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Cybersecurity Will Account for Nearly One-Quarter of AI Software Market Through 2025

A boom in artificial intelligence-powered detection and remediation tools pushes security spending to the top of the AI market, according to Forrester.

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Report: Big U.S. Banks Are Stiffing Account Takeover Victims

When U.S. consumers have their online bank accounts hijacked and plundered by hackers, U.S. financial institutions are legally obligated to reverse any unauthorized transactions as long as the victim reports the fraud in a timely manner. But new data released this week suggests that for some of the nation’s largest banks, reimbursing account takeover victims […]

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Patch Now: Fortinet FortiGate & FortiProxy Contain Critical Vuln

Fortinet issued a customer advisory urging customers to apply its update immediately.

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State Bar of Georgia Notifies Members and Employees of Cybersecurity Incident

Current and former employees and members are being offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services as some personal information may have been accessed.

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LofyGang Group Linked to Recent Software Supply Chain Attacks

The group focuses on utilizing open-source software for malicious purposes

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New cryptojacking campaign exploits OneDrive vulnerability

Cryptojacking is turning into a security nightmare for consumers and enterprises alike. Malicious actors have used a variety of techniques to install cryptojackers on victims’ computers and in a new development, cybersecurity software maker Bitdefender has detected a cryptojacking campaign that uses a Microsoft OneDrive vulnerability to gain persistence and run undetected on infected devices. […]

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LofyGang Uses 100s of Malicious NPM Packages to Poison Open Source Software

The group has been operating for over a year, promoting their tools in hacking forums, stealing credit card information, and using typosquatting techniques to target open source software flaws.

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Businesses in Canada Warned Not to Overlook Cybersecurity As Recession Looms

CEOs put cybersecurity seventh behind near-term risks such as the economy and potential recession

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Russian Sanctions Instigator Lloyd’s Possibly Hit by Cyber-Attack

The insurance market has detected “unusual activity” and turned off its systems

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