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Microsoft hits snooze again on security certificate renewal
Seeing weird warnings in Microsoft 365 and Office Online? That'll be why Microsoft has expiration issues with its TLS certificates, resulting in unwanted security warnings.…
‘Skeleton Key’ attack unlocks the worst of AI, says Microsoft
Simple jailbreak prompt can bypass safety guardrails on major models Microsoft on Thursday published details about Skeleton Key – a technique that bypasses the guardrails used by makers of AI models to prevent their generative chatbots from creating harmful content.…
Polyfill.io owner punches back at ‘malicious defamation’ amid domain shutdown
No supply-chain attacks to see over here! After having its website shut down, the polyfill.io owner is fighting back against claims it smuggled suspicious code onto websites all across the internet.…
US lawmakers wave red flags over Chinese drone dominance
Congressman warns tech is getting the 'Huawei Playbook' treatment US Congress members warned against Chinese dominance of the drone industry on Wednesday, elevating the threat posed by Beijing's control of the technology as similar to that of semiconductors and ships.…
Korean telco allegedly infected its P2P users with malware
KT may have had an entire team dedicated to infecting its own customers A South Korean media outlet has alleged that local telco KT deliberately infected some customers with malware due to their excessive use of peer-to-peer (P2P) downloading tools.…
WhisperGate suspect indicted as US offers a $10M bounty for his capture
Russian national accused of attacks in lead-up to the Ukraine war The US Department of Justice has indicted a 22-year-old Russian for allegedly attacking Ukrainian government computers and destroying critical infrastructure systems in the so-called “WhisperGate” wiper attack that preceded Russia's illegal invasion of the European nation.…
Feds put $5M bounty on ‘CryptoQueen’ Ruja Ignatova
OneCoin co-founder allegedly bilked investors out of $4B Uncle Sam has put a $5 million bounty on any information leading to the arrest or conviction of self-titled "CryptoQueen" Ruja Ignatova, who is wanted in the US for apparently bilking victims out of more than $4 billion in what…
US convicts crypto-robbing gang leader who kidnapped victims before draining their accounts
Said to have zip tied elderly crypto investors, held them at gunpoint, and threatened to kill them The US has convicted the 24-year-old leader of an international robbery crew that kidnapped and terrorized wealthy victims during home invasions that were carried out to steal cryptocurrency tokens.…
Batten down the hatches, it’s time to patch some more MOVEit bugs
Exploit attempts for ‘devastating’ vulnerabilities already underway Thought last year's MOVEit hellscape was well and truly behind you? Unlucky, buster. We're back for round two after Progress Software lifted the lid on fresh vulnerabilities affecting MOVEit Transfer and Gateway.…
Yahoo! Japan to waive $189 million ad revenue after detecting fraudulent clicks
Admits it's not sure some clicks from from humans, points to bettter quality as sign not all is rotten Yahoo! Japan will waive $189 million charged to advertisers after deciding they were fraudulently charged, the portal's corporate parent revealed on Tuesday.…