US indicts leader of Qakbot botnet linked to ransomware attacks
The U.S. government has indicted Russian national Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, the leader of the Qakbot botnet malware operation that compromised over 700,000 computers and enabled ransomware attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-indicts-leader-of-qakbot-botnet-linked-to-ransomware-attacks/
The U.S. government has indicted Russian national Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, the leader of the Qakbot botnet malware operation that compromised over 700,000 computers and enabled ransomware attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-indicts-leader-of-qakbot-botnet-linked-to-ransomware-attacks/
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US indicts leader of Qakbot botnet linked to ransomware attacks
The U.S. government has indicted Russian national Rustam Rafailevich Gallyamov, the leader of the Qakbot botnet malware operation that compromised over 700,000 computers and enabled ransomware attacks.
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Claude 4 benchmarks show improvements, but context is still 200K
Today, OpenAI rival Anthropic announced Claude 4 models, which are significantly better than Claude 3 in benchmarks, but we're left disappointed with the same 200,000 context window limit. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/claude-4-benchmarks-show-improvements-but-context-is-still-200k/
Today, OpenAI rival Anthropic announced Claude 4 models, which are significantly better than Claude 3 in benchmarks, but we're left disappointed with the same 200,000 context window limit. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/claude-4-benchmarks-show-improvements-but-context-is-still-200k/
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Claude 4 benchmarks show improvements, but context is still 200K
Today, OpenAI rival Anthropic announced Claude 4 models, which are significantly better than Claude 3 in benchmarks, but we're left disappointed with the same 200,000 context window limit.
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Police takes down 300 servers in ransomware supply-chain crackdown
In the latest phase of Operation Endgame, an international law enforcement operation, national authorities from seven countries seized 300 servers and 650 domains used to launch ransomware attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-takes-down-300-servers-in-ransomware-supply-chain-crackdown/
In the latest phase of Operation Endgame, an international law enforcement operation, national authorities from seven countries seized 300 servers and 650 domains used to launch ransomware attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/police-takes-down-300-servers-in-ransomware-supply-chain-crackdown/
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Police takes down 300 servers in ransomware supply-chain crackdown
In the latest phase of Operation Endgame, an international law enforcement action, national authorities from seven countries seized 300 servers and 650 domains used to launch ransomware attacks.
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Windows 11 Notepad gets AI-powered text writing capabilities
Microsoft is testing a new AI-powered text generation feature in Notepad that can let Windows Insiders create content based on custom prompts. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-notepad-gets-ai-powered-text-writing-capabilities/
Microsoft is testing a new AI-powered text generation feature in Notepad that can let Windows Insiders create content based on custom prompts. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-11-notepad-gets-ai-powered-text-writing-capabilities/
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Windows 11 Notepad gets AI-powered text writing capabilities
Microsoft is testing a new AI-powered text generation feature in Notepad that can let Windows Insiders create content based on custom prompts.
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TikTok videos now push infostealer malware in ClickFix attacks
Cybercriminals are using TikTok videos to trick users into infecting themselves with Vidar and StealC information-stealing malware in ClickFix attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tiktok-videos-now-push-infostealer-malware-in-clickfix-attacks/
Cybercriminals are using TikTok videos to trick users into infecting themselves with Vidar and StealC information-stealing malware in ClickFix attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tiktok-videos-now-push-infostealer-malware-in-clickfix-attacks/
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TikTok videos now push infostealer malware in ClickFix attacks
Cybercriminals are using TikTok videos to trick users into infecting themselves with Vidar and StealC information-stealing malware in ClickFix attacks.
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FBI warns of Luna Moth extortion attacks targeting law firms
The FBI warned that an extortion gang known as the Silent Ransom Group has been targeting U.S. law firms over the last two years in callback phishing and social engineering attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-luna-moth-extortion-attacks-targeting-law-firms/
The FBI warned that an extortion gang known as the Silent Ransom Group has been targeting U.S. law firms over the last two years in callback phishing and social engineering attacks. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-warns-of-luna-moth-extortion-attacks-targeting-law-firms/
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FBI warns of Luna Moth extortion attacks targeting law firms
The FBI warned that an extortion gang known as the Silent Ransom Group has been targeting U.S. law firms over the last two years in callback phishing and social engineering attacks.
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Hacker steals $223 million in Cetus Protocol cryptocurrency heist
The decentralized exchange Cetus Protocol announced that hackers have stolen $223 million in cryptocurrency and is offering a deal to stop all legal action if the funds are returned. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-steals-223-million-in-cetus-protocol-cryptocurrency-heist/
The decentralized exchange Cetus Protocol announced that hackers have stolen $223 million in cryptocurrency and is offering a deal to stop all legal action if the funds are returned. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hacker-steals-223-million-in-cetus-protocol-cryptocurrency-heist/
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Hacker steals $223 million in Cetus Protocol cryptocurrency heist
The decentralized exchange Cetus Protocol announced that hackers have stolen $223 million in cryptocurrency and is offering a deal to stop all legal action if the funds are returned.
Dozens of malicious packages on NPM collect host and network data
60 packages have been discovered in the NPM index that attempt to collect sensitive host and network data and send it to a Discord webhook controlled by the threat actor. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dozens-of-malicious-packages-on-npm-collect-host-and-network-data/
60 packages have been discovered in the NPM index that attempt to collect sensitive host and network data and send it to a Discord webhook controlled by the threat actor. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dozens-of-malicious-packages-on-npm-collect-host-and-network-data/
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Dozens of malicious packages on NPM collect host and network data
60 packages have been discovered in the NPM index that attempt to collect sensitive host and network data and send it to a Discord webhook controlled by the threat actor.
OpenAI confirms Operator Agent is now more accurate with o3
OpenAI says Operator Agent now uses the o3 model, which means it's now significantly better at reasoning capabilities. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-confirms-operator-agent-is-now-more-accurate-with-o3/
OpenAI says Operator Agent now uses the o3 model, which means it's now significantly better at reasoning capabilities. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-confirms-operator-agent-is-now-more-accurate-with-o3/
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OpenAI confirms Operator Agent is now more accurate with o3
OpenAI says Operator Agent now uses the o3 model, which means it's now significantly better at reasoning capabilities.
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Fake Zenmap. WinMRT sites target IT staff with Bumblebee malware
The Bumblebee malware SEO poisoning campaign uncovered earlier this week aimpersonating RVTools is using more typosquatting domainsi mimicking other popular open-source projects to infect devices used by IT staff. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bumblebee-malware-distributed-via-zenmap-winmrt-seo-poisoning/
The Bumblebee malware SEO poisoning campaign uncovered earlier this week aimpersonating RVTools is using more typosquatting domainsi mimicking other popular open-source projects to infect devices used by IT staff. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/bumblebee-malware-distributed-via-zenmap-winmrt-seo-poisoning/
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Fake Zenmap. WinMRT sites target IT staff with Bumblebee malware
The Bumblebee malware SEO poisoning campaign uncovered earlier this week aimpersonating RVTools is using more typosquatting domainsi mimicking other popular open-source projects to infect devices used by IT staff.
Glitch to end app hosting and user profiles on July 8
Glitch has announced it is ending app hosting and user profiles on July 8, 2025, responding to changing market dynamics and extensive abuse problems that have raised operational costs. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/glitch-to-end-app-hosting-and-user-profiles-on-july-8/
Glitch has announced it is ending app hosting and user profiles on July 8, 2025, responding to changing market dynamics and extensive abuse problems that have raised operational costs. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/glitch-to-end-app-hosting-and-user-profiles-on-july-8/
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Glitch to end app hosting and user profiles on July 8
Glitch has announced it is ending app hosting and user profiles on July 8, 2025, responding to changing market dynamics and extensive abuse problems that have raised operational costs.
Researchers claim ChatGPT o3 bypassed shutdown in controlled test
A new report claims that OpenAI's o3 model altered a shutdown script to avoid being turned off, even when explicitly instructed to allow shutdown [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/researchers-claim-chatgpt-o3-bypassed-shutdown-in-controlled-test/
A new report claims that OpenAI's o3 model altered a shutdown script to avoid being turned off, even when explicitly instructed to allow shutdown [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/researchers-claim-chatgpt-o3-bypassed-shutdown-in-controlled-test/
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Researchers claim ChatGPT o3 bypassed shutdown in controlled test
A new report claims that OpenAI's o3 model altered a shutdown script to avoid being turned off, even when explicitly instructed to allow shutdown
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ChatGPT Deep Research can now pull data from Dropbox and Box
You can now connect your Box and Dropbox accounts to Deep Research on ChatGPT and pull data, which will be used by the AI to conduct research. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-deep-research-can-now-pull-data-from-dropbox-and-box/
You can now connect your Box and Dropbox accounts to Deep Research on ChatGPT and pull data, which will be used by the AI to conduct research. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/chatgpt-deep-research-can-now-pull-data-from-dropbox-and-box/
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ChatGPT Deep Research can now pull data from Dropbox and Box
You can now connect your Box and Dropbox accounts to Deep Research on ChatGPT and pull data, which will be used by the AI to conduct research.
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Leak suggests xAI is getting ready to ship Grok 3.5
xAI, founded by Elon Musk, is preparing to launch Grok 3.5, the company's next state-of-the-art AI model. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/leak-suggests-xai-is-getting-ready-to-ship-grok-35/
xAI, founded by Elon Musk, is preparing to launch Grok 3.5, the company's next state-of-the-art AI model. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/leak-suggests-xai-is-getting-ready-to-ship-grok-35/
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Leak suggests xAI is getting ready to ship Grok 3.5
xAI, founded by Elon Musk, is preparing to launch Grok 3.5, the company's next state-of-the-art AI model.
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Vibe coding company says Claude 4 reduced syntax errors by 25%
Lovable, which is a Vibe coding company, announced that Claude 4 has reduced its errors by 25% and made it faster by 40%. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/vibe-coding-company-says-claude-4-reduced-syntax-errors-by-25-percent/
Lovable, which is a Vibe coding company, announced that Claude 4 has reduced its errors by 25% and made it faster by 40%. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/vibe-coding-company-says-claude-4-reduced-syntax-errors-by-25-percent/
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Vibe coding company says Claude 4 reduced syntax errors by 25%
Lovable, which is a Vibe coding company, announced that Claude 4 has reduced its errors by 25% and made it faster by 40%.
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OpenAI plans to ship an interesting ChatGPT product by 2026
OpenAI is planning to ship a new ChatGPT-powered product by 2026, but we aren't looking at yet another model. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-plans-to-ship-an-interesting-chatgpt-product-by-2026/
OpenAI is planning to ship a new ChatGPT-powered product by 2026, but we aren't looking at yet another model. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/artificial-intelligence/openai-plans-to-ship-an-interesting-chatgpt-product-by-2026/
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OpenAI plans to ship an interesting ChatGPT product by 2026
OpenAI is planning to ship a new ChatGPT-powered product by 2026, but we aren't looking at yet another model.
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Google claims users find ads in AI search 'helpful'
Google AI mode and AI Overviews now have ads, which, according to the search engine giant, are "helpful." [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-claims-users-find-ads-in-ai-search-helpful/
Google AI mode and AI Overviews now have ads, which, according to the search engine giant, are "helpful." [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-claims-users-find-ads-in-ai-search-helpful/
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Google claims users find ads in AI search 'helpful'
Google AI mode and AI Overviews now have ads, which, according to the search engine giant, are "helpful."
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Adidas warns of data breach after customer service provider hack
German sportswear giant Adidas disclosed a data breach after attackers hacked a customer service provider and stole some customers' data. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adidas-warns-of-data-breach-after-customer-service-provider-hack/
German sportswear giant Adidas disclosed a data breach after attackers hacked a customer service provider and stole some customers' data. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/adidas-warns-of-data-breach-after-customer-service-provider-hack/
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Adidas warns of data breach after customer service provider hack
German sportswear giant Adidas disclosed a data breach after attackers hacked a customer service provider and stole some customers' data.
Windows Server emergency update fixes Hyper-V VM freezes, restart issues
Microsoft has released an emergency update to address a known issue causing some Hyper-V virtual machines with Windows Server 2022 to freeze or restart unexpectedly. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-server-emergency-update-fixes-hyper-v-vm-freezes-restart-issues/
Microsoft has released an emergency update to address a known issue causing some Hyper-V virtual machines with Windows Server 2022 to freeze or restart unexpectedly. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-server-emergency-update-fixes-hyper-v-vm-freezes-restart-issues/
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Windows Server emergency update fixes Hyper-V VM freezes, restart issues
Microsoft has released an emergency update to address a known issue causing some Hyper-V virtual machines with Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server to freeze or restart unexpectedly.
Russian Void Blizzard cyberspies linked to Dutch police breach
A previously unknown Russian-backed cyberespionage group now tracked as Void Blizzard has been linked to a September 2024 Dutch police security breach. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-void-blizzard-cyberspies-linked-to-dutch-police-breach/
A previously unknown Russian-backed cyberespionage group now tracked as Void Blizzard has been linked to a September 2024 Dutch police security breach. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/russian-void-blizzard-cyberspies-linked-to-dutch-police-breach/
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Russian Laundry Bear cyberspies linked to Dutch Police hack
A previously unknown Russian-backed cyberespionage group now tracked as Laundry Bear has been linked to a September 2024 Dutch police security breach.
MATLAB dev confirms ransomware attack behind service outage
MathWorks, a leading developer of mathematical computing and simulation software, has revealed that a recent ransomware attack is behind an ongoing service outage. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mathworks-blames-ransomware-attack-for-ongoing-outages/
MathWorks, a leading developer of mathematical computing and simulation software, has revealed that a recent ransomware attack is behind an ongoing service outage. [...]
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mathworks-blames-ransomware-attack-for-ongoing-outages/
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MATLAB dev confirms ransomware attack behind service outage
MathWorks, a leading developer of mathematical computing and simulation software, has revealed that a recent ransomware attack is behind an ongoing service outage.