Ethical hackers can be heroes: It’s time for the law to catch up
The last year has seen some of the costliest cyber attacks on UK businesses to date. Attacks on Marks &Spencer cost the supermarket chain hundreds…
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Malicious VSCode extensions on Microsoft’s registry drop infostealers
Two malicious extensions on Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code Marketplace infect developers’ machines with information-stealing malware that can take screenshots, steal credentials, crypto wallets, and hijack…
NCSC warns of confusion over true nature of AI prompt injection
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has highlighted a potentially dangerous misunderstanding surrounding emergent prompt injection attacks against generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications, warning…
Officials offer $10M reward for information on IRGC-linked leader and close associate
The State Department is seeking help to locate a pair of hackers allegedly working for Shahid Shushtari, a malicious cyber unit operating under Iran’s Revolutionary…
AI Browsers ‘Too Risky For General Adoption,’ Gartner Warns
AI browsers may be innovative, but they’re “too risky for general adoption by most organizations,” Gartner warned in a recent advisory to clients. The 13-page…
CBA runs early test of “frontier” AWS AI agent
CBA has run an early non-production test of a ‘DevOps agent’ unveiled by AWS last week, which is marketed as a new type of AI…
ChrimeraWire Trojan Fakes Chrome Activity to Manipulate Search Rankings – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, Tech, AI, Crypto and More
A newly identified trojan called ChrimeraWire is being used to manipulate search engine rankings by simulating real user activity through Google Chrome. The malware was…
IBM to buy Confluent in US$11bn deal
IBM will buy data infrastructure company Confluent in a deal valued at US$11 billion ($16.6 billion), ramping up its cloud-computing offerings to capitalise on an…
Initial access brokers involved in more attacks, including on critical infrastructure
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: The market for initial access…
CISA Adds Critical React2Shell Vulnerability to KEV Catalog Following Active Exploitation
A critical vulnerability affecting Meta React Server Components has been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, signalling widespread active exploitation by CISA. Tracked as…
Vocus seeks four new submarine cable protection zones
Vocus is lobbying the government to more than double the number of submarine cable protection zones in Australia and to more actively police the areas.…
Federal communications agency may bar Chinese telecoms firms from US networks
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Monday it may bar three major Chinese telecoms companies from connecting to US networks over efforts to…