All businesses want for Christmas is a clear definition of AI
As 2024 winds down, artificial intelligence (AI) has definitely been one of the year’s biggest game-changers in business. 65% of companies are already using gen…
Month: December 2024
PEFT-As-An-Attack, Jailbreaking Language Models For Malicious Prompts
Federated Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (FedPEFT) is a technique that combines parameter-efficient fine-tuning (PEFT) with federated learning (FL) to improve the efficiency and privacy of training large…
DMM Bitcoin halts operations six months after a $300 million cyber heist
DMM Bitcoin halts operations six months after a $300 million cyber heist Pierluigi Paganini December 03, 2024 The Japanese cryptocurrency platform DMM Bitcoin is closing…
FTC bans data brokers from selling Americans’ sensitive location data
Today, the FTC banned data brokers Mobilewalla and Gravy Analytics from harvesting and selling Americans’ location tracking data linked to sensitive locations, like churches, healthcare…
Storm-1811 Hackers Exploits RMM Tools to Deliver Black Basta Ransomware
Storm-1811, a financially driven threat actor that employs social engineering techniques, has recently been observed exploiting RMM tools to distribute the Black Basta ransomware. The…
Apple espionage on its employees iPhones and iCloud accounts
In recent years, we have witnessed a growing trend of surveillance by various entities—ranging from individuals to state actors and organized groups—monitoring both public and…
Police seize Matrix encrypted chat service after spying on criminals
An international law enforcement operation codenamed ‘Operation Passionflower’ has shut down MATRIX, an encrypted messaging platform used by cybercriminals to coordinate illegal activities while evading…
SmokeLoader Malware Attacking Windows Users Exploiting XLS And DOC Vulnerabilities
The notorious SmokeLoader malware has been identified targeting firms in Taiwan, including those in manufacturing, healthcare, information technology, and other industries. SmokeLoader is renowned for…
Police takes down Matrix encrypted chat service used by criminals
A joint investigation team involving French and Dutch authorities has taken down Matrix, yet another end-to-end encrypted chat service created by criminals. Matrix (Source: Dutch…
Microsoft hit with £1bn UK legal claim over ‘anti-competitive’ cloud licensing tactics
Microsoft has found itself on the receiving end of £1bn legal action, filed on behalf of thousands of UK businesses that were allegedly over-charged for…
A complete guide to exploiting advanced authentication vulnerabilities
Authentication vulnerabilities are fun to find as they are impactful by nature and often grant unauthorized users access to various resources with elevated privileges. Even…
Whitepaper: 9 traits of effective cybersecurity leaders of tomorrow
The cyber world needs your expertise. But the security leaders of tomorrow require a broad set of skills that job experience alone does not arm…