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In Northern Virginia, along what has come to be called the “data center corridor,” stand massive, windowless facilities that form the physical backbone of the US race to artificial intelligence....

Cybersecurity specialist Anurag Sen discovered that Uzbekistan's license plate recognition system database was freely accessible online: anyone could access all the information . It is unclear how long the system...

Interpol conducted Operation Sentinel, an international operation that resulted in the arrest of 574 people and the recovery of $3 million stolen through BEC attacks, fraud, and extortion. The operation...

Straiker's AI Research (STAR) team has identified Villager, a native AI-based penetration testing framework developed by the Chinese group Cyberspike . The tool, presented as a red team solution ,...

TIME magazine's selection of a "Person of the Year" is a tradition dating back to 1927, when the award was given to Charles Lindbergh after his historic solo crossing of...

An in-depth security analysis of Livewire , an essential framework for developing dynamic interfaces in Laravel, has revealed a significant vulnerability. Synacktiv security experts have identified a critical flaw and...

Over the years, Microsoft has strived to keep BitLocker's performance impact within reasonable limits, historically below double digits. The goal has always been to ensure data protection without significantly impacting...

A thorough static and dynamic analysis has led to the identification of a macOS malware called DriverFixer0428 , classified as a credential stealer and attributed with a medium-high confidence level...

An ad has surfaced on a closed underground forum frequented by malware operators and initial access brokers, attracting the attention of the cyber threat intelligence community. The post promotes "NtKiller,"...

There's a specific moment, almost always at night, when curiosity overtakes caution. A newly opened repository, few stars but a success. very high score, the README file is well written...