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China and US Envoys Will Hold First Top-Level Dialogue on Artificial Intelligence

Security Week - Mon, 05/13/2024 - 3:07pm

China’s official Xinhua news agency said the two sides would take up issues including the technological risks of AI and global governance.

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Europol Investigating Breach After Hacker Offers to Sell Classified Data

Security Week - Mon, 05/13/2024 - 11:05am

Europol is investigating a data breach, but says no core systems are impacted and no operational data has been compromised.

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NATO Draws a Cyber Red Line in Tensions With Russia

Security Week - Mon, 05/13/2024 - 10:12am

Weakening liberal democracies and weakening the NATO alliance are conjoined in the hybrid war that Russia is conducting against Ukraine.

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Cinterion Modem Flaws Pose Risk to Millions of Devices in Industrial, Other Sectors

Security Week - Mon, 05/13/2024 - 9:20am

A critical vulnerability in the Cinterion cellular modems can be exploited for remote code execution via SMS messages.

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Black Basta Ransomware Hit Over 500 Organizations

Security Week - Mon, 05/13/2024 - 6:52am

The US government warns of Black Basta ransomware attacks targeting critical infrastructure organizations.

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FBCS Collection Agency Data Breach Impacts 2.7 Million

Security Week - Mon, 05/13/2024 - 5:50am

Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) says the personal information of 2.7 million was impacted in the recent data breach.

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$2.5 Million Offered at Upcoming ‘Matrix Cup’ Chinese Hacking Contest 

Security Week - Mon, 05/13/2024 - 5:43am

The Chinese hacking contest Matrix Cup is offering big rewards for exploits targeting OSs, smartphones, enterprise software, browsers, and security products.

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Healthcare Giant Ascension Hacked, Hospitals Diverting Emergency Service

Security Week - Fri, 05/10/2024 - 9:33am

One of the largest healthcare systems in the United States is scrambling to contain a hack that's causing disruption and “downtime procedures” at hospitals around the country.

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In Other News: European Parliament Breach, DocGo Hack, VMware Advisories Moved

Security Week - Fri, 05/10/2024 - 8:02am

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: European Parliament application breached, DocGo hacked, VMware advisories moved to Broadcom portal. 

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Exploited Chrome Zero-Day Patched by Google

Security Week - Fri, 05/10/2024 - 7:29am

A Chrome 124 update patches the second Chrome zero-day that has been found to be exploited in malicious attacks in 2024.

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500,000 Impacted by Ohio Lottery Ransomware Attack

Security Week - Fri, 05/10/2024 - 5:37am

The Ohio Lottery cyberattack conducted by the DragonForce ransomware group has impacted more than 500,000 individuals.

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RSA Conference 2024 – Announcements Summary (Day 4)

Security Week - Fri, 05/10/2024 - 4:34am

Hundreds of companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2024 edition of the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

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Accenture Lands $789 Million Contract to Bolster U.S. Navy Cybersecurity

Security Week - Thu, 05/09/2024 - 3:26pm

Accenture Federal Services wins $789 million U.S. Navy SHARKCAGE cybersecurity contract.

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Dell Says Customer Names, Addresses Stolen in Database Breach

Security Week - Thu, 05/09/2024 - 1:04pm

Tech giant notifies millions of customers that full names and physical mailing addresses were stolen during a security incident.

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Criminal Use of AI Growing, But Lags Behind Defenders

Security Week - Thu, 05/09/2024 - 10:48am

When not scamming other criminals, criminals are concentrating on the use of mainstream AI products rather than developing their own AI systems.

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LockBit Takes Credit for City of Wichita Ransomware Attack

Security Week - Thu, 05/09/2024 - 9:31am

The LockBit cybercrime group has taken credit for the recent ransomware attack that disrupted City of Wichita systems.

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CISA Announces CVE Enrichment Project ‘Vulnrichment’

Security Week - Thu, 05/09/2024 - 8:26am

CISA’s Vulnrichment project is adding important information to CVE records to help improve vulnerability management processes.

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BetterHelp Customers Begin Receiving Refund Notices From $7.8M Data Privacy Settlement, FTC Says

Security Week - Thu, 05/09/2024 - 7:40am

BetterHelp customers have started receiving refund notices from a $7.8 million data privacy settlement, the FTC says.

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F5 Patches Dangerous Vulnerabilities in BIG-IP Next Central Manager

Security Week - Thu, 05/09/2024 - 5:57am

F5 has patched two potentially serious vulnerabilities in BIG-IP Next that could allow an attacker to take full control of a device.

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RSA Conference 2024 – Announcements Summary (Day 3)

Security Week - Thu, 05/09/2024 - 4:40am

Hundreds of companies are showcasing their products and services this week at the 2024 edition of the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

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