Category: Shorts

CopperStealer Malware Crew resurfaces with new rootkit and phishing kit The adversary is also assessed to be behind another campaign known as Scranos, which was detailed by Bitdefender in 2019. This campaign uses a similar technique to deploy the malware via PPI networks behind free anonymous file-sharing websites. The files are then used to retrieve…

Cyolo Secure: Remote Access to All Environments The core building blocks of the Cyolo platform are Identity Access Controllers (IDACs) and Edges. IDACs terminate the Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 connections and enforce the access policies configured by the cyolo administrator. Cyolo does not require a cloud connection or the installation of an endpoint agent.…

Hackers using a Golang variant of Cobalt Strike to target Apple macOS systems Fortra and its partners at Fortra Software release a new version of their anti-malware tool called Geacon for macOS. It’s got a new name, too: Cobalt Strike. Cobalt Strike is a cross-platform threat-management tool developed by Fortra that focuses on attacking operating…

Microsoft will pay to capture carbon dioxide from burning wood Microsoft backs a plan to capture carbon dioxide emissions from a power plant. Without the company’s support, the Norwegian company, Ørsted, wouldn’t have been able to install carbon capture devices. The company expects that by 2026, they’ll be able to capture a total of 430,000…

Google will soon offer prewritten texts people in crisis can use to ask for help Google will soon start displaying pre-written text messages that appear when people search for suicide-related terms. The messages are supposed to help people start a difficult conversation during a mental health crisis and were created in partnership with the International…

Amazon is building a search experience that uses AI to communicate with users. Amazon is pitching these changes to search as a once in a generation transformation for Search, just like the Mosaic browser made the Internet easier to engage with three decades ago. And just last week, Google showed how its new AI-powered Search…

AI can now create covers for books that look strikingly similar to covers of bestsellers A novel by a British publisher, Maas, has a cover that was generated with artificial intelligence, sparking complaints from artists and book enthusiasts. The Verge reports: The move has led to criticism of both Maas and Bloomsbury Publishing, one of…

Apple’s App Store went down for a brief moment. On Monday there were reports of problems with the App Store, but things seem to have finally been resolved. Apple pulls in between $70 and $85 billion per year in commissions from developers, so this could be a very significant loss for the company. Interestingly, staffers…

Elon Musk is stuck with his ‘Twitter sitter’ after court rejects Elon Musk’s so-called Twitter sitter is here to stay. The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that Musk did not violate the terms of the consent decree when he sent out his tweets. No one has stepped forward to replace him,…

Ring co-founder is officially leaving Amazon I have had an incredible 10 years at Ring, and five years with Amazon. What started as a weekend project to allow me to see who was at my door while working from my garage has become a household name brand at one of the world’s most innovative companies.…