- July 7, 2024
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Could AI Chatbots Become a Security Risk? ChatGPT Demonstrates Ability to Find Vulnerabilities in Smart Contracts, Write Malicious Code
ChatGPT is the new favorite toy of the internet, supplanting AI art generators as users have it spin all manner of absurd stories and poems
Rackspace Ransomware Attack Caused Email Outages; Thousands of Customers Migrated to Cloud Services
A ransomware attack on the Texas-based cloud computing giant Rackspace Technology caused email outages for thousands of its customers, the company disclosed. According to a
BadUSB: A Growing Cybersecurity Threat
Earlier this year, the FBI issued a warning about a cybercrime campaign that had been ongoing since last August. The malicious activity involved sending USB
5 Most Common Challenges To Shifting AppSec Left and How To Overcome Them
The speed at which applications are developed and deployed means businesses must move quickly to meet customer needs. In the past, companies would compete to
A Ransomware Attack on a Small Managed IT Provider Disrupts Government Agencies in New Zealand
Several New Zealand government agencies were impacted by a ransomware attack on a small IT provider that serves dozens of public and private organizations in
Uber Data Breach of Employee Information Caused by Third-Party Vendor
A new Uber data breach that took place on December 12 has reportedly compromised the information of about 77,000 employees. The incident has been traced
Running in Place: Staying Afloat With Language-Level Vulnerability Management
The patch management process can be painful, tedious, and time and labor intensive. Often, all this effort is for no other purpose than to maintain
Ad Networks Embedded in Popular Shopping Apps Sponge off of Permissions, Have Worrying Levels of Access to Consumer Phones
A new study from Dutch privacy group Incogni finds that many popular shopping apps, including some from Amazon, are coming bundled with an unpleasant surprise:
Five Best Practices for Consumers to Beat Phishing Campaigns This Holiday Season
The holiday season is rapidly approaching, and with it, a surge in hacker activity. The second quarter of 2022 alone set a new record for
Privacy Breaches to Cost More in Australia as Maximum Penalty Increases to AUD 50 Million
The latest development in Australia’s ongoing revision of its dated Privacy Act is Parliament’s approval of a major increase in the maximum allowable fine amounts