Recent Security News
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Chatbot Offers Roadmap for How to Conduct a Bio Weapons Attack
October 17, 2023 at 05:28PM A new study from RAND warns that jailbroken large language models (LLMs) and generative AI chatbots have the potential to provide instructions for carrying out destructive acts, including bio-weapons attacks. The experiment demonstrated that uncensored LLMs were willing to plot out theoretical biological attacks and provide detailed advice on how…
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KwikTrip all but says IT outage was caused by a cyberattack
October 17, 2023 at 05:18PM Kwik Trip has released a statement indicating that it may have experienced a cyberattack that led to disruptions in its IT systems. The company assures customers that no evidence suggests any data was stolen, but encourages them to monitor their credit history and be cautious of suspicious emails. Kwik Trip…
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Over 10,000 Cisco devices hacked in IOS XE zero-day attacks
October 17, 2023 at 04:49PM More than 10,000 Cisco IOS XE devices have been compromised and infected with malicious implants through a zero-day bug. The vulnerability has been exploited in attacks on devices running Cisco IOS XE software with the Web User Interface feature and HTTP/HTTPS Server feature enabled. Security company VulnCheck has released a…
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Malicious Notepad++ Google ads evade detection for months
October 17, 2023 at 03:52PM A malvertising campaign targeting users searching for the Notepad++ text editor has gone undetected for months. The campaign uses misleading titles in Google search result ads, leading users to a decoy site or a malicious website that serves a payload, likely Cobalt Strike. To avoid downloading malware, avoid clicking on…
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UAE, US Partner to Bolster Financial Services Cybersecurity
October 17, 2023 at 03:34PM The US Treasury Department and the Cyber Security Council of the United Arab Emirates have agreed to share more information on cybersecurity threats and incidents in the financial services industry. The partnership aims to improve cybersecurity through information sharing, staff training, study visits, and competency-building activities. This collaboration follows a…