Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, August 11, 2023
This episode features discussion on fighting ransomware in schools, ransomware and insurance, more MOVEit victims and attacks on sports teams
Alberta dental plan administrator paid ransomware gang after attack
Not-for-profit Alberta Dental Services Corp. says gang was paid after proving it had deleted data
Alberta dental plan administrator paid ransomware gang after attack
Not-for-profit Alberta Dental Services Corp. says gang was paid after proving it had deleted data
Ditch SMS-based MFA, urges board investigating Lapsus$ gang’s successful attacks
U.S. Cyber Safety Review board report critical of organizations and carriers for allowing infiltration of even well-defe
Cyber Security Today, August 11, 2023 – Employee mistake leads to Northern Ireland police data breach, why employee awareness training is vital, and more.
This episode reports on the latest phishing attacks, attacks on unsupported and unpatched Zyxel router
AMD Ryzen CPUs vulnerable to inception attack
Researchers from ETH Zurich have discovered a new security vulnerability in AMD Ryzen CPUs that could allow attackers to leak kernel memory and access sensitive files. The vulnerability, called “Inception,” is a speculative execution-based side-channel attack that is similar to the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities that affected Intel CPUs in 2018. Inception affects all AMD […]
Canada accuses China of disinformation campaign on WeChat
Canada has accused China of running a misinformation campaign on WeChat aimed especially at Conservative legislator Michael Chong. Global Affairs Canada (GAC) believes China is behind a WeChat campaign spreading false information about Chong’s background and viewpoints. GAC claims it discovered these attempts while probing for foreign meddling ahead of a by-election. There were suspicious […]
Nvidia launches GH200 chip for AI inference market
Nvidia has announced a new chip designed to run artificial intelligence models, the GH200. The chip has the same GPU as the company’s current highest-end AI chip, the H100, but it pairs that GPU with 141 gigabytes of cutting-edge memory, as well as a 72-core ARM central processor. The GH200 is designed for inference, the […]
AI stealing laptop keystrokes
Laptop users are at risk of having their sensitive information stolen by artificial intelligence (AI) that can identify keystrokes by sound with 95% accuracy, according to a new study by researchers from British universities. The study, authored by Joshua Harrison, a software engineer at Amazon, University of Surrey lecturer Ehsan Toreini, and Royal Holloway University […]
Bots cracks Captcha tests faster than Humans, study finds
Bots are now able to crack Captcha tests faster than humans, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Irvine. Engaging 1,000 participants with diverse backgrounds, researchers conducted 10 Captcha tests on these websites. The results showcased that while human participants took 9 to 15 seconds to solve certain tests with […]
