Hackers Earn $350k on Second Day at Pwn2Own Toronto 2023
Hackers have earned roughly $350,000 in rewards after demonstrating successful exploits against a variety of devices on the second day of the Zero Day Initiative’s…
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AI Security Firm Cranium Raises $25 Million
Cranium, a company that specializes in securing artificial intelligence (AI) applications and deployments, on Thursday announced raising $25 million in Series A funding. The funding,…
Kansas Court System Down Nearly 2 Weeks in ‘Security Incident’ That Has Hallmarks of Ransomware
Kansas officials are calling a massive computer outage that’s kept most of the state’s courts offline for two weeks a “security incident” and, while they…
iLeakage Attack Exploits Safari to Steal Sensitive Data From Macs, iPhones
A team of academic researchers has disclosed the details of a new Spectre-style side-channel attack that exploits Safari to steal sensitive information from Mac, iPhones…
Weapons Systems Provide Valuable Lessons for ICS/OT Security
ATLANTA – SECURITYWEEK 2023 ICS CYBERSECURITY CONFERENCE – Cybersecurity techniques and penetration testing used in the field of weapons systems can provide valuable lessons for…
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…
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…