Arm and Qualcomm kick off trial over AI PC chips – Hardware
A legal battle between Arm and Qualcomm that could disrupt a wave of artificial intelligence PCs has started, as the chipmakers laid out contrasting versions…
Month: December 2024
Windows kernel bug now exploited in attacks to gain SYSTEM privileges
CISA has warned U.S. federal agencies to secure their systems against ongoing attacks targeting a high-severity Windows kernel vulnerability. Tracked as CVE-2024-35250, this security flaw…
Cl0p Ransomware Exploits Cleo Vulnerability, Threatens Data Leaks
SUMMARY Cleo Vulnerability Exploited: The Cl0p ransomware group claims to have exploited a critical vulnerability in Cleo’s managed file transfer software, targeting businesses globally. Data…
Top 10 business applications stories of 2024
There is no denying the impact artificial intelligence (AI) – in particular, generative AI (GenAI) – is having on business applications. In many ways, the…
Task scams surge by 400%, but what are they?
An unfamiliar type of scam has surged against everyday people, with a year-over-year increase of some 400%, putting job seekers at risk of losing their…
Post Office ‘weaponised’ IT system in most ‘extensive and prolonged’ miscarriage
The Horizon system was the vehicle used by humans at the Post Office to carry out sustained abuse of subpostmasters for over two decades, the…
ConnectOnCall breach exposes health data of over 910,000 patients
Healthcare software as a service (SaaS) company Phreesia is notifying over 910,000 people that their personal and health data was exposed in a May breach…
Arctic Wolf Acquires BlackBerry’s Cylance Assents For $160 Million in Cash
In a significant move that will reshape the cybersecurity landscape, Arctic Wolf and BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX:BB) announced today that they have entered into…
New Research Uncovered Dark Internet Service Providers Used For Hacking
Bulletproof hosting services, a type of dark internet service provider, offer infrastructure to cybercriminals, facilitating malicious activities like malware distribution, hacking attacks, fraudulent websites, and…
A day in the life of a privacy pro, with Ron de Jesus (Lock and Code S05E26)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Privacy is many things for many people. For the teenager suffering from a bad breakup, privacy is…
Rhode Island confirms data breach after Brain Cipher ransomware attack
Rhode Island State House (Image: MOHANN) Rhode Island is warning that its RIBridges system, managed by Deloitte, suffered a data breach exposing residents’ personal information after the…
New Android Banking Malware Attacking Indian Banks To Steal Login Credentials
Researchers have discovered a new Android banking trojan targeting Indian users, and this malware disguises itself as essential utility services to trick users into providing…