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New Sysrv Botnet Variant Makes Use of Google Subdomain to Spread XMRig Miner

Sysrv is a well-documented botnet first identified in 2020, with the main payload being a worm written in Golang. It drops a cryptominer onto infected hosts before attempting to propagate itself using ...

AI and the Evolution of Social Media

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. A decade ago, social media was celebrated for sparking democratic uprisings in the Arab world and beyond. Now front pages are splashed with stories of social ...
Google AI cybersecurity

Google Initiative Aims to Boost AI for Cybersecurity

Google is pushing AI as the technology that will shift the balance of power from cyberattackers to security professionals and is launching a new project to make that a reality. The AI ...
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Google software security

Google Pushes Software Security Via Rust, AI-Based Fuzzing

Google is making moves to help developers ensure that their code is secure. The IT giant this week said it is donating $1 million to the Rust Foundation to improve interoperability between ...
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Malicious AdTech Spies on People as NatSec Targets

Targeted ads target targets: Patternz and Nuviad enable potentially hostile governments to track individuals by misusing ad bidding ...
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Biggest iPhone Exploit Ever & Google's $5 Billion Dollar Settlement

Most Advanced iPhone Exploit Ever, Google’s $5 Billion Settlement, Apple’s Journal App

In this episode, we discuss the most sophisticated iPhone exploit ever, Google’s agreement to settle a $5 billion lawsuit about tracking users in ‘incognito’ mode, and a new iOS app, Journal. The ...
Google Kubernetes vulnerabilities

GKE Case Highlights Risks of Attackers Chaining Vulnerabilities

Palo Alto Network’s cybersecurity recently outlined two vulnerabilities it found in Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) that, individually, don’t represent much of a threat. However, if a threat actor who already had access ...
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Google Cloud Report Spotlights 2024 Cybersecurity Challenges

Google Cloud suggests that it will become simpler for cybersecurity teams to leverage AI to better defend IT environments ...
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