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Interesting: Summary: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into accepting its changes into a mainstream python library. This represents a first-of-its-kind case study of misaligned AI behaviorRead More »Malicious AI

Fake IPTV Apps Spread Massiv Android Malware Targeting Mobile Banking Users

Fake IPTV Apps Spread Massiv Android Malware Targeting Mobile Banking Users

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Android trojan called Massiv that’s designed to facilitate device takeover (DTO) attacks for financial theft. The malware, according to ThreatFabric, masquerades as seemingly harmless IPTV apps to deceive victims, indicating that the activity is primarily singling out users looking for the onlineRead More »Fake IPTV Apps Spread Massiv Android Malware Targeting Mobile Banking Users

CRESCENTHARVEST Campaign Targets Iran Protest Supporters With RAT Malware

CRESCENTHARVEST Campaign Targets Iran Protest Supporters With RAT Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign dubbed CRESCENTHARVEST, likely targeting supporters of Iran’s ongoing protests to conduct information theft and long-term espionage. The Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) said it observed the activity after January 9, with the attacks designed to deliver a malicious payload that servesRead More »CRESCENTHARVEST Campaign Targets Iran Protest Supporters With RAT Malware

Citizen Lab Finds Cellebrite Tool Used on Kenyan Activist’s Phone in Police Custody

Citizen Lab Finds Cellebrite Tool Used on Kenyan Activist’s Phone in Police Custody

New research from the Citizen Lab has found signs that Kenyan authorities used a commercial forensic extraction tool manufactured by Israeli company Cellebrite to break into a prominent dissident’s phone, making it the latest case of abuse of the technology targeting civil society. The interdisciplinary research unit at the UniversityRead More »Citizen Lab Finds Cellebrite Tool Used on Kenyan Activist’s Phone in Police Custody

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