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Pentagon launches new Gemini based AI platform

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Both military and civilian personnel are getting access to GenAI.mil.

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Code Skull

Notorious Russian cybercriminals return with new ransomware

By Sead Fadilpašić published

But encrypted files can easily be decrypted because someone forgot about a hardcoded artifact.

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Task scams are tricking thousands, costing jobseekers millions

By Ellen Jennings-Trace published

Researchers found thousands of 'gamified job scams' tricking jobseekers.

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OpenAI admits new models likely to pose 'high' cybersecurity risk

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Better models also mean higher risk, but there are mitigations.

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Google Chrome app is seen on an iPhone next to Edge and other web browser apps. Microsoft is using new prompts in Edge to try and stop users from downloading Chrome.

Google releases emergency fix for yet another zero-day

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Details are being withheld until the patch is deployed.

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Russian airline hack came through third-party tech vendor

By Sead Fadilpašić published

Local journalists are investigating last summer's breach allegedly done by Ukrainian and Belarussian hacktivists.

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LastPass

ICO levies £1.2 million fine against LastPass — data breach compromised info on 1.6 million users

By Benedict Collins published

After a data breach in 2022, the Information Commissioners Office has finally reached a decision on a £1.2 million fine.

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Hackers distribute thousands of phishing attacks through Mimecast's secure-link feature

By Sead Fadilpašić published

A legitimate feature is being abused to hide phishing emails and have them land in inboxes.

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Data leak

16TB of corporate intelligence data exposed in one of the largest lead-generation dataset leaks

By Sead Fadilpašić published

We've just witnessed the mother of all leaks as researchers found an unprotected behemoth database.

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Google adds prompt injection defenses to Chrome

By Sead Fadilpašić published

There's an AI that checks what the other AIs are doing and makes sure they're not tricked.

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