Malware

MiTM Phishing Attack Lets Attackers Unlock And Steal A Tesla

NEW YORK - Researchers demonstrated how they could conduct a Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) phishing attack to compromise Tesla accounts, unlocking cars, and starting them. The attack works on the latest Tesla app, version 4.30.6, and Tesla software version 11.1 2024.2.7.Ph As part of this attack, security researchers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk register a new 'Phone key' that could

By |2024-03-11T09:23:39-04:00March 11th, 2024|Cyber Defense|

Artificial Intelligence Gives Hackers New Ways To Hack You

NEW YORK - Artificial intelligence has become a game changer in many areas of our daily lives, including cybersecurity. With the rising use of new AI-driven tools like ChatGPT, the number of cyberattacks has doubled and became more sophisticated. Cybersecurity experts say that AI-powered cybersecurity tools could help protect your privacy in the new reality, but

By |2024-01-07T14:09:55-05:00January 7th, 2024|Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defense|

Hacker Shares Signs That Tell When Bad Guys Are Inside Your Phone

DETROIT - Cybercriminals may live in the shadows of the digital world, but a professional hacker has shared signs that they are lurking in your smartphone. ‘White hat’ hacker Laura Kankaala was trained to be ethical but uses malicious techniques to help the average person stay safe. Laura, who is Threat Intelligence Lead for Finnish

By |2023-12-14T09:10:13-05:00December 11th, 2023|Cyber Defense, Featured|

Mind the Gap: Bridging The Challenges In Cybersecurity Infrastructure

Hey there, have you been keeping up with the increasing cyber threats lately? If you find yourself immersed in IT or technology, you may be engaged in an eternal pursuit of staying abreast. Each day unveils fresh vulnerabilities, presenting a formidable challenge to remain well-informed. The challenges of building and maintaining cybersecurity infrastructure that can

By |2024-03-03T10:47:19-05:00October 18th, 2023|Guest Columns|

A New Supply Chain Attack Hit Close To 100 Victims—And Clues Point To China

SAN FRANCISCO - Researchers on the Threat Hunter Team at Broadcom-owned security firm Symantec revealed that they'd detected a supply chain attack carried out by a hacker group that they've newly named CarderBee. According to Symantec, the hackers hijacked the software updates of a piece of Chinese-origin security software known as Cobra DocGuard, injecting their

By |2023-09-03T17:56:59-04:00August 23rd, 2023|Cyber Defense|

WormGPT: ChatGPT Rival With No Ethical Limits

ANN ARBOR - Experts have been warning that large language models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT can be leveraged for nefarious ends by using them for tasks like cranking out phishing emails at incredible scale. Now, the barrier for entry has gone even lower with the arrival of a ChatGPT-like artificial intelligence bot that you can easily prompt to create

By |2023-07-19T08:56:40-04:00July 19th, 2023|Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Defense, Featured|

From Russia With No Love – Russian Malware Attacks Energy Department, Other Federal Agencies

WASHINGTON DC - The Department of Energy is among a group of federal agencies affected by Russian malware targeting government systems, Homeland Security officials revealed, according to The Associated Press. Part of a wider, global campaign of ransomware targeting government institutions, the compromise is not severe, the government claims, and it does not foresee long-term security

By |2023-06-18T08:21:04-04:00June 18th, 2023|Cyber Defense|

Experts Predict Ransomware To Be More Dangerous In 2023 Than 2022

WASHINGTON DC - There were signs that ransomware gangs might — key word, “might” — have been on the run in 2022. But experts from The Cybersecurity 202 Network are far from confident that the trend, if real, will continue in 2023. A big majority of the expert group, 67 percent, expected ransomware to take off again in this

By |2023-04-02T12:12:10-04:00April 2nd, 2023|Cyber Defense|

ChatGPT – Good And Bad, Cybersecurity Pro Richard Stiennon Explains

BIRMINGHAM - ChatGPT introduced in November 2022 now has more than 100 million users worldwide. This Artificial Intelligence powered tool can be used to research the most complicated topics, and write in human-like correctness. That is the good. The bad, says, cybersecurity professional Richard Stiennon is it also can be used by hackers to write

By |2023-02-12T12:32:02-05:00February 12th, 2023|Cyber Defense, mitechtv|

Computers Can Become Infected By Malware By Viewing Certain Images

DETROIT - New evidence has emerged that shows it may now be possible that your computer can become infected by malware simply by viewing PNG images. Researchers have found that the files can contain something called ‘threat actors’ that then deliver malicious payloads, as per Tech Radar. Reports show that a prevalent cyber threat actor called Worok is active at the

By |2022-11-28T18:11:53-05:00November 28th, 2022|Cyber Defense|