Cybersecurity
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Threat actors are known for impersonating popular brands in order to trick users. In a recent malvertising campaign, we observed a malicious Google ad for KeePass, the open-source password manager which was extremely deceiving. We previously reported on how brand impersonations are a common occurrence these days due to a feature known as tracking templates, but this […]
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning , Governance & Risk Management , Legislation & Litigation House Committee Told to Relaunch Data Privacy Effort Launched Last Year Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • October 18, 2023 Image: Shutterstock Congressional regulation of artificial intelligence should begin with a national privacy law, members of a House panel said […]
Businesses are actively moving to eradicate passwords from employees’ lives, with 89% of IT leaders expecting passwords to represent less than a quarter of their organization’s logins within five years or less, according to a FIDO Alliance and LastPass report. Moving to passwordless technology Businesses are ready to embrace a passwordless future, with 92% having […]
Clearview AI, the technology firm that has garnered notoriety and government restrictions for its facial recognition software, won an appeal to overturn a penalty issued by the United Kingdom’s privacy watchdog last year. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued a formal enforcement notice against the company in May 2022 for unlawfully storing facial images. The […]
Oct 20, 2023NewsroomCyber Threat / Malware A new information stealer named ExelaStealer has become the latest entrant to an already crowded landscape filled with various off-the-shelf malware designed to capture sensitive data from compromised Windows systems. “ExelaStealer is a largely open-source infostealer with paid customizations available from the threat actor,” Fortinet FortiGuard Labs researcher James […]
A ransomware group Knight, formerly called Cyclops has allegedly carried out a cyberattack on US Claims Solutions (USCS). The Cyber Express found no reference to the USCS cyberattack on the website of the insurance firm. US Claims Solutions is an insurance industry that offers services related to cargo and inspections, commercial loss claims, firearms appraisals, […]
The exposed data includes customer names, email addresses, service usage details, and purchase information, but credit card information was not stored in the compromised database.
Oct 20, 2023NewsroomOnline Seucrity / Cyber Threat The U.S. government has announced the seizure of 17 website domains used by North Korean information technology (IT) workers as part of an illicit scheme to defraud businesses across the world, evade sanctions, and fund the country’s ballistic missile program. The Department of Justice (DoJ) said the U.S. […]
The hacker responsible for launching a credential stuffing attack against biotechnology company 23andMe to steal users’ personal data has leaked more data stolen in the cyber attack via the dark web. The data leaked to the notorious dark web forum, BreachForums, includes the genetic data profiles of 4.1 million people across Great Britain and Germany. […]