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  • "Hacking Group Updates FurBall Android Spyware to Evade Detection"

    The Domestic Kitten hacking group, also known as APT-C-50, has a new version of the 'FurBall' Android spyware targeting Iranian citizens in mobile surveillance campaigns. The spyware has been used in a massive surveillance operation since at least 2016.…

  • "Experts Discovered Millions of .Git Folders Exposed to Public"

    According to the Cybernews research team, nearly two million .git folders containing critical project information are publicly accessible. Git is the most widely used open-source Version Control System (VCS). A .git folder contains project-specific…

  • "Researchers Detail Azure SFX Flaw That Could've Allowed Attackers to Gain Admin Access"

    More information has been shared by cybersecurity researchers about a now-patched security flaw in Azure Service Fabric Explorer (SFX) that could potentially allow an attacker to gain administrator privileges on the cluster. The vulnerability, tracked as…

  • "Maritime Cyber Security Solutions for Autonomous USV Swarm Operations"

    MicroSec is a Singapore-based deep technology company that specializes in the security of Internet of things devices. The company will collaborate with ACUA Ocean, another company that develops hydrogen systems, autonomous vessels, and control systems.…

  • "Open-Source to Open Door: Software Emerges as Risk to the Grid"

    The extent of the damage caused by the Apache Log4j security flaw is still not fully understood. Open-source code can be found in almost every type of modern technology. It is everywhere throughout the economy, including the energy sector, making it a…

  • "How Brand Protection Can Address the Risk of GAN Deepfakes"

    Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used to produce convincing audio, video, and image hoaxes called deepfakes. Most businesses have safeguards in place to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of their data. Data breaches break…

  • "Cyber Professor Awarded $1.5 Million in Grants"

    Elias Bou-Harb, associate professor of cybersecurity at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA, has been awarded $1.5 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two grants focusing on cybersecurity research, development, operations, and…

  • "Measuring the Suitability of Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Resilience for Cyber Defense"

    From facial recognition and recommendation systems to predicting crime rates and autonomous vehicles, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has found widespread application. AI technologies are widely used in defense, including how agent-based systems detect and…

  • "New Research Collaboration Leverages Edge Computing to Meet Defense and Security Challenges"

    David Lie, an electrical and computer engineering professor at the University of Toronto, is working with researchers across Canada to develop edge computing solutions to address defense and security issues. The project, "A Platform for Secure and…

  • "Education Sector Experienced 44% Increase in Cyberattacks Over Last Year"

    Security researchers at Check Point have discovered that the education sector experienced a 44% increase in cyberattacks when compared to 2021, with an average of 2297 attacks against organizations every week.  The researchers stated that academic…

  • "Spending on Cybersecurity to Hit $188bn Next Year"

    Researchers at Gartner have found that spending on cybersecurity and keeping businesses safe will grow by 11 percent to reach $188bn (£167bn) next year.  And cybersecurity spending will continue that double-digit growth through 2024 until cheaper…

  • "Intel Alder Lake Source Code Leak Caused by Third Party, Boot Guard at Risk of Compromise"

    The chip manufacturer has confirmed that a copy of the Intel Alder Lake BIOS posted online is real, and the source code leak has raised security concerns. Inside documentation of Intel Boot Guard, a feature that has been present since the 4th Intel Core…