deceive or manipulate others into divulging confidential or sensitive information, performing actions, or making decisions that are not in their best interest. It often involves exploiting human psychology and trust

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North Korean hackers target security researchers with zero-day exploit

North Korean hackers target security researchers with zero-day exploit 08/09/2023 at 12:32 By Helga Labus North Korean threat actors are once again attempting to compromise security researchers’ machines by employing a zero-day exploit. The warning comes from Google’s own security researchers Clement Lecigne and Maddie Stone, who detailed the latest campaign mounted by government-backed attackers.

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Emerging threat: AI-powered social engineering

Emerging threat: AI-powered social engineering 06/09/2023 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Social engineering is a sophisticated form of manipulation but, thanks to AI advancements, malicious groups have gained access to highly sophisticated tools, suggesting that we might be facing more elaborate social engineering attacks in the future. It is becoming increasingly evident that the

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AI-coded smart contracts may be flawed and ‘fail miserably’ when attacked: CertiK

AI-coded smart contracts may be flawed and ‘fail miserably’ when attacked: CertiK 06/09/2023 at 06:02 By Cointelegraph By Brayden Lindrea CertiK’s security chief Kang Li thinks inexperienced programmers using AI tools such as ChatGPT to write smart contracts is a recipe for disaster. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React

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Okta Says US Customers Targeted in Sophisticated Attacks

Okta Says US Customers Targeted in Sophisticated Attacks 05/09/2023 at 17:02 By Eduard Kovacs Okta says some of its US-based customers have been targeted in social engineering attacks whose goal was to disable MFA and obtain high privileges. The post Okta Says US Customers Targeted in Sophisticated Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Open redirect flaws increasingly exploited by phishers

Open redirect flaws increasingly exploited by phishers 23/08/2023 at 12:49 By Helga Labus Phishing attacks using open redirect flaws are on the rise again, according to Kroll’s Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) team, which means organizations should consider refreshing employees’ awareness and knowledge on how to spot them. Malicious URL redirection Open redirect vulnerabilities in web

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Organizations invest in AI tools to elevate email security

Organizations invest in AI tools to elevate email security 21/08/2023 at 06:39 By Help Net Security To counteract new and emerging threat methods enhanced by artificial intelligence, specialized email security vendors are leveraging a synergy of AI and human insights to enhance email security, according to IRONSCALES and Osterman Research. Cybercriminals are already using AI

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Zimbra users in Europe, Latin America face phishing threat

Zimbra users in Europe, Latin America face phishing threat 18/08/2023 at 11:04 By Help Net Security ESET researchers have uncovered a mass-spreading phishing campaign aimed at collecting Zimbra account users’ credentials. Zimbra Collaboration is an open-core collaborative software platform, a popular alternative to enterprise email solutions. About the Zimbra phishing campaign The campaign has been

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Russian APT phished government employees via Microsoft Teams

Russian APT phished government employees via Microsoft Teams 03/08/2023 at 15:17 By Zeljka Zorz An APT group linked to Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has hit employees of several dozen global organizations with phishing attacks via Microsoft Teams, says Microsoft. A social engineering attack to bypass MFA protection “To facilitate their attack, the actor uses Microsoft

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Zero trust rated as highly effective by businesses worldwide

Zero trust rated as highly effective by businesses worldwide 26/07/2023 at 06:33 By Help Net Security Zero trust is here to stay, with 82% of experts currently working on implementing zero trust, and 16% planning to begin within 18 months, according to Beyond Identity. Over 90% of those working on zero trust cited that the

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North Korean hackers targeted tech companies through JumpCloud and GitHub

North Korean hackers targeted tech companies through JumpCloud and GitHub 21/07/2023 at 16:03 By Helga Labus North Korean state-sponsored hackers have been linked to two recent cyberattack campaigns: one involving a spear-phishing attack on JumpCloud and the other targeting tech employees on GitHub through a social engineering campaign. The JumpCloud intrusion On June 27, JumpCloud

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GitHub Warns of North Korean Social Engineering Attacks Targeting Tech Firm Employees

GitHub Warns of North Korean Social Engineering Attacks Targeting Tech Firm Employees 21/07/2023 at 14:32 By Ionut Arghire North Korean hackers are targeting employees at technology firms with repository invitations and malicious NPM packages. The post GitHub Warns of North Korean Social Engineering Attacks Targeting Tech Firm Employees appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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VirusTotal leaked data of 5,600 registered users

VirusTotal leaked data of 5,600 registered users 18/07/2023 at 15:47 By Helga Labus VirusTotal has suffered a data leak that exposed the names and email addresses of 5,600 of its registered users. The leaked data reportedly includes information about employees of US and German intelligence agencies (among others). VirusTotal data leak exposed exploitable information Google-owned

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Is your browser betraying you? Emerging threats in 2023

Is your browser betraying you? Emerging threats in 2023 07/07/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Network attacks (IPS detections) have remained relatively flat over the last three quarters, technically down a bit more than 3%, according to WatchGuard. “Organisations need to pay more active, ongoing attention to the existing security solutions and strategies their

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