Hackers compromised Ontario liquor board website, stole customer data
Cyber attackers compromised the website of Ontario’s Liquor Control Board and stole personal information of customers who bought products online, the retailer has acknowledged. “At this time, we can confirm that an unauthorized party embedded malicious code into our website that was designed to obtain customer information during the checkout process,” the Crown corporation said
Restrict physical access to certain Siemens PLCs, industrial admins warned
Warning over S7-1500 series logic controllers comes after the discovery of vulnerabilities in their secure boot
Russian Twitter trolls had little influence on 2016 election, New York University study reveals
According to a new study published by New York University’s Center for Social Media and Politics, Russian Twitter trolls had no recognizable impact on the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Previous research and government investigations have concluded that Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election was intended to influence voting behavior in favor of […]
How to enable Google Assistant Continued Conversation
It used to be difficult for the Google Assistant to follow up on questions when asked more than once about the same subject. It is now a thing of the past. The feature known as Continued Conversation, is described as a much more efficient way of using Google Assistant. Once enabled, the user can continue […]
Twitter claims no evidence data leaks were obtained via system bug
Twitter has stated that there is no evidence that the leaked dataset of email addresses associated with 200 million Twitter users, which was recently leaked and put up for sale online, was obtained by exploiting a vulnerability in the company’s systems. Twitter claims that the alleged November leak was of the same data obtained in […]
Apple and Meta misses out on Glassdoor top 100 places to work
Glassdoor, a global leader in job and company insights, has announced the winners of its 15th annual Employees’ Choice Awards, which recognize the Best Places to Work 2023 in the United States and four other countries. The site where employees can review their employers anonymously did not include Meta or Apple in its top 100 […]
FTX recoups $5 Billion in liquid assets, others
According to the lawyer for bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, the company has recovered more than $5 billion in cash and other liquid assets, significantly increasing the amount recognized by new executives as it works to repay creditors. It also hopes to sell hundreds of additional investment holdings worth more than $4.6 billion. As lawyers and […]
Dark Pink APT targeting government and military in Asia-Pacific region and Europe
According to researchers at cybersecurity firm Group-IB, a recently discovered hacking campaign dubbed Dark Pink is targeting a variety of organizations across the Asia-Pacific region, as well as one in Europe, as part of an advanced scheme aimed at stealing corporate data and other high-value secrets. In Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Bosnia […]
WithSecure uncovers AI sending phishing mails
WithSecure security researchers demonstrated how the GPT-3 natural language generation model and the ChatGPT can be used to carry out phishing scams. WithSecure ran a number of experiments to see how modifying the language model’s input influenced the text output. These included phishing and spear-phishing, harassment, social validation for scams, the appropriation of a written […]
Microsoft set to make some team features premium
Microsoft has announced that some existing features available to Microsoft 365 subscribers will be moved to the more expensive Premium edition. Its service is currently available with a 30-day free trial. However, once it reaches general availability, Microsoft may charge $10 per user per month. The feature will be generally available in February of this […]
