Google Announces Bug Bounty Program and Other Initiatives to Secure AI
Google today announced several initiatives meant to improve the safety and security of AI, including a bug bounty program and a $10 million fund. The…
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Japanese Watchmaking Giant Seiko Confirms Personal Data Stolen in Ransomware Attack
Japanese watchmaking giant Seiko has confirmed that the ransomware attack discovered a few months ago resulted in a data breach affecting customers, business partners, and…
Amazon Rolls Out Independent Cloud for Europe to Address Stricter Privacy Standards
Amazon is rolling out an independent cloud for Europe as it looks to address strict regulations that companies and those in the public sector face…
Day 3 of SecurityWeek’s 2023 ICS Cybersecurity Conference — Challenges and Solutions
SecurityWeek’s 2023 ICS Cybersecurity Conference continues today in Atlanta, as hundreds of industrial cybersecurity stakeholders gather for Day 3 of the annual industrial cybersecurity conference.…
‘YoroTrooper’ Espionage Group Linked to Kazakhstan
The YoroTrooper espionage group likely consists of individuals from Kazakhstan, Cisco’s Talos security researchers report. Active since at least June 2022 and initially detailed in…
Apple Ships Major iOS, macOS Security Updates
Device maker Apple on Wednesday rolled out major security updates for its flagship macOS and iOS platforms, warning that multiple security defects expose users to…
Firefox, Chrome Updates Patch High-Severity Vulnerabilities
Mozilla and Google this week announced software updates for Firefox and Chrome that address multiple high-severity vulnerabilities, including memory safety bugs. On Tuesday, Mozilla released…
Russian Hackers Caught Exploiting Roundcube Webmail Zero-Day
The Russia-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) actor Winter Vivern has been observed exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in the Roundcube webmail server in attacks aimed at…
Hackers Earn $400k on First Day at Pwn2Own Toronto 2023
The Pwn2Own Toronto 2023 hacking contest kicked off yesterday and participants successfully hacked NAS, printers, mobile phones, and other types of devices, earning a total…
Mandiant Intelligence Chief Raises Alarm Over China’s ‘Volt Typhoon’ Hackers in US Critical Infrastructure
ATLANTA – SECURITYWEEK 2023 ICS CYBERSECURITY CONFERENCE – Chief analyst at Mandiant Intelligence John Hultquist says defenders in the critical infrastructure trenches should urgently work…
VMware vCenter Flaw So Critical, Patches Released for End-of-Life Products
Virtualization technology powerhouse VMware is calling urgent attention to a critical remote code execution flaw haunting its vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Foundation products. The…
New Project Analyzes and Catalogs Vendor Support for Secure PLC Coding
ATLANTA – SECURITYWEEK 2023 ICS CYBERSECURITY CONFERENCE – A new project aims to make it easier for PLC programmers to implement secure coding practices by…