Sajdah: The Smart Educational Prayer Rug Qatari innovator Abdulrahman Saleh Khamis won a gold medal at the 48th International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva for his groundbreaking invention, Sajdah, a smart educational prayer rug. Sajdah has garnered widespread recognition for its ability to guide new Muslims, including children, in performing …
Read More »ADIB’s New Face Recognition Technology Makes Account Opening Quick and Secure
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has become the first bank in the UAE to offer a convenient remote account opening service for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) using facial recognition technology. This new service allows businesses to open an account without having to visit a branch or submit physical documents. …
Read More »ExtraHop Releases New Tool to Defend Against ChatGPT Data Leaks
In response to the increasing prevalence of ChatGPT and the associated risks of data leaks, ExtraHop has launched Reveal(x), a cutting-edge solution that offers organizations visibility into their network devices and users connecting to OpenAI domains. The popularity of ChatGPT has skyrocketed, with 1 billion customers reached in a mere …
Read More »US Offering $10M Reward for Russian Man? Who?
Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, a 30-year-old Russian national, has been charged by the US Justice Department for his alleged role in numerous ransomware attacks, including ones targeting critical infrastructure. Matveev — known online as Wazawaka, m1x, Boriselcin, and Uhodiransomwar — has been charged with conspiring to transmit ransom demands, conspiring to …
Read More »Google rolls out passkey support across accounts on all major platforms
Google has begun rolling out support for passkeys across Google Accounts on all major platforms, adding a new sign-in option that can be used alongside passwords and two-step verification. The tech giant announced passkey availability on the eve of World Password Day as it looks to introduce more secure, reliable …
Read More »Aristopharma victim of cyber attack; CERT warning
BGD e-Gov Cert, the government’s cyber issue watchdog, has issued a warning about cyber attacks in the country. The agency released a report on Friday (April 21) called “Situational Alerts on Cyber Threats.” The published report mentions measures to ensure cyber security of critical information infrastructure, banks, financial institutions, health …
Read More »AI can crack half of common passwords in less than a minute
A new study by a cybersecurity firm has revealed that most commonly used passwords are vulnerable to artificial intelligence (AI) tools and can be cracked almost instantly. AI chatbots like ChatGPT have made it easier to perform tasks just by sending prompts. However, it seems these large tools are also …
Read More »Google: North Korea-Linked Hackers Target Subject Experts and Think Tanks
A North Korean government-backed hacking crew, tracked as ARCHIPELAGO, is targeting academics, government and military personnel, policymakers, researchers, and think tanks in South Korea and the U.S. According to Google researchers, it has launched cyberattacks against accounts belonging to individuals with expertise in North Korea policies such as sanctions, human rights, and …
Read More »Apple Ships Urgent iOS Patch for Newly Exploited Zero-Days
Apple on Friday pushed out a major iOS security update to fix a pair of zero-day vulnerabilities already being exploited in the wild. The newest iOS 16.4.1 and iPadOS 16.4.1 updates cover code execution software flaws in IOSurfaceAccelerator and WebKit, suggesting a complex exploit chain was detected in the wild …
Read More »MSI confirms security breach following ransomware attack claims
Following reports of a ransomware attack, Taiwanese PC vendor MSI (short for Micro-Star International) confirmed today that its network was breached in a cyberattack. Earlier this week, the Money Message ransomware gang claimed to infiltrate some of MSI’s systems and stolen files that will be leaked online next week if the company refuses …
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