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Now Finger Heat can crack Passwords with the help of AI https://lnkd.in/edmUR3wF Interesting, isn’t it….and it’s true! Hackers can use finger heat to crack passwords now -all with the help of Artificial Intelligence technology. And a group of researchers discovered this at the University of the Glasgow School of Computing Science in the UK. ‘ACM Transactions on Privacy and Security’ Journal has published some notes on the subject and also published some text-line related to how a professor named Mohammad Khamis discovered a technique to track down the flaw using a system named ThermoSecure. It is a system where a thermal camera is used to recognize the touch on the keys made […]

Now China launches a cyber attack on Indian Maritime Ports https://lnkd.in/eBVKqYUZ After infiltrating at least 10 computer networks related to Indian Power Grid Operations, the Chinese hacking group named RedEcho has reportedly targeted two maritime ports says a research carried out by Recorded Future- a Massachusetts based Cybersecurity and threat intelligence gathering firm. The highlight of the report is that the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team has already disclosed that it has covered up the exploit that was being exploited by Chinese hackers to hack into the network of two Maritime ports. But Stuart Solomon the Chief Operating Officer of Recorded Future says that one of the server that belongs to […]

Now buy Raspberry Pi systems only with a 2-factor authentication https://lnkd.in/eMUk6p6j As bots are buying all the Raspberry Pi systems available in the market, Adafruit, an online retailer of Raspberry Pi single-board computers, has implemented a 2-factor authentication for all the purchases made for the new hardware from this Monday. Sources from Adafruit have stated that they have witnessed an unusual pattern of buying of machines, suspected to have been made by computers as they 1GB,2GB,4GB, and 8GB Raspberry’s are already sold out suspiciously. Therefore, the company has offered dedicated customer care to investigate the online purchases of the computing devices made over the past 2 months. And will now on […]

Now a website to track down ransomware payments https://lnkd.in/e2eiwtAG Ransomwhere, a dedicated website to track down ransomware payments, was launched by a security researcher named Jack Cable. The website will act as a dashboard that will keep a track of ransomware payments by strain and will also help security researchers conduct more analysis by presenting to them raw data that machine learning tools can easily analyze. Mr. Cable, who worked as a security advisor to CISA, was seen reviewing the digital security arrangements for the 2020 elections. He had a vision to keep a check on where all ransomware payments were going and to which wallets. So, Mr. Cable […]

Now a consortium to prevent cyber attacks on Connected Cars https://lnkd.in/ewpphgMK Car makers Toyota, Hyundai and Nissan are all set to form a consortium that will aim to fight cyber attacks on Connected Cars. And companies like Microsoft Japan, Trend Micro, NTT Communications, Sompo Japan Insurance and few other manufacturers like Panasonic and Denso are all set to join the campaign. According to an Asian news resource, Nikkei Asia, the aim of the consortium will be to prevent hackers from hijacking autonomous vehicles and preventing theft of data. In coming days, as the trend of using self-driving cars will pick up, OEMs should come up with cybersecurity measures that help protect […]

Norway faults Russia for cyber attack on Parliament https://lnkd.in/eeTWawfe After launching a detailed investigation on the cyber attack launched on the email systems of Norway Parliament, the government has concluded that an apparent digital incident was launched by Russia. Ine Eriksne Soreide, the foreign minister of Norway, called the attack as barbaric as it affected the democratic institution of the country on a severe note. He added that the Putin led nation was trying to plant discord by weakening trust of the populace over the political governance, election process, and media discord. Mr. Soreide stated that his authorities were ready to share the investigated information with its international allies […]

Norton to pay Columbia University a penalty for Malware patent infringement https://lnkd.in/eTqhPq_Q Symantec, now known as NortonLifeLock Inc, has been ordered by a federal court to pay $185.1 million as royalty from sales for infringing malware patent laws of Columbia University willfully. According to the details shared with the media by Virginia Federal Court, the trustees of an educational institution issued a legal notice to Norton in Dec’13 for using six of its patents meant for intrusion detection. In mid-2014, Norton responded to the legal notice as an allegation that was false and baseless. But a Virginian federal court announced on Monday that Norton infringed two malware detection patents related to Columbia […]

North Korea to retaliate US Cyber attacks with Nuclear War https://lnkd.in/ejm7wstE The United States is ready to launch cyber attacks capable of deterring North Korea’s intentions to launch Nuclear tests on this weekend. A senior US intelligence officer reported to NBC news that officials from White House and some senior level military officers are trying to communicate to figure out the level of concern and the existence of military options to dissuade the north first. They are also looking for options in cyberspace to tackle North Korea’s notorious intentions to use nuclear arms. And the fact is that the threat of nuclear bombings on the US comes just after one day […]