OpenAI takes down ChatGPT accounts linked to state-backed hacking, disinformation

State-backed threat actors from a handful of countries are using ChatGPT for a range of malicious purposes, including malware refinement, employment scams and social media disinformation campaigns.

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Nigeria jails 9 Chinese nationals for being part of international cyberfraud syndicate

The group was arrested in December as part of a raid that included 599 Nigerians and 193 other foreign nationals, many of them Chinese, on suspicion of being involved in a range of online crimes.

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Apple Mail freezing after updating to iOS 18.5? Here’s a fix you can try

If the Apple Mail app is glitching or causing your iPhone screen to go blank, there are a couple of things you can do to resolve the issue.

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Synthetic Data Is Here to Stay, but How Secure Is It?

Synthetic data offers organizations a way to develop AI while maintaining privacy compliance but requires careful management to prevent re-identification risks and ensure model accuracy.

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NICKNAME: Zero-Click iMessage Exploit Targeted Key Figures in US, EU

iVerify’s NICKNAME discovery reveals a zero-click iMessage flaw exploited in targeted attacks on US & EU high-value individuals…

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Off-brand IoT devices are still vulnerable to BadBox botnet, FBI says

TV streaming devices, digital projectors and other IoT devices are being infected with BadBox 2.0 malware after the original campaign was stifled by German law enforcement.

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MSFT-CrowdStrike ‘Rosetta Stone’ for Naming APTs: Meh?

Microsoft and CrowdStrike announced an effort to deconflict the overlapping names of threat groups and reduce confusion for companies, but we’ve been here before.

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86 million A&T customer records reportedly up for sale on the dark web

The leaked data contains names, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, street addresses, and social security numbers.

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Kettering Health confirms attack by Interlock ransomware group as health record system is restored

The Ohio-based Kettering Health system said a recent cyberattack was by the Interlock ransomware gang, which had claimed to steal troves of data from the organization.

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MIND Raises $30 Million for Data Loss Prevention

Data security firm MIND has raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand its R&D and go-to-market teams.

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