August 11, 2023 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 more...
August 11, 2023 According to Proofpoint researchers, an increase in successful compromises of Microsoft 365 cloud accounts protected by multifactor authentication may be traced back to threat actors using the EvilProxy phishing kit. The action, which has been more...
August 10, 2023 Tenable has become the latest cybersecurity company to add a generative AI module to its products. At this week’s Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, the company announced the launch of ExposureAI, a chatbot within more...
August 10, 2023 A hardware flaw in Intel Core and Xeon CPUs lets attackers steal data from other users on the same system, including on servers that use Intel’s SGX memory protections, according to a Google researcher. According more...
August 10, 2023 Threat actors are having recent success defeating multifactor authentication-protected Microsoft 365 cloud accounts using the EvilProxy phishing kit, say researchers at Proofpoint. Since early March, they’ve seen an ongoing hybrid campaign using EvilProxy to target more...
August 10, 2023 The Defense Department is offering a $18.5 million prize to cybersecurity professionals who can develop innovative AI tools to protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks. The two-year challenge, called the AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC), will be more...
August 9, 2023 A cyberattack has disrupted hospital systems across the United States, forcing healthcare facilities to halt operations, reschedule appointments, and divert ambulances. The attack impacted all healthcare facilities dependent on Prospect Medical Holdings' hospital systems, which more...
August 9, 2023 The latest ransomware news, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Wednesday, August 9th, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. Today’s podcast starts with three more...
August 8, 2023 Successful identity-based attacks continue to plague IT departments, according to CrowdStrike’s sixth annual Threat Hunting report. Based on an analysis of what they call interactive intrusions — where a threat actor was operating with hands-on-keyboard more...
August 8, 2023 A large number of organizations are considering or implementing bans on employee use of ChatGPT and other generative AI applications over security, privacy and brand damage concerns, according to a survey by BlackBerry. Three-quarters of more...
