In a strong statement directed at social media platforms, the government of India has emphasized the critical need for swift identification and removal of misinformation, including deepfakes, or risk facing legal consequences. This warning follows a deepfake scandal involving the…
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Ivanti US Faces Security Crisis, Threatening Worldwide Systems
In a recent development, a critical server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability has been discovered in Ivanti Connect Secure and Ivanti Policy Secure servers, marked as CVE-2024-21893. Security experts have confirmed that this vulnerability is being actively exploited by multiple attackers,…
Canadian Cybercriminal Sentenced to Two Years Agrees to Return All Victims for Stolen Funds
A Canadian hacker hailing from Ottawa, Matthew Philbert, known for his prolific cyber exploits, particularly targeting individuals, has been sentenced to a two-year prison term. Philbert’s modus operandi involved infecting computers with malware, gaining unauthorized access to devices, and…
MoS Finance Comments Google’s Swift Response in Removing 2,200 Deceptive Loan Apps
According to the government, over 2,200 fraudulent loan apps have been suspended or removed from Google’s Play Store between September 2022 and August 2023, as outlined in a written statement issued by the government on Tuesday. As per a…
Canon Patches Seven Critical Flaws in Small Office Printers
Canon, a Japanese electronics company, released software patches on Monday that address seven major vulnerabilities impacting numerous small office printer models. Buffer overflow flaws are the issues that can be used to execute code remotely over a network or…
HPE Cybersecurity Challenge: Data Breach Sparks Investigation
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), a leading technology company, is currently grappling with a potential security breach as reports emerge of sensitive data being offered for sale on a prominent hacking forum. This latest incident underscores the persistent challenges faced…
ChatGPT Faces Data Protection Questions in Italy
OpenAI’s ChatGPT is facing renewed scrutiny in Italy as the country’s data protection authority, Garante, asserts that the AI chatbot may be in violation of data protection rules. This follows a previous ban imposed by Garante due to alleged…
Can Face Biometrics Prevent AI-Generated Deepfakes?
AI-Generated deep fakes on the rise A serious threat to the reliability of identity verification and authentication systems is the emergence of AI-generated deepfakes that attack face biometric systems. The prediction by Gartner, Inc. that by 2026, 30% of businesses…
‘Leaky Vessels’ Cloud Flaws Enable Container Escapes Worldwide
Researchers discovered a collection of four vulnerabilities in container engine components dubbed “Leaky Vessels,” three of which allow the perpetrators to escape out of containers and perform malicious operations on the host system. One of the vulnerabilities, CVE-2024-21626, affects…
Northern Light Health Ensures Patient Record Security Following Weekend Cyberattack
After some of Northern Light Health’s computer servers were compromised over the weekend, electronic health records for patients have been restored online. As a result of detecting abnormalities on a few servers, the healthcare network took off some of…