Google Sues Chinese Smishing Network Accused of Using Gemini AI in Phishing
Google on Friday said it's pursuing legal action against a Chinese cybercrime network, accusing it of using its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) agent to ...
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NSO Group Hacking WhatsApp Despite Court Order
WhatsApp has caught the NSO Group phishing its users, in violation of a court order.
Meta accuses NSO Group of defying spyware injunction, files contempt of court complaint
The company said it spotted a spearphishing campaign linked to the Israeli spyware maker targeting WhatsApp users, despite a court order prohibiting it. The ...
Silent Ransom Group Uses DNS Fast Flux in Attacks
Focusing on hacking law firms in the US, the ransomware group relies on fast flux to hide its C&C infrastructure. The post Silent Ransom Group Uses DNS Fast ...
29 Arrests, Nine Crime Groups Dismantled: Another Blow to Illegal Streaming
International Operation KRATOS led by Europol dismantled illegal streaming networks, leading to 29 arrests and nine crime groups taken down.
Police dismantles 9 crime groups in illegal streaming crackdown
European and international law enforcement agencies have dismantled nine organized crime groups and arrested 29 suspects in a major crackdown on illegal stre...
Microsoft Tries to Calm Legal Threat Fears After Zero-Day Disclosure Backlash
Microsoft has responded to backlash over its initial threats of legal action against researchers who publicly disclose zero-day vulnerabilities without coord...
Spanish police arrest individual in connection with data leak from state organizations
The arrested individual is accused of disseminating data from entities such as the State Attorney General's Office, INCIBE, the National Police, the Civil Gu...
Microsoft denies legal action against researchers after slamming BlueHammer publisher
The company was criticized after a blog posted that suggested law enforcement involvement.
Microsoft Threatening Security Researcher
An anonymous security researcher called “Nightmare Eclipse” has been publishing a series of significant security exploits against Microsoft Windows—including...
7 tabletop exercise mistakes that sabotage incident response
Discussion-based, low-stress simulations during which IT, legal, and other key leadership stakeholders walk through theoretical scenarios to test their prepa...
Microsoft says it will not pursue security researchers after zero-day backlash
Microsoft said it is taking the feedback seriously, adding: “To be clear about our approach to legal matters, we have no intention to pursue action against i...
Microsoft: No Lawsuits Against Researchers in Nightmare-Eclipse Row
Microsoft has issued a clarifying statement, assuring the global cybersecurity community that it has no intention of pursuing legal action against security r...
California AG sues 23andMe over 2023 breach exposing health data
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against 23andMe, now Chrome Holding Co., over the company's failure to protect sensitive customer genet...
Fake Video Player Updates Spread Miner and RAT Malware
Hackers are actively exploiting illegal streaming platforms to distribute advanced malware, using fake video player updates as a lure to infect unsuspecting ...
Carnival Data Breach Exposes Personal Data of Nearly 6 Million Customers
Carnival disclosed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people after hackers used social engineering to access employee accounts. Carnival Corporation is...
Ketch brings multi-agent AI orchestration to enterprise privacy programs
Ketch has unveiled its vision for agentic privacy with the Ketch Agent Network, a multi-agent orchestration layer for enterprise privacy programs. The platfo...
FBI warns US-based law firms to be on the lookout for cybercrime group that steals data in person
Silent Ransom Group isn’t prolific, but it's demonstrated a knack for attacking the legal services sector with an extraordinary dual use of social engineerin...
FBI warns extortion hackers are visiting US law firms to steal data
In a public advisory issued Tuesday the FBI said a hacking group has targeted law firms using social engineering schemes to gain remote access to corporate s...
FBI warns of in-person data theft attacks from extortion gang
The FBI warned on Tuesday that the Silent Ransom Group (SRG) extortion gang is now targeting U.S.