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Dec 12, 2024

AI Agents: Easier To Build, Harder To Get Right

Posted by in categories: business, cybercrime/malcode, finance, robotics/AI

Today, AI agents have evolved to become more modular and sophisticated. Agents like ChatGPT can engage in conversations and assist in a wide range of workflows, including customer service and financial decision-making.

Technologies such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) allow AI systems to combine different data sources dynamically, making them more adaptive and helpful in real-world applications. As AI’s influence expands into industries such as finance, healthcare and cybersecurity, it is becoming clear that AI agents are critical components of modern business operations.

Despite the remarkable progress in AI, deploying these systems presents several challenges. One of the primary concerns is the risk of bias embedded in the datasets used to train AI agents. AI systems learn from historical data, which can contain patterns of discrimination that, if unchecked, lead to biased decisions, such as favoring particular groups over others in hiring or lending scenarios.

Dec 12, 2024

Europol Dismantles 27 DDoS Attack Platforms Across 15 Nations; Admins Arrested

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PowerOFF dismantles 27 DDoS stresser services, arrests administrators, and exposes CDN/WAF misconfiguration risks.

Dec 12, 2024

Secret Blizzard Deploys Kazuar Backdoor in Ukraine Using Amadey Malware-as-a-Service

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, government, robotics/AI

Secret Blizzard has a track record of targeting various sectors to facilitate long-term covert access for intelligence collection, but their primary focus is on ministries of foreign affairs, embassies, government offices, defense departments, and defense-related companies across the world.

The latest report comes a week after the tech giant, along with Lumen Technologies Black Lotus Labs, revealed Turla’s hijacking of 33 command-and-control (C2) servers of a Pakistan-based hacking group named Storm-0156 to carry out its own operations.

The attacks targeting Ukrainian entities entail commandeering Amadey bots to deploy a backdoor known as Tavdig, which is then used to install an updated version of Kazuar, which was documented by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 in November 2023.

Dec 12, 2024

New Malware Technique Could Exploit Windows UI Framework to Evade EDR Tools

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, robotics/AI

Windows UI Automation exploited to bypass EDR tools, enabling data theft, phishing, and app manipulation.

Dec 11, 2024

Thousands of children exposed in major data breach — including names, addresses and social security numbers

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All it takes is one employee falling for a phishing email.

Dec 11, 2024

Cleo File Transfer Vulnerability Under Exploitation — Patch Pending, Mitigation Urged

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Critical Cleo software flaw exploited en masse; update Harmony, VLTrader, LexiCom to prevent ransomware attacks.

Dec 11, 2024

Fake Recruiters Distribute Banking Trojan via Malicious Apps in Phishing Scam

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Updated Antidot banking trojan targets Android users via fake job offers, stealing credentials and taking remote control.

Dec 11, 2024

Phone Phishing Gang Busted: Eight Arrested in Belgium and Netherlands

Posted by in categories: cybercrime/malcode, mobile phones

Phishing gang arrested in Belgium and Netherlands; Europol seizes luxury goods, cash, and millions stolen.

Dec 10, 2024

10 Septillion Years vs 5 Minutes: Google’s “Mindboggling” New Chip | Vantage with Palki Sharma

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cybercrime/malcode, quantum physics, supercomputing

Humanity’s quest for answers has a new ally: Google’s Willow chip — a quantum chip that outpaces the fastest supercomputers by septillions of years! Imagine solving problems regular computers take years for—like creating life-saving medicines, predicting weather, or designing tech we haven’t dreamed of yet. But with great power comes challenges: high costs, logistics, and even risks to cybersecurity. The quantum revolution has begun, but the big question is—how will we use this power? Palki Sharma tells you.

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Dec 10, 2024

How Medical Device Cybersecurity Evolved From Idea To Industry Imperative

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, cybercrime/malcode, food, policy

Mike has over 15 years of experience in healthcare, including extensive experience designing and developing medical devices. MedCrypt, Inc.

On October 1, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marked a major milestone in medical device cybersecurity enforcement. This marks one year since the retracted Refuse to Accept (RTA) policy and the full implementation of the Protecting and Transforming Cyber Healthcare (PATCH) Act amendment to the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act (FD&C). The FDA’s new requirements represent a fundamental shift in the regulatory landscape for medical device manufacturers (MDMs), as cybersecurity is now a non-negotiable element of device development and compliance.

The timing is not coincidental. In 2023, the FDA issued its final guidance entitled “Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions.” This outlined the detailed cybersecurity requirements and considerations that MDMs must address in their submissions, highlighting the security measures in place to gain regulatory approval. With these requirements, the FDA is taking a hard stance: Cybersecurity is a core consideration, with compliance being systematically enforced.

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