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Lazarus hackers linked to $60 million Alphapo cryptocurrency heist

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Blockchain analysts blame the North Korean Lazarus hacking group for a recent attack on payment processing platform Alphapo where the attackers stole almost $60 million in crypto. 

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SEC now requires companies to disclose cyberattacks in 4 days

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 The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new rules requiring publicly traded companies to disclose cyberattacks within four business days after determining they're material incidents.

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Windows 11 KB5028254 update fixes VPN performance issues, 27 bugs

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Microsoft has released the July 2023 optional cumulative update for Windows 11, version 22H2, with fixes for 27 issues, including ones affecting VPN performance and display or audio devices.

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Google Chrome to offer 'Link Previews' when hovering over links

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Google is set to improve Chrome by introducing a new "Link Preview" feature. This feature, currently in development for desktop use, could significantly change how users interact with web content. 

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39-Year-Old 4.77 MHz DOS Web Server Hits 2,500 Hours of Uptime

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The website is pretty swift, considering there's just a 39-year-old IBM PCjr behind it.

Behind the simple but not-unappealing website of Brutman Labs, there are some surprising features and statistics. In a recent update posted to the site, it was revealed that the server behind the web destination has run for an impressive "2,500 hours of continuous runtime." However, probably far more eyebrow-raising is the fact that the web server is a 39-year-old IBM PCjr that's packing a 4.77 MHz CPU.

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This is how generative AI will change the gig economy for the better

Generative AI is transforming the way we work, but fears that it will destroy the economy are overblown.

Artificial intelligence will augment work and could add more opportunities to the job market rather than tank it, according to tech executive Gali Arnon. While some fear that AI will erase huge numbers of roles, Arnon argues that AI will accelerate the pace of job creation, augment work, and accelerate startup opportunities. 

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Microsoft still unsure how hackers stole Azure AD signing key

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Microsoft says it still doesn't know how Chinese hackers stole an inactive Microsoft account (MSA) consumer signing key used to breach the Exchange Online and Azure AD accounts of two dozen organizations, including government agencies. 

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WordPress AIOS plugin used by 1M sites logged plaintext passwords

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The All-In-One Security (AIOS) WordPress security plugin, used by over a million WordPress sites, was found to be logging plaintext passwords from user login attempts to the site's database, putting account security at risk. 

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How does ChatGPT actually work?

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 Google, Wolfram Alpha, and ChatGPT all interact with users via a single-line text entry field and provide text results. Google returns search results, a list of web pages and articles that will (hopefully) provide information related to the search queries. Wolfram Alpha generally provides answers that are mathematical and data analysis-related.

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Google Play will enforce business checks to curb malware submissions

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Google is fighting back against the constant invasion of malware on Google Play by requiring all new developer accounts registering as an organization to provide a valid D-U-N-S number before submitting apps.

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Windows 11 23H2 coming this fall as a small enablement package

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Microsoft announced today that the upcoming Windows 11, version 23H2, will be available in the fourth quarter of 2023 as an enablement package since it shares Windows 11 22H2's code base and servicing branch. 

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iOS 17 beta hands-on preview: The biggest changes for your iPhone tested

Here's an early look at StandBy mode, AirDrop upgrades, Live Voicemail and more

After two years of some pretty feature-packed upgrades, iOS 17 dials things back a bit with some needed improvements and welcome changes, but nothing that necessarily reinvents the wheel. Whether it's because Apple is putting resources into the software for its upcoming Apple Vision Pro headset or because there's only so many changes to be made after more than a decade-and-a-half of software updates, iOS 17 is less a major overhaul and more a bit of sprucing up.
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Microsoft: Chinese hackers breached US govt Exchange email accounts

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A Chinese hacking group has breached the email accounts of more than two dozen organizations worldwide, including U.S. and Western European government agencies, according to Microsoft. 

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Charming Kitten hackers use new ‘NokNok’ malware for macOS

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Security researchers observed a new campaign they attribute to the Charming Kitten APT group where hackers used new NokNok malware that targets macOS systems. 

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Apps with 1.5M installs on Google Play send your data to China

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Security researchers discovered two malicious file management applications on Google Play with a collective installation count of over 1.5 million that collected excessive user data that goes well beyond what's needed to offer the promised functionality. 

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Nickelodeon investigates breach after leak of 'decades old’ data

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Nickelodeon has confirmed that the data leaked from an alleged breach of the company is legitimate but some of it appears to be decades old. 

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Cisco warns of bug that lets attackers break traffic encryption

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Cisco warned customers today of a high-severity vulnerability impacting some data center switch models and allowing attackers to tamper with encrypted traffic. 

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300,000+ Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to critical FortiOS RCE bug

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Hundreds of thousands of FortiGate firewalls are vulnerable to a critical security issue identified as CVE-2023-27997, almost a month after Fortinet released an update that addresses the problem. 

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Twitter's bot spam keeps getting worse — it's about porn this time

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Forget crypto spam accounts, Twitter's got another problem which involves bots and accounts promoting adult content and infiltrating Direct Messages and interactions on the platform. And there doesn't seem to be an easy solution in sight. 

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CISA issues DDoS warning after attacks hit multiple US orgs

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned today of ongoing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks after U.S. organizations across multiple industry sectors were hit. 

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Top Breaches Cost ($) of 2024

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INDUSTRIAL
TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY
Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024