Category: AI in news

State-sponsored Chinese hackers exploited a zero-day vulnerability in Versa Director, a software platform for managing SD-WAN infrastructure used by internet service providers (ISPs) and managed service providers (MSPs). The group, known in the security industry as Volt Typhoon, has targeted US critical infrastructure organizations in the past. “Black Lotus Labs has observed the zero-day exploitation…

Under E2EE, decryption keys are stored only on devices, meaning that governments can’t eavesdrop on what is being said by demanding the keys from service providers. Not surprisingly, governments hate this, leading to the suggestion in countries such as the US and UK that the technology might be outlawed at some point. Ironically, Telegram doesn’t…

In episode 13 of “The AI Fix””, meat avatar Cluley learns that AI doesn’t pose an existential threat to humanity and tells meat avatar Stockley how cybersex is about to get very, very weird. Our hosts also learn that men lie on their dating profiles, hear ChatGPT steal somebody’s voice, and discover an AI that…

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has long been recognized for its role in detecting phishing attempts, but its capabilities extend far beyond that. With the rise of sophisticated cyber threats, AI has evolved to identify complex and subtle threats, predict attack patterns, and automate responses to emerging risks, significantly enhancing email security. AI is one of the…

The cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and other technological breakthroughs are radically changing the modern work environment. New assets and services offer increased flexibility, growth potential and access to more resources. However, they also introduce new security risks. Managing vulnerabilities across this ever-expanding threat landscape requires a risk-based approach beyond point solutions and reactive…

Empowering K-12 schools and libraries to strengthen their cybersecurity posture with new funding opportunities and best practices. Recent attacks reveal that K-12 schools and libraries are prime targets for cyber actors. Ransomware attacks have had dire consequences and highlighted the need for such institutions to strengthen their cybersecurity posture and reduce risk. Increased attacks against…

CVE-2024-7971, which also received a CVSS rating of 8.8 out of 10, was fixed by Google last week in the same release that also patched CVE-2024-7965. Both the flaws were fixed in Chrome version 128.0.6613.84/.85 for Windows/macOS systems and version 128.0.6613.84 Linux users. The other eight vulnerabilities that make up the list of zero-days Google…