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Google disrupts Chinese-linked hackers that attacked 53 groups globally
1+ hour, 38+ min ago (385+ words) GOOGLE. A Google logo is seen at a company research facility in Mountain View, California, US, May 13, 2025 Google disrupted a Chinese-linked hacking group that breached at least 53 organizations across 42 countries, the company said Wednesday, February 25. The hacking group, tracked as…...
[Tech Thoughts] We shouldn't take the 'apocalyptic AI' hype cycle lying down
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (1014+ words) Posts online warning about the rather disturbing actions artificial intelligence " namely, agentic AI and large language models " has done are inherently scary. In one case, a volunteer working on a python project called matplotlib said he denied a request for…...
Google identifies Gemini use in cyberattacks, phishing, malware development
1+ week, 2+ day ago (621+ words) GOOGLE. The new Google logo is seen in this illustration taken May 13, 2025. MANILA, Philippines " Google on Friday, February 13, released its quarterly threat intelligence report for Q4 2025, highlighting the fast-growing role that artificial intelligence (AI) has played in cyberattacks. The company's AI…...
Singapore says cyber espionage group targeted telco infrastructure
2+ week, 2+ day ago (289+ words) CYBERSECURITY ISSUES. A hooded man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. SINGAPORE " Singapore's four telecom companies, Singtel, StarHub, M1 and Simba Telecom, were targeted by cyber espionage group UNC3886 in…...
ADB, GCash lending arm Fuse partner to unlock inclusive finance, fight poverty in Philippines
2+ week, 5+ day ago (374+ words) Editor's note: This press release is sponsored by GCash and was handled by BrandRap, the sales and marketing arm of Rappler. No member of the news and editorial team participated in the publishing of this piece. Micro, small, and medium-sized…...
Coupang confirms personal data of 165,000 more South Korean users leaked
2+ week, 6+ day ago (147+ words) COUPANG. The Coupang logo is seen in this illustration taken February 11, 2025. SEOUL, South Korea " South Korean e-commerce company Coupang confirmed'on Thursday, February 5, that the'personal data of an additional 165,000 users'was leaked as a government-led investigation continued into a major data breach…...
Mozilla adding option to disable generative AI features in Firefox browser
3+ week, 1+ day ago (347+ words) MANILA, Philippines " Mozilla announced on Monday, February 2 (February 3, Philippine time) it would be adding an AI controls section within its Firefox desktop browser settings that would allow users to either fully disable or pick and choose which generative artificial intelligence…...
Open-source coding app Notepad++ targeted in Chinese-linked supply-chain attack
3+ week, 1+ day ago (332+ words) A Chinese-linked cyberespionage group with a long history hijacked the update process for the popular code editing platform Notepad++ to deliver a custom backdoor and other malware to targeted users, the program's developer and cybersecurity researchers said on Monday, February…...
[Tech Thoughts] DICT's bug bounties and ethical hacking at a glance
3+ week, 4+ day ago (713+ words) The Department of Information and Communications Technology on January 14 released department circular HRA-002, which laid down the revised and consolidated guidelines, rules, and regulations on vulnerability disclosures and the country's safe harbor policy and bug bounty program. DICT Secretary Henry…...
Open-source AI models vulnerable to criminal misuse, researchers warn
3+ week, 5+ day ago (370+ words) Hackers could target the computers running the LLMs and direct them to carry out spam operations, phishing content creation, or disinformation campaigns, evading platform security protocols, the researchers said. While thousands of open-source LLM variants exist, a significant portion of…...