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Today’s cybersecurity landscape highlights several critical threats. Researchers from Param have identified a vulnerability in ChatGPT where a malicious share link can execute code in a user's session, potentially exposing private chats. Meanwhile, Cloudflare reported a staggering 18.2 million network-layer DDoS attacks in Q3, an increase of 38%, averaging over 8,200 attacks per hour. Additionally, Microsoft has issued warnings regarding a malicious extension mimicking Claude Code, which establishes a persistent SSH backdoor for attackers. Organizations need to be vigilant in improving their defenses against these escalating threats.
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The latest research from SecureWorks reports that India came top in its security world cup, beating the Netherlands, Germany and Brazil in terms of the lowest number of computers originating cyber-attacks from within its borders.
Microsoft's investigators have caught 25 UK computer shops selling illegal software in the past six months.
Reports have been coming in overnight that a growing number of iTunes' accounts have been hacked, with unauthorised charges appearing on user accounts, as well as a 'take-over' of a number of apps on the iTunes store apparently by a Vietnamese software developer.
There has been spate of high-profile Facebook, Twitter and other social networking account hacks recently, the most recent of which was the compromise of the Facebook and Twitter accounts of Conservative MP Therese Coffey.
Apple has denied a design fault in the antennae of the iPhone 4 and has blamed instead the formula used to calculate signal strength.
Danish security tracking company Secunia has reported that around half of third-party software applications are failing to use two key Windows security features developed by Microsoft.
Kaspersky Lab has patented technology in the US which it claims allows the potential scale of malware epidemics to be predicted accurately to stop them from spreading.
Danish security tracking company Secunia has reported that around half of third-party software applications are failing to use two key Windows security features developed by Microsoft.
The latest monthly threat landscape report from IT security vendor Fortinet asserts that obfuscated Javascript attacks are starting to hit internet users again.
IBM today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire BigFix, Inc., a privately-held company based in Emeryville, California.
The latest monthly threat landscape report from IT security vendor Fortinet, asserts that obfuscated Javascript attacks are starting to hit internet users again.
The UK's approach to security needs radical reform, says Martin Sutherland, managing director of information intelligence firm Detica.
Passwords are fundamentally insecure and represent the biggest security threat facing organisations, says Jason Hart, senior vice-president for Europe at security firm Cryptocard.
Intel's Anti-Theft (AT) technology – which allows companies to give a remote command to a laptop PC to disable access to the computer's operating system or, where appropriate, disable the encryption key system – is reportedly being tested by a number of companies around the world.
The European Union has reached an agreement with the US to continue sharing European bank data to help fight terrorism, after initially rejecting a proposal to extend information sharing because of privacy concerns.
Plymouth City Council has been fined £8000 for allowing unauthorised firms to remove and sell unwanted computers from its waste plants.
The European Union has reached an agreement with the US to continue sharing European bank data to help fight terrorism, after initially rejecting a proposal to extend information sharing because of privacy concerns.
Security compliance and governance specialist Datanomic claims that the rise of mobile money services amongst cellcos in emerging markets is increasing the risk that the carriers are inadvertently getting involved in the darker side of commerce.
Intel's Anti-Theft (AT) technology – which allows companies to give a remote command to a laptop PC to disable access to the computer's operating system or, where appropriate, disable the encryption key system – is reportedly being tested by a number of companies around the world.
Absolute Software, the company behind the Computrace BIOS-based laptop tracking and remote disabling technology, has warned holidaymakers of the increased risks of home theft in the UK this summer.