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Discord Ban Exposes Tens of Thousands of OpenAI API Keys Yesterday, moderators of the r/ChatGPT Discord channel banned a script kiddie who was freely sharing stolen OpenAI API keys with hundreds of other users. This is a concerning issue as the proliferation of OpenAI keys is happening at an increasing rate, making account theft easier….
Dallas Overcomes Ransomware Attack, But Plenty of Work Remains A ransomware attack on May 3, 2019 hit the city of Dallas, incapacitating several essential city services including the 311 hotline, public libraries, animal shelters, emergency departments, and payment systems. According to reports, a month later, the city’s IT team has restored 90% of the network,…
Saudi Arabia Aims to Strengthen Cybersecurity by Establishing an Institute of Global Cybersecurity Forum Saudi Arabia has taken a significant step towards reinforcing its cybersecurity infrastructure by establishing an institute branch of the Global Cybersecurity Forum. This decision was taken to affirm Saudi Arabia’s position as a pioneer in the field of cybersecurity by strengthening…
Privacy Experts Caution Against Sharing Geolocation Data with AI Chatbots A growing trend in data collection by large language models, such as Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Bard and OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has raised concerns among privacy experts. Both chatbots have been requesting precise geolocation data, which has led to potential privacy harms. This includes the potential…
Introducing DBST: A Lightweight Block Cipher Based on Dynamic S-Box As the world embraces advanced communication technologies, security has become a top priority for every sector. In particular, 5G technology has ushered in new challenges and opportunities in protecting information security and privacy. This is where cryptography, especially block ciphers, has emerged as a crucial…
Barracuda issues an urgent warning to replace ESG appliances Barracuda, a cybersecurity company, has issued an urgent warning for all its Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances to be taken offline and replaced immediately. According to a recent advisory, the ESG remote command injection vulnerability that was already under active attack since October 2022, which was…
Cybercriminals empowered with Generative AI can cause catastrophic damage As technology becomes more and more advanced, malicious actors have found new ways to exploit it. One of these ways is through the use of generative AI, a form of artificial intelligence technology that can generate various types of content based on natural language input or…
Sophisticated Malware Attacks and Generative AI The sudden increase in sophisticated malware attacks, advanced persistent threats (APTs), and organizational data breaches have raised concerns and questions of accountability. Investigations have revealed that these attacks are crafted by cybercriminals who have been empowered with generative AI technologies. The question that arises is who should be held…
Report: Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in KeePass, MOVEit, and Chromium-based Browsers Several zero-day vulnerabilities have been reported recently that could potentially compromise the internet security of individuals and organizations using various software solutions. These include the popular password manager KeePass, the MOVEit file sharing and management tool, and Chromium-based web browsers such as Google Chrome and Microsoft…
Cybercrime: North Korean Hackers Blamed for $35 Million Atomic Wallet Crypto Theft Atomic Wallet, a decentralized cryptocurrency wallet service with roughly five million users, has recently disclosed that the North Korean advanced persistent threat (APT) actor, known as Lazarus Group, might be responsible for stealing cryptocurrency from the company. The crypto wallet service shared little…