[ad_1] Bhubaneswar: The state police have planned to launch a comprehensive seven-month cybercrime investigation training programme from Sept to March next year. Besides police personnel, this initiative will also extend to judicial officers and public prosecutors, aiming to enhance the overall efficacy of the criminal justice system in dealing with cyber-related offences.The programme will train...Read More

[ad_1] Hackers stole user credentials from Salesforce customers in a widespread campaign earlier this month, according to researchers at Google Threat Intelligence Group, who warned that the thefts could lead to follow-up attacks. A threat actor that Google tracks as UNC6395 targeted Salesforce instances using compromised OAuth tokens that were associated with the customer engagement...Read More

[ad_1] A cybersecurity breach in Greenville has affected the city’s ability to access police and other records. The city’s servers were attacked by a ransomware group on Aug. 5. “Upon identification, the City immediately implemented protective measures, isolated affected systems where appropriate, contacted law enforcement and engaged a third-party cybersecurity firm to mitigate the event...Read More

[ad_1] Researchers at cybersecurity firm ESET claim to have identified the first piece of AI-powered ransomware in the wild. The malware, called PromptLock, essentially functions as a hard-coded prompt injection attack on a large language model, causing the model to assist in carrying out a ransomware attack. Written in Golang programming code, the malware sends...Read More

[ad_1] Cybercriminals are targeting critical US manufacturers and supply-chain companies, looking to steal sensitive IP and other data while deploying ransomware. Their attack involves a novel twist on phishing — and a photo of White House butlers.  Instead of emailing a malicious link in an unsolicited email, the miscreants initiate contact through the organization’s public...Read More

[ad_1] ESET today announced the discovery of “the first known AI-powered ransomware.” The ransomware in question has been dubbed PromptLock, presumably because seemingly everything related to generative AI has to be prefixed with “prompt.” ESET said that this malware uses an open-weight large language model developed by OpenAI to generate scripts that can perform a...Read More

[ad_1] West Chester Township has had its second potential cybersecurity breach with the same hacking group in the last month, according to a news release. At about 6:45 a.m. on Aug. 26, West Chester Township was notified of a potential cybersecurity breach by a hacking group. The township’s release said that the potential breach appears...Read More

[ad_1] Don’t miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Whether for malicious purposes or simply research, someone appears to be using OpenAI’s open-source model for ransomware attacks, according to antivirus company ESET.  On Tuesday, ESET said it had discovered “the first known AI-powered ransomware,” which the company has...Read More

[ad_1] Bhubaneswar: Police have started the process to develop a detailed project report (DPR) for the establishment of the Odisha Cyber Command Centre (O3C), which was announced by the state govt recently to enhance cybersecurity.“We are currently seeking applications from IT firms to select a consultancy that will assist us in preparing the DPR for...Read More

[ad_1] WEST CHESTER, Ohio — West Chester Township said it was notified of a potential cybersecurity breach Tuesday morning. Township officials said they were alerted that a “malicious hacking group” appeared to have targeted their central email server. The attack is the second time the same group has targeted the township in the past month,...Read More