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58% of malicious emails contained spoof content 30/08/2023 at 22:47 By According to a VIPRE Security Group report, 85% of phishing emails sent in Q2 2023 utilized malicious links in the content of the email. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Cyber defense makes up majority of cybersecurity budgets 30/08/2023 at 21:46 By Cyberattacks and risk management were analyzed in a report. When asked, 18% of respondents report cyberattacks threatened or disrupted their business. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Microsoft angry over Russian-led UN cybercrime treaty 30/08/2023 at 21:31 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle It could be used to put ethical hackers, and citizens, behind bars A controversial United Nations proposal has a new foe, Microsoft, which has joined the growing number of organizations warning delegates that the draft version of the UN cybercrime treaty

Tesla’s purported hands-free ‘Elon mode’ raises regulator’s blood pressure 30/08/2023 at 21:04 By Brandon Vigliarolo NHTSA is already worried Autopilot and FSD make drivers irresponsible – this surely won’t help matters The discovery of a secret Tesla Autopilot configuration that allows the self-driving system to operate without driver attention isn’t sitting well with US regulators

Hackers Can Exploit Windows Container Isolation Framework to Bypass Endpoint Security 30/08/2023 at 21:03 By New findings show that malicious actors could leverage a sneaky malware detection evasion technique and bypass endpoint security solutions by manipulating the Windows Container Isolation Framework. The findings were presented by Deep Instinct security researcher Daniel Avinoam at the DEF CON

The varied landscape of consumer fraud 30/08/2023 at 20:31 By In today’s interconnected digital world, consumer fraud remains a persistent threat that can have far-reaching consequences for individuals. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

HP blames discounted PCs and China chill for Q3 revenue drop 30/08/2023 at 20:02 By Dan Robinson At least the cost-cutting scissors are still sharp HP is putting a brave face on its third quarter 2023 results, claiming it’s making progress to long-term growth priorities while enacting structural cost savings, despite revenue being down nearly

MMRat Android Trojan Executes Remote Financial Fraud Through Accessibility Feature 30/08/2023 at 19:02 By A previously undocumented Android banking trojan dubbed MMRat has been observed targeting mobile users in Southeast Asia since late June 2023 to remotely commandeer the devices and perform financial fraud. “The malware, named after its distinctive package name com.mm.user, can capture user input

Google wants to takes a byte out of Oracle workloads with PostgreSQL migration service 30/08/2023 at 18:47 By Lindsay Clark Third-party and bespoke apps most likely candidates for the switch Google is looking to capture some of Oracle’s workloads by promising to help users migrate from Big Red’s databases to PostgreSQL with a set of

USENET, the OG social network, rises again like a text-only phoenix 30/08/2023 at 17:32 By Liam Proven Alive and still quite vigorous considering its age The USENET management committee has reconvened and there are green shoots of growth in the original, pre-World Wide Web social network.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Security leaders report need to balance human and machine identities 30/08/2023 at 17:32 By The effect of data breaches was analyzed in a recent report by AppViewX and Forrester, including financial costs and decision-maker stress. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

AMA: Cybersecurity Executive Edition — Andrew Wilder 30/08/2023 at 17:16 By In this AMA episode from Security magazine, Andrew Wilder, cybersecurity executive and professor at Washington University, discusses security trends. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

China-Linked BadBazaar Android Spyware Targeting Signal and Telegram Users 30/08/2023 at 17:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered malicious Android apps for Signal and Telegram distributed via the Google Play Store and Samsung Galaxy Store that are engineered to deliver the BadBazaar spyware on infected devices. Slovakian company ESET attributed the campaign to a China-linked actor

UK air traffic woes caused by ‘invalid flight plan data’ 30/08/2023 at 16:47 By Dan Robinson Former BA boss slams resilience, says explanation ‘doesn’t stand up from what I know of the system’ Mystery still surrounds the technical issue at the UK’s National Air Traffic Service (NATS) on Monday, which is being blamed on incorrect

Animoca subsidiary builds AI and NFT tools for educators 30/08/2023 at 16:02 By Cointelegraph By Savannah Fortis TinyTap, a subsidary of Animoca Brands, rolls out new AI features for educators and parents to generate educational games and images based on prompts. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

The Evolution of Persistent Threats: From Chernobyl to BlackLotus 30/08/2023 at 16:02 By Jose Tozo In this blog post, we will explore how the computer security landscape has expanded to reach below the operating system levels, aiming to address areas that are often overlooked or completely neglected in cybersecurity. Attackers have discovered techniques to establish

Google throws down gauntlet with first compute instances powered by AmpereOne chips 30/08/2023 at 15:47 By Dan Robinson Though this is still a preview so another provider could swing it Interview  Google looks set to become the first cloud provider to offer virtual machine instances powered by Ampere’s 192-core AmpereOne datacenter chip, which Ampere is

How to strengthen cybersecurity teams in a high-stress era 30/08/2023 at 15:46 By Promote mental health, reduce turnover and enhance productivity for cybersecurity professionals by developing processes to identify and address burnout. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Malicious npm Packages Aim to Target Developers for Source Code Theft 30/08/2023 at 15:31 By An unknown threat actor is leveraging malicious npm packages to target developers with an aim to steal source code and configuration files from victim machines, a sign of how threats lurk consistently in open-source repositories. “The threat actor behind this

How to Prevent ChatGPT From Stealing Your Content & Traffic 30/08/2023 at 15:31 By ChatGPT and similar large language models (LLMs) have added further complexity to the ever-growing online threat landscape. Cybercriminals no longer need advanced coding skills to execute fraud and other damaging attacks against online businesses and customers, thanks to bots-as-a-service, residential proxies,