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Two-thirds of ethical hackers using generative AI in bug hunting
By Ross Kelly published
News The report found that more and more ethical hackers are leveraging generative AI tools
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More than 100,000 hackers have details exposed through malware on cyber crime forums
By Ross Kelly published
News Hackers accidentally falling foul of malware is becoming more common, researchers said
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Anonymous Sudan: Who are the hackers behind Microsoft’s cloud outages?
By Ross Kelly published
News The highly aggressive ‘hacktivist’ group is thought to have links to the pro-Russian Killnet hacker collective
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Barracuda Networks says hacked devices “must be immediately replaced” despite patches
By Ross Kelly published
News Seven-month exploitation of a critical vulnerability enabled persistent backdoor access in its email security gateway devices
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No, Microsoft SharePoint isn’t cracking users’ passwords
By Ross Kelly published
News The discovery sparked concerns over potentially invasive antivirus scanning practices by Microsoft
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Nintendo hacker forced to pay company 25-30% of earnings for life
By Rory Bathgate published
News Gary Bowser pled guilty to hacking charges in 2021
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UK criminal records office suffers two-month "cyber security incident"
By Connor Jones published
News ACRO was forced to shut its systems offline and security experts are suggesting ransomware may be involved
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