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AI-generated phishing emails are getting very good at targeting executives

Kip Meintzer, an executive at security company Check Point Software Technologies, told a recent investor conference that AI had given hackers “the ability to write a perfect phishing email.” More than 90 percent of successful cyber attacks begin with a phishing email, according to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. As these attacks become […]

Politics

Defense bill targeting trans kids heads to Biden’s desk

The Senate passed an $895 billion defense spending bill Wednesday that includes a provision directly targeting transgender youth. As Daily Kos previously reported, dissent broke out in the House on Dec. 11 after GOP Speaker Mike Johnson muscled in the provision. If approved, the bill will ban transgender minors from using TRICARE (the military’s health […]

Technology

Yearlong supply-chain attack targeting security pros steals 390K credentials

Screenshot showing a graph tracking mining activity. Credit: Checkmarx But wait, there’s more On Friday, Datadog revealed that MUT-1244 employed additional means for installing its second-stage malware. One was through a collection of at least 49 malicious entries posted to GitHub that contained Trojanized proof-of-concept exploits for security vulnerabilities. These packages help malicious and benevolent […]

Politics

Police recover Travis Kelce’s watch after spate of burglaries targeting athletes during games

Authorities investigating the rash of recent burglaries at the homes of professional athletes have recovered a watch belonging to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in Providence, Rhode Island, sources familiar with the case told ABC News. Kelce’s Leawood, Kansas, home was burglarized as the Chiefs were about to kick off Monday Night Football […]