#MaliciousCorgi: The Cute-Looking #AI Extensions Leaking Code from 1.5 Million Developers
Malicious VS Code AI Extensions Harvesting Code from 1.5M Devs
Two popular AI coding extensions with 1.5M installs secretly harvest your entire codebase and profile you. Both are still live in the marketplace.
 #cybersecurity #ChatGPT #ChatMoss #CodeMoss
#Microsoft fixes bug causing #password sign-in option to disappear
BleepingComputer
Microsoft fixes bug causing password sign-in option to disappear
Microsoft has fixed a known issue that was causing the password sign-in option to disappear from the lock screen options after installing Windows 1...
 #cybersecurity #Windows
#NationStates confirms #DataBreach, shuts down game site
BleepingComputer
NationStates confirms data breach, shuts down game site
NationStates, a multiplayer browser-based game, has confirmed a data breach after taking its website offline earlier this week to investigate a sec...
 #gaming #cybersecurity #privacy
#Anthropic's $200M #Pentagon Contract at Risk Over Objections to Domestic #Surveillance, Autonomous Deployments
Anthropic
Talks "are at a standstill" for Anthropic
 #AI #privacy #politics
Exposed #MongoDB instances still targeted in data extortion attacks
BleepingComputer
Exposed MongoDB instances still targeted in data extortion attacks
A threat actor is targeting exposed MongoDB instances in automated data extortion attacks demanding low ransoms from owners to restore the data.
 #cybersecurity
US Has Investigated Claims #WhatsApp Chats Aren’t Private
Bloomberg.com
US Has Investigated Claims WhatsApp Chats Aren’t Private
US law enforcement has been investigating allegations by former Meta Platforms Inc. contractors that Meta personnel can access WhatsApp messages, d...
 #privacy #cybersecurity #Meta
Lawsuit claims #WhatsApp has a gaping security hole. Experts doubt it.
MSN
 #cybersecurity #privacy #Meta
Cloud storage payment #scam floods inboxes with fake renewals
BleepingComputer
Cloud storage payment scam floods inboxes with fake renewals
Over the past few months, a large-scale cloud storage subscription scam campaign has been targeting users worldwide with repeated emails falsely wa...
 #phishing #cybersecurity
#Mandiant details how #ShinyHunters abuse #SSO to steal cloud data
BleepingComputer
Mandiant details how ShinyHunters abuse SSO to steal cloud data
Mandiant says a wave of recent ShinyHunters SaaS data-theft attacks is being fueled by targeted voice phishing (vishing) attacks and company-brande...
 #cybersecurity #cybercrime #ransomware #phishing
5 Reasons You Need an Ad-Blocker https://ghost.thenewoil.org/5-reasons-you-need-an-ad-blocker/ #privacy #blog #adblocker #advertising