Tag: phishing

  • The Register: OpenAI says Chinese gang tried to phish its staff

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/10/china_phish_openai/ Source: The Register Title: OpenAI says Chinese gang tried to phish its staff Feedly Summary: Claims its models aren’t making threat actors more sophisticated – but is helping debug their code OpenAI has alleged the company disrupted a spear-phishing campaign that saw a China-based group target its employees through both their personal…

  • Slashdot: Internet Archive Suffers ‘Catastrophic’ Breach Impacting 31 Million Users

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/10/09/2247234/internet-archive-suffers-catastrophic-breach-impacting-31-million-users?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Internet Archive Suffers ‘Catastrophic’ Breach Impacting 31 Million Users Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Internet Archive’s “Wayback Machine” experienced a significant data breach, compromising a database of 31 million user records. This incident highlights the vulnerabilities that legacy systems may face and underscores the importance…

  • Slashdot: OpenAI Says China-Linked Group Tried to Phish Its Employees

    Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/09/1515226/openai-says-china-linked-group-tried-to-phish-its-employees Source: Slashdot Title: OpenAI Says China-Linked Group Tried to Phish Its Employees Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: OpenAI reported a phishing attempt attributed to a group with ties to China, named SweetSpecter, targeting its employees in a bid to exfiltrate sensitive data. The incident underscores ongoing cybersecurity threats faced…

  • The Register: Ransomware gang Trinity joins pile of scumbags targeting healthcare

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/09/trinity_ransomware_targets_healthcare_orgs/ Source: The Register Title: Ransomware gang Trinity joins pile of scumbags targeting healthcare Feedly Summary: As if hospitals and clinics didn’t have enough to worry about At least one US healthcare provider has been infected by Trinity, an emerging cybercrime gang with eponymous ransomware that uses double extortion and other “sophisticated" tactics…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing our world—together

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/01/cybersecurity-awareness-month-securing-our-world-together/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Securing our world—together Feedly Summary: To help our global cyberdefenders, Microsoft has put together the Be Cybersmart Kit, designed to educate everyone, on best practices for going passwordless, not falling for sophisticated phishing or fraud, device protection, AI safety, and more. The post Cybersecurity…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: File hosting services misused for identity phishing

    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2024/10/08/file-hosting-services-misused-for-identity-phishing/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: File hosting services misused for identity phishing Feedly Summary: Since mid-April 2024, Microsoft has observed an increase in defense evasion tactics used in campaigns abusing file hosting services like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Dropbox. These campaigns use sophisticated techniques to perform social engineering, evade detection, and compromise identities,…

  • Krebs on Security: Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition

    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/patch-tuesday-october-2024-edition/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Patch Tuesday, October 2024 Edition Feedly Summary: Microsoft today released security updates to fix at least 117 security holes in Windows computers and other software, including two vulnerabilities that are already seeing active attacks. Also, Adobe plugged 52 security holes across a range of products, and Apple…

  • Slashdot: iOS and Android Security Scare: Two Apps Found Supporting ‘Pig Butchering’ Scheme

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/10/06/0122217/ios-and-android-security-scare-two-apps-found-supporting-pig-butchering-scheme?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: iOS and Android Security Scare: Two Apps Found Supporting ‘Pig Butchering’ Scheme Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The report from Group-IB highlights a sophisticated fraudulent trading scheme targeting users through fake apps on official app stores. The fraudsters utilized social engineering, manipulating victims into believing in…

  • Timothee Chauvin: 24 theses on cybersecurity and AI

    Source URL: https://tchauvin.com/theses-on-cybersecurity-and-ai Source: Timothee Chauvin Title: 24 theses on cybersecurity and AI Feedly Summary: Getting to ninety-five isn’t so simple AI Summary and Description: Yes **Short Summary with Insight:** The text discusses the evolving landscape of cybersecurity in the context of artificial intelligence (AI) advancements, particularly the implications of large language models (LLMs) and…

  • The Register: DOJ, Microsoft seize 107 domains used in Russia’s Star Blizzard phishing attacks

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/03/russian_phishing_domains_seized/ Source: The Register Title: DOJ, Microsoft seize 107 domains used in Russia’s Star Blizzard phishing attacks Feedly Summary: Winter is coming The US Department of Justice and Microsoft have seized 107 websites used by Russian cyberspies in a phishing campaign to steal sensitive information from US government agencies, think tanks, and other…