Cyber Defense Advisors

Month: August 2023

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  • August 25, 2023

NIST Publishes First Draft Standards for Post-Quantum Cryptography

Publication of the first draft PQC standards opens a 90-day period for public comment and paves the way for interoperability testing.

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
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  • August 25, 2023

Two LAPSUS$ Hackers Convicted in London Court for High-Profile Tech Firm Hacks

Two U.K. teenagers have been convicted by a jury in London for being part of the notorious LAPSUS$ transnational gang and for orchestrating a series of brazen, high-profile hacks against major tech firms and demanding a ransom in exchange for not leaking the stolen information. This includes Arion Kurtaj (aka White, Breachbase, WhiteDoxbin, and TeaPotUberHacker), […]

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
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  • August 25, 2023

Is Bias in AI Algorithms a Threat to Cloud Security?

Using AI for threat detection and response is essential — but it can’t replace human intelligence, expertise, and intuition.

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

FBI Flags $40M Crypto Cash-Out Plot By North Korean Hackers

Between Monday and Tuesday, the FBI has traced approximately 1580 stolen Bitcoins

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

Artificial Intelligence and USBs Drive 8% Rise in Cyber-Attacks

The Check Point report also highlights an evolution of ransomware tactics

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  • August 23, 2023

Attackers Dangle AI-Based Facebook Ad Lures to Hijack Business Accounts

The offending ads and pages leveraged interest in AI to spread a malicious credential-stealing browser extension.

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

VMware Explore 2023: Keynote Highlights

Explore enterprise applications and infrastructure, AI, tools for the remote workforce, machine learning, and more from VMware Explore 2023.

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

US Space Industry Under Threat from Foreign Cyber Espionage

An advisory by US intelligence provides guidance for space firms on how to identify an espionage campaign, report and mitigate it

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  • August 21, 2023

DEF CON’s AI Village Pits Hackers Against LLMs to Find Flaws

Touted as the largest red teaming exercise against LLMs in history, the AI Village attracted more than 2,000 hackers and throngs of media.

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends