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AI CYBERWAR: Adapt or Become Extinct! Hackers Weaponize AI – Are YOU Ready to Fight Back?

14Apr No Comments

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AI CYBERWAR: Adapt or Become Extinct! Hackers Weaponize AI – Are YOU Ready to Fight Back?

The cybersecurity landscape is transforming at warp speed thanks to AI, and the stakes are higher than ever. Forget playing catch-up – it's about evolving FASTER than the threats! Rogue actors are already leveraging AI to automate reconnaissance, craft hyper-realistic phishing attacks, and exploit vulnerabilities before traditional security teams can even blink. Defenders are drowning in a sea of data and alerts, struggling to separate signal from noise. AI offers a lifeline – a chance to level the playing field. But here's the brutal truth: only those who master AI effectively will survive. Organizations are starting to integrate AI into their workflows, transforming digital forensics, vulnerability assessments, and endpoint detection. AI is no longer just a tool; it's an intelligence a...

Infosys Settles $17.5M Lawsuit Over U.S. Cyber Incident

14Mar No Comments

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Infosys Settles $17.5M Lawsuit Over U.S. Cyber Incident

Infosys, the Indian IT services behemoth, has agreed to a $17.5 million settlement to resolve class action lawsuits stemming from a 2023 cyber incident involving its U.S. subsidiary, Infosys McCamish Systems. The breach, disclosed in November 2023, led to the unavailability of certain applications and systems. Subsequent investigations revealed unauthorized access and exfiltration of data affecting up to 6.5 million individuals. Compromised data encompassed sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical records, biometric data, email addresses, passwords, driver's license numbers, payment card details, financial account information, tribal ID numbers, passport numbers, and U.S. military ID numbers. The breach's extensive reach prompted multiple...

Elon Musk Claims X Faced a Massive Cyberattack After Outage

10Mar No Comments

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Elon Musk Claims X Faced a Massive Cyberattack After Outage

Elon Musk's social media platform, X, experienced significant outages affecting thousands of users. Reports of issues began around 6 a.m. Eastern Time, with over 40,000 users reporting problems by 10 a.m. A subsequent surge occurred in the afternoon, with more than 25,000 additional complaints. Users encountered buffering issues and error messages stating that posts weren't loading. Musk attributed these disruptions to a "massive cyberattack," suggesting that the scale and coordination implied involvement from a large group or potentially a nation-state. He noted that while X faces daily attacks, this incident was particularly resource-intensive, indicating a higher level of sophistication. The platform's technical team is actively investigating to trace the source of the attack. ...

US Indicts 12 Chinese Nationals for Cyber Espionage Targeting Government Agencies

5Mar No Comments

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US Indicts 12 Chinese Nationals for Cyber Espionage Targeting Government Agencies

The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted 12 Chinese nationals, including two officials from China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS), for orchestrating extensive hacking operations targeting American government agencies on behalf of Beijing. The accused are linked to a decade-long hacker-for-hire campaign commissioned by Chinese intelligence and police agencies, operating through a company named i-Soon. They allegedly sold stolen data to Chinese security agencies, with prices ranging from $10,000 to $75,000 per exploited email inbox. The hacking activities targeted various sectors, including religious organizations, rights groups, media outlets critical of the Chinese government, and foreign ministries in Taiwan, India, South Korea, and Indonesia. Notably, the U.S. Defense Intel...

Bybit Suffers Historic $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist: Largest Cyber Attack in Crypto History?

22Feb No Comments

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Bybit Suffers Historic $1.5 Billion Crypto Heist: Largest Cyber Attack in Crypto History?

In a record-setting cyber heist, hackers have stolen approximately $1.5 billion in digital assets from Bybit, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange. The breach, which occurred during a routine transfer from Bybit's cold wallet to a warm wallet, involved the manipulation of the transaction interface, allowing the attackers to gain control of the cold wallet and siphon off around 401,000 Ethereum to an unknown address. Bybit's CEO, Ben Zhou, has reassured clients that the exchange remains solvent, with all customer assets fully backed and unaffected wallets and withdrawals. In response to the incident, over 350,000 withdrawal requests were processed promptly. The company is collaborating with blockchain forensic experts to trace and recover the stolen funds, which are reportedly being m...