Security
Hugging Face detects unauthorized access to the AI model hosting platform
Late Friday, a time companies often use to announce bad news, artificial intelligence (AI) startup Hugging Face said its security team had detected “unauthorized access” to Spaces – Hugging Face’s platform for building, sharing, and hosting AI models and resources. In a blog post , Hugging Face said that the intrusion involved “space secrets” – […]
Ticketmaster and Santander data vulnerability related to Snowflake cloud storage
A suspected data breach affecting 560 million Ticketmaster accounts and another confirmed by Santander Bank may have originated from attacks on cloud storage accounts by a company called Snowflake. According to Bleeping Computer, an investigation by cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock reports that a bad actor accessed Ticketmaster and Santander using the stolen credentials of a […]
Hackers attack rock band’s secret website
A big fan of Bring Me The Horizon, Pal Kovacs, discovered a hidden website hidden in this band’s latest album. Kovacs suspected there was a secret message hidden in the final audio of the song. Using audio editing software, Kovacs discovered an encrypted QR code hidden in the audio. This QR code leads to a […]
pcTattletale – Tracking application hacked, website attacked
An American consumer spyware application called pcTattletale was hacked and its internal data was published on its website. The hacker responsible for the attack posted a notice on pcTattletale’s website on Friday night, claiming to have hacked the servers where the app operates. Within a short time, pcTattletale’s website appeared with links containing files from […]
“Pro-Trump spam” on Bluesky comes from rival decentralized social network Nostr
Decentralized (distributed) social networks are not immune to spam caused by automated bots, as the recent Bluesky spam attack shows. Earlier this month, a series of posts calling for “always remember to vote for Trump” appeared on the Bluesky network, posted by accounts with random names and default profile pictures. However, spam does not originate […]
Google believes the public sector can do a better job than Microsoft in fixing ‘security holes’
Google is taking advantage of Microsoft’s enterprise security loopholes to pitch its services to government agencies. Based on a recent report from the US Cyber Security Review Board (CSRB) that attributed Microsoft’s security vulnerability to the company’s “little attention” to corporate security, Google stated they can assist . This is not a direct attack like […]
Block scams “in just one click”: Launching a comprehensive user protection application
Good news for smartphone users! The mobile application that helps you fight sophisticated online scams will be officially launched next July. The National Cyber Security Association has just introduced “Fraud Prevention” software for people, to help them protect themselves from increasingly common forms of online fraud. This application works on both iOS and Android operating […]
UK opens office in San Francisco to address AI risks
The UK expands efforts to ensure artificial intelligence (AI) safety ahead of an AI safety summit taking place in Seoul, South Korea, this weekend. The AI Safety Institute – a British organization founded in November 2023 with the goal of assessing and addressing risks in AI platforms – said it will open a second office […]
Ireland’s Data Protection Authority confirmed it is investigating Dell’s data breach
A leading European privacy watchdog is investigating following the leak of Dell customers’ personal information. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) confirmed to Techlade that it had received a “breach notice in this regard” – referring to Dell – and was “under assessment”. Dell also confirmed to Techlade that it has “notified regulators and will continue […]
Hackers attack Samco, stealing Indian account data
A hacker has just offered to sell user data allegedly stolen from Samco Securities, a famous Indian online securities company. Samco provides low-cost stock brokerage services for trading on the country’s stock exchanges. This anonymous hacker posted a list of data allegedly taken from Samco on a forum specializing in cybercrime. They are selling at […]
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