Tag: security

Security expert warns: don’t list defense work on LinkedIn – or you could be at risk of getting hacked

Experts warned to maybe not list all of their experience online Doing so could open them up to attacks and scams LinkedIn might be a good place to advertise yourself – but have some limits A top security experts has warned defence employees that listing their work on employment sites…

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AI LLMs are now so clever that they can independently plan and execute cyberattacks without human intervention — and I fear that it is only going to get worse

Researchers recreated the Equifax hack and watched AI do everything without direct control The AI model successfully carried out a major breach with zero human input Shell commands weren’t needed, the AI acted as the planner and delegated everything else Large language models (LLMs) have long been considered useful tools…

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Norton adds deepfake protection to mobile apps in push to make sure you don’t get caught out by scams

Norton Deepfake Protection is part of its Norton Genie AI Assistant on Norton 360 mobile apps The tool is available in Norton 360 mobile products in the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand It currently supports English-speaking YouTube clips Norton has introduced a new feature which aims to help users…

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Millions of users have fallen victim to malicious browser extensions because of a critical flaw, but things are changing — here’s what you need to know

Labels like “Verified” give a false sense of safety but don’t reflect real extension behavior Browser DevTools were never meant to track how extensions behave across tabs and over time Malicious extensions often act normally until specific triggers make their hidden features come alive The unchecked spread of malicious browser…

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Gamers at risk as scammers are using malware-infected cheats and mods to steal passwords and crypto — here’s how to stay safe

Cheats and mods are now frontlines for cybercrime targeting gamers’ wallets and private data Verified crypto wallets like MetaMask and Exodus are being drained through browser injection Trojan.Scavenger abuses overlooked flaws to disable browser safety and manipulate trusted extensions Gamers seeking performance enhancements or special abilities through third-party patches and…

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Allianz Life cyberattack gets worse as company confirms Social Security numbers stolen

Allianz Life recently confirmed cyberattack Criminals stole data on around 1.4 million customers Among the stolen data are names, addresses, and SSNs The information stolen in the recent cyberattack on insurance giant Allianz Life included people’s full names, postal addresses, dates of birth and, particularly worryingly – Social Security numbers…

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