The FBI warned that cybercriminals using AI-generated audio deepfakes to target U.S. officials in voice phishing attacks that started in April. […]
Meta to Train AI on E.U. User Data From May 27 Without Consent; Noyb Threatens Lawsuit
Austrian privacy non-profit noyb (none of your business) has sent Meta’s Irish headquarters a cease-and-desist letter, threatening the company with a class action lawsuit if it proceeds with its plans to train users’ data for training its artificial intelligence (AI) models without an explicit opt-in.
The move comes weeks after the social media behemoth announced its plans to train its AI models
The move comes weeks after the social media behemoth announced its plans to train its AI models
Nova Scotia Power confirms hackers stole customer data in cyberattack
Nova Scotia Power confirms it suffered a data breach after threat actors stole sensitive customer data in a cybersecurity incident discovered last month. […]
Windows 11 and Red Hat Linux hacked on first day of Pwn2Own
On the first day of Pwn2Own Berlin 2025, security researchers were awarded $260,000 after successfully demonstrating zero-day exploits for Windows 11, Red Hat Linux, Docker Desktop, and Oracle VirtualBox. […]
New Tor Oniux tool anonymizes any Linux app’s network traffic
Tor has announced Oniux, a new command-line tool for routing any Linux application securely through the Tor network for anonymized network connections. […]
Coinbase Rejects $20M Ransom After Rogue Contractors Bribed to Leak Customer Data
Coinbase said a group of rogue contractors were bribed to pull customer data from internal systems, leading to a $20 million ransom demand.
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Coinbase Agents Bribed, Data of ~1% Users Leaked; $20M Extortion Attempt Fails
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has disclosed that unknown cyber actors broke into its systems and stole account data for a small subset of its customers.
“Criminals targeted our customer support agents overseas,” the company said in a statement. “They used cash offers to convince a small group of insiders to copy data in our customer support tools for less than 1% of Coinbase monthly
“Criminals targeted our customer support agents overseas,” the company said in a statement. “They used cash offers to convince a small group of insiders to copy data in our customer support tools for less than 1% of Coinbase monthly
Malicious npm package using steganography downloaded by hundreds
A malicious package in the Node Package Manager index uses invisible Unicode characters to hide malicious code and Google Calendar links to host the URL for the command-and-control location. […]
Malicious NPM package uses Unicode steganography to evade detection
A malicious package in the Node Package Manager index uses invisible Unicode characters to hide malicious code and Google Calendar links to host the URL for the command-and-control location. […]
Coinbase data breach exposes customer info and government IDs
Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange with over 100 million customers, has disclosed that cybercriminals working with rogue support agents stole customer data and demanded a $20 million ransom not to publish the stolen information. […]