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North Korea-linked Kimsuky used a new Linux backdoor in recent attacks
North Korea-linked Kimsuky used a new Linux backdoor in recent attacks Pierluigi Paganini May 19, 2024 Symantec warns of a new Linux backdoor used by the North Korea-linked Kimsuky APT in a recent campaign against organizations in South Korea. Symantec researchers...
What happened to OpenAI’s long-term AI risk team?
Former team members have either resigned or been absorbed into other research groups.
North Korea-linked IT workers infiltrated hundreds of US firms
North Korea-linked IT workers infiltrated hundreds of US firms Pierluigi Paganini May 18, 2024 The U.S. Justice Department charged five individuals, including a U.S. woman, for aiding North Korea-linked IT workers to infiltrate 300 firms. The Justice Department...
Hackers Target US AI Experts With Customized RAT
Hackers Sought Specific Generative AI Software at Leading US Firm: ProofpointA possible Chinese threat actor is using a variant of the Gh0st RAT malware to steal information from artificial intelligence experts in U.S. companies, federal agencies and academia. On the...
The nature of consciousness, and how to enjoy it while you can
In his new book, Christof Koch views consciousness as a theorist and an aficionado.
Health Plan Services Firm Notifying 2.4 Million of PHI Theft
Data Stolen Over a Year Ago, But WebTPA Didn’t Discover Hack Until DecemberA Texas-based firm that provides health plan administration services is notifying more than 2.4 million individuals of a hacking incident and data theft that happened more than a year ago. Why...
ISMG Editors: Why Synthetic ID Fraud Is on the Rise
Also: More Support for Ransomware Victims, Key Takeaways From RSA 2024In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed key takeaways from the RSA Conference, delve into the surge of synthetic ID fraud in the auto lending industry, and examine a new initiative by...
FFIEC Final Authentication Guidance
The Final FFIEC Guidance has been issued and its main intent is to reinforce the 2005 Guidance's risk management framework and update the Agencies' expectations regarding customer authentication, layered security, or other controls in the increasingly hostile online...
Annual Report to Congress on Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights provided a report to Congress on health information breaches from September 2009 through 2010, as required under the HITECH Act. Nearly 7.9 million Americans were affected by almost 30,800 health...