Yadegarnia, Alan Krysiak from the UK, Hong Kong’s Ricky Yuen, and Phát Phùng Tấn from Vietnam — who were selling unauthorized access to Azure AI services along with step-by-step instructions for generating titillating images of celebrities and others.” The February 28, 2025 article entitled ” Microsoft Busts Hackers Selling Illegal
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SCWorld.com reported that “The federal government has warned security teams to patch exploited vulnerabilities and segment networks in the wake of Ghost ransomware threat actors compromising organizations in more than 70 countries. A joint advisory Feb. 19 by the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said that
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HealthCareInfoSecurity.com reported that “The U.S. Department of Justice said Health Net Federal Services and parent company Centene have agreed to pay $11.2 million to settle false claims allegations involving cybersecurity.” The February 19, 2025 article entitled “Military Health Firm Pays $11.2M to Settle Cyber Fraud Case” (https://tinyurl.com/sb7vd3f5) included
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SCWorld.com reported that “A notorious state-sponsored Chinese hacking crew has set it its sights on U.S. telecommunications companies. Known as RedMike, the well-known group has defied law enforcement efforts to cripple its back-end and halt its cyberattacks. This latest round of attacks target known flaws in Cisco devices.” The February
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MSSPAlert.com reported that “A chief technology officer (CTO) must answer several critical questions before choosing the right managed security services provider (MSSP) for your organization. Get it wrong and you could open the door to a threat actor, damage your operations, negatively impact income and business reputation, and introduce risks
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SCWorld.com reported that “Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) revealed the use of Google’s Gemini AI tools by more than 40 state-sponsored advanced persistent threat actors (APTs) from Iran, China, North Korea, Russia and at least 16 other countries.” February 3, 2025 article entitled “Google reveals Gemini AI use by more
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Computerworld.com reported that “Apple recently had to disable AI-generated news summaries in its News app in iOS 18.3. You can guess why: the AI-driven Notification Summaries for the news and entertainment categories in the app occasionally hallucinated, lied, and spread misinformation.” The January 22, 2025 article entitled “ Apple is
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SCWorld.com reported that “Security has also become a hot topic given the potential for GenAI to become an important element in our daily lives. Attackers could target GenAI’s availability indirectly via the power grid. Both nation-state adversaries and criminal groups already target the U.S.’s energy grid. As GenAI becomes more
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MSSPAlert.com reported that “The cyberthreat landscape continued to expand and accelerate in 2024, keeping MSSPs busy, as bad actors expanded their arsenals – in particular, their embrace of generative AI – and tactics, including their growing use of cybercrime-as-a-service, which gave criminals new revenue streams and lesser-skilled hackers easy access
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Darkreading.com reported that “Today, however, many in security are simply “professionals” who found a well-paying job but lack that hacker spirit. They’re not driven by a love of the challenge or a hunger to learn. They may take the occasional course or learn a few technical tricks — but often
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