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Business
Expert Warns of Security Threats in Microsoft's Copilot, Exposing AI to Data Breaches and Phishing
Microsoft was among the first to deploy generative AI. Copilot, which pulls answers from emails and files, is now under…
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Cyberattack
Student raised security concerns in Mobile Guardian MDM weeks before cyberattack | TechCrunch
A person claiming to be a student in Singapore publicly posted documentation showing lax security in a widely popular school…
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cybersecurity
Ecovacs home robots can be hacked to spy on their owners, researchers say | TechCrunch
Malicious hackers can take over control of vacuum and lawn mower robots made by Ecovacs to spy on their owners…
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cybercrime
How a cybersecurity researcher befriended, then doxed, the leader of LockBit ransomware gang | TechCrunch
Earlier this year, an international coalition of law enforcement agencies took control of the dark web site of the notorious…
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black hat
Security bugs in ransomware leak sites helped save six companies from paying hefty ransoms | TechCrunch
A security researcher says six companies were saved from having to pay potentially hefty ransom demands, in part thanks to…
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Business
New Security Alert For Outlook Users Says Anti-Phishing Tools On Microsoft 365 Are Being Bypassed
A new security alert for Microsoft Outlook says users are in danger of opening malicious emails. This is related to…
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5G network security
Hackers could spy on cell phone users by abusing 5G baseband flaws, researchers say | TechCrunch
A group of researchers say they have uncovered a series of security flaws in different 5G basebands — essentially processors…
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Cyberattack
UK data watchdog to fine NHS vendor Advanced for security failures prior to LockBit ransomware attack | TechCrunch
U.K. data protection authorities have issued a provisional fine of more than £6 million to NHS vendor Advanced after finding…
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Artificial Intelligence
Security Experts Raise Alarm Against New PromptWare GenAI Threat
Security researchers are ringing alarm bells against two new threatening modes that can flip Generative AI model actions. Imagine a…
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