by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 25, 2025 | IT Security
Researchers have developed a novel attack that steals user data by injecting malicious prompts in images processed by AI systems before delivering them to a large language model. The method relies on full-resolution images that carry instructions invisible to the...
by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 25, 2025 | IT Security
Seventy-seven malicious Android apps with more than 19 million installs were delivering multiple malware families to Google Play users. This malware infiltration was discovered by Zscaler’s ThreatLabs team while investigating a new infection wave with Anatsa...
by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 24, 2025 | IT Security
Asia In Brief Australia’s University of Melbourne last year used Wi-Fi location data to identify student protestors. The University used Wi-Fi to identify students who participated in July 2024 sit-in protest. As described in a report [PDF] into the matter by the...
by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 24, 2025 | IT Security
Infosec in brief PLUS The US Department of Justice has thanked Akamai, Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare, Digital Ocean, Flashpoint, Google, PayPal, and Unit 221B for their assistance in an investigation that last week led to charges against an alleged operator of the...
by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 24, 2025 | IT Security
feature Thirty years ago, Netscape kicked off the first commercial bug bounty program. Since then, companies large and small have bought into the idea, with mixed results. Bug bounties seem simple: a flaw finder spots a vulnerability, responsibly discloses it, and...
by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 22, 2025 | IT Security
A Chinese state-sponsored hacking group known as Murky Panda (Silk Typhoon) exploits trusted relationships in cloud environments to gain initial access to the networks and data of downstream customers. Murky Panda, also known as Silk Typhoon (Microsoft) and Hafnium,...
by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 22, 2025 | IT Security
Data I/O, a major electronics manufacturer whose customers include Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft, notified federal regulators that it fell victim to a ransomware infection on August 16 that continues to disrupt its business operations. “The Company is...
by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 22, 2025 | IT Security
Ransomware scum breached kidney dialysis firm Davita’s labs database in April and stole about 2.4 million people’s personal and health-related information. In a filing with the US Department of Health and Human Services, the global healthcare provider,...
by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 22, 2025 | IT Security
The Pakistani APT36 cyberspies are using Linux .desktop files to load malware in new attacks against government and defense entities in India. The activity, documented in reports by CYFIRMA and CloudSEK, aims at data exfiltration and persistent espionage access. APT...
by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 22, 2025 | IT Security
Exclusive A leading UK provider of criminal record checks for employers is handling a data breach stemming from a third-party development company. Access Personal Checking Services (APCS) has written to customers to notify them that their data has been compromised,...
