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Ultralytics AI model hijacked to infect thousands with cryptominer
The popular Ultralytics YOLO11 AI model was compromised in a supply chain attack to deploy cryptominers on devices running versions 8.3.41 and 8.3.42 from the Python Package Index (PyPI) Ultralytics is a software development company specializing in computer vision and artificial intelligence (AI), specifically in object detection and image processing. It’s best known for its “YOLO” (You Only Look Once)…
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Hackers abuse popular Godot game engine to infect thousands of PCs
Hackers have used new GodLoader malware exploiting the capabilities of the widely used Godot game engine to evade detection and infect over 17,000 systems in just three months. As Check Point Research found while investigating the attacks, threat actors can use this malware loader to target gamers across all major platforms, including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. It’s also…
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Slow websites cost businesses thousands per year
Poor website performance is costing businesses thousands per year – as much as 15% of annual revenue. A survey of 206 businesses with an average annual revenue of $119,000 by Liquid Web found they lose an average of $20,172 per year because of poor website performance. More than one in ten said they’d experienced website downtime in the last year,…
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Fortive Corporation subsidiaries notify thousands of data breach that compromised SSNs, payment info
20 subsidiaries of industrial technology conglomerate Fortive Corporation over the weekend confirmed they notified at least 31,478 people of a January 2023 data breach that compromised some or all of the following private information: Name Social Security number Financial account number Credit or debit card number Health insurance information Driver’s license number Passport number Birth certificate number Date of birth…
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IBM has reportedly laid off thousands – Computerworld
IBM spokesperson Sarah Minkel emailed a rather vague statement to Computerworld that seemed to confirm the layoffs: “Early this year, IBM disclosed a workforce rebalancing charge that would represent a very low single digit percentage of IBM’s global workforce, and we still expect to exit 2024 at roughly the same level of employment as we entered with.” The Register did…
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Altman Plants notifies thousands about data breach that compromised SSNs, credit cards, passwords, and more
Altman Specialty Plants this week confirmed it notified thousands of people about a September 11, 2023 data breach that compromised the following personal info: Social Security number Financial account info Payment card info Driver’s license number Date of birth Passport number Employer ID number Health insurance info Medical info Username Password Ransomware group LockBit claimed responsibility for the attack and…
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NCSC identifies China-linked botnets targeting thousands of devices worldwide
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), along with its Five Eyes allies, are warning organizations to protect themselves from a massive China-backed botnet. A company with links to the Chinese government has, it said, been running a global botnet consisting of over 260,000 compromised devices in North America, Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia. The devices, according to the US…
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Exploding pagers kill at least eight and injure thousands in an attack on Hezbollah
Thousands of people have reportedly been injured by exploding pagers across Lebanon and Syria in what appears to be an attack targeting Hezbollah members on Tuesday, reports Reuters and other news agencies. Lebanon’s health minister, Firass Abiad, said at least eight people, including a child, have been killed, and around 2,800 others have been injured, according to CNN. The explosions…
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Thousands of E-books Are Free Tomorrow for ‘Stuff Your Kindle Day’
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Tomorrow, Sept. 5, will be one of the few official Stuff Your Kindle Day events of the year. Stuff Your Kindle Day is an author-organized event that happens four times a year where people can download mainly romance and romance-adjacent…
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NetSuite vulnerability could leave thousands of websites exposed
Researchers have warned of a new vulnerability in NetSuite’s SuiteCommerce tool that could expose sensitive data. Stemming from misconfigured access controls, the vulnerability leaves sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) exposed, including the full addresses and mobile phone numbers of customers The vulnerability has already left several thousand live SuiteCommerce websites vulnerable and the extent of potential damage could be far-reaching.…
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