Month: May 2024
An Indian national pleaded guilty to wire fraud conspiracy for stealing over $37 million through a fake Coinbase website used to steal credentials. Chirag Tomar, 30, was arrested at the Atlanta airport on December 20, 2023, following investigations by the U.S. Secret Service with assistance from the FBI in Nashville. Stealing Coinbase credentials Tomar and…
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A new Google Ads malvertising campaign, coinciding with the launch of the Arc web browser for Windows, was tricking people into downloading trojanized installers that infect them with malware payloads. The Arc browser is a new web browser featuring an innovative user interface design that sets it apart from traditional browsers. Launched in July 2023 for…
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May 25, 2024NewsroomMachine Learning / Data Breach Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a critical security flaw in an artificial intelligence (AI)-as-a-service provider Replicate that could have allowed threat actors to gain access to proprietary AI models and sensitive information. “Exploitation of this vulnerability would have allowed unauthorized access to the AI prompts and results of all…
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Video As the UK mulls new rules for ransomware disclosure, what would be the wider implications of such a move, how would cyber-insurance come into play, and how might cybercriminals respond? 24 May 2024 UK authorities are reportedly planning to make it mandatory for ransomware victims to report incidents to the government and obtain a…
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SSL certificates are your supersaver without cape securing the communication for every user request for data. These digital certificates allow you to secure data between the browser and the server. Cybercrime costs are increasing for businesses, and cheap SSL certificates can help you reduce such expenses. According to Cybercrime Magazine, the cost of preventing cybercrimes…
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PR_END_OF_FILE_ERROR is a connection error that appears in the Firefox browser. Your browser contains a list of cipher suites that it can employ when attempting to connect to an SSL/TLS-secured website. It will go over this list, trying each cipher until it can connect. And if your browser cannot, then you’ll receive a secure connection…
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A hacker has defaced the website of the pcTattletale spyware application, found on the booking systems of several Wyndham hotels in the United States, and leaked over a dozen archives containing database and source code data. As Vice reported three years ago, this stalkerware app was also found leaking real-time screenshots from Android phones. Described by its developers as an…
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The ICQ messaging app is shutting down on June 26th, marking the end of a much-beloved communication application. Before there was AOL Instant Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, or Discord (which came much later), there was a free messaging app called ICQ that over 100 million users used to coordinate plans, chat about life, or communicate while playing online…
Read MoreFriday Squid Blogging: Dana Squid Attacking Camera Fantastic footage of a Dana squid attacking a camera at a depth of about a kilometer. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here. Tags: squid, video Posted…
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Microsoft says the Cortana, Tips, and WordPad applications will be automatically removed on systems upgraded to the upcoming Windows 11 24H2 release. This was shared in a Thursday blog announcing that Windows 11, version 24H2 (Build 26100.712) is now available for Insiders in the Release Preview Channel. The company removed the Cortana standalone app from…
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