Volkswagen production halted in Germany after IT incident
Manufacturing plants and the entire network of the carmaker seem to be affected
A new pixel-stealing exploit can read usernames and passwords across websites
Google and GPU vendors don't see a need to respond
LibreOffice 7.6.2 fixes a critical WebP vulnerability
LibreOffice's latest version fixes a security bug that affects all applications that use the libwebp library, which is used to decode WebP graphics format in most browsers.
Ransomware group claims to have breached "all of Sony's networks" and is selling the data
The claims remain unverified
UK summit to focus on risks of uncontrollable AI, technology's ability to make advanced weapons
The country's government previously acknowledged the 'existential' risk of AI
Apple adds hidden watermarks to iPhone 15 boxes to verify authenticity
You'll need a UV light to see it
Cisco to acquire cybersecurity specialist Splunk for $28 billion
Boosting security in an AI-powered world
International Criminal Court discloses hackers breach on IT systems
Actual details about the security incident are undisclosed at this moment
Infamous Russian hacker mocks the FBI by selling t-shirts featuring his "most wanted" poster
Matveev doesn't consider himself to be a hacker, though
UK Online Safety Bill set to become law, forcing social media companies to remove illegal and legal but harmful content
The bill could potentially impact users worldwide
Microsoft Edge gets patched on Windows 7, 8, Server 2012
Support for MS Edge on Windows 7 and 8 came to an end in January, however Microsoft have released a bug fix version for Win 7, 8, and 8.1 (and Server 2012 R2) to address a flaw that's being exploited in the wild.
Microsoft exposed 38 terabytes of sensitive data while working on AI model
Basic cloud security practices were lacking
Facepalm: Training generative AI models requires coordination and cooperation among many developers, and additional security checks should be in place. Microsoft is clearly lacking in this regard, as the corporation has put vast amounts of data at risk for years.
Microsoft releases firmware update for all Surface devices
Even the unsupported Surface Book 2 is getting the all-important September patches
Russia is targeting journalists with Pegasus spyware
Apple has reportedly warned many Russian journalists about Pegasus infection on their iPhone
Data regulators in Ireland fine TikTok €345 million for mishandling children's user data
Another major privacy concern strikes the app
Apple and Google are trying to stop malicious cell-site simulators to further protect users
A step in the right direction towards user security
Stolen cloud credentials sell like donuts on the Dark web
The cloud migration brought novel threats to the infosec landscape
"Wiffract" Wi-Fi method can read letters through walls
No prior machine learning training is required
Adobe updates Acrobat Reader to fix zero-day vulnerability
Adobe recently added several new features to Acrobat Reader including drag-and-drop support for combining files, new undo and redo options, and more. However, today's update addresses security issues discovered in the latest release.
Google and Mozilla patch their internet tools against a critical security flaw
In the modern web, a "malicious" WebP image can turn your browser into a danger
Apple patches two zero-day flaws abused to install the Pegasus spyware
Cupertino swiftly closed two actively exploited bugs discovered in iOS in just a few days
The International Criminal Court will start prosecuting cyber war crimes
Cyber warfare can be used to facilitate physical war crimes
Microsoft warns of AI imagery from China aiming to influence US voters
China is also using a social media influencer campaign to spread propaganda
Rockstar sold pirated copies of its games on Steam, triggering anti-piracy measures
A new third-party mod fixes Manhunt's glitches caused by Rockstar's DRM
Toyota's "insufficient disk space" blunder brings car manufacturing plants to a halt
Can one of the largest carmakers in the world afford an additional database backup server?