Tag: government
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Cisco Talos Blog: UAT-5647 targets Ukrainian and Polish entities with RomCom malware variants
Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/uat-5647-romcom/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: UAT-5647 targets Ukrainian and Polish entities with RomCom malware variants Feedly Summary: By Dmytro Korzhevin, Asheer Malhotra, Vanja Svajcer and Vitor Ventura. Cisco Talos has observed a new wave of attacks active since at least late 2023, from a Russian speaking group we track as “UAT-5647”, against Ukrainian…
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The Register: Anonymous Sudan isn’t any more: two alleged operators named, charged
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/17/anonymous_sudan_arrests_charges/ Source: The Register Title: Anonymous Sudan isn’t any more: two alleged operators named, charged Feedly Summary: Gang said to have developed its evilware on GitHub – then DDoSed GitHub Hacktivist gang Anonymous Sudan appears to have lost its anonymity after the US Attorney’s Office on Wednesday unsealed an indictment identifying two of…
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Slashdot: Startup Can Identify Deepfake Video In Real Time
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/16/217207/startup-can-identify-deepfake-video-in-real-time?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Startup Can Identify Deepfake Video In Real Time Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The rise of real-time video deepfakes poses significant security risks, as evidenced by notable incidents affecting governments, businesses, and individuals. Reality Defender is actively developing solutions to combat this threat through enhanced detection…
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The Register: Datacenter CEO alleged to have faked Tier 4 cert to snag $10.7M SEC deal, DoJ claims
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/17/datacenter_ceo_fake_cert_sec/ Source: The Register Title: Datacenter CEO alleged to have faked Tier 4 cert to snag $10.7M SEC deal, DoJ claims Feedly Summary: The Uptime Institute rates datacenters. The ‘Uptime Council’ … apparently doesn’t exist It’s one thing to stretch the truth in your marketing material, but allegedly lying about your datacenter’s qualities…
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The Register: US contractor pays $300k to settle accusation it didn’t properly look after Medicare users’ data
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/us_contractor_pays_300k_in/ Source: The Register Title: US contractor pays $300k to settle accusation it didn’t properly look after Medicare users’ data Feedly Summary: Resolves allegations it improperly stored screenshots containing PII that were later snaffled A US government contractor will settle claims it violated cybersecurity rules prior to a breach that compromised Medicare beneficiaries’…
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The Register: Volkswagen monitoring data dump threat from 8Base ransomware crew
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/16/volkswagen_ransomware_data_loss/ Source: The Register Title: Volkswagen monitoring data dump threat from 8Base ransomware crew Feedly Summary: The German car giant appears to be unconcerned The 8Base ransomware crew claims to have stolen a huge data dump of Volkswagen files and is threatening to publish them, but the German car giant appears to be…
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Wired: Hacker Charged With Seeking to Kill Using Cyberattacks on Hospitals
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/anonymous-sudan-ddos-indictment-takedown/ Source: Wired Title: Hacker Charged With Seeking to Kill Using Cyberattacks on Hospitals Feedly Summary: The US has accused two brothers of being part of the hacker group Anonymous Sudan, which allegedly went on a wild cyberattack spree that hit thousands of targets—and, for one of the two men, even put lives…
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Wired: Algorithms Policed Welfare Systems For Years. Now They’re Under Fire for Bias
Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/algorithms-policed-welfare-systems-for-years-now-theyre-under-fire-for-bias/ Source: Wired Title: Algorithms Policed Welfare Systems For Years. Now They’re Under Fire for Bias Feedly Summary: Human rights groups have launched a new legal challenge against the use of algorithms to detect error and fraud in France’s welfare system, amid claims that single mothers are disproportionately affected. AI Summary and Description:…