Octo Tempest cybercriminal group is “a growing concern”—Microsoft

Categories: News

Categories: Ransomware

Tags: ALPHV

Tags: Octo Tempest

Tags: RaaS

Tags: LOTL

Tags: social engineering

Tags: SIM swapping

A group of cybercriminals known for advanced social engineering attacks has joined one of the biggest ransomware groups as an affiliate.

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Update now! Apple patches a raft of vulnerabilities

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Tags: iLeakage

Tags: side-channel

Tags: Safari

Tags: CVE-2023-40413

Tags: CVE-2023-40416

Tags: CVE-2023-40423

Tags: CVE-2023-42487

Tags: CVE-2023-42841

Tags: CVE-2023-41982

Tags: CVE-2023-41997

Tags: CVE-2023-41988

Tags: CVE-2023-40447

Tags: CVE-2023-42852

Tags: CVE-2023-32434

Tags: CVE-2023-41989

Tags: CVE-2023-38403

Tags: CVE-2023-42856

Tags: CVE-2023-40404

Tags: CVE-2023-41977

Tags: Vim

Apple has released security updates for its phones, iPads, Macs, watches and TVs.

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How Kopeechka, an Automated Social Media Accounts Creation Service, Can Facilitate Cybercrime

Credit to Author: Cedric Pernet| Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

This report explores the Kopeechka service and gives a detailed technical analysis of the service’s features and capabilities and how it can help cybercriminals to achieve their goals.

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Strategic Tips to Optimize Cybersecurity Consolidation

Credit to Author: Greg Young| Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Say goodbye to security silos. Organizations are eager to take advantage of cybersecurity consolidation and make their security environments more manageable. Evolving incrementally and adopting a platform that supports third-party integrations are key to reducing cybersecurity complexity.

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Update vCenter Server now! VMWare fixes critical vulnerability

Categories: Business

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities

Categories: News

Tags: VMWare

Tags: vCenter Server

Tags: CVE-2023-34056

Tags: CVE-2023-34048

Tags: DCE/RPC

Tags: out of bounds write

Tags: information disclosure

Tags: remote code execution

VMWare has issued an update to address out-of-bounds write and information disclosure vulnerabilities in its server management software, vCenter Server.

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‘Data poisoning’ anti-AI theft tools emerge — but are they ethical?

Technologists are helping artists fight back against what they see as intellectual property (IP) theft by generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools  whose training algorithms automatically scrape the internet and other places for content.

The fight over what constitutes fair use of content found online is at the heart of what has been an ongoing court battle. The fight goes beyond artwork to whether genAi companies like Microsoft and its partner, OpenAI, can incorporate software code and other published content into their models.

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Face search engine PimEyes stops searches of children’s faces

Categories: News

Categories: Personal

Categories: Privacy

Tags: PimEyes

Tags: minors

Tags: children

Tags: face search engine

Tags: AI

PimEyes says it has taken technical measures to block searches for children’s faces as part of a no harm policy.

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