Tag: Computing Security
Travelers beware — Microsoft experts warn hotel Wi-Fi can be hijacked to infect your devices with dangerous malware
Microsoft reports Russian APT29 (Midnight Blizzard) hijacking captive portals in hotels and conference centers Victims redirected to fake Microsoft 365 logins or bogus update pages, spreading CornFlake and CocoShell malware CornFlake steals files, credentials, and device data; CocoShell targets browser cookies, passwords, and Microsoft tokens Threat actors are taking over…
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Anthropic reveals Claude AI model hacked three companies during tests — so how worried should we be?
Every IT team worries about an intern clicking the wrong thing and making a mess they’ll be cleaning up for weeks – but few have had to worry about their AI assistant wandering onto the public internet and hacking three companies instead. Except this wasn’t an intern; it was Claude,…
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‘We’ve been behind the ball for so long’: Experts say DNA samples from crime-scene forensics can be modified and even switched using an AI tool
Researchers discover critical vulnerability in forensic software that allows the undetectable modification of DNA samples on crime-scene evidence The vulnerability allows much of the crime-scene evidence from the past 30 years to be modified A patch is in the works, and the company responsible for the software says that digital…
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Hackers are going after our water now — over 30 Minnesota utilities hit in coordinated cyberattack by apparent Iranian attackers
Cyberattack hits operational technology at more than 30 Minnesota community water systems, briefly taking treatment plant offline and forcing several towns onto manual operations A leaked WaterISAC memo obtained by WIRED relays a state fusion center assessment tying the intrusions to Iranian-affiliated hackers, but no US agency has formally attributed…
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Keeper Security’s top-rated password manager is now 50% off, and it’s the best security upgrade you’ll make this year
Passwords are the first line of defence for almost everything we do online, and they’re still the thing most of us manage the worst. Reused logins and guessable variations are exactly what credential stuffing attacks feed on, which is why you need a good dedicated password manager. You’ll need a…
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‘Identifying vulnerabilities is no longer enough’: Companies need to focus on fixing exploitable vulnerabilities, not discovering as many as possible, says Checkmarx CEO
Artificial intelligence came at just about the right time, speeding up app and software development as the world started to contend with skills shortages, but it changed the pace so much that security teams have not been able to keep up. Recently, we’ve seen AI being applied across multiple other…
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