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Multiple state-sponsored groups are experimenting with the AI-powered Gemini assistant from Google to increase productivity and to conduct research on potential infrastructure for attacks or for reconnaissance on targets. [...]

​Microsoft says it improved the contrast of text rendered in all Chromium-based web browsers on Windows, making it more readable on some displays. [...]

Tata Technologies Ltd. had to suspend some of its IT services following a ransomware attack that impacted the company network. [...]

Insurance giant Globe Life finished the investigation into the data breach it suffered last June and says that the incident may have impacted an additional 850,000 customers. [...]

​Mizuno USA, a subsidiary of Mizuno Corporation, one of the world's largest sporting goods manufacturers, confirmed in data breach notification letters that unknown attackers stole files from its network between August and October 2024. [...]

Community Health Center (CHC), a leading Connecticut healthcare provider, is notifying over 1 million patients that their personal and health information was stolen in an October breach. [...]

​Law enforcement authorities in the United States and the Netherlands have seized 39 domains and associated servers used by the HeartSender phishing gang operating out of Pakistan. [...]

KuCoin's operator, PEKEN Global Limited, pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money-transmitting business and agreed to pay $297 million in penalties to settle charges in the U.S. [...]

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that Contec CMS8000 devices, a widely used healthcare patient monitoring device, include a backdoor that quietly sends patient data to a remote IP address and downloads and executes files on the device. [...]

Google blocked 2.3 million Android app submissions to the Play Store in 2024 due to violations of its policies that made them potentially risky for users. [...]

​The New York Blood Center (NYBC), one of the world's largest independent blood collection and distribution organizations, says a Sunday ransomware attack forced it to reschedule some appointments. [...]

DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup known for its DeepSeek-R1 LLM model, has publicly exposed two databases containing sensitive user and operational information. [...]

Remote work is now an essential part of many businesses, requiring organizations to rethink how they provide secure and efficient access to corporate resources. Learn from TruGrid about the advantages of cloud-based RDP versus RDP over VPN, especially in the context of security, performance, and cost-effectiveness. [...]

​GitHub is mitigating an ongoing incident causing problems with multiple services, including performing pull requests, creating or viewing issues, and even viewing repositories and commits. [...]

A new attack called 'Browser Syncjacking' demonstrates the possibility of using a seemingly benign Chrome extension to take over a victim's device through the browser. [...]

Microsoft has removed a safeguard hold that prevented devices with Auto HDR enabled from installing the Windows 11 2024 Update due to gaming issues. [...]

Europol and German law enforcement confirmed the arrest of two suspects and the seizure of 17 servers in Operation Talent, which took down Cracked and Nulled, two of the largest hacking forums with over 10 million users. [...]

A ChatGPT jailbreak flaw, dubbed "Time Bandit," allows you to bypass OpenAI's safety guidelines when asking for detailed instructions on sensitive topics, including the creation of weapons, information on nuclear topics, and malware creation. [...]

A new variant of the Mirai-based botnet malware Aquabot has been observed actively exploiting CVE-2024-41710, a command injection vulnerability in Mitel SIP phones. [...]

DogWifTools has disclosed on its official Discord channel that its software has been compromised by a supply chain attack that impacted its Windows client, infecting users with malware. [...]