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The Ticketmaster Data Breach May Be Just the Beginning

By Matt Burgess — June 1st 2024 at 13:43
Data breaches at Ticketmaster and financial services company Santander have been linked to attacks against cloud provider Snowflake. Researchers fear more breaches will soon be uncovered.
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Mysterious Hack Destroyed 600,000 Internet Routers

By Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts — June 1st 2024 at 10:30
Plus: A whistleblower claims the Biden administration falsified a report on Gaza, “Operation Endgame” disrupts the botnet ecosystem, and more.
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Managing Firewall complexity and Augmenting Effectiveness with AIOps for Cisco Firewall

By Gayathri Nagarajan — May 30th 2024 at 12:00
Explore how AIOps revolutionizes Cisco Firewall management, enhancing security, reducing downtime, and maximizing ROI with intelligent, automated solutions.
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‘Largest Botnet Ever’ Tied to Billions in Stolen Covid-19 Relief Funds

By Dell Cameron — May 29th 2024 at 21:16
The US says a Chinese national operated the “911 S5” botnet, which included computers worldwide and was used to file hundreds of thousands of fraudulent Covid claims and distribute CSAM, among other crimes.
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How Researchers Cracked an 11-Year-Old Password to a $3 Million Crypto Wallet

By Kim Zetter — May 28th 2024 at 11:30
Thanks to a flaw in a decade-old version of the RoboForm password manager and a bit of luck, researchers were able to unearth the password to a crypto wallet containing a fortune.
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Cops Are Just Trolling Cybercriminals Now

By Matt Burgess — May 28th 2024 at 09:30
Police are using subtle psychological operations against ransomware gangs to sow distrust in their ranks—and trick them into emerging from the shadows.
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Microsoft’s New Recall AI Tool May Be a ‘Privacy Nightmare’

By Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts — May 25th 2024 at 10:30
Plus: US surveillance reportedly targets pro-Palestinian protesters, the FBI arrests a man for AI-generated CSAM, and stalkerware targets hotel computers.
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He Trained Cops to Fight Crypto Crime—and Allegedly Ran a $100M Dark-Web Drug Market

By Andy Greenberg — May 23rd 2024 at 17:24
The strange journey of Lin Rui-siang, the 23-year-old accused of running the Incognito black market, extorting his own site’s users—and then refashioning himself as a legit crypto crime expert.
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Teslas Can Still Be Stolen With a Cheap Radio Hack—Despite New Keyless Tech

By Andy Greenberg — May 22nd 2024 at 14:00
Ultra-wideband radio has been heralded as the solution for “relay attacks” that are used to steal cars in seconds. But researchers found Teslas equipped with it are as vulnerable as ever.
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Android Update: Theft Detection Lock Knows When Your Phone Is Stolen

By Matt Burgess — May 15th 2024 at 17:00
Google is introducing new AI-powered safety tools in Android 15 that can lock down your phone if thieves nab it.
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Black Hat Asia 2024 NOC: Cisco Security Cloud

By Jessica Bair — May 15th 2024 at 12:00
Protecting Black Hat Asia NOC with Cisco Security Cloud
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The $2.3 Billion Tornado Cash Case Is a Pivotal Moment for Crypto Privacy

By Andy Greenberg — May 13th 2024 at 14:12
Tuesday’s verdict in the trial of Alexey Pertsev, a creator of crypto-privacy service Tornado Cash, is the first in a string of cases that could make it much harder to skirt financial surveillance.
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Microsoft Deploys Generative AI for US Spies

By Dhruv Mehrotra, Andrew Couts — May 11th 2024 at 10:30
Plus: China is suspected in a hack targeting the UK’s military, the US Marines are testing gun-toting robotic dogs, and Dell suffers a data breach impacting 49 million customers.
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‘TunnelVision’ Attack Leaves Nearly All VPNs Vulnerable to Spying

By Dan Goodin, Ars Technica — May 10th 2024 at 16:56
TunnelVision is an attack developed by researchers that can expose VPN traffic to snooping or tampering.
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A (Strange) Interview With the Russian-Military-Linked Hackers Targeting US Water Utilities

By Andy Greenberg — May 8th 2024 at 10:00
Despite Cyber Army of Russia’s claims of swaying US “minds and hearts,” experts say the cyber sabotage group appears to be hyping its hacking for a domestic audience.
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The Alleged LockBit Ransomware Mastermind Has Been Identified

By Matt Burgess — May 7th 2024 at 14:19
Law enforcement officials say they’ve identified, sanctioned, and indicted the person behind LockBitSupp, the administrator at the heart of LockBit’s $500 million hacking rampage.
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Apple’s iPhone Spyware Problem Is Getting Worse. Here’s What You Should Know

By Kate O'Flaherty — May 6th 2024 at 11:30
The iPhone maker has detected spyware attacks against people in more than 150 countries. Knowing if your device is infected can be tricky—but there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself.
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The Breach of a Face Recognition Firm Reveals a Hidden Danger of Biometrics

By Jordan Pearson — May 2nd 2024 at 15:24
Outabox, an Australian firm that scanned faces for bars and clubs, suffered a breach that shows the problems with giving companies your biometric data.
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The US Government Is Asking Big Tech to Promise Better Cybersecurity

By Eric Geller — May 1st 2024 at 16:01
The Biden administration is asking tech companies to sign a pledge, obtained by WIRED, to improve their digital security, including reduced default password use and improved vulnerability disclosures.
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A Vast New Data Set Could Supercharge the AI Hunt for Crypto Money Laundering

By Andy Greenberg — May 1st 2024 at 13:00
Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic, MIT, and IBM have released a new AI model—and the 200-million-transaction dataset it's trained on—that aims to spot the “shape” of bitcoin money laundering.
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The Dangerous Rise of GPS Attacks

By Matt Burgess — April 30th 2024 at 17:16
Thousands of planes and ships are facing GPS jamming and spoofing. Experts warn these attacks could potentially impact critical infrastructure, communication networks, and more.
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The White House Has a New Master Plan to Stop Worst-Case Scenarios

By Eric Geller — April 30th 2024 at 14:00
President Joe Biden has updated the directives to protect US critical infrastructure against major threats, from cyberattacks to terrorism to climate change.
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'ArcaneDoor' Cyberspies Hacked Cisco Firewalls to Access Government Networks

By Andy Greenberg — April 24th 2024 at 16:00
Sources suspect China is behind the targeted exploitation of two zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco’s security appliances.
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Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers—and Still Faces a Patient Data Leak

By Andy Greenberg — April 23rd 2024 at 03:55
The company belatedly conceded both that it had paid the cybercriminals extorting it and that patient data nonetheless ended up on the dark web.
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AI-Controlled Fighter Jets Are Dogfighting With Human Pilots Now

By Dell Cameron, Andrew Couts — April 20th 2024 at 10:00
Plus: New York’s legislature suffers a cyberattack, police disrupt a global phishing operation, and Apple removes encrypted messaging apps in China.
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Cisco Hypershield: A New Era of Distributed, AI-Native Security

By Tom Gillis — April 18th 2024 at 06:55

AI is transformative, driving huge productivity gains. The engine of AI — the data center — will grow substantially, maybe an order of magnitude or more over the coming years.

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