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A malicious Hugging Face repository managed to take a spot in the platform's trending list by impersonating OpenAI's Privacy Filter open-weight model to deliver a Rust-based information stealer to Windows users
A malicious Hugging Face repository that reached the platform's trending list impersonated OpenAI's "Privacy Filter" project to deliver information-stealing malware to Windows users. [...]
This week’s cyber stories show how fast the online world can turn risky. Hackers are sneaking malware into movie downloads, browser add-ons, and even software updates people trust. Tech giants and governments are racing to plug new holes while arguing over privacy and control. And researchers keep uncovering just how much of our digital life is still wide open
A new infostealing malware making the rounds can exfiltrate credentials and other system data even from browsing software considered more privacy-focused than mainstream options.
244M purloined passwords added to Have I Been Pwned thanks to govt tip-off A tip-off from a government agency has resulted in 284 million unique email addresses and plenty of passwords snarfed by credential-stealing malware being added to privacy-breach-notification service Have I Been Pwned (HIBP).…
Google has stepped in to clarify that a newly introduced Android System SafetyCore app does not perform any client-side scanning of content
Like keeping your camera and microphone private? Patch up In revealing details about a vulnerability that threatens the privacy of Apple fans, Microsoft urges all macOS users to update their systems.…
4 file complaint with London's Met, alleging malware maker helped autocratic states violate their privacy Four UK-based proponents of human rights and critics of Middle Eastern states today filed a report with London's Metropolitan Police they hope will lead to charges against Pegasus peddler NSO Group.…
Also: New Attack Threatens VPN User Privacy; Android Malware Targets FinlandThis week, LockBit claimed responsibility for an attack, British Columbia probed an attack, the "TunnelVision" flaw threatened VPN users' privacy, a CEO was sentenced for a scam, attackers exploited a WordPress plug-in flaw, Zscaler probed a breach and Finland warned about Android malware scams.
PLUS: Another local government hobbled by ransomware; Huge rise in infostealing malware; and critical vulns In Brief Protecting your privacy online is hard. So hard, in fact, that even a top Israeli spy who managed to stay incognito for 20 years has found himself exposed after one basic error.…
Google will roll out a Safe Browsing update later this month that will provide real-time malware and phishing protection to all Chrome users, without compromising their browsing privacy. [...]
Evasive malware disguised as a caching plugin allows attackers to create an admin account on a WordPress site, then take over and monetize sites at the expense of legitimate SEO and user privacy.
The data-stealing malware threatens the cyber safety of individual and organizational privacy by infecting a range of Web browsers.
Popular instant messaging app WhatsApp on Thursday announced a new account verification feature that ensures that malware running on a user's mobile device doesn't impact their account
Google has announced the release of the first developer preview for Android 14, the next major version of the world's most popular mobile operating system, which comes with security and privacy enhancements, among other things. [...]
Underground forums are so last year. Telegram, Discord offer better privacy, functionality to criminals, says Intel 471 Cybercriminals are turning to messaging apps like Telegram and Discord as alternatives to popular underground forums: not only for the private communications and security features but also as avenues for spreading malware.…
Stallled law satisfies few and has even been identifed as likely to damage growth Analysis NSO Group's Pegasus spyware-for-governments keeps returning to the headlines thanks to revelations such as its use against Spain's prime minister and senior British officials. But there's one nation where outrage about Pegasus has been constant for nearly a year and shows little sign of abating: India.…