As their rivalry intensifies, U.S. and Chinese military planners are gearing up for a new kind of warfare, air and sea drones equipped with artificial intelligence. The planners envision a scenario in …
‘eXotic Visit’ Spyware Campaign Target Android Users in India and Pakistan
'EXotic Visit', an Android malware campaign has been targeting users located in South Asia from the Google Play Store. The cybersecurity firm Slovak has been tracking the campaign since November …
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Chinese firms helping military get AI chips added to US export blacklist
On Wednesday, the U.S. government official announced the addition of four Chinese companies to an export blacklist for seeking AI chips for China's military. During a U.S. Senate subcommittee …
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Alethea Raises $20 Million for Disinformation Detection and Mitigation Solution
This week, Alethea announced it was raising $20 million in a round of series B funding. Alethea specializes in the detection and mitigation of disinformation and other threats bringing total …
Apple Updates Spyware Alert System to Warn Victims of Mercenary Attacks
On Wednesday, Apple updated its documentation regarding its mercenary spyware notification system. The updated documentation now includes alerts to users when it appears they have been …
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530k Impacted by Data Breach at Wisconsin Healthcare Organization
Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) has disclosed a ransomware attack that occurred on January 25, affecting over 530,000 individuals. Although no file-encrypting ransomware …
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Sprinto Raises $20 Million for Automated Risk and Compliance Platform
Sprinto, an automated risk and compliance platform provider based in San Francisco, has secured $20 million in Series B funding, bringing its total funding to $31.8 million. The investment was led by …
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Thousands of LG TVs Possibly Exposed to Remote Hacking
Cybersecurity researchers at Bitdefender have uncovered four vulnerabilities affecting LG TVs powered by WebOS versions 4 through 7, potentially enabling remote hackers to compromise the devices. One …
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Fortinet Patches Critical RCE Vulnerability in FortiClientLinux
Fortinet has released patches for a dozen vulnerabilities, including a critical remote code execution (RCE) flaw, CVE-2023-45590, affecting FortiClientLinux, which could allow attackers to execute …
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Solar Spider Spins Up New Malware to Entrap Saudi Arabian Financial Firms
The threat group behind a complex JavaScript remote access Trojan (RAT) known as JSOutProx has released a new version of the malware to target organizations in the Middle East. Resecurity, a …
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