Researchers discover large supply-chain attack targeting Chrome extension developersDozens have been compromised, resulting in possibly millions of victim usersResearchers urge users to patch or uninstall certain extensions Hackers have managed…
Although fans of A Song of Ice and Fire might still be hankering for the long-delayed next book in the series, bestselling sci-fi/fantasy author George R.R. Martin has instead added…
Password managers have become commonplace at this point. But businesses often have different needs than consumers. Teams, after all, often have to share credentials to access resources, all while IT…
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Earlier this week, security firm Trend Micro posted a security advisory (spotted by BleepingComputer) about a big vulnerability in 7-Zip, a popular file archiving utility app that’s used by millions…
The CEO of David Ballard was freed by authorities less than 48 hours after being taken. Source
OpenAI’s AI chatbot platform, ChatGPT, suffered a major outage Thursday. Early this morning, ChatGPT users started reporting issues accessing ChatGPT on the web and other platforms. According to the ChatGPT…
Cybercrime continues to be a major global concern. Cybercriminals are using ever more sophisticated approaches and exploiting every possible means to intercept valuable data or disrupt IT systems. Organizations targeted…
A security researcher discovered a way to abuse how Cloudflare cached certain imagesThe method could allow outsiders to partially de-anonymize peopleThe bug was quickly fixed, Cloudflare assures users Experts have…
A team at AI dev platform Hugging Face has released what they’re claiming are the smallest AI models that can analyze images, short videos, and text. The models, SmolVLM-256M and…
Researchers from Abnormal Security discovered an advert for the chatbot on a cybercrime forum and tested its capabilities by asking it to create a DocuSign phishing email. Source
Patchstack found two bugs in a WordPress theme and a plugin from InspiryThemesThe bugs were not addressed in three latest versionsUsers are advised to disable the products or limit new…
New PowerSchool data, allegedly found in the ransom demand, now puts the number of affected students at 62 millionMore than nine million teachers also affectedThe victims are located in the…
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VC investment into Quantum computing declined by 50% last year according to the ‘State of Quantum 2024’ report, dropping from $2.2bn in 2022 to $1.2bn, with funds switching in favour…
Hiscox study finds most firms who pay ransoms don't get their data back in fullVictims also suffer reputational damage Many companies report losing customers and business partners With ransomware attacks…
LinkedIn is being accused of sharing user data for AI trainingThe lawsuit is seeking $1,000 per user, among other feesLinkedIn made changes to FAQ's and privacy policy to "cover its…
Parents, students, teachers, and administrators throughout North America are smarting from what could be the biggest data breach of 2025: an intrusion into the network of a cloud-based service storing…
Late last month, researchers revealed a finding that’s likely to shock some people and confirm the low expectations of others: Renewable energy facilities throughout Central Europe use unencrypted radio signals…
Now-fixed web bugs allowed hackers to remotely unlock and start millions of Subarus. More disturbingly, they could also access at least a year of cars’ location histories—and Subaru employees still…