According to Microsoft, Iran is ramping up its online activities aimed at affecting the U.S. election, including a phishing attack on a presidential campaign. The tech giant’s latest threat intelligence report reveals that Iranian actors have been setting up fake news sites and impersonating activists to foster division and potentially influence voters, particularly in key […]
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Software developers are experimenting with AI-powered chatbots designed to provide medical advice and diagnose conditions, but questions about their accuracy persist. In the spring, Google introduced an “AI Overview” feature that presents chatbot-generated answers above traditional search results, including those related to health. While the concept seemed promising, issues quickly emerged regarding the reliability of […]
On Friday, AT&T revealed that hackers accessed records of calls and texts for nearly all of its cellular customers during a six-month period from May 1, 2022, to October 31, 2022. The breach also includes records from January 2, 2023, affecting a small number of customers. AT&T stated that the compromised data does not include […]
Zscaler has revealed one of the largest known ransomware payments—$75 million—made to the Dark Angels group. Discovered by Zscaler’s ThreatLabz, this payment was part of the company’s annual ransomware report, covering April 2023 to April 2024. The identity of the company that paid the ransom remains undisclosed. Dark Angels operates differently from most ransomware groups, […]
Indonesia’s national data center has fallen victim to a significant cyber attack, with hackers demanding an $8 million ransom to restore full system functionality. The attack, which began last Thursday, has disrupted services for over 200 government agencies at both national and regional levels, according to Samuel Abrijani Pangerapan, the Director General of Informatics Applications […]
The Source of the Disruption: CrowdStrike The core of this extensive disruption was traced back to CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity firm that supplies software to numerous companies globally. The company revealed that the issue stemmed from a faulty update deployed to computers running Microsoft Windows. CrowdStrike emphasized that this was not a security breach or cyberattack […]