20k security folks in the desert – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Unsurprisingly, artificial intelligence took the center stage at this year’s edition of Black Hat, one of the world’s largest gatherings…
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DEF CON 31: Robot vacuums may be doing more than they claim
When it comes to privacy, it remains complicated and near impossible for a consumer to make an informed decision.
DEF CON 31: US DoD urges hackers to go and hack ‘AI’
The limits of current AI need to be tested before we can rely on their output
Evacuation of 30,000 hackers – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
DEF CON, the annual hacker convention in Las Vegas, was interrupted on Saturday evening when authorities evacuated the event’s venue…
Time is money, and online game scammers have lots of it
Gamers and cybersecurity professionals have something in common – the ever-terrible presence of hacking, scams, and data theft – but…
MoustachedBouncer: Espionage against foreign diplomats in Belarus
Long-term espionage against diplomats, leveraging email-based C&C protocols, C++ modular backdoors, and adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks… Sounds like the infamous Turla?…
Check cybersecurity pre-invest – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
When you invest in a company, do you check its cybersecurity? The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new…
Telekopye: Hunting Mammoths using Telegram bot
Analysis of Telegram bot that helps cybercriminals scam people on online marketplaces
Mass-spreading campaign targeting Zimbra users
ESET researchers have observed a new phishing campaign targeting users of the Zimbra Collaboration email server.
Fingerprints all over: Can browser fingerprinting increase website security?
Browser fingerprinting is supposedly a more privacy-conscious tracking method, replacing personal information with more general data. But is it a…