Reddit has confirmed its systems were hacked last weekend as the result of a sophisticated and highly targeted phishing attack… Story on ZDNet
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GAO Calls for Action to Protect Cybersecurity of Critical Energy, Communications Networks
A new US Government Accountability Office (GAO) assessment of the cybersecurity of the nation’s critical infrastructure recommends a more robust role… Story on Dark Reading
CISA Releases Recovery Script for Victims of ESXiArgs Ransomware
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a recovery script for victims of the ESXiArgs ransomware variant. Story on Dark Reading
Metaverse adds new dimensions to Web 3.0 cybersecurity
Fans of science fiction hear ‘metaverse’ and think Neal Stephenson’s ‘Snow Crash’ or William Gibson’s ‘Neuromancer’… Story on TechRepublic
Bug Lets Hackers Infect Hundreds of Servers With Ransomware
A failure to install software patches has allowed hackers to spread ransomware to hundreds of vulnerable servers across the globe. Story on PCMag
Google’s Bard builds on controversial LaMDA bot that engineer called ‘sentient’
Before there was OpenAI’s ChatGPT, during the summer months of 2022, Google’s LaMDA program was the most controversial chatbot in the world… Story on ZDNet
How Online Retailers Trick You: Can You Guess the Worst Offender?
Have you ever tried to unsubscribe from an email newsletter that you never signed up for, only to find a mishmash of text… Story on PCMag
TrickGate crypter discovered after 6 years of infections
Check Point has exposed a crypter dubbed TrickGate developed by cybercriminals and sold as a service… Story on TechRepublic
I asked ChatGPT to write a WordPress plugin I needed. It did, in less than 5 minutes
“Not to put too fine a point on it, I’m more than a little freaked out. As an experiment, I asked…” Story on ZDNet
Ransomware Is on the Rise: 10 Steps for Defending Your Business
An old joke goes, “What kind of writing is most lucrative? A ransom note.” It’s funny but not as true as it used to be… Story on PCMag