Category: security
AI-powered cyber threats are becoming the biggest worry for businesses everywhere
Darktrace report finds four in five IT execs fear increasing use of AI in cyberattacks Majority say they are now “adequately prepared” to respond to such threats Skills shortage is keeping them down Almost four in five Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) say Artificial Intelligence-powered (AI) threats are having a…
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Microsoft names cybercriminals who created explicit deepfakes
A lawsuit against criminal gang Storm-2139 has been updated Four defendants have been named by Microsoft The group is allegedly responsible for creating illegal deepfakes A lawsuit has partially named a group of criminals who allegedly used leaked API keys from “multiple” Microsoft customers to access the firm’s Azure OpenAI…
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More reports claim 2024 was the worst year for ransomware attacks yet
BlackFog says ransomware rose significantly in 2024 Two groups particularly stood out – LockBit and RansomHub Infections increased across industries, despite increased awareness 2024 was a record-breaking year for ransomware attacks, with more groups, more malware variants, and higher payouts than ever before, new research has said. Cybersecurity researchers BlackFog…
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Zapier tells customers their data may have been accessed
Zapier sends data breach notification letter to affected customers It says a threat actor a 2FA misconfiguration to breach an account They accessed some sensitive customer information Popular automation tool Zapier has suffered a cyberattack which saw the company lose sensitive customer information. News of the attack was reported by…
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Microsoft discovers five potentially damaging attacks against its own software
Microsoft patches Paragon Partition Manager, after finding five flaws in a kernel-level driver One of the flaws was being actively used to drop ransomware The driver can be abused even without the partition manager installed Hackers are using a vulnerable Windows driver to escalate privileges through Microsoft software, allowing possible…
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Deepfake scam calls are costing British victims hundreds each time – here’s how to stay safe
Deepfake calls are claiming thousands of victims, report finds Up to 10% of spam calls are fraudulent The top scam for British victims was fake HMRC calls AI deepfake fraud calls are dominating the scam landscape, and are costing British consumers millions of pounds. A new report from Hiya has…
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