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Microsoft has begun rolling out the beta version of its AI-powered Gaming Copilot to Windows 11 systems for users aged 18 or older, excluding those in mainland China. [...]
Also, Colt Services Outage Persists, Finland Charges Americans in Vastaamo HackThis week, Microsoft hit RaccoonO365, Colt Technology Services, Finland charged a U.S. citizen in Vastaamo hack. RevengeHotels hackers used AI, Meta can't overturn a privacy case verdict. Chinese hackers unleashed spear phishing emails. Prosper confirmed a data breach, as did Kering fashion houses.
Proofpoint spots efforts to spy on US economic policy nerds Chinese state-aligned online attackers are back at it, targeting US trade policy wonks as Washington and Beijing spar over economic ties.…
A China-aligned threat actor known as TA415 has been attributed to spear-phishing campaigns targeting the U.S. government, think tanks, and academic organizations utilizing U.S.-China economic-themed lures
AI-native Villager, which automates Kali and DeepSeek penetration tests, has reached 11,000 PyPI downloads fueling dual-use threat
Cyberspace watchdog tightens reporting regime, leaving little time to hide incidents Beijing will soon expect Chinese network operators to 'fess up to serious cyber incidents within an hour of spotting them – or risk penalties for dragging their feet.…
The China-aligned threat actor known as Mustang Panda has been observed using an updated version of a backdoor called TONESHELL and a previously undocumented USB worm called SnakeDisk
SEO poisoning attack has been observed targeting Chinese Windows users via lookalike domains, installing Hiddengh0st and Winos
Chip giant accused of breaching conditions of $6.9B Mellanox takeover China has dealt Nvidia another blow, finding the chipmaker in violation of the country's anti-monopoly Law and escalating a long-running regulatory headache into a full investigation.…
A new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered penetration testing tool linked to a China-based company has attracted nearly 11,000 downloads on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository, raising concerns that it could be repurposed by cybercriminals for malicious purposes
Chinese-speaking users are the target of a search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning campaign that uses fake software sites to distribute malware
PLUS: Japan woos Micron, again; China launches chip dumping probe; Mitsubishi expands opsec empire; and more! Criminals appear to be moving cyber-scam centers to vulnerable countries.…
PLUS: China's Great Firewall springs a leak; FBI issues rare 'Flash Alert' of Salesforce attacks; $10m bounty for alleged Russian hacker; and more Infosec In Brief 15 ransomware gangs, including Scattered Spider and Lapsus$, have announced that they are going dark, and say no more attacks will be carried out in their name.…