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The latest variant of the RapperBot botnet adds cryptojacking capabilities

Security Affairs

FortiGuard Labs Researchers spotted new samples of the RapperBot botnet that support cryptojacking capabilities. FortiGuard Labs researchers have discovered new samples of the RapperBot bot that added cryptojacking capabilities. Researchers from FortiGuard Labs first discovered the previously undetected RapperBot IoT botnet in August, and reported that it is active since mid-June 2022.

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The UK’s Secretive Web Surveillance Program Is Ramping Up

WIRED Threat Level

A government effort to collect people’s internet records is moving beyond its test phase, but many details remain hidden from public view.

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Security Affairs newsletter Round 419 by Pierluigi Paganini – International edition

Security Affairs

A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. We are in the final ! Please vote for Security Affairs ( [link] ) as the best European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards 2022 – VOTE FOR YOUR WINNERS Vote for me in the sections where is reported Securityaffairs or my name Pierluigi Paganini Please nominate Security Affairs as your favorite blog.

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Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Schneier on Security

This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at IT-S Now 2023 in Vienna, Austria, on June 2, 2023 at 8:30 AM CEST. The list is maintained on this page.

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Peak Performance: Continuous Testing & Evaluation of LLM-Based Applications

Speaker: Aarushi Kansal, AI Leader & Author and Tony Karrer, Founder & CTO at Aggregage

Software leaders who are building applications based on Large Language Models (LLMs) often find it a challenge to achieve reliability. It’s no surprise given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs. To effectively create reliable LLM-based (often with RAG) applications, extensive testing and evaluation processes are crucial. This often ends up involving meticulous adjustments to prompts.

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Capita warns customers to assume that their data was stolen

Security Affairs

UK outsourcing giant Capita is informing customers that their data may have been stolen in the cyberattack that hit the company in early April. In early April, the UK outsourcing giant Capita confirmed that its staff was locked out of their accounts on Friday after a cyber incident. Capita is one of the government’s biggest suppliers, with £6.5bn of public sector contracts, reported The Guardian.

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How to Use Google Authenticator

WIRED Threat Level

The two-factor authentication tool got some serious upgrades that can help you bolster security for your online accounts.