While the company says it hasn’t found any evidence of malicious use of the exposed data, the case represents a growing threat as automakers step up vehicle connectivity. and AI-powered features require massive data collection.
You can check the types of data a particular car manufacturer may be collecting and sharing using This free tool made by the automotive security company Privacy4Cars.
The United States and its allies have successfully neutralized Russian malware that one of the Kremlin’s most sophisticated hacking units has installed on hundreds of computers around the world. After years of monitoring a malware network called Snake, the FBI developed and deployed a tool called Perseus—named after the Greek hero who slayed monsters—that caused the malware to write override and disable itself, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
Snake is developed and operated by Turla, a notorious state-sponsored hacking group with links to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). Prosecutors said Russian spies behind Turla used versions of the Snake malware to steal sensitive documents from various governments, journalists and “other targets targeted by the Russian Federation” care about”.
According to undisclosed court documents, the Snake malware acts as a “peer-to-peer” network linking infected computers around the world, allowing Turla to install malware and steal data. Whether.
Europe this week took a step closer to banning facial recognition in public spaces with a deal by lawmakers to strengthen proposed legislation governing how artificial intelligence technology is used in the EU. European Union.
In a vote on Thursday morning, members of the European Parliament agreed to include the ban in the text of the much-anticipated AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive law regulating the technology. “This vote is an important milestone in regulating AI and a clear signal from Parliament that fundamental rights must be the foundation of that,” MEP Kim van Sparrentak told Reuters. “AI should serve people, society and the environment, not vice versa.”
A ransomware group attempted to blackmail Dragos, a leading industrial cybersecurity company, in an unsuccessful campaign targeting corporate executives, the company said Wednesday.
Although the hackers gained access to a limited pool of customer data, Dragos said they opted out of the group. “The loss of data and the potential for publicity because we chose not to pay for the extortion is regrettable,” the company said. “However, we hope that highlighting enemy methods will help others to consider additional defenses against these methods so that they do not fall victim to such attempts. similar.”
