India-Linked SideWinder Group Pivots to Hacking Maritime Targets
The nation-state espionage group known for attacking Pakistan has expanded its reach to targets in Egypt and Sri Lanka.
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Meta Settles for $1.4 Billion with Texas Over Illegal Biometric Data Collection
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, agreed to a record $1.4 billion settlement with the U.S. state of Texas over allegations that it illegally collected biometric data of millions of users without their permission, marking one of the largest penalties levied by regulators against the tech giant.
“This historic settlement demonstrates our commitment to standing up to
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Criminal Hackers Add GenAI Credentials to Underground Markets
According to the study, around 400 stolen GenAI credentials are being sold by threat actors per day.
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Google Workspace Authentication Vulnerability Allowed Thousands of Emails to be Compromised
Hackers managed to compromise “a few thousand” Google Workspace accounts by circumventing the verification process.
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Ransomware Gangs Exploit ESXi Bug for Instant, Mass Encryption of VMs
With sufficient privileges in Active Directory, attackers only have to create an “ESX Admins” group in the targeted domain and add a user to it.
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Ransomware Attacks Are Attracting Record Payouts in Australia. Should You Pay the Ransom?
Ransomware attacks are attracting record payouts in Australia. Learn whether paying the ransom is viable, about legal implications and about alternative strategies.
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$75 Million Ransom Paid to Dark Angels Ransomware Group
Dark Angels Ransomware Group’s $75M Jackpot: Zscaler’s ThreatLabz 2024 Ransomware Report reveals how this elite gang targets select…
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Meta’s AI Safety System Manipulated by Space Bar Characters to Enable Prompt Injection
A bug hunter discovered a bypass in Meta’s Prompt-Guard-86M model by inserting character-wise spaces between English alphabet characters, rendering the classifier ineffective in detecting harmful content.
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IT leaders worry the rush to adopt Gen AI may have tech infrastructure repercussions
As pressure to harness generative AI to its full potential mounts, IT decision-makers are questioning whether their current network infrastructure is equipped to handle the growing demand.
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SideWinder Utilizes New Infrastructure to Target Ports and Maritime Facilities in the Mediterranean Sea
The recent attacks by the SideWinder APT group use phishing lures related to emotional topics like sexual harassment and salary cuts to trick victims into opening booby-trapped Microsoft Word documents.
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