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May 10, 2024The Hacker NewsArtificial Intelligence / Threat Hunting Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming cybersecurity, and those leading the charge are using it to outsmart increasingly advanced cyber threats. Join us for an exciting webinar, “The Future of Threat Hunting is Powered by Generative AI,” where you’ll explore how AI tools are shaping the future

Samsung Galaxy S21 series is set to receive the One UI 6.1 update, along with the company’s Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 foldable phones. However, unlike more recent models from the South Korean smartphone maker, these three handsets will only gain support for two new Galaxy AI features. One the past

The financially motivated threat actor known as FIN7 has been observed leveraging malicious Google ads spoofing legitimate brands as a means to deliver MSIX installers that culminate in the deployment of NetSupport RAT. “The threat actors used malicious websites to impersonate well-known brands, including AnyDesk, WinSCP, BlackRock, Asana, Concur, The Wall Street Journal, Workable, and

Microsoft must pay patent owner IPA Technologies $242 million, a federal jury in Delaware said on Friday after determining that Microsoft’s Cortana virtual-assistant software infringed an IPA patent. The jury agreed with IPA after a week-long trial that Microsoft’s voice-recognition technology violates IPA’s patent rights in computer-communications software. IPA is a subsidiary of patent-licensing company

May 10, 2024NewsroomMalware / Cyber Espionage The North Korean threat actor tracked as Kimsuky has been observed deploying a previously undocumented Golang-based malware dubbed Durian as part of highly-targeted cyber attacks aimed at two South Korean cryptocurrency firms. “Durian boasts comprehensive backdoor functionality, enabling the execution of delivered commands, additional file downloads and exfiltration of

Huawei FreeBuds 6i were unveiled at a launch event in Dubai where the company also introduced the Huawei MatePad 11.5 S, the MateBook X Pro, and the Watch Fit 3. The true wireless earphones support dynamic active noise cancellation (ANC) and offer an IP54 rating. They are equipped with three microphones that are claimed to

May 10, 2024NewsroomBrowser Security / Vulnerability Google on Thursday released security updates to address a zero-day flaw in Chrome that it said has been actively exploited in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2024-4671, the high-severity vulnerability has been described as a case of use-after-free in the Visuals component. It was reported by an anonymous researcher on

Apple introduced the iPad Pro (2024) model with its new in-house M4 chipset earlier this week. The tablet succeeds the iPad Pro (2022) model which is powered by the M2 chips. The newly launched iPad Pro from the Cupertino-based tech giant is available in two display sizes and four storage options. The iPad Pro with an

May 09, 2024NewsroomEncryption / Data Privacy Researchers have detailed a Virtual Private Network (VPN) bypass technique dubbed TunnelVision that allows threat actors to snoop on victim’s network traffic by just being on the same local network. The “decloaking” method has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-3661 (CVSS score: 7.6). It impacts all operating systems that

Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) with Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SoC was unveiled in May last year. Now, the Chinese tech brand seems to be gearing up to unveil the 2024 edition of the handset. Ahead of any official confirmation, renders, camera samples, and promotional videos of the Moto G Stylus (2024) have leaked on

May 09, 2024The Hacker NewsvCISO / Regulatory Compliance Cybersecurity and compliance guidance are in high demand among SMEs. However, many of them cannot afford to hire a full-time CISO. A vCISO can answer this need by offering on-demand access to top-tier cybersecurity expertise. This is also an opportunity for MSPs and MSSPs to grow their

In a setback for Elon Musk’s brain technology company, Neuralink, the device it implanted in its first human patient has had mechanical issues, the company wrote in a blog post. In the weeks following the January surgery on patient Noland Arbaugh, some of the electrode-studded threads that sit in the brain tissue began to retract

Permissions in SaaS platforms like Salesforce, Workday, and Microsoft 365 are remarkably precise. They spell out exactly which users have access to which data sets. The terminology differs between apps, but each user’s base permission is determined by their role, while additional permissions may be granted based on tasks or projects they are involved with.

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2024 has started in India where the e-commerce platform is offering a wide range of items at lowered prices. The sale, coinciding with Flipkart’s Big Saving Days sale, started on May 2 and will last till May 7. We have already talked about some of the best deals you can get

May 08, 2024NewsroomEncryption / Information Stealer A newer version of a malware loader called Hijack Loader has been observed incorporating an updated set of anti-analysis techniques to fly under the radar. “These enhancements aim to increase the malware’s stealthiness, thereby remaining undetected for longer periods of time,” Zscaler ThreatLabz researcher Muhammed Irfan V A said

iPad (2022) price in India has been cut by Apple, following the launch of the new iPad Air (2024) and iPad Pro (2024) models on Tuesday. The successor to the standard iPad that was launched in 2022 could arrive later this year, but customers can already purchase the company’s current generation iPad at a lower

The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) has unmasked the administrator and developer of the LockBit ransomware operation, revealing it to be a 31-year-old Russian national named Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev. In addition, Khoroshev has been sanctioned by the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCD), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control

Google’s Pixel 7a sure turned out to be an impressive affordable option from Google when it launched last year. It brought a ton of new hardware features that were previously missing in its A-series of devices. Ahead of Google’s software announcements scheduled to take place on May 14, 2024, the company has now announced its

May 07, 2024The Hacker NewsRegulatory Compliance / Cyber Threat How safe is your comments section? Discover how a seemingly innocent ‘thank you’ comment on a product page concealed a malicious vulnerability, underscoring the necessity of robust security measures. Read the full real-life case study here. When is a ‘Thank you’ not a ‘Thank you’? When

Amazon Great Summer Sale 2024, which began on May 2 will finally end at midnight on Tuesday. The annual summer sale of the ecommerce giant is currently ongoing on both its website and mobile apps. During the sale, buyers can find discounts on a wide range of products ranging from home appliances, smartphones, tablets, laptops,