Sisense breach exposes customers to potential supply chain attack

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is urging Sisense customers to reset credentials and report any suspicious activity.

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Chinese hackers turn to AI to meddle in elections

Hacking groups linked to the Chinese government are increasingly turning to deepfakes and other forms of AI-generated content when seeking to interfere in foreign elections, according to new research from Microsoft published Thursday. Beijing’s influence campaigns still rely on old standbys, such as using fake social media and news accounts, to spread state-backed propaganda, inject […]

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Cyber review board blames cascading Microsoft failures for Chinese hack

The Cyber Safety Review Board concluded in a report that Microsoft’s corporate culture has inappropriately deprioritized security.

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Spyware and zero-day exploits increasingly go hand-in-hand, researchers find

Researchers found 97 zero-days exploited in the wild in 2023; nearly two thirds of mobile and browser flaws were used by spyware firms.

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Chinese hackers target family members to surveil hard targets

To surveil security conscious politicians and dissidents, hackers linked to Beijing are increasingly targeting their spouses and relatives. 

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Training days: How officials are using AI to prepare election workers for voting chaos

Election officials in Arizona and Minnesota are creating novel training exercises to combat AI-generated content this November. 

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Dragos CEO: Digitization in critical infrastructure will spur attacks 

Robert M. Lee expects the water sector to face greater risk of cyberattack as the industry moves to adopt digital technologies. 

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Biden executive order seeks to cut China off from Americans’ sensitive data

The order aims to bar the sale of large datasets containing sensitive data to six countries of concern. 

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