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Microsoft warns that the powerful XCSSET macOS malware is back with new tricks
Microsoft said it has detected a new variant of XCSSET, a powerful macOS malware family that has targeted developers and…
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What is device code phishing, and why are Russian spies so successful at it?
Researchers have uncovered a sustained and ongoing campaign by Russian spies that uses a clever phishing technique to hijack Microsoft…
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Financially motivated hackers are helping their espionage counterparts and vice versa
There’s a growing collaboration between hacking groups engaging in espionage on behalf of nation-states and those seeking financial gains through…
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New hack uses prompt injection to corrupt Gemini’s long-term memory
In the nascent field of AI hacking, indirect prompt injection has become a basic building block for inducing chatbots to…
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OpenAI’s secret weapon against Nvidia dependence takes shape
OpenAI is entering the final stages of designing its long-rumored AI processor with the aim of decreasing the company’s dependence…
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DeepSeek iOS app sends data unencrypted to ByteDance-controlled servers
A little over two weeks ago, a largely unknown China-based company named DeepSeek stunned the AI world with the release…
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Ransomware payments declined in 2024 despite massive well-known hacks
For much of the past year, the trail of destruction and mayhem left behind by ransomware hackers was on full…
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7-Zip 0-day was exploited in Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine
Researchers said they recently discovered a zero-day vulnerability in the 7-Zip archiving utility that was actively exploited as part of…
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Go Module Mirror served backdoor to devs for 3+ years
A mirror proxy Google runs on behalf of developers of the Go programming language pushed a backdoored package for more…
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22-year-old math wiz indicted for alleged DeFI hack that stole $65M
Federal prosecutors have indicted a man on charges he stole $65 million in cryptocurrency by exploiting vulnerabilities in two decentralized…
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