Some of the most widely used AI agents and assistants from Microsoft, Google, OpenAI and other major companies are susceptible to being hijacked with little or no user interaction, as per Zenity labs. During a presentation at the Black Hat USA cybersecurity conference, Zenity researchers showed how hackers could exfiltrate data, manipulate critical workflows across…
CISA warned on Wednesday that attackers are actively exploiting two security vulnerabilities in N‑able’s N-central remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform. N-central is commonly used by managed services providers (MSPs) and IT departments to monitor, manage, and maintain client networks and devices from a centralized web-based console. According to CISA, the two flaws can allow…
The Generation 8 portfolio includes multi-gigabit connectivity even for lower-end desktop models, a new unified management platform. An AI assistant to help administrators with common queries and device management tasks. SonicWall is growing its Gen8 hardware portfolio with new firewalls designed to better handle evolving network security needs. The SonicWall update spans both the desktop…
Nvdia push response to allegations from Chinese state media that its H20 artificial intelligence chips are a national security risk for China. Earlier in the day, Reuters reported Yuyuan Tantian, an account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, said in an article published on WeChat that the Nvidia H20 chips are not technologically advanced or environmentally…
Columbia University has been targeted in a cyberattack where hackers stole the personal information of students, applicants, and employees. The Ivy League school suffered an IT outage on June 24 and on July 1 it revealed that it was caused by hackers who may have stolen data from its network. In an update shared on August 5, Columbia University…
Google has acknowledged a data breach in one of its Salesforce systems carried out by the hacker group ShinyHunters. The breach, which occurred in early June, compromised one of Google’s internal Salesforce instances, exposing contact information and notes related to small and medium businesses. Back then, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) had already warned about…
Inks biggest deal to build out identify security business Growing AI threats boost interest, consolidation Palo Alto shares fall 8% on integration concerns Palo Alto Networks will buy Israeli peer CyberArk Software for about $25 billion, in its biggest deal yet, as CEO Nikesh Arora seeks to build a comprehensive cybersecurity provider to tap into rising…
The five critical vulnerabilities were named “ReVault” by Talos, and are found in Broadcom’s ControlVault3 firmware, as well as associated Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) on a range of Dell business laptops. On June 13, Dell disclosed these vulnerabilities impacting Dell Pro, Latitude, and Precision laptop models. ControlVault3 is a hardware-based security module found in…
Google is the latest company to suffer a data breach in an ongoing wave of Salesforce CRM data theft attacks conducted by the ShinyHunters extortion group. In June, Google warned that a threat actor they classify as ‘UNC6040′ is targeting companies’ employees in voice phishing (vishing) social engineering attacks to breach Salesforce instances and download customer data….
KLM Airlines (aka KLM Royal Dutch Airlines), a French-Dutch multinational airline, has notified customers about a recent data breach that exposed certain personal details after a third-party system the company relies on was accessed by an unauthorised party. The breach did not affect core systems or more sensitive data, but it still involves information that…
