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Apr 26, 2024
Hotel check-in terminal bug spews out access codes for guest rooms
A security researcher discovered a major flaw in self-service check-in terminals used by Ibis Budget hotels in Europe. The terminals were programmed to display room keycodes when a guest entered a series of dashes instead of a booking reference number.
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Apr 22, 2024
91,000 Smart LG TV Devices Vulnerable to Remote Takeover
A security vulnerability impacting a significant number of LG smart TVs was recently disclosed. This flaw could allow attackers to remotely seize control of susceptible devices. Researchers at Bitdefender discovered two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2023-6317 and CVE-2023-6318) that, when combined, could grant unauthorized users complete control over a targeted LG smart TV.
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Apr 18, 2024
This LinkedIn Scam Got Me (Almost)...and It Should Scare You Too
Even though the cybersecurity pros I work with haven't fallen for the latest LinkedIn scam, seeing it hit my inbox made me realize just how dangerous and believable these attacks are. The sophistication of this one surprised even me, and that's concerning.
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Apr 12, 2024
Tesla, OS, Software Exploits Earn Hackers $1.1 Million at Pwn2Own 2024
A hacking competition called Pwn2Own 2024 in Vancouver awarded over $1.1 million to participants who discovered vulnerabilities in various software and devices. This security competition incentivizes hackers to discover and report vulnerabilities in widely used software and devices.
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Apr 10, 2024
Cybercriminals Weigh Options for Using LLMs: Buy, Build, or Break?
Cybercriminals are looking for ways to integrate large language models (LLMs) into their attacks, and they have three main options: trying to bypass the safeguards on existing LLMs, building their own LLMs, or using uncensored open-source models.
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Apr 8, 2024
Google Updates Chrome to Patch Zero-Day Flaw Exposed at Pwn2Own
In a proactive measure to enhance user security, Google has announced an update to its Chrome browser, effectively patching a series of vulnerabilities, including the zero-day flaw CVE-2024-3159, unveiled at the Pwn2Own hacking contest in March 2024.
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Mar 27, 2024
How companies describe cyber incidents in SEC filings
It’s been three months since the Securities and Exchange Commission’s cyber disclosure rules took effect and rather than creating a deluge of incident revelations, only a trickle has emerged.
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Mar 25, 2024
A third of web attacks targeted APIs in 2023, threatening the expanding API economy
APIs were the target of 29% of web attacks in 2023, with cybercriminals exploiting the swiftly growing API economy for new avenues of attack, according to a report from Akamai.
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Mar 21, 2024
Financial services sees sharp increase in DDoS attacks as geopolitical tensions rise
DDoS attacks against the financial services sector historically accounted for about 10-15% of all attacks, however that trend began to rise in 2021, the FS-ISAC and Akamai found.
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