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OpenAI Blocks 20 Global Malicious Campaigns Using AI for Cybercrime and Disinformation

OpenAI on Wednesday said it has disrupted more than 20 operations and deceptive networks across the world that attempted to use its platform for malicious purposes since the start of the year.
This activity encompassed debugging malware, writing articles for websites, generating biographies for social media accounts, and creating AI-generated profile pictures for fake accounts on X.
“Threat

Doctor Web Refutes Hackers’ Claims of User Data Theft

Doctor Web says no development or user data was compromised after pro-Ukraine hacktivists claimed the theft of 10 Tb of files.

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31 Million Users Affected by Internet Archive Hack

The Internet Archive has been hacked and hit by a significant DDoS attack, with 31 million users reportedly being impacted by a data breach.

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Experts Warn of Critical Unpatched Vulnerability in Linear eMerge E3 Systems

Cybersecurity security researchers are warning about an unpatched vulnerability in Nice Linear eMerge E3 access controller systems that could allow for the execution of arbitrary operating system (OS) commands.
The flaw, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-9441, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0, according to VulnCheck.
“A vulnerability in the Nortek Linear eMerge E3 allows

Cyrisma Raises $7 Million for Risk Management Platform

Risk management startup Cyrisma has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round led by Blueprint Equity.

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6 Simple Steps to Eliminate SOC Analyst Burnout

The current SOC model relies on a scarce resource: human analysts. These professionals are expensive, in high demand, and increasingly difficult to retain. Their work is not only highly technical and high-risk, but also soul-crushingly repetitive, dealing with a constant flood of alerts and incidents. As a result, SOC analysts often leave in search of better pay, the opportunity to move beyond

Microsoft’s Take on Kernel Access and Safe Deployment Practices Following CrowdStrike Incident

SecurityWeek talked to David Weston, VP enterprise and OS security at Microsoft, to discuss Windows kernel access and safe deployment practices.

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Attack Surface Management Startup WatchTowr Raises $19 Million

Continuous automated red teaming platform provider WatchTowr has raised $19 million in a Series A funding round.

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Organizations Warned of Exploited Fortinet FortiOS Vulnerability

CISA has added a FortinetFortiOS vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-23113 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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Firefox 131 Update Patches Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerability

Mozilla has released a Firefox 131 update to resolve CVE-2024-9680, a code execution vulnerability exploited in the wild as a zero-day.

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