Category: News
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ChatGPT Vulnerable to Manipulation using Hex Code
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Generative AI such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot can generate just about anything and although the majority uses these models in constructive ways, there are always bad actors looking to use them for malicious purposes. Therefore, companies that bring us these models must prevent bad actors from using their products…
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CVE-2024-47575: Critical Vulnerability in Fortinet’s Fortimanager
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Fortinet has made the news once again with a critical flaw in their software management platform FortiManager which could allow a remote attacker to run code on unpatched systems and, due to the managerial nature of the application, possibly spread further into the network. The vulnerability tracked, as CVE-2024-47575, has…
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Severe Flaws in Cloud Storage Platforms Affecting 22 Million People
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Researchers at ETH Zurich have found vulnerabilities in several end-to-end encrypted cloud storage platforms being used by over 22 million people in total. While cloud storage platforms like Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive are household names, these services do not provide End-to-End Encryption, meaning that the provider has access to…
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Cyprus Thwarts Cyber Attack on Government Sites
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The Cyprus government faced a string of attacks over a three-day period targeting state-run utilities and the Cypriot subsidiary of a Greek energy company last week. The latest of these attacks occurred on Sunday, targeting the government’s online portal, and was thwarted by a quick and coordinated response by the…
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CISA, FBI, NSA, and International Partners Warn of Iranian Hackers Targeting Critical Infrastructure
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Cybersecurity and intelligence agencies from Australia, Canada, and the United States have released a joint advisory warning about a year-long campaign undertaken by Iran-linked cyber-attackers to infiltrate critical infrastructure organisations via attacks aimed at obtaining credentials and other information describing the organisations’ networks. Brute-force attacks: A brute-force attack is a type of cyberattack…
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Pokémon Developer Breached: Source Code and Personal Information Leaked
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In yet another crazy fan leak for this year, multiple gigabytes of information including source code and other confidential data related to multiple incarnations of the Nintendo exclusive Pokémon video game series have been leaked online. The leak, dubbed “Teraleak”, seems to be the biggest in Pokémon history. The leaked…
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Hacked Robot Vacuums Yell Racial Slurs at Owners
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Robot Vacuums made by Ecovacs, one of the largest home robotics companies in the world, have reportedly been roving around people’s homes yelling slurs at their owners through the onboard speakers. A critical vulnerability in the company’s software left the robots susceptible to being hacked from afar, allowing attackers to…
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Cyber Attacks Hit Iran’s Nuclear Facilities
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Iran faced major cyber attacks on Saturday, the 12th of October 2024, targeting various government entities including nuclear facilities. The cyber attack follows Israel’s vow to respond to the 200-missile barrage conducted by Iran on the 1st of October amid the ongoing and intensifying conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon. The…
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CISA Orders US Federal Agencies to Patch this Fortinet Flaw!
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On the 9th of October, CISA revealed a critical vulnerability in Fortinet’s FortiOS, tracked as CVE-2024-23113, being actively exploited in the wild by attackers to achieve Remote Code Execution(RCE). CISA has since added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalogue and ordered US Federal agencies to patch it within 3…
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Internet Archives Suffers Breach: 31 Million Affected
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The Wayback Machine of the Internet Archives has been breached by a threat actor who stole a user authentication database containing 31 million unique records from the website. A javascript alert created by the hacker on the compromised website reads, “Have you ever felt like the Internet Archive runs on…