AI-Generated Steganography
New research suggests that AIs can produce perfectly secure steganographic images: Abstract: Steganography is the practice of encoding secret information…
June 2023
Fortinet urges to patch a critical RCE flaw in Fortigate firewalls
Fortinet released security updates to fix a critical security flaw in its FortiGate firewalls that lead to remote code execution.…
Why Now? The Rise of Attack Surface Management
The term "attack surface management" (ASM) went from unknown to ubiquitous in the cybersecurity space over the past few years.…
Cybercriminals Using Powerful BatCloak Engine to Make Malware Fully Undetectable
A fully undetectable (FUD) malware obfuscation engine named BatCloak is being used to deploy various malware strains since September 2022,…
Hackers Hit Japanese Pharma Giant Eisai
Hackers broke into the systems of Eisai Group to deploy ransomware, forcing it to take systems offline, the Japanese pharmaceuticals…
Consumers in the US lost $330 million to text scams in 2022, FTC says
Consumers have lost a whopping $330 million to SMS scams in 2022, according to the Federal Trade Commission’s latest report.…
Beware: 1,000+ Fake Cryptocurrency Sites Trap Users in Bogus Rewards Scheme
A previously undetected cryptocurrency scam has leveraged a constellation of over 1,000 fraudulent websites to ensnare users into a bogus…
Cryptocurrency Community Under Siege: ‘Pink Drainer’ Hacker Group Siphons Off $3 Million in Assets
An escalating cyber threat has hit the digital currency landscape as a group of cybercriminals, dubbed "Pink Drainer,” pulled off…
Threat intelligence programs poised for growth
In my last CSO article, I detailed cybersecurity professionals’ opinions on the characteristics of a mature cyber-threat intelligence (CTI) program.…
Password Reset Hack Exposed in Honda’s E-Commerce Platform, Dealers Data at Risk
Security vulnerabilities discovered in Honda's e-commerce platform could have been exploited to gain unrestricted access to sensitive dealer information. "Broken/missing…