Tag: technology
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UK Cyber Spooks: ‘Is Your Computer Monitor Spying On You?’
NCSC Designs ‘SilentGlass’ Gadget to Protect Overlooked Computer Peripheral. A new device called SilentGlass is designed to safeguard users against an often overlooked threat in modern computing environments: backdoored or subverted HDMI and DisplayPort monitors. The technology was developed by British intelligence to safeguard sensitive environments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/uk-cyber-spooks-is-your-computer-monitor-spying-on-you-a-31489
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Russian Hacking Reaches New Levels of Hostility
Nation-State Hits Now Comprise Majority of Serious Incidents Probed by Government. British intelligence officials said they investigate about four major incidents per week, with the majority involving nation-state actors. Officials said the shape and scope of how cyberattacks are being wielded by the nation’s adversaries continues to change as fast as the technology evolves. First…
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Russians Hacking Reaches New Levels of Hostility
Nation-State Hits Now Comprise Majority of Serious Incidents Probed by Government. British intelligence officials said they investigate about four major incidents per week, with the majority involving nation-state actors. Officials said the shape and scope of how cyberattacks are being wielded by the nation’s adversaries continues to change as fast as the technology involves. First…
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UK government says 100 countries have spyware that can hack people’s phones
The U.K.’s cybersecurity chief warned that U.K. businesses and critical infrastructure are underestimating the threat from spyware attacks and other cyberthreats, with more governments having access to the powerful surveillance technology than ever. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/04/22/uk-government-says-100-countries-have-spyware-that-can-hack-peoples-phones/
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Critical BRIDGE:BREAK flaws impact Lantronix and Silex Technology converters
22 BRIDGE:BREAK flaws hit Lantronix and Silex Technology converters, exposing approximately 20,000 devices to hijacking and data tampering. Researchers at Forescout Research Vedere Labs found 22 BRIDGE:BREAK flaws in serial-to-IP devices from Lantronix and Silex Technology. Serial-to-IP converters, also known as serial device servers, connect legacy serial equipment to modern IP networks for remote monitoring…
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AI and Chatbots Transforming the Future of Consumer Lending
Artificial intelligence (AI) and chatbot technology are rapidly changing the consumer lending landscape, helping financial institutions deliver faster, more efficient, and more personalised services. New insights from Tata Consultancy Services show that digital innovation is reshaping how loans are applied for, processed, and managed, creating a better experience for both lenders and borrowers. Traditional lending…
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‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty
A 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group “Scattered Spider” has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Tyler Robert Buchanan admitted his role in a series of text-message phishing attacks in the summer of 2022 that allowed the group to hack into at least a dozen major technology…
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‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty
A 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group “Scattered Spider” has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Tyler Robert Buchanan admitted his role in a series of text-message phishing attacks in the summer of 2022 that allowed the group to hack into at least a dozen major technology…
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‘Scattered Spider’ Member ‘Tylerb’ Pleads Guilty
A 24-year-old British national and senior member of the cybercrime group “Scattered Spider” has pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. Tyler Robert Buchanan admitted his role in a series of text-message phishing attacks in the summer of 2022 that allowed the group to hack into at least a dozen major technology…
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What the AI Mirror Reveals About How We Think
How We Talk About AI Says as Much About Human Cognition as It Does About Them The debate about AI consciousness misses the point. Asking better questions about what these systems are reveals as much about human thinking as about the technology itself. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/what-ai-mirror-reveals-about-how-we-think-p-4103
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What the AI Mirror Reveals About How We Think
How We Talk About AI Says as Much About Human Cognition as It Does About Them The debate about AI consciousness misses the point. Asking better questions about what these systems are reveals as much about human thinking as about the technology itself. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/what-ai-mirror-reveals-about-how-we-think-p-4103
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Timor-Leste parliament questions president over proposed resort’s links to ‘scam’ empire
Jose Ramos-Horta urged by opposition to explain diplomatic passport given to businessman behind resort project, who denies any involvement with organised crimeTimor-Leste’s opposition has questioned how foreign investors in a proposed cryptocurrency resort obtained prime beachfront real estate in the country’s capital, and has called on the president to explain why he issued a diplomatic…
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Optiv CEO Kevin Lynch On Why AI Won’t Displace The Channel
Even with all the massive potential for how AI could reshape the worlds of business and technology, there’s little reason to believe it will lead to a wholesale replacement of the value provided by the channel, Optiv CEO Kevin Lynch told CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/optiv-ceo-kevin-lynch-on-why-ai-won-t-displace-the-channel
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AI job scams are booming and I was fooled by one. Here is how to avoid them
Fraudsters are using the promise of fake roles to trick job-seekers out of money, personal information or both, and with the help of AI they are more convincing than ever. But there are ways to spot themThere were clues from the start that it was too good to be true. A headhunter emailed me with…
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Maritime Cybersecurity Rules Make Waves
New Rules Will Jolt Maritime Cybersecurity Market Amid Geopolitical Anxiety. A Coast Guard rule imposing standards on operational technology systems in ports and larger U.S.-flagged commercial vessels is poised to supercharge the maritime cybersecurity market – a boon granted by concern that shipping is a weak target for a world roiled by mounting geopolitical tensions.…
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Article 5 and the EU AI Act’s Absolute Red Lines FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, awareness, cctv, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, exploit, finance, group, healthcare, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, law, microsoft, monitoring, risk, service, technology, tool, training, vulnerabilityApr 20, 2026 – Alan Fagan – Most conversations about the EU AI Act focus on August 2026, when obligations for high-risk AI systems become fully enforceable. But Article 5 is already live. The Act’s eight prohibited practices became enforceable in February 2025. Fines of up to Euro35 million or 7% of global annual turnover…
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Article 5 and the EU AI Act’s Absolute Red Lines FireTail Blog
Tags: access, ai, awareness, cctv, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, exploit, finance, group, healthcare, ibm, infrastructure, Internet, law, microsoft, monitoring, risk, service, technology, tool, training, vulnerabilityApr 20, 2026 – Alan Fagan – Most conversations about the EU AI Act focus on August 2026, when obligations for high-risk AI systems become fully enforceable. But Article 5 is already live. The Act’s eight prohibited practices became enforceable in February 2025. Fines of up to Euro35 million or 7% of global annual turnover…
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Fireside Chat: PKI has carried digital trust through every tech advance”, now comes the hardest one
Public key infrastructure, the authentication and encryption framework that has held digital commerce together through every chaotic leap forward in technology, is facing a double whammy. Related: Achieveing AI security won’t be easy Autonomous AI agents are flooding… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/fireside-chat-pki-has-carried-digital-trust-through-every-tech-advance-now-comes-the-hardest-one/
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CISOs reshape their roles as business risk strategists
Tags: ai, business, chatgpt, ciso, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, jobs, mitigation, risk, risk-assessment, skills, strategy, technology, toolEvolving risks require a new CISO leadership profile: The shift to CISO as a risk position, and not one limited to technical and cybersecurity alone, has been years in the making. But it has accelerated since the arrival of ChatGPT in late 2022, as organizations embraced first generative AI and more recently agentic AI. That’s…
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Claude Mythos ist der Hype gerechtfertigt?
Tags: ai, bug, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, linux, openai, sans, technology, update, vulnerabilityClaude Mythos wird derzeit von ausgesuchten Organisationen getestet in erster Linie großen Tech-Konzernen aus den USA.Anthropic | ScreenshotDer Hype um Anthropics Security-Modell Mythos bekommt erste Risse: Während KI-Konkurrent OpenAI plant, mit einem eigenen Cybersecurity-fokussierten KI-Modell ‘entgegenzuwirken”, stellen die Sicherheitsexperten von VulnCheck in einer aktuellen Untersuchung die praktischen Auswirkungen von Claude Mythos, respektive ‘Project Glasswing” in…
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Researchers Detect ZionSiphon Malware Targeting Israeli Water, Desalination OT Systems
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware called ZionSiphon that appears to be specifically designed to target Israeli water treatment and desalination systems.The malware has been codenamed ZionSiphon by Darktrace, highlighting its ability to set up persistence, tamper with local configuration files, and scan for operational technology (OT)-relevant services on the local subnet. First seen…
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ZionSiphon Hits Israeli Water Systems With OT Sabotage Malware
ZionSiphon is a newly analyzed Operational Technology (OT) malware strain designed to target Israeli water treatment and desalination facilities, with a clear emphasis on sabotage rather than simple IT disruption. Darktrace’s investigation found that ZionSiphon restricts itself to hardcoded IPv4 ranges that map to Israeli network space, such as 2.52.0.02.55.255.255, 79.176.0.079.191.255.255, and 212.150.0.0212.150.255.255. The malware…
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NIST Adopts Risk-Based NVD Model as CVE Submissions Jump 263% Since 2020
According to a recent announcement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the agency is fundamentally restructuring how it manages the National Vulnerability Database (NVD). Driven by a massive 263% increase in Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) submissions between 2020 and 2025, NIST is shifting from a comprehensive analysis approach to a targeted,…
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NIST to stop rating non-priority flaws due to volume increase
The National Institute of Standards and Technology will stop assigning severity scores to lower-priority vulnerabilities due to the growing workload from rising submission volumes. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nist-to-stop-rating-non-priority-flaws-due-to-volume-increase/
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National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Shifts to Selective Enrichment as CVE Volume Surges
Under a new model announced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, NVD will no longer enrich every CVE. Instead, enrichment efforts will focus on a defined subset, including vulnerabilities in the CISA KEV catalog, software used by the federal government, and software designated as critical. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/national-vulnerability-database-nvd-shifts-to-selective-enrichment-as-cve-volume-surges/
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ISMG Editors: Adapting to the Looming Mythos AI Onslaught
Also: NY State Regs Test Resilience vs Compliance, OT Security Nears Breaking Point. In this week’s panel, four ISMG editors explore the industry’s response to Anthropic’s Mythos AI breakthrough, whether tighter New York state cybersecurity rules are driving real resilience or simply compliance, and why operational technology security is fast becoming a critical frontline concern.…
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ISMG Editors: Adapting to the Looming Mythos AI Onslaught
Also: NY State Regs Test Resilience vs Compliance, OT Security Nears Breaking Point. In this week’s panel, four ISMG editors explore the industry’s response to Anthropic’s Mythos AI breakthrough, whether tighter New York state cybersecurity rules are driving real resilience or simply compliance, and why operational technology security is fast becoming a critical frontline concern.…
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We beat Google’s zero-knowledge proof of quantum cryptanalysis
Tags: ai, application-security, attack, best-practice, computer, computing, control, cryptography, data, exploit, google, group, Hardware, metric, programming, risk, rust, technology, tool, update, vulnerabilityTwo weeks ago, Google’s Quantum AI group published a zero-knowledge proof of a quantum circuit so optimized, they concluded that first-generation quantum computers will break elliptic curve cryptography keys in as little as 9 minutes. Today, Trail of Bits is publishing our own zero-knowledge proof that significantly improves Google’s on all metrics. Our result is…
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Industrial Systems Hit by New Email-Worm Threat Wave
Email-borne worms are driving a fresh wave of incidents against industrial control systems (ICS), even as overall malware activity on these networks appears to be slowly declining. New data from Q4 2025 shows that phishing-driven distribution of the XWorm backdoor has sharply shifted the risk landscape for operational technology (OT) environments worldwide. The share of…
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Industrial Systems Hit by New Email-Worm Threat Wave
Email-borne worms are driving a fresh wave of incidents against industrial control systems (ICS), even as overall malware activity on these networks appears to be slowly declining. New data from Q4 2025 shows that phishing-driven distribution of the XWorm backdoor has sharply shifted the risk landscape for operational technology (OT) environments worldwide. The share of…