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Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas Says On-Device AI Can Disrupt the Data Centre Industry
Perplexity’s Aravind Srinivas said AI packed into local device chips that handle inference could pose the biggest threat to traditional data centres, signalling a shift from server-centric processing. He also discussed autonomous AI agents, the role of browsers in AI infrastructure, and the contrast between human curiosity and artificial systems...
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CERT-In Warns Google Chrome Users of ‘High Risk’ Vulnerabilities on Windows, macOS, and Linux
CERT-In has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting Google Chrome on various operating systems. The latest bulletin, published on Friday, has flagged the discovered vulnerabilities as high risk. As per the cybersecurity firm, threat actors may potentially exploit the security flaws to remotely execute arbitrary code on the a...
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Claude Jailbroken by Chinese Hackers to Orchestrate First-of-Its-Kind AI Cyberattack
Anthropic has confirmed that Claude was used in a large-scale agentic cyberattack in September, marking the first known incident where an AI system carried out most of an operation with minimal human input. The company says a Chinese state-sponsored group jailbroke Claude by disguising malicious tasks as harmless subtasks. Claude then autonomously ...
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‘Privacy Friendly’ Universe Browser Behaves Like Malware With Keylogging and Disabled Security Tools, Warn Researchers
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a potential threat linked to a "privacy friendly" browser. Dubbed the Universe Browser, it is said to route its connections through servers in China and quietly installs several programs that covertly run in the background. The cybersecurity firm discovered that it was linked to a network of illegal gaming ...
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Google Data Breach Exposed 2.5 Billion Accounts: How to Secure Your Gmail Account
Google has reportedly alerted 2.5 billion Gmail account holders after a password hacker group was able to carry out a “successful intrusion.” As per the report, the incident occurred between August 8 and 18 in a widespread attack via compromised Open Authorisation (OAuth) tokens. Apart from targeting individual accounts, the threat actors have ...
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CloudSEK Research Reveals How AI Summarising Tools Can Be Tricked Using Prompt Injection-Based Attacks
CloudSEK, a cybersecurity firm, highlighted that artificial intelligence (AI) summarising tools can be tricked into carrying out commands of threat actors using benign CSS tricks. These tricks usually involve using hidden text in emails, messages, weblinks, and web pages. When a user asks an AI chatbot or an AI summarising tool to process the conte...
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Workday Targeted By Hackers To Run Social Engineering Scams; “Some” Data Leaked
Workday, the HR solutions company, was recently attacked by threat actors. The company said that "some" information was compromised. However, the customer data was largely safe. Recently, hackers have been targeting tech firms to steal information.
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SonicWall Says Malicious NetExtender Client Used to Steal VPN Credentials
SonicWall has warned customers about a malicious version of its SSL VPN NetExtender app that was used to steal VPN configurations and credentials. Threat actors modified two NetExtender application files, impacting organisations allowing remote network access. Both Microsoft and SonicWall have implemented measures to block the spread of these alter...
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16 Billion Login Credentials Leaked in Massive Data Breach Impacting Apple, Google and More
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “mysterious database” comprising a staggering 16 billion login credentials, in what is being called one of the biggest data breaches in history. According to a report, it impacted some of the world’s biggest technology companies including Apple, Facebook, and Google, along with government portals fr...
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Google Identifies Lostkeys, a Russian Malware That Can Steal Specific Files and Directories
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) shared a report about a new piece of malware last week. The new malware, dubbed Lostkeys, is described as a data theft malware and is said to be linked with the Russian threat group Coldriver. Lostkeys is considered dangerous because it is being spread at the end of a multi-step chain that starts with a lure ...
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Instagram Co-Founder Says Mark Zuckerberg Saw App’s Growth as ‘Threat’
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testified that the app could have succeeded without being acquired by Meta Platforms. Systrom, testifying Tuesday at Meta’s antitrust trial in Washington, recounted how quickly Instagram was growing before Zuckerberg’s purchase offer.
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Malicious Machine Learning Models Discovered on Hugging Face: Report
Hugging Face, the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) hub, is said to contain malicious ML models. A cybersecurity research firm discovered two such models that contain code that can be used to package and distribute malware to those who download these files. As per the researchers, threat actors are using a hard-to-detect method...
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Qualcomm Says Arm Has Withdrawn License Breach Notice
Arm Holdings has withdrawn a threat to terminate Qualcomm's license agreement. Arm in October threatened to terminate Qualcomm's license agreement amid a dispute over technology that powers Qualcomm's personal computer chips.
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Recent iPhone, Mac Models Susceptible to Side Channel Exploitation, Putting Sensitive Information at Risk: Report
Security researchers have discovered new vulnerabilities in Apple’s in-house Silicon chipsets which may leave it exposed to exploitation, according to a report. The Cupertino-based technology company’s A and M-series chipsets, which power the iPhone/iPad and Mac, respectively, are said to be susceptible to side channel attacks which may allow t...
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ChatGPT Search Opens To All Users In Challenge To Google
OpenAI on Monday said it is making ChatGPT-powered internet search available to all users, escalating its threat to Google's dominance.
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Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas Says On-Device AI Can Disrupt the Data Centre Industry
Perplexity’s Aravind Srinivas said AI packed into local device chips that handle inference could pose the biggest threat to traditional data centres, signalling a shift from server-centric processing. He also discussed autonomous AI agents, the role of browsers in AI infrastructure, and the contrast between human curiosity and artificial systems...
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CERT-In Warns Google Chrome Users of ‘High Risk’ Vulnerabilities on Windows, macOS, and Linux
CERT-In has issued an advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities affecting Google Chrome on various operating systems. The latest bulletin, published on Friday, has flagged the discovered vulnerabilities as high risk. As per the cybersecurity firm, threat actors may potentially exploit the security flaws to remotely execute arbitrary code on the a...
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Claude Jailbroken by Chinese Hackers to Orchestrate First-of-Its-Kind AI Cyberattack
Anthropic has confirmed that Claude was used in a large-scale agentic cyberattack in September, marking the first known incident where an AI system carried out most of an operation with minimal human input. The company says a Chinese state-sponsored group jailbroke Claude by disguising malicious tasks as harmless subtasks. Claude then autonomously ...
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‘Privacy Friendly’ Universe Browser Behaves Like Malware With Keylogging and Disabled Security Tools, Warn Researchers
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a potential threat linked to a "privacy friendly" browser. Dubbed the Universe Browser, it is said to route its connections through servers in China and quietly installs several programs that covertly run in the background. The cybersecurity firm discovered that it was linked to a network of illegal gaming ...
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Google Data Breach Exposed 2.5 Billion Accounts: How to Secure Your Gmail Account
Google has reportedly alerted 2.5 billion Gmail account holders after a password hacker group was able to carry out a “successful intrusion.” As per the report, the incident occurred between August 8 and 18 in a widespread attack via compromised Open Authorisation (OAuth) tokens. Apart from targeting individual accounts, the threat actors have ...
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CloudSEK Research Reveals How AI Summarising Tools Can Be Tricked Using Prompt Injection-Based Attacks
CloudSEK, a cybersecurity firm, highlighted that artificial intelligence (AI) summarising tools can be tricked into carrying out commands of threat actors using benign CSS tricks. These tricks usually involve using hidden text in emails, messages, weblinks, and web pages. When a user asks an AI chatbot or an AI summarising tool to process the conte...
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Workday Targeted By Hackers To Run Social Engineering Scams; “Some” Data Leaked
Workday, the HR solutions company, was recently attacked by threat actors. The company said that "some" information was compromised. However, the customer data was largely safe. Recently, hackers have been targeting tech firms to steal information.
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SonicWall Says Malicious NetExtender Client Used to Steal VPN Credentials
SonicWall has warned customers about a malicious version of its SSL VPN NetExtender app that was used to steal VPN configurations and credentials. Threat actors modified two NetExtender application files, impacting organisations allowing remote network access. Both Microsoft and SonicWall have implemented measures to block the spread of these alter...
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16 Billion Login Credentials Leaked in Massive Data Breach Impacting Apple, Google and More
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a “mysterious database” comprising a staggering 16 billion login credentials, in what is being called one of the biggest data breaches in history. According to a report, it impacted some of the world’s biggest technology companies including Apple, Facebook, and Google, along with government portals fr...
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Google Identifies Lostkeys, a Russian Malware That Can Steal Specific Files and Directories
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) shared a report about a new piece of malware last week. The new malware, dubbed Lostkeys, is described as a data theft malware and is said to be linked with the Russian threat group Coldriver. Lostkeys is considered dangerous because it is being spread at the end of a multi-step chain that starts with a lure ...
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Instagram Co-Founder Says Mark Zuckerberg Saw App’s Growth as ‘Threat’
Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom testified that the app could have succeeded without being acquired by Meta Platforms. Systrom, testifying Tuesday at Meta’s antitrust trial in Washington, recounted how quickly Instagram was growing before Zuckerberg’s purchase offer.
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Malicious Machine Learning Models Discovered on Hugging Face: Report
Hugging Face, the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) hub, is said to contain malicious ML models. A cybersecurity research firm discovered two such models that contain code that can be used to package and distribute malware to those who download these files. As per the researchers, threat actors are using a hard-to-detect method...
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Qualcomm Says Arm Has Withdrawn License Breach Notice
Arm Holdings has withdrawn a threat to terminate Qualcomm's license agreement. Arm in October threatened to terminate Qualcomm's license agreement amid a dispute over technology that powers Qualcomm's personal computer chips.
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Recent iPhone, Mac Models Susceptible to Side Channel Exploitation, Putting Sensitive Information at Risk: Report
Security researchers have discovered new vulnerabilities in Apple’s in-house Silicon chipsets which may leave it exposed to exploitation, according to a report. The Cupertino-based technology company’s A and M-series chipsets, which power the iPhone/iPad and Mac, respectively, are said to be susceptible to side channel attacks which may allow t...
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ChatGPT Search Opens To All Users In Challenge To Google
OpenAI on Monday said it is making ChatGPT-powered internet search available to all users, escalating its threat to Google's dominance.
