A Single Cloud Compromise Can Feed an Army of AI Sex Bots

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:05:52 +0000

Organizations that get relieved of credentials to their cloud environments can quickly find themselves part of a disturbing new trend: Cybercriminals using stolen cloud credentials to operate and resell sexualized AI-powered chat services. Researchers say these illicit chat bots, which use custom jailbreaks to bypass content filtering, often veer into darker role-playing scenarios, including child sexual exploitation and rape.

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This Windows PowerShell Phish Has Scary Potential

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 19:39:09 +0000

Many GitHub users this week received a novel phishing email warning of critical security holes in their code. Those who clicked the link for details were asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware. While it’s unlikely that many programmers fell for this scam, it’s notable because less targeted versions of it are likely to be far more successful against the average Windows user.

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Dependabot impersonators cause trouble on GitHub

Categories: Personal

Tags: dependabot

Tags: GitHub

Tags: password

Tags: attack

Tags: imitate

Tags: profile

Tags: avatar

Tags: commit

Tags: resource

Tags: dependency

We take a look at a clever attack imitating GitHub’s Dependabot in order to publish rogue project updates.

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Fake security researchers push malware files on GitHub

Categories: News

Tags: GitHub

Tags: malware

Tags: repository

Tags: security researcher

Tags: fake

Tags: download

Tags: scam

Tags: twitter

Tags: social

We take a look at reports of fake security researchers offering up malware downloads via GitHub repositories.

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A smorgasbord for June’s Patch Tuesday

Credit to Author: Angela Gunn| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 21:05:13 +0000

Between its own fixes and a slew of FYI alerts covering Edge, GitHub, and Autodesk, Microsoft piles 94 CVEs onto sysadmins’ plates; Fortinet and Adobe also at the table

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A week in security (March 27 – April 2)

Categories: News

Tags: Lock and Code

Tags: Anna Pobletts

Tags: ChatGPT

Tags: World Backup Day

Tags: GitHub

Tags: accidental breach

Tags: DDoS service

Tags: Instagram scammer

Tags: top cyber threats of 2023

Tags: 3CX

Tags: BingBang

Tags: Apple

Tags: EE phing

Tags: phishing

Tags: ransomware

The most interesting security related news from the week of March 27 to April 2.

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A week in security (January 30 – February 5)

Categories: News

Tags: week in security

Tags: blog roundup

Tags: Roomba

Tags: Facebook

Tags: Eileen Gun

Tags: Lock and Code

Tags: data wiper

Tags: LearnPress

Tags: Riot Games

Tags: League of Legends

Tags: malvertising

Tags: dark patterns

Tags: supply chain attacks

Tags: GitHub

Tags: ransomware monthly

Tags: ransomware

Tags: AV-TEST top product

Tags: multi-threat ransomware

Tags: CISA

Tags: BEC

Tags: business email compromise

The most interesting security related news from the week of January 30 – February 5.

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GitHub revokes several certificates after unauthorized access

Categories: News

Tags: GitHub

Tags: Atom

Tags: Desktop for Mac

Tags: Apple Developer ID

Tags: certificates

Tags: Digicert

Tags: sunset

After an unauthorized access incident, GitHub will revoke three certificates which will affect users of Atom and GitHub Desktop for Mac.

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