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Today's cyber news highlights several key threats and trends. Hackers are increasingly targeting AI systems, as demonstrated by a recent incident where credentials were stolen, leading to $740,000 in unauthorized compute usage for a cloud provider. Microsoft researchers revealed vulnerabilities in AI models, showing that attackers can create backdoors by manipulating just a few neurons. Additionally, recent updates for Slackware address critical security issues, including remote code execution and memory errors in their httpd and Git packages. The ongoing risk of vehicle hacking is underscored by a podcast discussing how attackers can gain control over car systems. As cyber threats evolve, organizations must prioritize robust security measures against these emerging vulnerabilities.
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The FBI warned that Americans lost more than $20 million last year amid a massive surge in ATM "jackpotting" attacks, in which criminals use malware to force cash machines to dispense money. [...]
Ukrainian national Oleksandr Didenko, 29, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 5 years in prison for an identity theft scheme that enabled North Korean workers to secure fraudulent employment. He pleaded guilty in November 2025 to wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft and agreed to...
Attackers are weaponizing Facebook ads to distribute password-stealing malware masked as a Windows download.
A 29-year-old Ukrainian national has been sentenced to five years in prison in the U.S. for his role in facilitating North Korea's fraudulent information technology (IT) worker scheme.
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The company is investigating whether any customer or employee data was stolen by hackers.
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The FBI warns ATM jackpotting is rising nationwide, with over $20 million lost in 2025 and 1,900 incidents reported since 2020. The FBI has warned of a sharp rise in ATM jackpotting attacks across the U.S., with losses exceeding $20 million in 2025 alone. Since 2020, about 1,900 incidents have been...
The global vulnerability landscape continues to expand rapidly, with thousands of new CVEs published every year. Thus, allowing hackers to weaponize newly disclosed flaws at an instant. Public reporting and threat intelligence analyses consistently show that exploitation often begins within days, an...
A Ukrainian national was sentenced to five years in prison for providing North Korean IT workers with stolen identities that helped them infiltrate U.S. companies. [...]
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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned of an increase in ATM jackpotting incidents across the country, leading to losses of more than $20 million in 2025.
The agency said 1,900 ATM jackpotting incidents have been reported since 2020, out of which 700 took place last year. In Decem...