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OpenAI is very smug after thwarting five ineffective AI covert influence ops
2024-05-30 23:29

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Microsoft: Windows 11 preview update causes taskbar crashes
2024-05-30 22:22

Microsoft warned customers on Thursday that the May 2024 non-security preview update for Windows 11 is causing taskbar crashes and glitches. Today, one day after this cumulative update was rolled out, Redmond added a new known issue to the KB5037853 support document confirming that Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2 users might experience taskbar issues.

US Treasury says NFTs 'highly susceptible' to fraud, but ignored by high-tier criminals
2024-05-30 21:47

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Proofpoint’s CISO 2024 Report: Top Challenges Include Human Error & Risk
2024-05-30 21:00

In Proofpoint's 2024 Voice of the CISO report, the cybersecurity company found that CISOs are dealing with people-centric threats more than ever. According to the survey, more CISOs than ever believe human error is the biggest vulnerability for their organizations; 74% of the CISOs feel this way, up from 60% in 2023.

Pirated Microsoft Office delivers malware cocktail on systems
2024-05-30 20:53

Cybercriminals are distributing a malware cocktail through cracked versions of Microsoft Office promoted on torrent sites. The malware delivered to users includes remote access trojans, cryptocurrency miners, malware downloaders, proxy tools, and anti-AV programs.

Data of 560 million Ticketmaster customers for sale after alleged breach
2024-05-30 20:34

A threat actor known as ShinyHunters is selling what they claim is the personal and financial information of 560 million Ticketmaster customers on the recently revived BreachForums hacking forum for $500,000. Ticketmaster has yet to reply to multiple requests from BleepingComputer to confirm the threat actor's claims and provide more information on this alleged breach.

Malware botnet bricked 600,000 routers in mysterious 2023 attack
2024-05-30 18:56

A malware botnet named 'Pumpkin Eclipse' performed a mysterious destructive event in 2023 that destroyed 600,000 office/home office internet routers offline, disrupting customers' internet access. The incident had a focused impact, affecting a single internet service provider and three models of routers used by the firm: the ActionTec T3200s, ActionTec T3260s, and Sagemcom F5380.

Malware botnet bricked 600,000 routers in mysterious 2023 event
2024-05-30 18:56

A malware botnet named 'Pumpkin Eclipse' performed a mysterious destructive event in 2023 that destroyed 600,000 office/home office internet routers offline, disrupting customers' internet access. The incident had a focused impact, affecting a single internet service provider and three models of routers used by the firm: the ActionTec T3200s, ActionTec T3260s, and Sagemcom F5380.

Euro cops disrupt malware droppers, seize thousands of domains
2024-05-30 18:00

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CISA Alerts Federal Agencies to Patch Actively Exploited Linux Kernel Flaw
2024-05-30 17:45

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday added a security flaw impacting the Linux kernel to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence...