Category: Cybersecurity

  • LinkedIn suspends use of UK data for AI after watchdog questions

    [ad_1] LinkedIn has suspended the use of UK user data to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models after a regulator raised concerns. The career-focused social networking site, owned by Microsoft, quietly saw users around the world opted into their data being used to train its AI models. But the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said on…

  • The best VPN routers of 2024

    [ad_1] When you’re looking for a new virtual private network (VPN) setup, you can either install VPN software individually on your laptops, mobile devices, and TVs, or install a VPN directly on your router for blanket coverage across all your hardware. VPNs provide encrypted tunnels to protect online communication, making it more difficult to track…

  • LLMjacking: How attackers use stolen AWS credentials to enable LLMs and rack up costs for victims

    [ad_1] The most common API actions called by attackers via compromised credentials earlier this year included InvokeModel, InvokeModelStream, Converse, and ConverseStream. However, attackers were also recently observed using PutFoundationModelEntitlement and PutUseCaseForModelAccess, which are used to enable models, along with ListFoundationModels and GetFoundationModelAvailability, in advance in order to detect which models an account has access to.…

  • Sky Glass customers complain as TVs won’t turn on

    [ad_1] Hundreds of Sky Glass television and Sky streaming service customers have reported issues with their devices. Users first reported technical glitches seemingly preventing some Sky Glass TVs from working properly, or even turning on, on Thursday evening. Reports to platform outage monitor Downdetector were in the hundreds shortly before 21:00 BST on Thursday. But…

  • North Korean APT Bypasses DMARC for Cyber Espionage

    [ad_1] COMMENTARY With heightened geopolitical tensions, a surge in cyberattacks on US and allied organizations by a North Korean cyber-espionage group is hardly unexpected. What is disquieting, however, is that an advanced persistent threat (APT) group known as Kimsuky has seen remarkable success by turning a defensive strength into a weakness — exploiting poorly configured…

  • Reveal of Chinese-controlled botnet is another warning to CISOs to keep up with asset and patch management

    [ad_1] It comes with a warning to CISOs, as well as to vendors, to implement more thorough patch management, to protect their devices from being taken over. Included in the Integrity Tech botnet are unpatched devices from enterprise hardware manufacturers such as Cisco Systems (its Small Business series routers and Adaptive Security Appliances), Fortinet, and…

  • This Windows PowerShell Phish Has Scary Potential – Krebs on Security

    [ad_1] Many GitHub users this week received a novel phishing email warning of critical security holes in their code. Those who clicked the link for details were asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware. While it’s unlikely that many programmers fell…

  • FTC report exposes massive data collection by social media brands – how to protect yourself

    [ad_1] Matt Cardy/Getty Images A US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report published today follows the commission’s four-year investigation into how nine social media companies and streaming services collect and use consumer data. As it turns out, the data collection scheme is a lot bigger than initially thought. If you’re interested, you can read the entire 129-page report…

  • Jokowi, 6 million Indonesian taxpayers hit in data breach

    [ad_1] The country has encountered serious cybersecurity challenges in recent months. [ad_2] Source link

  • Palworld: Nintendo sues ‘Pokémon with guns’

    [ad_1] Nintendo and its partner The Pokémon Company have filed a legal case against the maker of the hit survival adventure game Palworld over alleged patent infringement. Palworld quickly earned the nickname “Pokémon with guns” when its first trailer was unveiled in 2021. Just days after the game’s release in January this year, The Pokémon…