All your Alexa recordings will go to the cloud soon, as Amazon sunsets Echo privacy

Come March 28, Amazon is disabling an option that allows your Alexa voice conversations to be processed locally instead of in the cloud.

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Hackers are exploiting Fortinet firewall bugs to plant ransomware

Security researchers say that a threat actor it calls Mora_001 has ‘close ties’ to the Russia-linked hacking group

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RansomHub Taps FakeUpdates to Target US Government Sector

A ransomware activity wave using the SocGholish MaaS framework for initial access also has affected banking and consulting firms in the US, Taiwan, and Japan since the beginning of the year.

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8,000 New WordPress Vulnerabilities Reported in 2024

Nearly 8,000 new vulnerabilities affecting the WordPress ecosystem were reported last year, nearly all in plugins and themes.

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How ‘Open Innovation’ Can Help Solve Problems Faster, Better & Cheaper

Cybersecurity is not just a technical challenge but also a very human one. The more humans that organizations can get involved, the more diverse perspectives and experiences that can be tapped into.

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Malicious Code Hits ‘tj-actions/changed-files’ in 23,000 GitHub Repos

GitHub security alert: Malicious code found in ‘tj-actions/changed-files,’ impacting 23K+ repos. Learn how to check, remove, and protect…

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Vote for the session you want to see at TechCrunch Sessions: AI 

We’ve been blown away by the overwhelming response to speak at TechCrunch Sessions: AI on June 5 in Zellerbach Hall at UC Berkeley. After thorough consideration, we’ve selected six standout finalists. The power to choose who will take the stage and share their AI expertise with 1,200 AI leaders and enthusiasts is now in your […]

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Unpatched Edimax Camera Flaw Exploited for Mirai Botnet Attacks Since Last Year

An unpatched security flaw impacting the Edimax IC-7100 network camera is being exploited by threat actors to deliver Mirat botnet malware variants since at least May 2024.
The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-1316 (CVSS v4 score: 9.3), a critical operating system command injection flaw that an attacker could exploit to achieve remote code execution on susceptible devices by means of a

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Cyver Core Reports 50% Reduction in Pentest Reporting Time with Generative AI

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 17th March 2025, CyberNewsWire

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How Economic Headwinds Influence the Ransomware Ecosystem

Inflation, cryptocurrency market volatility, and the ability to invest in defenses all influence the impact and severity of a ransomware attack, according to incident response efforts and ransomware negotiators.

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