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The popular Tettegouche State Park on the North Shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota said its computer systems have been infected with malware, authorities confirmed on Friday (8 September). The malware was discovered on 25 August after security specialists noticed a spike in "unusual activity" around 4pm. The state park said experts initiated actions to isolate the site, protect sensitive data, and replace any infected equipment. Local authorities said they are conducting a full forensic...

A cybersecurity buff has issued a bizarre warning that sex robots could one day rise up and KILL their owners if hackers can get inside their heads. Last month, tech billionaire Elon Musk claimed that artificial intelligence could take over the planet, and he's not the only one concerned about the dangers of killer tech. With sex robots becoming increasingly popular and sophisticated, Cyber security lecturer Dr Nick Patterson revealed that the lifelike dolls could end up...

Philippine prosecutors have recommended the filing of charges against a former bank manager for her part in laundering tens of millions of dollars stolen from Bangladesh's central bank last year, but they cleared two casino agents and a remittance firm. View Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: ITNews

The DolphinAttack technique allows hackers to control Siri, Google Now, Alexa and other voice assistants with commands in ultrasonic frequencies. View Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: Security Affairs  

"DaddyL33T" is a 13-year-old malware developer. They've set up the DaddyHackingTeam portal, the future site of a botnet web control interface, and they maintain an active profile under the name "DaddyPvP" on the HackForums security technology platform. In one of his posts to the site, the padawan of poisonous software requests help scanning to a Qbot botnet. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: Graham Cluey

The hacking group has also promised two exploit dumps a month from now on. Read Full Story: ZDNet ORIGINAL SOURCE 

About 143 million US customers of credit report giant Equifax may have had information compromised in a cyber security breach, the company has disclosed. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: BBC

With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) taking effect May 25, 2018, businesses around the globe should be preparing accordingly. However, through a recent survey, Trend Micro found that C-suite executives are not approaching the regulation with the seriousness required, resulting in overconfidence when it comes to compliance. View Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: Help Net Security

The researchers spoke to 600 "elite technology company leaders and founders." They concluded that these exalted beings actually prove that "values and predispositions can override their self-interest." Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: CNet

Concerns around emerging threats such as ransomware and polymorphic malware have sparked a significant increase in collaboration by the cyber security industry, according to AlienVault. Read Full Story  ORIGINAL SOURCE: Help Net Security