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Today's cybersecurity landscape highlights a range of significant threats and vulnerabilities. Cisco has launched Project Quarry to develop a tool for detecting AI agents involved in malicious activities. Meanwhile, 123 Reg reported an AI-driven cyberattack on customer data, potentially linked to Chinese attackers. The FBI seized the domain of Virtualine, a bulletproof hosting provider, as part of efforts against criminal hosting services. CISA has confirmed active exploitation of a critical vulnerability in Google’s Brotli library, urging immediate action for updates, particularly for Chrome and Firefox users. Additionally, a breach at Sony-owned So-net exposed over 2.5 million customer records. The rise of AI in cyberattacks is evident, with tools like a Skynet agent exploiting unprotected AI models to launch attacks.
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Users of IT security products should see no gaps in service resulting from floods in Britain, despite the location of several vendors in some of the worst-affected towns.
Google is buying its way into the infosecurity market, through purchasing security service provider Postini for $625 million (ÂŁ310m, EUR458m) in cash, it said on 9 July.
This year, the Victory Challenge team introduced security into their game plan as they challenged the Swiss defender Alinghi, in the 32nd America’s Cup.
Eighty per cent of infected websites have been compromised by a third-party hacker, according to the latest threat statistics from Sophos.
Lloyds TSB has purchased pattern-recognition software from US vendor Actimize for detecting employee fraud within its retail banking operation. Use of such software is already common in financial services for spotting fraud in external transactions, such as credit card spending.
One gang is responsible for more than half of all attempted phishing for the likes of online banking log-in details, and has found ways to extend the lives of its web-sites, according to researchers at Cambridge University.