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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
OPAD: A New Adversarial Attack Targeting Artificial Intelligence
1 year ago
Researchers have discovered a new adversarial attack that can fool AI technologies. This new attack—OPtical ADversarial attack (OPAD)—is based on three main objects—a camera, a low-cost projector, and a computer. OPAD is based on a low-cost projector-camera system in which researchers have projected calculated patterns to modify the appearance of... Read more
Researchers have discovered a new adversarial attack that can fool AI technologies. This new attack—OPtical... Read more
VULNERABILITIES
Cyber Puppeteer Kits: The New Financial Services Security Threat
1 year ago
Adversaries have evolved to target financial organizations in a new, effective way, introducing the cyber puppeteer kit. They are a substantial threat to an organization’s employees, customers, critical assets and more. A cyber puppeteer kit, also referenced as “live panels” among the threat actors that operate them, is a new... Read more
Adversaries have evolved to target financial organizations in a new, effective way, introducing the cyber... Read more
FRAUDS AND SCAMS
Phishing Scam Targets Military Families
43 weeks ago
Threat researchers at Lookout are helping to take down a phishing campaign that has been targeting members of the United States military and their families. The scammers behind the long-running campaign impersonate military support organizations and personnel to commit advance fee fraud, stealing sensitive personal and financial information for... Read more
Threat researchers at Lookout are helping to take down a phishing campaign that has been... Read more
VULNERABILITIES
High-Severity Vulnerability in 3 WordPress plug-ins affected 84,000 websites
37 weeks ago
Researchers have disclosed a security shortcoming affecting three different WordPress plugins that impact over 84,000 websites and could be abused by a malicious actor to take over vulnerable sites. Login/Signup Popup is installed on over 20,000 sites, while Side Cart Woocommerce and Waitlist Woocommerce have been installed on more than... Read more
Researchers have disclosed a security shortcoming affecting three different WordPress plugins that impact over 84,000... Read more
BREACHES
Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities exploited for financial fraud
33 weeks ago
The combination of Squirrelwaffle, ProxyLogon, and ProxyShell against Microsoft Exchange Servers is being used to conduct financial fraud through email hijacking. On Tuesday, researchers from Sophos revealed a recent incident in which a Microsoft Exchange Server, which had not been patched to protect it against a set of critical vulnerabilities... Read more
The combination of Squirrelwaffle, ProxyLogon, and ProxyShell against Microsoft Exchange Servers is being used to... Read more
