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White House Proposes Guidelines for Regulating the Use of AI
The Trump administration is proposing new rules to guide future federal regulation of artificial intelligence used in medicine, transportation and other industries.
https://techxplore.com/news/2020-01-white-house-guidelines-ai.html
Microsoft Seizes 50 Websites Used by North Korean Hackers to Gather Intelligence
Microsoft has taken hold of 50 websites used by suspected North Korean hackers to bolster attempted hacks against government employees, universities and nuclear organizations, among other targets.
https://www.cyberscoop.com/microsoft-north-korea-lawsuit-website-seizing/
Coast Guard says Ryuk Ransomware Hit Systems that Monitor Cargo Transfers at Maritime Facility
Hackers used Ryuk ransomware to infiltrate computer networks at a marine transportation facility, causing an outage of roughly 30 hours, the U.S. Coast Guard said in a recent security advisory.
Wawa Faces Several Lawsuits following a Massive Payment Card Breach
Recently the Wawa convenience store chain disclosed a payment card breach, news of the day is that Wawa is facing lawsuits over the incident.
https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/95779/data-breach/wawa-breach-lawsuits.html
Python 2.7 Reaches End of Life After 20 Years of Development
As of January 1st, 2020, Python 2.7 has officially reached the end of life and will no longer receive security updates, bug fixes, or other improvements going forward.
Starbucks Devs Leave API Key in GitHub Public Repo
One misstep from developers at Starbucks left exposed an API key that could be used by an attacker to access internal systems and manipulate the list of authorized users.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/starbucks-devs-leave-api-key-in-github-public-repo/
FBI Flash Alert Warns of LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware Attacks
The FBI has issued a warning to the private industry of cyber attacks involving the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware.
DHS Tells U.S. Organizations to Clamp Down on Cybersecurity in Wake of Soleimani Killing
The Department of Homeland Security on Monday issued guidance to U.S. companies and government agencies on securing their computer networks following the killing last week of a top Iranian general.
https://www.cyberscoop.com/dhs-iran-advisory-cybersecurity-soleimani/
CSIAC Podcast: Bug Bounty Adoption “Crowdsourced Security”
By paying for the reporting of security flaws, security researchers are incentivized to spend time discovering application vulnerabilities. In just a few years bug bounty programs have evolved from obscurity to being embraced as a best practice.
https://www.csiac.org/podcast/bug-bounty-adoption-crowdsourced-security/
