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Nov 17, 2023
File-Transfer services, rich with sensitive data, are under attack
The spree of attacks against MOVEit environments in May, which are still cascading to downstream victims five months later, capped a concentrated period of damaging attacks against file-transfer services. Progress Software’s MOVEit, Fortra’s GoAnywhere and IBM Aspera Faspex were hit by supply-chain attacks over a three-month span starting in March this year.
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Nov 17, 2023
ChatGPT: OpenAI Attributes Regular Outages to DDoS Attacks
The popular generative AI application ChatGPT experienced recurring outages this week on both the ChatGPT interface and the associated API, according to its own status page.
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Nov 16, 2023
FBI Warns of Emerging Ransomware Initial Access Techniques
The FBI has warned that ransomware attackers are targeting third party vendors and services to compromise businesses.
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Nov 14, 2023
How global password practices are changing
The average Password Health Score ranges from 70.9 in Northern America to 78.2 in Eastern Europe, indicating a need for improvement across all regions, according to a report. However, the scores improved by nearly two points in the past year, thanks to fewer weak, reused, and compromised passwords.
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Nov 13, 2023
Countries pledge to not pay ransoms, but experts question impact
Cyber authorities representing the collection of 48 countries, the European Union and Interpol, gathered for the third year in Washington to advance efforts to fight ransomware activity. “As long as there’s money flowing to ransomware criminals, this will continue to grow,” Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, said in a pre-summit briefing.
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Nov 2, 2023
28 Countries Sign Bletchley Declaration on Responsible Development of AI
The UK government called it a “landmark” decision for the future of artificial intelligence (AI). The Bletchley Declaration, has been signed by 28 countries, including the US, the UK, China, six EU member states, Brazil, Nigeria, Israel and Saudi Arabia.Â
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Nov 2, 2023
Cybersecurity Leaders Spooked by SEC Lawsuit Against SolarWinds CISO
In a development sparking chatter and debate through the cybersecurity world, the lawsuit filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) of SolarWinds is leaving CISOs across the industry spooked and reevaluating their roles.
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cybersecurity
Nov 2, 2023
Report Links ChatGPT to 1265% Rise in Phishing Emails
The SlashNext State of Phishing Report 2023 has unveiled a concerning trend in the cybersecurity landscape, revealing a 1265% surge in malicious phishing emails since Q4 2022.
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Oct 31, 2023
Bracing for AI-enabled ransomware and cyber extortion attacks
As businesses scramble to take the lead in operationalizing AI-enabled interfaces, ransomware actors will use it to scale their operations, widen their profit margins, and increase their likelihood of pulling off successful attacks.
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