A group of hackers has been carrying out attacks against businesses by misusing a tool that looks like it belongs to Salesforce, according to information shared by Google’s threat researchers. These attacks have been going on for several months…
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Reddit Sues Anthropic for Training Claude AI with User Content Without Permission
Reddit, a social media site, filed a lawsuit against Anthropic on Wednesday, claiming that the artificial intelligence firm is unlawfully “scraping” millions of Reddit users’ comments in order to train its chatbot Claude. Reddit alleges that Anthropic “intentionally trained…
Lee Enterprises Ransomware Attack Exposes Data of 40,000 Individuals
Lee Enterprises, a major U.S. news publisher, is alerting nearly 40,000 individuals about a data breach following a ransomware attack that took place in early February 2025. The company, which owns and operates 77 daily newspapers and hundreds of…
US Federal Authorities Disrupt Growing Malware Pyramid Network
A new study by Secureworks’ Counter Threat Unit (CTU) has revealed that ransomware operations have shifted significantly in response to heightened law enforcement crackdowns, forcing threat actors to evolve their strategies accordingly. There has been a tradition of many…
URL Scams Everywhere? These Steps Will Help You Stay Safe
Scam links are difficult to spot, but it has become an everyday issue for internet users who accidentally click on malicious URLs that are part of a phishing attack. Most fake links include standard “https” encryption and domains similar to…
Crocodilus Android Malware Can Now Trick Victims Using Fake Contacts
A dangerous Android malware called Crocodilus has developed a new way to fool smartphone users. It can now secretly add fake names to the contact list on an infected phone. This makes it easier for hackers to pretend they…
Microsoft’s Latest AI Model Outperforms Current Weather Forecasting
Microsoft has created an artificial intelligence (AI) model that outperforms current forecasting methods in tracking air quality, weather patterns, and climate-affected tropical storms, according to studies published last week. The new model, known as Aurora, provided 10-day weather forecasts…
Zero-Day Flaw in Chrome and Chromium Puts Windows and Linux Users at Data Risk
A newly revealed zero-day vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-4664 has triggered serious concerns for billions of Google Chrome and Chromium users. Security experts have warned that this flaw, which affects both Windows and Linux platforms, could be exploited to leak…
Contractor Uses AI to Fake Road Work, Sparks Outrage and Demands for Stricter Regulation
In a time when tools like ChatGPT are transforming education, content creation, and research, an Indian contractor has reportedly exploited artificial intelligence for a far less noble purpose—fabricating roadwork completion using AI-generated images. A video that recently went viral…
FBI Alert: Play Ransomware Attacks 900 Organizations
In a recent joint cybersecurity advisory released with its Australian partners, the FBI announced that the Play ransomware group has attacked over 900 organizations since May 2025. “As of May 2025, FBI was aware of approximately 900 affected entities allegedly…