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Voice Cloning Enabled by Artificial Intelligence Poses Growing Danger The Incident and the Rise of Deepfake Scams An incident earlier this year highlighted the growing danger of voice cloning enabled by artificial intelligence (AI). In this case, a cybercriminal attempted to extort $1 million from a woman in Arizona by claiming to have kidnapped her…
Rescue of Thousands of Forced Labor Victims Exposes Cybercrime Syndicate International Raid Leads to Rescue of Exploited Workers In a significant operation conducted on June 27, a Philippine police raid led to the rescue of thousands of workers who had been coerced into forced labor by cybercrime syndicates operating across multiple countries. These workers, hailing…
USPTO Leaves 60,000 Filers’ Addresses Exposed to the Public Internet for Three Years Introduction The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently come under scrutiny after admitting that it inadvertently left the addresses of over 60,000 trademark application filers exposed to the public internet for a three-year period. The breach was caused by a…
S3 Ep141: What was Steve Jobs’s first job? Introduction In the latest episode of the Naked Security podcast, hosts Doug Aamoth and Paul Ducklin discuss a range of topics including emergency patches for iPhone malware, cybercriminals co-opting Linux servers, the resolution of the 2020 Twitter hack case, and the advice given by the Australian Prime…
The Need to Rethink Cybersecurity: Treating Symptoms, Not Causes The Persistence of Cybersecurity Challenges Since the early 1990s, the internet has undergone significant transformations, from dial-up connections to high-speed, cloud-based computing. Yet, despite the advancements in technology, organizations continue to grapple with the same cybersecurity problems that they faced when they first connected to the…
Cyware Secures $30 Million in Funding to Expand Threat Intel Infrastructure Tech Cyware, a New York-based startup specializing in threat intelligence infrastructure, has announced that it has secured $30 million in new financing to fuel its growth in the AI-powered security tools market. The funding round was led by Ten Eleven Ventures, with participation from…
API Security Testing for Dummies: A Comprehensive Guide The Importance of API Security in Today’s Digital Landscape In our increasingly interconnected world, the importance of secure application programming interfaces (APIs) cannot be overstated. APIs play a crucial role in enabling communication between different software applications and systems. They provide a bridge that allows data and…
Hackers Attack Russian Satellite Telecom Provider, Alleged Affiliation with Wagner Group In a recent cyber attack, unidentified hackers targeted Dozor, a satellite telecommunications provider that offers services to power lines, oil fields, Russian military units, and government agencies including the Federal Security Service (FSB). The hackers claimed responsibility for the attack and defaced four unrelated…
Vulnerabilities Details Disclosed for Critical SAP Vulnerabilities, Including Wormable Exploit Chain Background A cybersecurity firm has recently disclosed critical vulnerabilities in SAP software that could expose organizations to attacks. The vulnerabilities were discovered by researcher Fabian Hagg from SEC Consult, an Austria-based cybersecurity consulting firm. Hagg found these flaws as part of a three-year research…
IP Fabric Raises $25 Million in Series B Funding Funding and Growth IP Fabric, a Prague-based network assurance company, has recently secured $25 million in a Series B funding round. Led by One Peak, with participation from Senovo and Presto Ventures, this funding brings the total raised by the company to over $30 million. The…