Introduction
Artificial intelligence (AI) deepfakes and misinformation may cause worry in the world of technology and investment, but this powerful, foundational technology has the potential to benefit organizations of all kinds when harnessed appropr…

A little-known threat actor tracked as GoldenJackal has been linked to a series of cyber attacks targeting embassies and governmental organizations with an aim to infiltrate air-gapped systems using two disparate bespoke toolsets.
Victims included a So…

Ukraine has claimed responsibility for a cyber attack that targeted Russia state media company VGTRK and disrupted its operations, according to reports from Bloomberg and Reuters.
The incident took place on the night of October 7, VGTRK confirmed, desc…

Qualcomm has rolled out security updates to address nearly two dozen flaws spanning proprietary and open-source components, including one that has come under active exploitation in the wild.
The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-43047 (C…

Organizations are losing between $94 – $186 billion annually to vulnerable or insecure APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and automated abuse by bots. That’s according to The Economic Impact of API and Bot Attacks report from Imperva, a Thales c…

The interest in passwordless authentication has increased due to the rise of hybrid work environments and widespread digitization. This has led to a greater need for reliable data security and user-friendly interfaces. Without these measures, organizat…

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new botnet malware family called Gorilla (aka GorillaBot) that is a variant of the leaked Mirai botnet source code.
Cybersecurity firm NSFOCUS, which identified the activity last month, said the botnet “issue…

A critical security flaw has been disclosed in the Apache Avro Java Software Development Kit (SDK) that, if successfully exploited, could allow the execution of arbitrary code on susceptible instances.
The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-47561, impacts all v…

Ever heard of a “pig butchering” scam? Or a DDoS attack so big it could melt your brain? This week’s cybersecurity recap has it all – government showdowns, sneaky malware, and even a dash of app store shenanigans.
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Google has announced that it’s piloting a new security initiative that automatically blocks sideloading of potentially unsafe Android apps in India, after similar tests in Singapore, Thailand, and Brazil.
The enhanced fraud protection feature aims to k…