cybersecurity

A dozen states have passed their own laws, confusing the situation for tech companies.Is this the right time for Democratic Senator from Minnesota Amy Klobuchar? The elected Democrat had already tried to pass a federal law on protecting personal data in the United States in 2019, without success. Today Amy Klobuchar has put all the chances on her side to reintroduce the … [Read more...] about The federal data protection bill arrives in the United States Senate.

The new malware from Brazil, named Bizarro, has already targeted dozens of banks around the world, including eight French banks.It comes straight from the eternal country of the future, Brazil. Bizarro, that's its name, is a new banking Trojan horse. Identified by Kaspersky's security teams, it has already targeted no less than 70 South American and European banks. The … [Read more...] about Brazilian Banking Trojan Horse Bizarro Spreads Around the World

While Ireland suffers probably "the biggest cybercrime attack" against it, targeting its health system, the country refuses to pay the ransom demanded by hackers. The cyberattack is ransomware: cybercriminals have successfully encrypted their victim's data and are now demanding a large sum of money from them to give them the key in order to recover them. Hackers demand … [Read more...] about Ireland will not pay ransom for hacking its national healthcare system

They handle the ransomware that shut down one of America's largest oil pipelines.Cybercriminals DarkSide, responsible for shutting down one of America's largest pipelines, has announced its dissolution according to the Wall Street Journal, which cites cybersecurity firms FireEye and Intel 471.The DarkSide site is no longer available since Thursday, May 13. The group … [Read more...] about DarkSide cybercriminal group announces its disbandment

Far from slowing down, the phenomenon is growing more and more.Ransomware cyber attacks have been in the news for several years. Malicious actors also seem to no longer impose limits, as evidenced by this ransomware which now affects healthcare establishments and puts the lives of patients in danger.In the past, cybercriminals would just encrypt files and demand a … [Read more...] about Ransomware: Since 2019, the stolen data of thousands of companies has been leaked

Even secure, a Wi-Fi network can present risks.In 2016, Belgian researchers Mathy Vanhoef and Frank Piessens discovered a severe security flaw of the replay attack type on the Wi-Fi protocol. This flaw will be called KRACK, and will become sadly known. These researchers not only discovered this flaw, so that Mathy Vanhoef renamed all the vulnerabilities discovered: … [Read more...] about Researcher reveals 24-year-old Wi-Fi vulnerabilities

The attack forces the neural network to use much more energy, causing its efficiency to slow down.Researchers at the Cybersecurity Center in Maryland, eastern state of the United States, published a study in which they alerted to a new type of cyberattack specifically targeting artificial intelligences.When deployed, the hack forces the AI ​​to consume much more … [Read more...] about Researchers warn about a new form of hack targeting AI

For World Password Day, May 6, Google has marked the occasion. On its blog, the company announced that it's hitherto optional two-factor authentication system (2FA) would soon apply automatically.Google against the invincible "123456"Commenting on the rankings of the most used passwords has become a habit for several years. Each year, it is always the same 123456 who … [Read more...] about Google to force two-factor authentication on its users