Romanian Man Faces Up to 30 Years in US Prison Over Vishing Scams
Romanian national Gavril Sandu faces up to 30 years in a US prison after extradition over a VOIP vishing and fake debit card fraud scheme.
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Google researchers uncover criminal zero-day exploit likely built with AI
Google’s threat intelligence researchers have linked a zero-day exploit to AI-assisted development by a criminal group. The exploit targeted a popular open-source web-based system administration tool. It allowed attackers to bypass two-factor aut…
Linux developers weigh emergency “killswitch” for vulnerable kernel functions
Linux kernel developers are reviewing a proposal for an emergency risk mitigation mechanism (“Killswitch”) that would allow administrators to disable vulnerable kernel functions at runtime. The proposal, submitted by Linux kernel developer/…
9-Year-Old Dirty Frag Vulnerability Enables Root Access on Linux Systems
The Dirty Frag vulnerability affects Linux systems and allows root access escalation, while public PoC exploit code increases attack risks.
Hackers Exploit Vercel GenAI to Mass-Produce Convincing Phishing Sites
Hackers are abusing Vercel GenAI to create convincing phishing sites that mimic major brands, including Microsoft, Adidas, and Nike, making scams harder to detect.
The scam economy has found its AI upgrade
Scam attempts continue to reach consumers via email, text messages, social media, online advertising, and phone calls. The volume of exposure has remained stable over the past year, with more than half of consumers encountering scam attempts at least m…
Security teams are turning to AI to survive alert overload
The World Economic Forum white paper “Empowering Defenders: AI for Cybersecurity” identified AI as the biggest driver of change in cybersecurity for 94% of survey respondents. The paper found that 77% of organizations already use AI in cybersecurity, w…
Security teams are turning to AI to survive alert overload
The World Economic Forum white paper “Empowering Defenders: AI for Cybersecurity” identified AI as the biggest driver of change in cybersecurity for 94% of survey respondents. The paper found that 77% of organizations already use AI in cybersecurity, w…
Two US Men Jailed for Helping North Korean Hackers Infiltrate US Firms
Matthew Knoot and Erick Prince have been jailed for 18 months each for helping North Korean hackers infiltrate US firms through remote laptop farms.
Hackers Trick DigiCert Into Issuing Certificates Used to Sign Malware
DigiCert revokes 60 code signing certificates after hackers used a malicious support chat attachment to sign the Zhong Stealer malware.