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City of Dallas Hit by Royal Ransomware – Police Officers Return to Radios, Pen and Paper

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A ransomware attack on Dallas (TX), one of the biggest cities in the US, this
week compromised critical systems, including emergency services.

Hackers breached Dallas IT systems early Wednesday, affecting police
communications and other services.

“Wednesday morning, the City’s security monitoring tools notified our Security
Operations Center (SOC) that a likely ransomware attack had been launched within
our environment,” city officials said in a statement [dallascitynews.net].

The Mayor and C

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Hacker with a Heart of Gold: Ransomware Gang Apologises After Targeting School

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Last month, a school district in Illinois was targeted in a ransomware attack that held its systems hostage. The criminals threatened to release the information on the dark web if it didn’t receive payment within a week. So far, there is nothing spectacular about this story. It’s standard operating procedure for ransomware gangs, who break into organisations, encrypt their data and demand payment – typically in bitcoin – in exchange for a decryption key. There are hundreds of these incidents each year, with the ransomware industry reportedly worth more than £363 million in 2022. Schools are among the most frequently

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The future of cellular IoT

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By Antoinette Hodes, a Check Point Global Solutions Architect for the EMEA region and an Evangelist with the Check Point Office of the CTO.  The growth of IoT devices is transforming the way we live and work, offering unparalleled efficiency, productivity and interconnectedness. From smart homes to industrial automation, each IoT deployment scenario addresses a […]

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Malware disguised as ChatGPT apps are being used to lure victims, Meta says

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Facebook’s parent company, Meta, has issued a warning that hackers are taking advantage of people’s interest in ChatGP and other generative AI applications to trick them into installing malware that pretends to provide AI functionality.  

Since March, Meta has discovered about 10 malware families using AI themes to compromise business accounts across the internet — including social media business accounts — and blocked over 1,000 unique ChatGPT-themed malicious URLs from being shared on its platforms.

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