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Synology NAS devices could be under attack from new ransomware threat — so update now

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

There's been a wave of attacks against Synology devices and the company urges users to update.

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Hackers are using 'LLMjacking attacks' to hijack company AI usage and run up huge cloud bills

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Businesses can run up $100,000 bills in minutes when hackers gain access to their API keys.

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'Traditional cyber defenses alone are no longer sufficient': OpenAI is raising its bug bounty rewards for security researchers as AI attack worries grow

By Craig Hale Published

OpenAI is partnering with a third party to investigate its own platform and infrastructure's security. Bug bounties are also increasing.

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Google leads takedown of massive XCPE malware botnet made of more than 1.3 million Android TV streaming boxes — and claims the items were intentionally set up for criminal access

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A Chinese company allegedly intentionally infected its devices with malware and later sold access to a botnet to criminals.

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This 'SMS of Death' exploit can remotely crash unpatched Android phones — without the user interacting with it in any way

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Older Android devices will remain permanently at risk, experts warn.

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This new Windows malware steals all your data, then uses AI to rank how valuable you are as a victim

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Sifting through a mountain of data is tedious work - so why not let AI do it for you?

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FBI confirms it thinks North Korean hackers hit Binance in record cryptocurrency heist

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

TraderTraitor is now officially accused of the attack that cost Binance north of $6 billion.

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Applebee's forced to fix serious security issue which exposed customer data

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

A researcher found hardcoded credentials in Applebee's mobile app, granting access to a treasure trove of PII.

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GCHQ has apparently lost thousands of storage devices in recent years — and has no idea where any of them are

By Craig Hale Published

A recent watchdog investigation into GCHQ confirms missing storage devices are still a problem.

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'AI is not creating the problem': OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI is merely uncovering all the vulnerabilities we've accumulated over the years

By Craig Hale Published

Oracle claims it fixed around 3,000 software issues in its latest quarterly patch – AI helped discover them, but they already existed.

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