Premium Deception campaign uses 250 Android apps to silently sign victims up to paid services
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AI, Global Security News
GUEST ESSAY: AI can speed up communication, but it can also weaken human connection
The first warning sign came on stage. Related: Carol Sturka declares her agency I had turned to ChatGPT to help organize research notes for an upcoming keynote. I was pressed for time and wanted help spotting patterns I might have missed. That seemed harmless enough. Then the tool offered to help write the speech. I…
AI, china, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security
Microsoft dismantled malware-signing network Fox Tempest
Microsoft disrupted Fox Tempest, a malware-signing-as-a-service (MSaaS) that allowed attackers to sign malware with fake trusted certificates. Microsoft said it disrupted a cybercrime operation run by a threat actor named Fox Tempest, which helped threat actors sign malware with short-lived certificates to make malicious software appear legitimate. The service abused Microsoft Artifact Signing and supported…
AI, Apps, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
5 ways to curb AI sprawl without stifling innovation
The trend shows no sign of slowing. McKinsey’s latest The State of AI report suggests that 88% of organizations now use AI in at least one business function. As adoption expands, so too will experimentation and tool creation — much of it occurring outside traditional IT processes and often beyond formal oversight. For IT leaders,…
AI, Apps, Global Security News
OpenAI Revokes macOS App Certificate After Malicious Axios Supply Chain Incident
OpenAI revealed a GitHub Actions workflow used to sign its macOS apps, which downloaded the malicious Axios library on March 31, but noted that no user data or internal system was compromised. “Out of an abundance of caution, we are taking steps to protect the process that certifies our macOS applications are legitimate OpenAI apps,” OpenAI said in a…
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AI Is Using So Much Energy That Computing Firepower Is Running Out
AI companies are rationing their offerings and products, rankling users—a warning sign for a boom that depends on rapid adoption.
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Picking Up ‘Skull Vibrations’? Could Be XR Headset Authentication
“Skull vibration harmonics generated by vital signs” can be used to sign in to VR, AR, and MR headsets, according to emerging research.
AI, Global Security News, malware, Network Security
Fake Zoom, Teams Meeting Invites Use Compromised Certificates to Drop Malware
A new phishing campaign is using stolen certificates from TrustConnect Software PTY LTD to sign malware. By impersonating updates for Zoom and Microsoft Teams, hackers install RMM tools to gain persistent, privileged access to networks
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AMD and Nutanix Announce Strategic Partnership to Advance an Open and Scalable Platform for Enterprise AI
COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT: AMD and Nutanix sign multi-year agreement to accelerate adoption of Nutanix-powered agentic AI platform on AMD accelerated compute infrastructure for enterprise AI and service providers AMD to invest and fund up to $250 million in Nutanix shares, and R&D and go-to-market for integrated solutions Joint roadmap to integrate AMD ROCm™ and AMD Enterprise AI software into…
AI, Blog, CVE, CVEs, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Microsoft Vulnerability
CVE-2026-20805: Microsoft Fixes Actively Exploited Windows Desktop Manager Zero-Day
As 2026 gets underway, the pace of critical vulnerability disclosures shows little sign of easing. Following the recent MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847) revelation, Microsoft has kicked off the year with its first Patch Tuesday release, addressing 114 security flaws across its product ecosystem. Among them is a zero-day vulnerability that was already being exploited in real-world attacks,…
AI, Blog, CVE, CVEs, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Microsoft Vulnerability
CVE-2026-20805: Microsoft Fixes Actively Exploited Windows Desktop Manager Zero-Day
As 2026 gets underway, the pace of critical vulnerability disclosures shows little sign of easing. Following the recent MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847) revelation, Microsoft has kicked off the year with its first Patch Tuesday release, addressing 114 security flaws across its product ecosystem. Among them is a zero-day vulnerability that was already being exploited in real-world attacks,…
AI, Blog, CVE, CVEs, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Microsoft Vulnerability
CVE-2026-20805: Microsoft Fixes Actively Exploited Windows Desktop Manager Zero-Day
As 2026 gets underway, the pace of critical vulnerability disclosures shows little sign of easing. Following the recent MongoBleed (CVE-2025-14847) revelation, Microsoft has kicked off the year with its first Patch Tuesday release, addressing 114 security flaws across its product ecosystem. Among them is a zero-day vulnerability that was already being exploited in real-world attacks,…