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Today's cybersecurity landscape features several critical updates and ongoing threats. Notably, a zero-day vulnerability in BeyondTrust's software has been exploited by a suspected Chinese espionage group, raising alarm for organizations utilizing remote support tools. In addition, Burger King Japan reported a significant data breach affecting over 11 million customers, highlighting the growing risk of cyberattacks on large corporations. The rise of ransomware gangs employing threats of physical violence for extortion is increasingly concerning, as reported in a new study. Furthermore, multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered across various systems, including critical RCE flaws in Microsoft Office and Google Chrome, necessitating immediate patching. Lastly, AI models continue to pose risks, with researchers warning about the potential misuse of data during their training processes.
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AdultSwine has been found hiding in around 60 game apps on Google Play, which have been downloaded between 3 million and 7 million times.
Researchers have pioneered a technique to detect whether a drone camera is illicitly capturing video.
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Mission critical processes at risk, says IOActive
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Ryan Dickey joins 16 other lawyers as investigation heats up
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Ohio programmer is indicted on 16 counts
Democrat senators Warren and Warner introduce new legislation
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Bad guys can access all of the compute power connected to a particular public Wi-Fi network, all at once, to mine for cryptocurrency.
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ICO forces retailer to pay up, but larger fines await with GDPR
Scheduled updates follow last week’s out-of-band patches