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Today's cybersecurity news highlights several significant threats and trends. Notably, a former engineer was sentenced for an insider cyber extortion plot, demanding 20 Bitcoin after compromising a company's infrastructure. Additionally, the rise of typosquatting exploits using rare Cyrillic and Latin characters poses new risks for users of Chromium browsers. Anthropic has halted live internet access for its AI tests following injection flaw exploits, underscoring ongoing vulnerabilities in AI systems. Furthermore, the co-creator of the Empire Market dark web platform received a 40-year prison sentence for facilitating over $430 million in illegal trades. Lastly, the FBI arrested the founder of a ransomware negotiation firm linked to the ShinyHunters group, marking a significant move against cybercriminal operations.
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Mini Shai-Hulud caught spreading credential-stealing malware
Mini Shai-Hulud caught spreading credential-stealing malware The wave of supply chain attacks aimed at security and developer tools has washed up more victims, namely SAP and Intercom npm packages, plus the lightning PyPI package.…
Unit 42 uncovers high-risk AI browser extensions. Disguised as productivity tools, they steal data, intercept prompts, and exfiltrate passwords. Protect your browser.
The post That AI Extension Helping You Write Emails? It’s Reading Them First appeared first on Unit 42.
The commission wants telecoms to do more to verify their callers and prevent illegal calls and scams from reaching Americans.
The post FCC tightens KYC rules for telecoms, closes loophole for banned foreign services appeared first on CyberScoop.
The latest House action came after the Senate declared the previous bill dead on arrival because it included a ban on the Federal Reserve’s ability to issue a digital currency. Instead, the upper chamber approved a 45-day extension by unanimous consent.
There’s a bloke on Twitter who spent three hours writing a passionate thread about AI ruining the internet. There was quite the debate, and someone asked if he’d ever used Grammarly. That’s the whole story, really. People call AI content “slop” with contempt reserved for microwaving fish at the offi...
KasadaIQ analyst commentary on the threat environment
The post Top Threats We’re Tracking in April appeared first on Security Boulevard.
It’s the second extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act in 10 days, and a regular ritual for the Hill.
The post Congress kicks the can down the road on surveillance law (again) appeared first on CyberScoop.
The agency added the flaw to the KEV list days after hosting providers confirmed active, ongoing attacks.
The post cPanel’s authentication bypass bug is being exploited in the wild, CISA warns appeared first on CyberScoop.
KnowBe4 says 86% of phishing it tracked used AI, and inboxes are only the start
KnowBe4 says 86% of phishing it tracked used AI, and inboxes are only the start Give a man a phishing kit and he might get lucky a couple of times; teach an AI to phish and it'll change the landscape, if KnowBe4's latest phishing trends report is accurate.…
In an advisory this week, FBI officials said cyber actors have spent the last two years breaking into the systems of brokers and carriers — allowing them to pose as victim companies and post fraudulent listings on freight delivery message boards.
What each agent actually does (BOLA, Regression testing agent, Business logic testing agent, and others..), how they coordinate, and what you can expect from Escape's AI pentesting product in the upcoming weeks.
The post Escape AI Pentesting Agents 2.0 – A Deep Dive appeared first on Security Boulev...
Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks. For the stable distribution (trixie), these problems have been fixed in version 6.12.85-1.
Web hosts are scrambling to fix the bug under active attack by hackers. One company said hackers have been abusing the bug for months.
The White House is opposing Anthropic’s plan to expand access to its Mythos AI model, creating a high-stakes confrontation between the U.S. government and a top AI developer about how leading-edge AI models can be distributed. When Anthropic unveiled Mythos on April 7, it allowed access to only a s...
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One alleged cyber contractor was extradited to the US over the weekend
One alleged cyber contractor was extradited to the US over the weekend China's "hacker-for-hire ecosystem has gotten out of control," according to Brett Leatherman, assistant director of the FBI's cyber division.…
We investigate how scammers are abusing PayPal’s systems to push victims into calling fake support numbers.