According to Maximus, the attackers stole files containing personal information and protected health information, including Social Security numbers, “of at least 8 to 11 million individuals”.
Australian researchers have found evidence that China is using fake social media accounts linked to transnational criminal groups to spread online propaganda and disinformation.
Misconfigured and poorly secured Apache Tomcat servers are being targeted as part of a new campaign designed to deliver the Mirai botnet malware and cryptocurrency miners.
In the wake of WormGPT’s success, threat actors have now introduced another AI-powered cybercrime tool called FraudGPT. This AI bot is being promoted on numerous dark web marketplaces and Telegram channels, and is capable of designing spear-phishing emails, generating cracking tools, and facilitating carding activities.
The alliance argued that, while these vendors and their peers work hard to make their products as secure as possible, end-customer patching and vulnerability management is often sub-par.
Protect AI announced that it raised $35 million in a Series A round led by Evolution Equity Partners with participation from Salesforce Ventures, Acrew Capital, boldstart ventures, Knollwood Capital and Pelion Ventures.
The implementation plan for the national cybersecurity strategy assigns specific tasks and responsibilities to various government agencies, highlighting the need for coordination and collaboration.
Several UK NHS ambulance organizations have been struggling to record patient data and pass it to other providers following a cyberattack aimed at health software company Ortivus.
Cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence tools like FraudGPT to create sophisticated phishing attacks and other malicious activities, posing a significant threat to organizations.
Sweeping federal privacy legislation now under debate in Congress is expected to move oversight of the telecom industry’s privacy practices from the FCC to the FTC, a shift that has long been a priority for telecom companies.