Perfectl Malware
Perfectl in an impressive piece of malware: The malware has been circulating since at least 2021. It gets installed by…
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How to Protect Yourself from FedEx Phishing Scam
Phishing scams have evolved dramatically over the years, using increasingly sophisticated tactics to exploit individuals and businesses. One of the…
Weekly Update 421
Presently sponsored by: 1Password Extended Access Management: Secure every sign-in for every app on every device. It wasn’t easy talking…
GoldenJackal jumps the air gap … twice – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET research dives deep into a series of attacks that leveraged bespoke toolsets to compromise air-gapped systems belonging to governmental…
Indian Fishermen Are Catching Less Squid
Fishermen in Tamil Nadu are reporting smaller catches of squid. Blog moderation policy.
More on My AI and Democracy Book
In July, I wrote about my new book project on AI and democracy, to be published by MIT Press in…
IronNet Has Shut Down
After retiring in 2014 from an uncharacteristically long tenure running the NSA (and US CyberCommand), Keith Alexander founded a cybersecurity…
Critical Vulnerabilities in Windows, CERT-In Warns Users
Microsoft Windows, the world’s most widely used desktop OS, is at risk! The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) issued…
Deebot Robot Vacuums Are Using Photos and Audio to Train Their AI
An Australian news agency is reporting that robot vacuum cleaners from the Chinese company Deebot are surreptitiously taking photos and…
Microsoft Fixes 118 Flaws, 5 Zero Days in October 2024 Patch Tuesday
This month, Microsoft released security updates addressing 118 vulnerabilities, of which 5 were publicly disclosed in zero days, and 3…