Google begins showing ads in AI Mode (AI answers)
Google has started rolling out ads in AI mode, which is the company’s “answer engine,” not a search engine. AI mode has been available for…
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Google exposes BadAudio malware used in APT24 espionage campaigns
China-linked APT24 hackers have been using a previously undocumented malware called BadAudio in a three-year espionage campaign that recently switched to more sophisticated attack methods. Since…
Hacker claims to steal 2.3TB data from Italian rail group, Almavia
Data from Italy’s national railway operator, the FS Italiane Group, has been exposed after a threat actor breached the organization’s IT services provider, Almaviva. The hacker…
Turn your Windows 11 migration into a security opportunity
Not all versions of Windows were created equal, at least not according to Windows users. Windows XP was a legendary operating system that Microsoft found…
Salesforce investigates customer data theft via Gainsight breach
Salesforce says it revoked refresh tokens linked to Gainsight-published applications while investigating a new wave of data theft attacks targeting customers. The cloud-based software company…
GlobalProtect VPN portals probed with 2.3 million scan sessions
Malicious scanning activity targeting Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect VPN login portals has increased 40 times in 24 hours, indicating a coordinated campaign. Real-time intelligence company GreyNoise reports…
D-Link warns of new RCE flaws in end-of-life DIR-878 routers
D-Link is warning of three remotely exploitable command execution vulnerabilities that affect all models and hardware revisions of its DIR-878 router, which has reached end-of-service but is…
New SonicWall SonicOS flaw allows hackers to crash firewalls
American cybersecurity company SonicWall urged customers today to patch a high-severity SonicOS SSLVPN security flaw that can allow attackers to crash vulnerable firewalls. Tracked as…
TV streaming piracy service with 26M yearly visits shut down
Photocall, a TV piracy streaming platform with over 26 million users annually, has ceased operations following a joint investigation by the Alliance for Creativity and…
OpenAI says its latest GPT-5.1 Codex can code independently for hours
OpenAI has started rolling out GPT 5.1-Codex-Max on Codex with a better performance on coding tasks. In a post on X, OpenAI confirmed that GPT…
Crypto mixer founders sent to prison for laundering over $237 million
The founders of the Samourai Wallet (Samourai) cryptocurrency mixing service have been sent to prison for helping criminals launder over $237 million. Samourai CEO Keonne…
Multi-threat Android malware Sturnus steals Signal, WhatsApp messages
A new Android banking trojan named Sturnus can capture communication from end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms like Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram, as well as take complete control…