German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius on Tuesday said the recent leak of intercepted military data was the result of an "application error" and not caused by a system compromise by Russian hackers. Pistorius also said the country is continuing to examine the incident further.
The administrators of the BlackCat ransomware-as-a-service group claim law enforcement has shut down their operation. But experts and affiliates accuse the group's leadership of running an exit scam on the heels of a $22 million ransom payment by a recent victim - Optum's Change Healthcare unit.
The healthcare sector should have plenty of experience responding to data security incidents and breaches, especially in light of the record number of breaches reported last year. But when leaders are dealing with an incident, response plans can go awry. Experts offer tips for avoiding mishaps.
Researchers have created a zero-click, self-spreading worm that can steal personal data through applications that use chatbots powered by generative artificial intelligence. Dubbed Morris II, the malware uses a prompt injection attack vector to trick AI-powered email assistant apps.
Two critical vulnerabilities affecting all on-premises versions of TeamCity servers can result in authentication bypass and path traversal, enabling an attacker to gain administrative privileges for a server and take it over. Users should prioritize patching now that the exploit is public.
A cyber threat actor is shifting tactics from conventional malware delivery to a targeted focus on acquiring NT LAN Manager authentication information to potentially collect sensitive data and perform other malicious actions. The campaigns have targeted hundreds of organizations globally.
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Privacy groups are urging European lawmakers finalizing the global treaty on artificial intelligence to tighten rules surrounding the use of AI by the private sector and states. Lawmakers and other country representatives are set to meet for final negotiations on the treaty on March 11.
Two weeks into a major cyberattack-induced outage at its Change Healthcare business, UnitedHealth Group is offering short-term financial aid to some healthcare providers whose cash flows may be running short because of the disruption in insurance payments. But not everyone is impressed.
The rapid rise of artificial intelligence technologies poses new risks. Enterprises using AI must regularly scan for prompt injection attacks, implement transparency in the supply chain and reinforce built-in software controls to serve their company's security needs, Microsoft said.
A new report from the Office of the National Cyber Director calls for the universal adoption of memory-safe programming languages, but experts warned ISMG the process of overhauling legacy information technology and high-impact code can be daunting, costly and risky.
Cybersecurity truism: Focusing on the basics helps defenders arrest many of today's top attacks, as well as tomorrow's. While IT defenders have been repeating that mantra for years, experts say it also applies to operational technology environments, including ICS and SCADA systems.
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Corporate VPN maker Ivanti disputed findings by the U.S. cybersecurity agency that said hackers can establish persistence on rooted appliances through a factory reset but nonetheless released an updated integrity checking tool Tuesday. Ivanti has been in emergency response mode since early January.
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