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Meta launched and almost instantly rolled back a feature that trained its AI image generator on Instagram user content.
6+ hour, 48+ min ago (632+ words) Meta’s new Muse Image AI, launched in early July, was briefly training its image generator on user-published Instagram posts. However, following user uproar, Meta killed the feature less than a week later. Here’s the breakdown on Meta’s latest generative AI…...
Kaspersky’s latest global survey shows a change in how people go online: 58% now claim their smartphone is the main device they use to access the internet, pushing the PC into a secondary role. But as the amount and sensitivity of data stored on these phones keep growing, cybersecurity experts warn that users’ security habits aren’t keeping up.
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (488+ words) Infographics: Data stored on mobile devices Three keys to mobile data security To help consumers navigate this new digital reality safely, Kaspersky experts have issued a three-step security plan: 1. No data should live on your phone only A smartphone should…...
Targeted phishing attacks on manufacturing companies
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (181+ words) Before launching a phishing attack, attackers initiate correspondence with the victim. The attackers send detailed specifications for a product they claim to be interested in, ask if the product can be engraved according to a sketch, or use any other…...
Why CAPTCHAs are about to vanish: how AI rewrote the "prove you're human" test
1+ week, 1+ day ago (538+ words) For over a decade, internet users have had to squint at blurry fire hydrants, bridges, and bicycles — until AI came along. What’s next for the CAPTCHA? CAPTCHAs as we know them popped up on our screens 26 years ago. While they’ve…...
Container security best practices for DevSecOps teams
1+ week, 4+ day ago (461+ words) Start with trusted, minimal base imagesUse well-maintained base images that include only the packages, libraries and utilities the application needs. This reduces the attack surface and makes patching easier. Scan images and dependencies before deploymentScanning should identify known vulnerabilities, exposed…...
Fake FIFA World Cup 2026 Streams: How to Spot Scams
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1168+ words) Kickoff is in ten minutes, your usual stream isn't loading, so you do what anyone would: search for another one. That's the exact moment scammers are waiting for. Every World Cup match sends a wave of people searching for somewhere…...
Kaspersky warns of a large-scale сampaign using fake free software to deploy a RAT via ScreenConnect
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (319+ words) Example of a website used by attackers to deliver ScreenConnect Infection occurs through malicious archives containing a legitimate, signed Microsoft file, install.exe, alongside the install.res.1033.dll library. The DLL is loaded onto the device via a DLL sideloading…...
How today's threat actors break into companies
2+ week, 1+ day ago (381+ words) These attacks didn’t start with sophisticated exploits. Instead, they relied on stolen passwords, too-lenient access rights, and a failure to apply long-released vulnerability patches. In an incident targeting a Latin American company, attackers gained access to an SMTP server by…...
Kaspersky reveals winners of SAS CTF qualifiers and opens registration for Kaspersky{CTF} 2026
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (222+ words) Kaspersky has long been committed to nurturing cybersecurity talent, through investments in educational and cyber capacity building initiatives such as CTF competitions. The company’s tournaments last year brought together 2,500 teams from around the world, reinforcing Kaspersky’s growing role in professional…...
The FROST attack: how SSD access delays expose users’ activity
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (308+ words) Austrian researchers have uncovered a bizarre new way hackers could steal sensitive data. Still, last year’s study wasn’t a complete waste of time. It proved that the resolution obtained from monitoring an SSD is quite high, the data leak is…...