Tag: attackers
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The Register: Don’t open that ‘copyright infringement’ email attachment – it’s an infostealer
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/07/fake_copyright_email_malware/ Source: The Register Title: Don’t open that ‘copyright infringement’ email attachment – it’s an infostealer Feedly Summary: Curiosity gives crims access to wallets and passwords Organizations should be on the lookout for bogus copyright infringement emails as they might be the latest ploy by cybercriminals to steal their data.… AI Summary and…
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Schneier on Security: Prompt Injection Defenses Against LLM Cyberattacks
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/prompt-injection-defenses-against-llm-cyberattacks.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Prompt Injection Defenses Against LLM Cyberattacks Feedly Summary: Interesting research: “Hacking Back the AI-Hacker: Prompt Injection as a Defense Against LLM-driven Cyberattacks“: Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly being harnessed to automate cyberattacks, making sophisticated exploits more accessible and scalable. In response, we propose a new defense…
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The Register: Cybercrooks are targeting Bengal cat lovers in Australia for some reason
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/bengal_cat_australia/ Source: The Register Title: Cybercrooks are targeting Bengal cat lovers in Australia for some reason Feedly Summary: In case today’s news cycle wasn’t shocking enough, here’s a gem from Sophos Fresh from a series of serious reports detailing its five-year battle with Chinese cyberattackers, Sophos has dropped a curious story about users…
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The Register: Cyberattackers stole Microlise staff data following DHL, Serco disruption
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/microlise_cyberattack/ Source: The Register Title: Cyberattackers stole Microlise staff data following DHL, Serco disruption Feedly Summary: Experts say incident has ‘all the hallmarks of ransomware’ Telematics tech biz Microlise says an attack that hit its network likely did not expose customer data, although staff aren’t so lucky.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…
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Schneier on Security: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/11/iot-devices-in-password-spraying-botnet.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: IoT Devices in Password-Spraying Botnet Feedly Summary: Microsoft is warning Azure cloud users that a Chinese controlled botnet is engaging in “highly evasive” password spraying. Not sure about the “highly evasive” part; the techniques seem basically what you get in a distributed password-guessing attack: “Any threat actor…