World Economic Forum
4 challenges AI poses to the future of cybersecurity
4 min · · AI is transforming the future of cybercrime. It is enabling criminals to become more sophisticated and opening up new fronts through which they can attack. Now a new group of cybersecurity experts is… · Shared by 19, including Ian M Calvert, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Ronald van Loon
ZDNET
The ransomware crisis is going to get a lot worse
3 min · · Ransomware is already a huge problem. And what's on the horizon is even more worrying. · Shared by 21, including Sebastien Meunier, Dave Capuano, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Nige Roberts-Willson, Neira Jones
wordfence.com
Chrome and Firefox Phishing Attack Uses Domains Identical to Known Safe Sites
20+ min · · This is a Wordfence public service security announcement for all users of Chrome and Firefox web browsers: There is a phishing attack that is receiving much attention today in the security community. As a reminder: A phishing attack is when an attacker sends you an email that contains a link to a malicious website. You click on […] · Shared by 42, including Tris Hussey, osioke.eth, Rate limit exceeded, Nitin Gupta, Claus Heller 🇺🇦
The New York Times
Your Wi-Fi Security Is Probably Weak. Here’s How to Fix That.
5 min · · After malware recently infected hundreds of thousands of Wi-Fi routers, our personal tech columnist came up with this guide for ensuring the security of networking gear. · Shared by 42, including Ralph Hutter
VICE
Researcher Who Stopped WannaCry Ransomware Detained in US After Def Con
3 min · · Marcus Hutchins, AKA MalwareTech, previously registered a specific domain included in the ransomware’s code, which stopped the malware from spreading. · Shared by 53, including Kim Dik, Nils Hitze, César Suárez, Charlie O'Keefe @charlieok@hachyderm.io, Johannes Lenz, ΛVΛRX ❌
Ars Technica
VPNFilter malware infecting 500,000 devices is worse than we thought
6 min · · Malware tied to Russia can attack connected computers and downgrade HTTPS. · Shared by 47, including ἀποκαραδοκία, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, Thomas Power, Esther Schindler
The New York Times
F.B.I.’s Urgent Request: Reboot Your Router to Stop Russia-Linked Malware
2 min · · Hundreds of thousands of home and office routers have been infected by the malware, which was created by the same group that hacked the Democratic National Committee. · Shared by 50
WIRED
Biohackers Encoded Malware in a Strand of DNA
7 min · · Researchers planted a working hacker "exploit" in a physical strand of DNA. · Shared by 143, including Tom Connor, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Marco Unternaehrer, Draven, Swizec Teller writing a book on software rewrites, Nils Hitze, Charles Kubicek, Andrzej Jóźwik, Azeem Azhar, Florian Hanke 🍎, Marcos, Matthew Guay, Johannes Haus
VICE
China Is Forcing Tourists to Install Text-Stealing Malware at its Border
5 min · · The malware downloads a tourist’s text messages, calendar entries, and phone logs, as well as scans the device for over 70,000 different files. · Shared by 82, including Nico Müller 🇺🇦, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, mdy, Mathew Ingram, Stephanie A Kowalski, Charlie O'Keefe @charlieok@hachyderm.io, Scott McLeod, Vincenzo Tremonte, Dan Gillmor is at mastodon.social/@dangillmor, Leslie D, Luca Like
MIT Technology Review
Triton is the world’s most murderous malware, and it’s spreading
11+ min · · The rogue code can disable safety systems designed to prevent catastrophic industrial accidents. It was discovered in the Middle East, but the hackers behind it are now targeting companies in North America and other parts of the world, too. · Shared by 122, including Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, Korben, Elena Neira, ἀποκαραδοκία, Martin Fowler, Bjorn Larsen, Martin Giles, Vikram Dutt, Burak Bayburtlu, Esther Schindler, Miguel, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, Massimo Banzi, Fern, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Charles Baldwin, luis antónio santos, Adrian Zumbrunnen, Niklaus Gerber
WIRED
Hacker Eva Galperin Has a Plan to Eradicate Stalkerware
8 min · · Galperin has already convinced Kaspersky to flag domestic abuse spyware as malware. She expects more companies to follow. · Shared by 115, including Brad Brooks, Troy Hunt, Backchannel, Charles Baldwin, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦 @tibor@mastodon.social, Bjorn Larsen, Fraunhofer SIT, ɐpuɐʎᴉW ᴉʇɐʍɥǝN, fernand0, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, @mainec@fromm.social, Cory Doctorow @pluralistic@mamot.fr, Esther Schindler, Christopher Lauer™, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Marsha Collier, Ian M Calvert