Google to Acquire Wiz for $32B in Multicloud Security Play
The all-cash deal offers a path for Google to better support cloud customers who have assets spread across public environments, including Azure and others.
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Microsoft Sounds Warning on Multifunctional ‘StilachiRAT’
The sneaky malware packs capabilities for system reconnaissance as well as credential and cryptocurrency theft.
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Black Basta Leader in League With Russian Officials, Chat Logs Show
Though the chat logs were leaked a month ago, analysts are now seeing that Russian officials may have assisted Black Basta members according, to the shared messages.
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Extortion Reboot: Ransomware Crew Threatens Leak to Snowden
Though the group initially stuck to classic ransomware TTPs before demanding the ransom, it went off script when it began threatening the group and detailing potential consequences the victim would face.
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New ‘Rules File Backdoor’ Attack Lets Hackers Inject Malicious Code via AI Code Editors
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new supply chain attack vector dubbed Rules File Backdoor that affects artificial intelligence (AI)-powered code editors like GitHub Copilot and Cursor, causing them to inject malicious code. “This technique enables hackers to silently compromise AI-generated code by injecting hidden malicious instructions into seemingly innocent
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Actively Exploited ChatGPT Bug Puts Organizations at Risk
A server-side request forgery vulnerability in OpenAI’s chatbot infrastructure can allow attackers to direct users to malicious URLs, leading to a range of threat activity.
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Orion Security Startup Tackles Insider Threats With AI
The data loss prevention company emerges from stealth with an AI-powered platform to help organizations distinguish between legitimate and risky activity.
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Unpatched Windows Zero-Day Flaw Exploited by 11 State-Sponsored Threat Groups Since 2017
An unpatched security flaw impacting Microsoft Windows has been exploited by 11 state-sponsored groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia as part of data theft, espionage, and financially motivated campaigns that date back to 2017. The zero-day vulnerability, tracked by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) as ZDI-CAN-25373, refers to an issue that allows…
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Google Acquires Wiz for $32 Billion in Its Biggest Deal Ever to Boost Cloud Security
Google is making the biggest ever acquisition in its history by purchasing cloud security company Wiz in an all-cash deal worth $32 billion. “This acquisition represents an investment by Google Cloud to accelerate two large and growing trends in the AI era: improved cloud security and the ability to use multiple clouds (multicloud),” the tech…
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3 AI-Driven Roles in Cybersecurity
For candidates with a cybersecurity background who want to stay competitive, now is the time to invest in obtaining AI skills.