Tag: threats
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The Register: Would banning ransomware insurance stop the scourge?
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/14/ransomware_insurance_ban/ Source: The Register Title: Would banning ransomware insurance stop the scourge? Feedly Summary: White House official makes case for ending extortion reimbursements Ransomware attacks are costing businesses and governments billions of dollars and putting people’s lives at risk – in some cases, reportedly causing their deaths.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary:…
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Slashdot: Chinese Scientists Report Using Quantum Computer To Hack Military-grade Encryption
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/10/14/1743258/chinese-scientists-report-using-quantum-computer-to-hack-military-grade-encryption?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Chinese Scientists Report Using Quantum Computer To Hack Military-grade Encryption Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Chinese researchers have reportedly developed the first effective quantum computer attack against widely utilized encryption methods, posing significant risks to critical sectors such as banking and military. This breakthrough challenges the…
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Slashdot: India Cenbank Chief Warns Against Financial Stability Risks From Growing Use of AI
Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/10/14/1454216/india-cenbank-chief-warns-against-financial-stability-risks-from-growing-use-of-ai?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: India Cenbank Chief Warns Against Financial Stability Risks From Growing Use of AI Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the implications of AI and machine learning in the financial services sector, highlighting the associated risks, including financial stability risks and vulnerabilities to cybersecurity threats.…
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Hacker News: The Internet Archive is back as a read-only service after cyberattacks
Source URL: https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/14/24269741/internet-archive-online-read-only-data-breach-outage Source: Hacker News Title: The Internet Archive is back as a read-only service after cyberattacks Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The Internet Archive has resumed operations in a limited read-only capacity following a cyberattack that resulted in a data breach and DDoS attack. This incident highlights ongoing concerns…
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The Register: Thousands of Fortinet instances vulnerable to actively exploited flaw
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/14/fortinet_vulnerability/ Source: The Register Title: Thousands of Fortinet instances vulnerable to actively exploited flaw Feedly Summary: No excuses for not patching this nine-month-old issue More than 86,000 Fortinet instances remain vulnerable to the critical flaw that attackers started exploiting last week, according to Shadowserver’s data.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text…
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Schneier on Security: Perfectl Malware
Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/10/perfectl-malware.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: Perfectl Malware Feedly Summary: Perfectl in an impressive piece of malware: The malware has been circulating since at least 2021. It gets installed by exploiting more than 20,000 common misconfigurations, a capability that may make millions of machines connected to the Internet potential targets, researchers from Aqua…
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The Register: Crypto-apocalypse soon? Chinese researchers find a potential quantum attack on classical encryption
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/14/china_quantum_attack/ Source: The Register Title: Crypto-apocalypse soon? Chinese researchers find a potential quantum attack on classical encryption Feedly Summary: With an off-the-shelf D-Wave machine Chinese researchers claim they have found a way to use D-Wave’s quantum annealing systems to develop a promising attack on classical encryption.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…