The ransomware actor–threat hunter relationship just got extremely personal. The BlackCat gang decided to add the professional reputations of the Western Digital cyber-incident response team to the hit list when it hacked into its early morning videoconference convened to discuss the recent ransomware attack against the company. The ransomware group then …
Read More »FBI Focuses on Cybersecurity With $90M Budget Request
The FBI is requesting more than $63 million in new funding to fight cyber threats in 2024. On April 27, FBI Director Christopher Wray presented before the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, regarding his agency’s share of President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget request. On the docket …
Read More »Google Blocked Over 1.4 Million Malicious Apps From Google Play Store
Since Google bought Android 2005, its sole responsibility has been to provide the best user experience and ensure security for its users. Google Play Protect was installed on every Android device to ensure every application was secure. Google stated that they had prevented around 1.43 million policy-violating applications from publishing on the …
Read More »Android phone chip provider was secretly collecting user data
A multinational Qualcomm corporation that manufactures wireless telecommunications hardware has allegedly been secretly collecting private user data. Chips made by Qualcomm are used in around a third of all Android devices, including Samsung and also Apple smartphones. Qualcomm’s technology is used in various mobile devices, including smartphones, wearables, as well …
Read More »Hackers are breaking into AT&T email accounts to steal cryptocurrency
Unknown hackers are breaking into the accounts of people who have AT&T email addresses, and using that access to then hack into the victim’s cryptocurrency exchange’s accounts and steal their crypto, TechCrunch has learned. At the beginning of the month, an anonymous source told TechCrunch that a gang of cybercriminals have …
Read More »Israel: hackers leak thousands of personal details as Netanyahu’s Facebook account targeted
The Facebook account of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was hacked into on Wednesday evening, and the identities and names of tens of thousands of Israelis were leaked, following another cyber-attack targeting the country’s Atid group. The cyber-attack came as Israel celebrates its Independence Day. The hackers broadcast audio content …
Read More »OpenAI: ChatGPT Back in Italy After Meeting Watchdog Demands
ChatGPT’s maker said Friday that the artificial intelligence chatbot is available again in Italy after the company met the demands of regulators who temporarily blocked it over privacy concerns. OpenAI said it fulfilled a raft of conditions that the Italian data protection authority wanted satisfied by an April 30 deadline to have …
Read More »AI for security. Now we need security for AI
After the release of ChatGPT, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and large language models (LLMs) have become the number one topic of discussion for cybersecurity practitioners, vendors and investors alike. This is no surprise; as Marc Andreessen noted a decade ago, software is eating the world, and AI is …
Read More »EU draft bill sets copyright requirements for AI models like ChatGPT
A new draft of European Union legislation proposes that developers of artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT must disclose copyrighted material used in building their systems. Members of the European Parliament have reached a preliminary agreement on the EU’s AI Act, with new provisions added that will require generative AI …
Read More »5 most dangerous new attack techniques
Cyber experts from the SANS Institute have revealed the five most dangerous new attack techniques being used by attackers including cyber criminals and nation-state actors. They were presented in a session at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, where a panel of SANS analysts explored emerging Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures …
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