Check Point and Microsoft have teamed up to enhance Infinity AI Copilot with Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, aiming to automate security tasks, improve incident response, and strengthen cybersecurity effectiveness in today's digit...
Explore the mysteries behind ad recommendations on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Kenyan news websites. Unravel the workings of algorithms, data collection, and machine learning that create personalized ad experiences bas...
Security experts warn of active exploitation of high-risk vulnerabilities in ConnectWise's ScreenConnect, a popular remote access tool. The flaws (CVE-2024-1709 and CVE-2024-1708) are being used by hackers to deploy LockBit ransom...
The FTC bans Avast from selling users' web browsing data to advertisers, settling charges with a $16.5 million payment for redress. Avast's antivirus products, once touted for online tracking prevention, were found to compromise c...
Explore the lucrative world of ransomware in 2023. Discover how hackers doubled their known payments, surpassing $1 billion. Uncover high-profile incidents like the MOVEit campaign by the Clop ransomware gang, where a never-before...
Tech giants, including Microsoft, Meta, Google, Amazon, and IBM, pledge to combat election-related deepfakes by adopting a voluntary accord at the Munich Security Conference. The accord involves detecting and labeling misleading p...
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Bugcrowd, a leading cybersecurity platform, secures $102 million in an equity round led by General Catalyst. The platform connects organizations like OpenAI and the U.S. government with a vast network of over 500,000 skilled hacke...
As of 2023, internet restrictions persist globally, with Africa experiencing 17 cases, notably in Senegal. Governments employ shutdowns to censor public conversations, limiting freedom of speech. In total, 330 million Africans wer...
WhatsApp introduces a new feature enhancing user privacy and security. Users can now block spam messages from unknown contacts directly from the lock screen without opening them. This update simplifies the process of dealing with ...
Safaricom implements a groundbreaking telecom directive, ceasing unregistered mobile money transactions via M-Pesa from February 5, 2024. The move aligns with Kenya's regulations, urging users to redeem SMS vouchers by February 13...
“Unleashing Titans: The Dance of AI in Cybersecurity and Cybercrime’s Dark Symphony” In the vast arena of cyberspace, AI has emerged not just as a game-changer but as a transformative force that juggles the scale...
“Cracking the Code: The Ransomware Riddle and Tips for Outsmarting Cyber Crooks” As the ominous shadow of ransomware attacks continues to loom over businesses, a pressing question echoes in the minds of leaders: To pay...
In the dynamic and ever-evolving landscape of the digital realm, children are stepping into the online world at an increasingly tender age, armed with smartphones and tablets as their passports to a virtual universe. However, with...
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued a warning about the AndroxGh0st malware, which is being employed by threat actors to build a dangerous botn...
“Ukrainian Wunderkind’s Crypto Crime Spree Unveiled: 29-Year-Old Whizkid Nabs $2 Million in Epic Cloud Heist! Europol and Cyber Police Join Forces for Showdown in Mykolaiv” “In a blockbuster arrest, a 29-ye...
Malware is exploiting an undocumented Google OAuth endpoint called MultiLogin, allowing attackers to maintain access to Google services even after a password reset. The exploit, revealed by a threat actor named PRISMA and incorpor...
Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed in June 2020, accusing the company of misleading users about privacy when using the “incognito” or “private” mode in web browsers. The class-action lawsuit sought...
The Iranian nation-state actor, MuddyWater, has been using a new command-and-control (C2) framework called MuddyC2Go in cyber espionage attacks on the telecommunications sector in Egypt, Sudan, and Tanzania. The activity, also tra...
A recent phishing campaign is employing decoy Microsoft Word documents to deliver a backdoor written in the Nim programming language. Nim-based malware is less common, putting security experts at a disadvantage due to their unfami...
