City of Columbus Sues Researcher After Ransomware Attack

The city filed for a restraining order, claiming the researcher was working in tandem with the ransomware attackers.

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North Korean APT Exploits Novel Chromium, Windows Bugs to Steal Crypto

DPRK’s innovative tack chains together previously unknown browser issues, then adds a rootkit to the mix to gain deep system access.

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Apptio: How Australians Are Navigating Economic Pressure Through Strategic IT Investments

Many Australian companies are investing in new technology, but others are having a hard time justifying such investments given the current economic climate.

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Google quietly launches Gemini AI integration in Chrome’s address bar

Google integrates Gemini AI into Chrome’s address bar, revolutionizing web browsing and marking a significant step towards AI-driven internet interaction for millions of users worldwide.Read More

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Halliburton Confirms Data Stolen in Cyberattack

The US oil giant updated an SEC filing to confirm malicious hackers “accessed and exfiltrated information” from its corporate systems.

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Cyberattackers Spoof Palo Alto VPNs to Spread WikiLoader Variant

The malware, first discovered two years ago, has returned in campaigns using SEO poisoning.

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Transatlantic Cable podcast episode 361 | Kaspersky official blog

Episode 361 of the Transatlantic Cable podcast kicks off with news around the right to switch off in Australia. From there the team talk about privacy – specifically if you should have to pay to have online privacy.

To wrap up, the team discuss how and why a popular game has attracted so much online attention.

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Australians get ‘right to disconnect’ after hours
Should you have to pay for online privacy?
Blockbuster Chinese video game tried to police players – and divided the internet

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Evolving NPM Package Campaign Targets Roblox Devs, For Years

Attackers have added aggressive social engineering to their arsenal, along with a novel Windows-manipulating persistence mechanism that demands developer vigilance.

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Halliburton Data Stolen in Oil-Sector Cyberattack

The energy kahuna said that operations were disrupted after an attack on its supporting business applications.

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VMware ESXi Servers Targeted by New Ransomware Variant from Cicada3301 Group

A number of similarities between Cicada3301 and ALPHV/BlackCat indicates that it could represent a rebrand or offshoot group.

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