Lacework Expands Partnership With Google Cloud to Deliver Enterprise Flexibility in the Cloud
AI for Good: Voxel AI Tech Increases Funding to $30M With Strategic Funding Round
Inaugural Pwn2Own Automotive Contest Dangles $1M for Car Hackers
The competition encourages automotive research and allows for contestants to take part in person or remotely.
https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/inaugural-pwn2own-automotive-contest-1m-car-hackers
US Government Denies Blocking Sales of AI Chips to Middle East
Nvidia and AMD do face expanded export rules for their A100 and H100 artificial intelligence (AI) chips in the Middle East, but it's not yet clear why.
https://www.darkreading.com/dr-global/us-government-denies-blocking-chip-sales-middle-east
MSSQL Databases Under Fire From FreeWorld Ransomware
The sophisticated attacks, tracked as DB#JAMMER, run shell commands to impair defenses and deploy tools to establish persistence on the host.
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/mssql-databases-under-fire-from-freeworld-ransomware
Key Group Ransomware Foiled by New Decryptor
Researchers crack Key Group's ransomware encryption and release free tool for victim organizations to recover their data.
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/key-group-ransomware-decryptor
Will the AI Arms Race Lead to the Pollution of the Internet?
Content creators want to protect their intellectual property from AI by poisoning data. Could this destroy the machine learning ecosystem?
https://www.darkreading.com/dr-tech/will-the-ai-arms-race-lead-to-the-pollution-of-the-internet-
NYC Subway Disables Trip-History Feature Over Tap-and-Go Privacy Concerns
The move by New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) follows a report that showed how easy it is for someone to pull up another individual's seven-day ride history through the One Metro New Yor...
Proposed SEC Cybersecurity Rule Will Put Unnecessary Strain on CISOs
The Security and Exchange Commission's Proposed Rule for Public Companies (PPRC) is ambiguous.
National Cybersecurity Alliance Receives 200K Grant From Craig Newmark Philanthropies for HBCU Cybersecurity Program
Introducing SafeUTM: The Free Version of NGFW
https://www.darkreading.com/perimeter/introducing-safeutm-the-free-version-of-ngfw
Cygna Labs Corp. Announces Expansion of its DNS Firewall Service
UN: Southeast Asia Gangs Are Trafficking Cybercrime Workers
Cybercrime syndicates are forcing people into working for them, and it's a difficult issue to solve, involving digital platforms, political powers, and organized crime on a global scale.
https://www.darkreading.com/dr-global/un-southeast-asia-gangs-trafficking-cybercrime-workers
3 out of 4 Cyberattacks in the Education Sector Are Associated With a Compromised On‑Premises User or Admin Account
Insurance Costs Rise, Coverage Shrinks, But Policies Remain Essential
The number of companies that have used their cyber insurance policies multiple times rises, but policy coverage grows more expensive and less comprehensive.
https://www.darkreading.com/risk/insurance-costs-rise-coverage-shrinks-but-policies-remain-essential
Cybercriminals Team Up to Upgrade 'SapphireStealer' Malware
A hacker published a real gem of an infostealer to GitHub that requires zero coding knowledge to use. Then a community sprung up around it, polishing the code to a high shine and creating new, even mo...
UK Agrees to Support Kuwait's Cybersecurity Center
The UK has agreed to help the Kuwaitis meet their stated goal of information-sharing and achieving globally coordinated incident response going forward.
https://www.darkreading.com/dr-global/uk-agrees-support-kuwait-cybersecurity-center
Apple iPhone 14 Pro Offered Up to the Hacking Masses
Since launching in 2019, the Security Device Research Program has discovered 130 critical vulnerabilities; applications are now open for Apple's 2024 iteration.
https://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/apple-iphone-14-pro-hacking
Paramount, Forever 21 Data Breaches Set Stage for Follow-On Attacks
The Forever 21 breach alone affects a half-million people, who could be a mix of consumers and employees; Paramount is staying mum on who exactly is impacted.
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/paramount-forever-21-data-breaches-follow-on-attacks
Cyberattackers Swarm OpenFire Cloud Servers With Takeover Barrage
The Kinsing threat group has launched more than 1,000 cyberattacks in less than two months, exploiting a security vulnerability in the internal corporate messaging app in order to upload the malware a...
https://www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/cyberattackers-openfire-cloud-servers-takeover-barrage