Sophisticated Malware Lurks In Open VSX Extension With 5,066 Downloads
Security researchers at Annex Security have uncovered a malicious VS Code extension in the Open VSX registry that masquerades as the popular Angular Language Service.…
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Former Google Engineer Convicted of Stealing AI Secrets for China – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, and More
Former Google software engineer Linwei Ding was found guilty of stealing over 2,000 pages of confidential AI trade secrets, after FBI and DoJ investigators traced…
Operation Switch Off dismantles major pirate TV streaming services
The latest phase of the global law enforcement action resulted in seizing three industrial-scale illegal IPTV services. The operation, coordinated by Europol, Eurojust, and Interpol,…
Threat Actors Hide Behind School-Themed Domains In Newly Uncovered Bulletproof Infrastructure
A sophisticated traffic distribution system (TDS) hiding behind education-themed domains. The operation uses bulletproof hosting to deliver phishing pages, scams, and malware files. Analysts triaged…
How Granite complied with new federal cyber regs before a critical deadline
Malcolm Jack wants you to understand that when it comes to cybersecurity, people are just as important as technology. Jack is the chief technology officer…
Microsoft to disable NTLM by default in future Windows releases
Microsoft announced that it will disable the 30-year-old NTLM authentication protocol by default in upcoming Windows releases due to security vulnerabilities that expose organizations to cyberattacks.…
GhostChat Spyware Targets Android Users Through WhatsApp, Steals Sensitive Data
A sneaky Android spyware called GhostChat, which tricks Pakistan-based users with romance scams via WhatsApp. The malware grabs sensitive data like contacts, photos, and files…
History repeats itself in Post Office Capture redress scheme with low-ball offers made
Subpostmasters who suffered at the hands of errors in the Post Office’s Capture software, like Horizon users, are receiving derisory compensation offers, but face a…
Cisco sees vulnerability exploitation top phishing in Q4
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The share of cyberattacks that…
Attackers Using Hugging Face Hosting to Deliver Android RAT Payload
A new Android threat campaign has emerged that uses social engineering combined with a legitimate machine learning platform to spread dangerous malware across devices. The…
Hugging Face Repositories Hijacked For Android RAT Delivery, Bypassing Traditional Defenses
A sophisticated Android RAT campaign that exploits Hugging Face’s popular machine learning platform to host and distribute malicious payloads. Attackers combine social engineering, legitimate infrastructure…
Manufacturers fortify cyber defenses in response to dramatic surge in cyberattacks
As U.S. manufacturing firms weather a constant barrage of cyberattacks, the various industries in that sector — which underpin everything from military readiness to everyday…