FTC Warns Tech Giants Not To Bow To Foreign Pressure on Encryption
FTC Warns Tech Giants Not To Bow To Foreign Pressure on Encryption Summary The Federal Trade Commission, led by Chair Andrew N. Ferguson, has issued a warning to major US…
Fast-Spreading, Complex Phishing Campaign Installs RATs
Fast-Spreading, Complex Phishing Campaign Installs RATs Summary Fortinet Labs has uncovered a rapidly expanding, global phishing campaign that targets Windows users with personalised spoofed pages. Attackers lure victims via social-engineered…
Hackers Lay in Wait, Then Knocked Out Iran Ship Comms
Hackers Lay in Wait, Then Knocked Out Iran Ship Comms Summary A hacktivist group calling itself Lab-Dookhtegan (“Sewn Lips”) claims it crippled communications on dozens of Iranian vessels by taking…
FTC Chair Tells Tech Giants to Hold the Line on Encryption
FTC Chair Tells Tech Giants to Hold the Line on Encryption Summary FTC chair Andrew Ferguson sent written letters to major US tech companies urging them not to comply with…
ClickFix Attack Tricks AI Summaries Into Pushing Malware
ClickFix Attack Tricks AI Summaries Into Pushing Malware Summary CloudSEK published research showing a ClickFix proof-of-concept that weaponises AI summarisation tools to surface hidden malicious instructions. Attackers craft HTML (white-on-white…
Russia weighs Google Meet ban as part of foreign tech crackdown
Russia weighs Google Meet ban as part of foreign tech crackdown Summary Russia is considering blocking Google Meet after users reported service disruptions last week. Andrei Svintsov, deputy chair of…
Hackers Lied In Wait, Then Knocked Out Iran Ship Comms
Hackers Lied In Wait, Then Knocked Out Iran Ship Comms Summary A hacktivist group calling itself Lab-Dookhtegan (“Sewn Lips”) claims it crippled communications on around 64 Iranian vessels — 25…
Perplexity’s AI Browser Comet Vulnerable To Prompt Injection Attacks That Hijack User Accounts
Perplexity’s AI Browser Comet Vulnerable To Prompt Injection Attacks That Hijack User Accounts Summary Security researchers at Brave and Guardio Labs independently uncovered critical prompt‑injection vulnerabilities in Perplexity’s Comet browser.…
Google To Require Identity Verification for All Android App Developers by 2027
Google To Require Identity Verification for All Android App Developers by 2027 Summary Google will require identity verification for all Android app developers on certified Android devices (those shipping with…
FTC Warns Tech Giants Not To Bow To Foreign Pressure on Encryption
FTC Warns Tech Giants Not To Bow To Foreign Pressure on Encryption Summary The US Federal Trade Commission has sent a letter, signed by Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson, to major…