Increase of nearly 60 percent in phishing attacks
The year-over-year growth is primarily attributed to the use of generative AI for voice phishing (vishing) and deepfake phishing.
That's what data from Zscaler shows. The company analyzed 2 billion blocked phishing transactions on its Zero Trust Exchange platform. Cybercriminals appear to use ge... Read more
ASML is allowed to expand in Dutch city of Eindhoven
ASML has signed a letter of intent with the city of Eindhoven (The Netherlands) for large-scale expansion of the company. The chosen site for that expansion is the city's Brainport Industries Campus (BIC). This would allow for 20,000 additional jobs.
The Eindhoven city council will make its fina... Read more
Dutch Single Quantum achieves long-distance Quantum Key Distribution
In cooperation with Toshiba, Single Quantum has made the technology suitable for more than 300 kilometres of fibre-optic connections.
In Quantum Key Distribution (QKD), high-performance and quantum computers generate keys that are resistant to decryption. Toshiba's QKD technology is delivered ov... Read more
WordPress plugin for web forms contains critical vulnerability
WordPress websites using the Forminator plugin for web forms are extremely vulnerable to uploading and executing malicious files. Japan's Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC) is sounding the alarm about this.
JPCERT/CC has issued an alert for the critical vulnerabilit... Read more
Vulnerability in Windows Defender leads to data loss
Attacks on Windows Defender and Kaspersky EDR allow remote file deletion. Even after patches, hackers can still exploit these tools' vulnerabilities.
In a presentation at Black Hat Asia, security firm SafeBreach revealed that Windows Defender and Kaspersky EDR are vulnerable to remote-access att... Read more
Belgian brewery Duvel Moortgat’s data made public because company refused to pay
Cybercriminals have publicized about one terabyte of data from the Duvel Moortgat brewery ransomware attack last month. This is because the company refused to pay. The cybercriminals from Black Basta supposedly posted the data online, which included employee passport copies and internal company doc... Read more
Market value of AI chip companies plummets, investors concerned
The share prices of TSMC, Nvidia, ASML and other chip companies have declined sharply. In recent days, investors have been a lot more pessimistic about the prospects of AI hardware. Is the AI hype already weakening, or are the cooled market conditions only temporary?
TSMC and Nvidia plunged 13 p... Read more
Ransomware victims increasingly refuse to pay
Victims of ransomware attacks are less likely to pay cybercriminals to release the encrypted or stolen data. This is according to Coveware research in a quarterly report.
The researchers state that in the first quarter of 2024, 28 percent of companies affected by ransomware paid the requested ra... Read more
Update: Acquisition of Informatica by Salesforce appears to be off the table
Update 22/04/2024 - Salesforce does not appear to have closed the deal with cloud data management firm Informatica. The companies can't agree on the terms of Salesforce's proposed acquisition. If the deal had gone through, it would have been one of the largest acquisitions Salesforce—already know... Read more
Advanced Huawei chip doesn’t impress US Commerce Secretary
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is not impressed with China's chip advances. The Huawei Mate 60 chip, released last September, seemed to be the result of a remarkable breakthrough in China's semiconductor industry. Nothing could be further from the truth, she believes.
Huawei launched the ... Read more