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Third Chrome Zero-Day Patched by Google Within One Week Ionut Arghire
Google releases Chrome 125 to the stable channel with patches for nine vulnerabilities, including a zero-day. The post Third Chrome Zero-Day Patched by Google Within One Week appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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BreachForums Shut Down in Apparent Law Enforcement Operation Eduard Kovacs
The hacking forum BreachForums is displaying a notice claiming that the website is under the control of the FBI. The post BreachForums Shut Down in Apparent Law Enforcement Operation appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Cybercriminals Exploiting Microsoft’s Quick Assist Feature in Ransomware Attacks [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The Microsoft Threat Intelligence team said it has observed a threat it tracks under the name Storm-1811 abusing the client management tool Quick Assist to target users in social engineering attacks. “Storm-1811 is a financially motivated cybercriminal group known to deploy Black Basta ransomware,” the company said in a report published on May 15, 2024. TheRead More
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Google Patches Yet Another Actively Exploited Chrome Zero-Day Vulnerability [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Google has rolled out fixes to address a set of nine security issues in its Chrome browser, including a new zero-day that has been exploited in the wild. Assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-4947, the vulnerability relates to a type confusion bug in the V8 JavaScript and WebAssembly engine. It was reported by Kaspersky researchers Vasily Berdnikov and BorisRead More
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In First AI Dialogue, US Cites ‘Misuse’ of AI by China, Beijing Protests Washington’s Restrictions Associated Press
China advocates for the United Nations to take a leading role in the global governance of AI, a move that could sideline the U.S. The post In First AI Dialogue, US Cites ‘Misuse’ of AI by China, Beijing Protests Washington’s Restrictions appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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FBI Seizes BreachForums Again, Urges Users to Report Criminal Activity [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Law enforcement agencies have officially seized control of the notorious BreachForums platform, an online bazaar known for peddling stolen data, for the second time within a year. The website (“breachforums[.]st”) has been replaced by a seizure banner stating the clearnet cybercrime forum is under the control of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The operation is theRead…
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Thoma Bravo-owned LogRhythm Announces Merger with Rival Exabeam Ryan Naraine
Financial terms were not released but the price tag is expected to be hefty with Exabeam’s most recent valuation pegged at $2.5 billion. The post Thoma Bravo-owned LogRhythm Announces Merger with Rival Exabeam appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Google Launches AI-Powered Theft and Data Protection Features for Android Devices [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Google has announced a slew of privacy and security features in Android, including a suite of advanced protection features to help secure users’ devices and data in the event of a theft. These features aim to help protect data before, during and after a theft attempt, the tech giant said, adding they are expected to be available…
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Android 15 Rolls Out Advanced Features to Protect Users from Scams and Malicious Apps [email protected] (The Hacker News)
Google is unveiling a set of new features in Android 15 to prevent malicious apps installed on the device from capturing sensitive data. This constitutes an update to the Play Integrity API that third-party app developers can take advantage of to secure their applications against malware. “Developers can check if there are other apps running that could…
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Threat Actors Abuse GitHub to Distribute Multiple Information Stealers Ionut Arghire
Russian-speaking threat actors are caught abusing a GitHub profile to distribute information stealers posing as legitimate software. The post Threat Actors Abuse GitHub to Distribute Multiple Information Stealers appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More