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Cybercriminals are using AI for help in planning and conducting cyberattacks—but cybersecurity vendors are fighting back. Learn from Acronis Threat Research Unit about how AI-powered security solutions are closing the gap in the battle against AI-driven cyber threats....

PowerSchool has published a long-awaited CrowdStrike investigation into its massive December 2024 data breach, which determined that the company was previously hacked over 4 months earlier, in August, and then again in September. [...] from...

CISA warned U.S. federal agencies to secure their networks against attacks exploiting three critical vulnerabilities affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) appliances. [...] from...

The Dark Storm hacktivist group claims to be behind DDoS attacks causing multiple X worldwide outages on Monday, causing the company to enabled DDoS protections from Cloudflare. [...] from...

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said today that Americans lost a record $12.5 billion to fraud last year, a 25% increase over the previous year. [...] from...

Microsoft has published guidance for users of Microsoft Publisher as it will no longer be supported after October 2026 and removed from Microsoft 365. [...] from https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-shares-guidance-on-upcoming-publisher-deprecation/

​Later this week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will start distributing over $25.5 million in refunds to those misled by tech support companies Restoro and Reimage's scare tactics. [...] from...

Switzerland's National Cybersecurity Centre (NCSC) has announced a new reporting obligation for critical infrastructure organizations in the country, requiring them to report cyberattacks to the agency within 24 hours of their discovery. [...] from...

Google paid almost $12 million in bug bounty rewards to 660 security researchers who reported security bugs through the company's Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) in 2024. [...] from...

Quantum computing threatens to break traditional encryption, putting sensitive data at risk. Learn more from Specops Software about the risks of quantum computing and how to prepare for them. [...] from...

Microsoft has removed a compatibility hold that prevented some AutoCAD users from installing the Windows 11 2024 Update due to launch and crash issues. [...] from...

US cities are warning of an ongoing mobile phishing campaign pretending to be texts from the city's parking violation departments about unpaid parking invoices, that if unpaid, will incur an additional $35 fine per day. [...] from...

A new open-source tool named 'Chirp' transmits data, such as text messages, between computers (and smartphones) through different audio tones. [...] from https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/new-chirp-tool-uses-audio-tones-to-transfer-data-between-devices/

The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains undocumented commands that could be leveraged for attacks. [...] from...

A software developer has been found guilty of sabotaging his ex-employer's systems by running custom malware and installing a "kill switch" after being demoted at the company. [...] from...

The ubiquitous ESP32 microchip made by Chinese manufacturer Espressif and used by over 1 billion units as of 2023 contains an undocumented backdoor that could be leveraged for attacks. [...] from...

Cybercriminals are sending bogus copyright claims to YouTubers to coerce them into promoting malware and cryptocurrency miners on their videos. [...] from https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/youtubers-extorted-via-copyright-strikes-to-spread-malware/

U.S. authorities have seized over $23 million in cryptocurrency linked to the theft of $150 million from a Ripple crypto wallet in January 2024. Investigators believe hackers who breached LastPass in 2022 were behind the attack. [...] from...