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CSO US First Look
The day's top cybersecurity news and in-depth coverage
July 19, 2024
Attempted Trump assassination exploited in new crypto doubling scams
The scam hijacks YouTube channels to loop in a deep fake video of Elon Musk talking about the incident and lure victims with fake crypto giveaway offers. Read more
Hashcat explained: How this password cracker works
Hashcat is a popular and effective password cracker widely used by both penetration testers and sysadmins, as well as criminals and spies. At its most basic level, hashcat guesses a password, hashes it, and then compares the resulting hash to the one it's trying to crack. Read more
SAP security holes raise questions about the rush to AI
Cloud security firm Wiz has published a detailed report about SAP security holes, now patched, that raises alarming questions about the secondary role AI efforts are having on cybersecurity defenses. Read more
Attackers abuse URL protection services to hide phishing links in emails
Reputation filters used to prevent access to phishing sites were misused to allow access to the very sites they are meant to prevent access to. Read more
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Inside the worldâs largest âlive-fireâ cyber-defense exercise
From the Retamares military base in Madrid, CSO Spain receives an inside look at the Spanish teamâs headquarters for Locked Shields 2024, a worldwide event for practicing coordination and cooperation in defense of cyberspace. Read more
Beware the tools that can bring risk to a Windows network
Vigilance and regular reviews of network assets and policies can help avoid attacks that take advantage of access points created by legacy software and moves into the cloud. Read more
Sometimes the cybersecurity tech industry is its own worst enemy
A lack of cooperation and industry standards impacts everyoneâs digital safety, making product integration ridiculously difficult in an era of increasingly sophisticated attacks. Read more
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