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April 28, 2023

5 most dangerous new attack techniques

Adversarial AI, ChatGPT-powered social engineering, and paid advertising attacks are among the most dangerous emerging attack methods, according to SANS Institute analysts. Read more ▶

Image: Sponsored by Entrust: Should physical proximity be a required MFA factor?

Sponsored by Entrust: Should physical proximity be a required MFA factor?

The most common MFA authenticators are vulnerable because they do not have a proximity based factor as a requirement.

Chinese hackers launch Linux variant of PingPull malware

The identification of a Linux variant of PingPull malware, as well as the recent use of the Sword2033 backdoor, shows Alloy Taurus continues to evolve its operations in support of its espionage activities. Read more ▶

Accenture, IBM, Mandiant join Elite Cyber Defenders Program to secure critical infrastructure

Led by Nozomi Networks, the program aims to provide global industrial and government customers cybersecurity defense tools, incident response teams, and threat intelligence. Read more ▶

Iranian hacking group targets Israel with improved phishing attacks

Research by CheckPoint presents a new and improved infection chain leading to the deployment of a new version of a Windows backdoor called PowerLess. Read more ▶

Image: Abnormal Security expands threat protection to Slack, Teams and Zoom

Abnormal Security expands threat protection to Slack, Teams and Zoom

The new tools include message security, account takeover protection, and security posture management for cloud communication applications to protect against multi-channel threats. Read more ▶

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