Oct 18, 2024Ravie LakshmananInsider Threat / Cyber Espionage North Korean information technology (IT) workers who obtain employment under false identities in Western companies are not only stealing intellectual property, but are also stepping up by demanding ransoms in order to not leak it, marking a new twist to their financially motivated attacks. “In some instances, … Read more
Jetpack released a patch for a critical vulnerability that could let malicious users submit a specially crafted request to the WordPress server to then disclose data submitted by other users — a flaw that left sensitive personal information potentially exposed on 27 million websites. Owned by Automattic, the company behind WordPress, the Jetpack plug-in offers … Read more
Japanese electronics giant Casio has confirmed that a ransomware attack earlier this month resulted in the theft of customer data. Casio first confirmed on October 7 it had been hit by a cyberattack, but at the time did not reveal the nature of the incident that caused unspecified “system disruption” across the company. In an … Read more
Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, on Friday denied any breach of its systems following reports of an alleged security lapse that has caused concern among its customers. The telecom group, which also sells productivity and security solutions to businesses, said it had conducted a “thorough investigation” and found that there has been no breach whatsoever … Read more
Maryna Manteghi, PhD researcher, University of Turku, Finland Photo credit: mikemacmarketing and Liam Huang, on Flickr via Wikimedia Commons Background The Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA), “the first-ever legal framework on AI, which addresses the risks of AI and positions Europe to play a leading role globally” (according to the … Read more
