When cyber professionals go rogue: A former ‘ransomware negotiator’ has been charged amid claims they attacked and extorted businesses
The attackers are alleged to have demanded ransoms of up to $10 million
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Anthropic researchers warn AI could 'inhibit skills formation' for developersNews A research paper from Anthropic suggests we need to be careful deploying AI to avoid losing critical skills
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CultureAI’s new partner program targets AI governance gains for resellersNews The new partner framework aims to help resellers turn AI governance gaps into scalable services revenue
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Notepad++ hackers remained undetected and pushed malicious updates for six months – here’s who’s responsible, how they did it, and how to check if you’ve been affectedNews Hackers remained undetected for months and distributed malicious updates to Notepad++ users after breaching the text editor software – here's how to check if you've been affected.
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CISA’s interim chief uploaded sensitive documents to a public version of ChatGPT – security experts explain why you should never do thatNews The incident at CISA raises yet more concerns about the rise of ‘shadow AI’ and data protection risks
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Former Google engineer convicted of economic espionage after stealing thousands of secret AI, supercomputing documentsNews Linwei Ding told Chinese investors he could build a world-class supercomputer
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90% of companies are woefully unprepared for quantum security threats – analysts say they need to get a move onNews Quantum security threats are coming, but a Bain & Company survey shows systems aren't yet in place to prevent widespread chaos
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LastPass issues alert as customers targeted in new phishing campaignNews LastPass has urged customers to be on the alert for phishing emails amidst an ongoing scam campaign that encourages users to backup vaults.
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NCSC names and shames pro-Russia hacktivist group amid escalating DDoS attacks on UK public servicesNews Russia-linked hacktivists are increasingly trying to cause chaos for UK organizations
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An AWS CodeBuild vulnerability could’ve caused supply chain chaos – luckily a fix was applied before disaster struckNews A single misconfiguration could have allowed attackers to inject malicious code to launch a platform-wide compromise
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There’s a dangerous new ransomware variant on the block – and cyber experts warn it’s flying under the radarNews The new DeadLock ransomware family is taking off in the wild, researchers warn
