Asos hit by extortion hack that may have compromised some customer data
The attackers sent a push notification to Asos shoppers announcing their activity.
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Hackers hijacked Microsoft's X account for a scam featuring everyone's least-favorite tech mascot Clippy
These social media posts promise big online discounts on Lego, Calvin Klein and more — but really they're just phishing scams
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AI self-policing proven failure: Former FTC chair
Digital Desk | Washington, Oct 5 (IANS) Former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan has warned against allowing artificial intelligence companies to police themselves, calling Big Tech self-regulation a "proven…
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Lee calls for thorough probe into personal data leaks at financial institutions
Digital Desk | Seoul, Oct 4 (IANS) President Lee Jae Myung on Sunday called for a thorough investigation into a series of hacking attacks that caused personal information leaks at major banks and other financial institutions. Several financial firms suffered…
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‘Incompetence’: Massive FBI hack hit most employees and extends to local officials
The hack of FBI computer systems exposed sensitive personal information about nearly every FBI employee, as well as thousands of local law-enforcement officials who worked on FBI task forces, six current and former FBI officials told MS NOW.
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Cyber Fraud Costs American Small Businesses More Than $1 Billion Annually
There are multiple ways AI-enhanced cyber attacks are costing business owners money.
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Facata teen jailed 12 years
With October recognised as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the Manzini Magistrate’s Court has handed a deterrent sentence to a teenager convicted of defrauding at least four people using the infamous facata scam tactics.
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Sanders introduces bill to ban the federal government from using Flock
The proposed legislation would extend to all automotica license plate readers.
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Fake job adverts for Disney, Coca-Cola, Nike 'steal your digital life
Fake Disney and Coca-Cola job interview invitations are being used to steal passwords and workplace logins in a phishing campaign spanning more than 800 scam domains. Cybersecurity researchers at NordVPN have linked 813 phishing domains to an operation…
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ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.
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Cops have breached one of iOS’s most secure features, report claims
Police agencies have a new tool to get around a vital iOS security feature, a new report claims.
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This new ChatGPT scam tricks you into installing malware – how to spot the trap
This authentic-looking scam starts with a sponsored Google link – and it’s catching people off-guard.
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This popular AI agent could be hacked by a single email — with potentially disastrous consequences
Researchers found a way around Manus' guardrails and got it to execute a simple email prompt injection attack.
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AI agents aggressively tried to hack US and Canadian government websites
AI agents repeatedly hit government sites, escalating to SQL injection after access failuresUS and Canadian authorities confirmed no compromise despite high-volume probing attemptsResearchers warn autonomous bots…
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Police take down dangerous KillSec ransomware gang — and find out it's being run by a teenager
Some people have been arrested, with servers, domains, and proceeds, confiscated, too.
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AI agent attempted to hack Library and Archives Canada, says U.S. research group
The website for Library and Archives Canada was one of the targets of a failed hacking attempt by an artificial intelligence agent, a San Francisco-based lab that monitors AI activity said in a report this week.
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Sanctioned billion-dollar cybersecurity company from Russia finds 11 vulnerabilities in Google and Apple products — including a nasty one that compromised a device just through a malicious NFC tag
Nine Apple vulnerabilities affected access controls, privacy, macOS, and data protection, while two Android flaws enabled dangerous system changes.
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This Mac malware is somehow using iCloud calendar invites to try and steal your data
A loader talks to iCloud before deploying a sophisticated infostealer and stealing all your cryptos.
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What’s next for cybersecurity, according to Index Ventures’ Shardul Shah
As concern over AI safety and rogue agents continue to make headlines, it’s no surprise that cybersecurity stocks are rising, or that investors are pouring massive amounts of capital into startups trying to build the next generation of security for an AI-native world. We’re even seeing companies like Instinct and Simile bring in nine-figure checks and valuations that wouldn’t have made sense a […]
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The Cybersecurity Apocalypse Is Coming in ‘Months,’ AI Giants Warn
Plus: Hackers target over 100 US water systems, ICE puts in an order for robot dogs, and you’ll never guess what “MrChildPorn” was arrested for.
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Nearly 9 million users hit in cyberattack on UK's biggest airport owner - email addresses, phone numbers, vehicle registrations and postcodes all stolen
No one claimed responsibility just yet and the data hasn't leaked on the dark web.
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Here’s all the times AI has gone rogue and hacked other companies
A recap of all the incidents involving LLMs made by Anthropic, Meta, and OpenAI, which went rogue and attacked real companies and individuals on the internet.
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ShinyHunters hackers claim to have hit data center provider used by Microsoft and Meta
The hackers are asking for $13 million from CyrusOne, and have given the company a four-day deadline to comply.