ProtonMail has built its reputation in no small part because of its pledge to not keep user IP logs except in "extreme criminal cases." A recent case indicates that the circumstances may not need to be all that extreme.
The supply chain attack method leverages commonly-used dependency managers and private or non-existent dependencies to install malicious code and backdoors in internal applications.
Lenovo’s Lena is a fairly standard AI chatbot of the type seen at some company websites, offering to retrieve product information and answer customer service questions for visitors. What is different about this one is the relative ease with which it could be recruited for highly damaging actions.
The self-replicating malware's name refers back to the infamous "Morris worm" that tore through the early version of the internet in the late 80s. Morris II focuses on tricking GenAI into turning input into malicious output and spreading it.
Security researchers discovered an Android malware active since 2008 in Google Play Store and third-party app stores stealing Facebook logins of 300,000 users in 71 countries.
Computer security researchers uncovered a macOS ransomware that exclusively targets computers running the operating system, exploiting macOS users’ false sense of security.
Talos confirms that at least one known Cisco bug, CVE-2018-0171, was likely to have been actively exploited by Salt Typhoon. But the researchers say that the primary approach was to target legitimate existing credentials, likely through a variety of methods.
In the healthcare industry, data breaches can have real-world consequences beyond just stolen information or compromised data, as research shows long-term increase in patient mortality rates at hospitals.
Researchers with Varonis have disclosed a flaw they call "CoSnitch" that allowed Microsoft Copilot to be tricked into giving up private information while being pressed to explain the technical reasons for not being able to execute a particular prompt.
Just a few simple strings on malware are all it takes to defeat Cylance antivirus software. This is a crushing blow for those who predicted AI and machine learning are the future of antivirus protection.
