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From deepfakes to in-person fraudsters
Boeing Employees' Credit Union (BECU) is a not-for-profit credit union based in Washington, dedicated to improving the financial well-being of its members and communities. It has grown beyond serving Boeing’s employees to more than 1.5 million members and $29 billion in assets. In an exclusive interview, Sean Murphy, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at BECU, explains the changing cyber-threats now facing consumers. The cybersecurity challenges faced by all consumers have escalated with the growth of artificial intelligence (AI). We have witnessed the growing use of botnets, and AI is at such a stage that it can be used to attempt to gain access to accounts on an individual level. The use of virtual private networks (VPNs) simplifies this process and makes it difficult to track. Remember – while organizations are constantly monitoring for threats and attacks, the cybercriminals only have to get it right one time to cause a highly damaging breach. Advanced persistent threats (APTs) have now become a major ongoing threat. Financial institution employees are the first line of defense against cyber attackers and play a key role in protecting consumers. As such, a robust cybersecurity team and the regular training of employees is crucial.
AI-Enabled Drones: Navigating the New Frontier of Cyber C-UAS Defense
In the rapidly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force, revolutionizing operational methodologies across various industries. This development is especially evident in the drone sector, where AI integration into unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) presents unprecedented opportunities alongside critical security challenges. As AI-enhanced drones are increasingly deployed across diverse sectors—from precision agriculture to military reconnaissance—their growing autonomy and intelligence introduce significant risks, making robust cybersecurity countermeasures essential.
Security threat from the skies
Martin Broomhead AFC MRAeS, UK managing director of multinational drone security company D-Fend Solutions, gave an exclusive interview to Cyber Intelligence from the showground floor in London’s Olympia conference centre. He outlines the increasingly blurred line between physical security and cybersecurity, the main theme of this year’s International Cyber Expo, which combined with this year’s International Security Expo on the Olympia showground.
Cyber-attackers try to divert a commercial flight
Airline security has just entered a new era with the news that on Saturday, cybercriminals hacked the communications network on a commercial flight and tried to divert the plane to a fake destination, putting it in the hands of the gang. On Sunday, EL AL Israel Airlines confirmed the attack on one of its planes. During the attack, instructions were given to the El Al crew that differed from their set route, alerting them to the possibility that terrorists were planning to crash the plane or that their attackers were planning a kidnapping. However, despite the nationality of the airline concerned, the motive behind hacking into the airline’s communications is thought not to have been primarily political. Although the attack took place over an area where Iran-backed Houthis are known to be active, it is believed that the hackers are most likely based in Somaliland, which last month signed a controversial territorial agreement with neighboring Ethiopia.
Cyber-attackers try to divert a commercial flight
Airline security has just entered a new era with news that on Saturday cybercriminals hacked the communications network on a commercial flight and tried to divert the plane to a fake destination and into the hands of the gang. On Sunday, EL AL Israel Airlines confirmed the attack on one of its planes. During the attack, instructions were given to the El Al crew that differed from their set route, alerting them to the possibility that terrorists were planning to crash the plane or that their attackers were planning a kidnapping.
US aerospace company hit by cyber-attack
An unknown threat actor has breached an as-yet-unnamed US aerospace company. According to BlackBerry, who first highlighted the attack, the threat actor’s weaponization of a phishing attack became operational around September 2022, with the offensive phase of the attack occurring almost a year later in July of this year. The cybercriminals responsible, whom BlackBerry has christened “AeroBlade,” are believed to have used the intervening nine months to develop the additional resources necessary to ensure access to the aerospace company’s systems to exfiltrate potentially highly valuable information - pointing to a high degree of professionalism and persistence on the part of the attacker.