Tag: security
Broadcom finally patches dangerous VMware zero-day exploited by Chinese hackers
Broadcom patches CVE-2025-41244, a high-severity VMware privilege escalation zero-day Chinese actor UNC5174 exploited the bug using malicious binaries in paths like /tmp/httpd UNC5174 previously targeted French government and commercial sectors using Ivanti CSA vulnerabilities Broadcom has patched a high-severity vulnerability affecting its VMware Aria Operations and VMware Tools that was…
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Germany’s government wants to replace passwords with passkeys
The German government wants to make passkeys its main authentication method Claims passkeys are more secure, easy to use and resistant to phishing attempts Passkey familiarity is still pretty low, Germany admitted (in 2024) The German government has set out plans to replace passwords with passkeys as the main authentication…
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Microsoft blocks phishing scam which used AI-generated code to trick users
AI generated code used in phishing campaign, blocked by Microsoft Defender Attackers used SVG file disguised as PDF, with hidden business themed code inside Security Copilot flagged AI style traits, like verbose identifiers and generic comments AI code is now used across industries for a range of tasks, and in…
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Most people still can’t identify a phishing attack written by AI – and that’s a huge problem, survey warns
Yubico warns social engineering attacks are getting more powerful thanks to AI Gen Z are the most susceptible to phishing Almost half have never received any cybersecurity training We’ve all heard the warnings about the damage social engineering can do – but one particular demographic still stands out as the…
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Asahi stops pouring after cyberattack stops production
Asahi’s Japanese distributions centers and customer services are offline No ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet Recent cyberattacks have cost high-profile businesses millions Japan’s largest brewery, Asahi Group Holdings, has become the latest company in an alarmingly fast growing list of victims to have experienced a cyberattack…
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AI voice tech is now so good you almost certainly won’t be able to distinguish between real and deepfake voices – here’s what you need to know
AI-generated voices now mimic humans so convincingly that detection is nearly impossible Creating a convincing voice clone now takes minutes and minimal expertise Some synthetic voices were actually rated more trustworthy than real human recordings For years, many people assumed that AI-generated speech could always be identified by its slightly…
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