From Misuse to Abuse: AI Risks and Attacks - The Hacker News
Oct 16, 2024 · Hallucinations Leading to Legal Consequences - In another incident, Air Canada faced legal action when their AI chatbot provided incorrect information about refund policies. When a customer relied on the chatbot's response and subsequently filed a claim, Air Canada was held liable for the misleading information.
Researchers Discover "Bootkitty" – First UEFI Bootkit Targeting …
Nov 27, 2024 · Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on what has been described as the first Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit designed for Linux systems. Dubbed Bootkitty by its creators who go by the name BlackCat, the bootkit is assessed to be a proof-of-concept (PoC) and there is no evidence that it has been put to use in real-world attacks.
Bohemia and Cannabia Dark Web Markets Taken Down After Joint …
Oct 11, 2024 · "The man advertised his service on his own Telegram channels and thematic communities, as well as on a world-famous IT resource, where he positioned himself as a project developer and found like-minded people," the agency said.. It also follows the sentencing of two individuals affiliated with a Russian threat group called Armageddon (aka Gamaredon) to 15 years in prison in absentia for ...
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The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions against a Chinese cybersecurity company and a Shanghai-based cyber actor for their alleged links to the Salt Typhoon group and the recent compromise of the federal agency. "People's Republic of China-linked ...
Microsoft Issues Security Update Fixing 118 Flaws, Two Actively ...
Oct 9, 2024 · Microsoft makes no mention of how the two vulnerabilities are exploited in the wild, and by whom, or how widespread they are. It credited researchers Andres and Shady for reporting CVE-2024-43572, but no acknowledgment has been given for CVE-2024-43573, raising the possibility that it could be a case of patch bypass.
German Police Seize 'Nemesis Market' in Major International …
Mar 24, 2024 · German authorities have announced the takedown of an illicit underground marketplace called Nemesis Market that peddled narcotics, stolen data, and various cybercrime services.. The Federal Criminal Police Office (aka Bundeskriminalamt or BKA) said it seized the digital infrastructure associated with the darknet service located in Germany and Lithuania and confiscated €94,000 ($102,107) in ...
Pro-Ukrainian Hackers Strike Russian State TV on Putin's Birthday
Oct 8, 2024 · The attack is believed to be the work of a pro-Ukrainian hacker group called Sudo rm-RF.The Russian government has since said an investigation into the attack is ongoing and that it "aligns with the anti-Russian agenda of the West.". The development comes amid continued cyber attacks targeting both Russia and Ukraine against the backdrop of the Russo-Ukrainian war that commenced in February 2022.
Firefox Zero-Day Under Attack: Update Your Browser Immediately
Oct 10, 2024 · Mozilla has revealed that a critical security flaw impacting Firefox and Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) has come under active exploitation in the wild.
New Gorilla Botnet Launches Over 300,000 DDoS Attacks Across …
Oct 7, 2024 · Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that draws its inspiration from the leaked Mirai botnet source code.. Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which identified the activity last month, said the botnet "issued over 300,000 attack commands, with a shocking attack density" between September 4 and September 27, …
New Ymir Ransomware Exploits Memory for Stealthy Attacks; …
Nov 12, 2024 · The attack is notable for installing tools like Advanced IP Scanner and Process Hacker. Also utilized are two scripts that are part of the SystemBC malware, which allow for setting up a covert channel to a remote IP address for exfiltrating files that have a size greater than 40 KB and are created after a specified date.. The ransomware binary, for its part, uses the stream cipher ChaCha20 ...