Tag: security
Google says hackers stole some of its data following Salesforce breach
Google has confirmed suffering a data breach The attack was carried out by ShinyHunters, once again hijacking systems The group apparently snuck into a Salesforce instance Cybercriminals known as ShinyHunters (UNC6040) recently broke into Google and stole business customer information from one of its corporate Salesforce instances, the company has…
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Google urgently patches major Qualcomm security flaw hitting Android phones – so make sure you update now
Android phones possibly under threat from worrying security threat Qualcomm releases fix for two major flaws in May and urged OEMs to apply it Google released a patch, so users should update now Google has patched a major vulnerability affecting Android smartphones which is being actively exploited in the wild.…
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Even your printer company now wants to sell you endpoint protection as a subscription — will others follow suit?
Consolidating printer security under one vendor may save time, though not without integration risks Canon’s new security subscription arrives just as its printer drivers face critical vulnerability exposure Root access to Canon’s firewall allegedly sold online amid new enterprise protection service launch The lines between traditional hardware providers and cybersecurity…
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Good news – humans are getting better at spotting malware…but we’re still pretty bad at it
Report finds humans spot malware with an 88% accuracy rate Additional tools like Task Manager can help them identify it even more There are still some pretty common misconceptions surrounding certificates A new report from researchers at the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo has uncovered a slight…
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Huge healthcare breach sees nearly a million patients hit following DaVita ransomware attack – make sure you’re safe
DaVita reveals more on effects of April 2025 ransomware attack The Interlock group stole sensitive files on thousands of people Affected patients offered free identity theft monitoring US healthcare company DaVit has revealed it suffered a ransomware attack and a data breach earlier this year which saw patient data stolen.…
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Microsoft’s new AI security tool can spot malware early – and even reverse engineer it to crack the code
Microsoft reveals it is developing an AI threat detection tool Project Ire has so far scored well in accuracy testing The tool has the potential to meet the ‘gold standard’ for malware classification Microsoft has introduced a new AI tool it says has the ability to meet the “gold standard”…
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