Category: Shorts

Reddit Changes API Today, Reddit announced changes to its API that will limit the use of data from its content pipeline to train artificial intelligence tools. This will require commercial users to enter into a separate agreement with Reddit in order to use the data. It is unclear how much this agreement will cost. Reddit’s…

Apple macOS Devices Are Now the Target of LockBit Ransomware The LockBit ransomware crew has developed a macOS-based payload that has been available since November 11, 2022, and has managed to evade detection by anti-malware engines until now. It is the second most used ransomware in March 2023, and its new macOS version relies on…

Apple releases security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari to address zero Apple released security updates on April 10, 2023 to address two zero-day vulnerabilities that were being actively exploited. The first was a use after free issue in WebKit that could lead to arbitrary code execution and the second was an out-of-bounds write…

The Verge of something The Verge of a new era The Verge of Elon Musk has proposed creating a new AI system called TruthGPT in order to avoid the potential destruction of humanity. The AI would be designed to understand the universe and its ethical implications, and Musk has compared its potential benevolence to the…

Iranian hackers caught carrying out destructive attacks disguised as ransomware MuddyWater, an Iranian nation-state group, has been observed in destructive attacks on hybrid environments. Microsoft Threat Intelligence team discovered MuddyWater and another emerging activity cluster, DEV-1084, targeting both on-premises and cloud infrastructures. The attacks have been linked to Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS)…

MSI, a Taiwanese PC company, falls victim to ransomware attack MSI, a Taiwanese PC company, has officially confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack on its systems. The company has taken incident response and recovery measures and alerted law enforcement agencies. They have also set up enhanced controls of its network and…

QBot Banking Trojan Spreading via Business Emails Kaspersky has discovered a QBot malware campaign that has been targeting users in multiple countries since April 4, 2023. QBot is a banking trojan that has been active since 2007 and is distributed through phishing campaigns, malicious links, and malicious attachments. The recent campaign involves hijacking business correspondence…

QuaDream, an Israeli spyware vendor, is shutting down after Citizen Lab and QuaDream, an Israeli spyware vendor, is reportedly shutting down operations less than a week after its hacking toolset was exposed by Citizen Lab and Microsoft. The board of directors is looking to sell off its intellectual property. Their spyware framework, REIGN, was used…