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Cybrfunk was created on January 17, 2021 with the intent of making reliable cyber security news and threat intelligence more accessible to the public. With this in mind, we aim to provide a central hub for all of the best cyber security news and threat intelligence. In an ever changing landscape we hope to make your trip a little easier and safer.
Latest Articles:
Third Serengeti Sweep Tops 1,400 Arrests as Investigations Mature
Interpol's annual Operation Serengeti, now on its third iteration, led to 1,462 arrests across 20 African countries and the US, recovering $105 million in stolen…
Risky Bulletin: Moldova takes down 80+ public services after cyberattack
In other news: White House launches second cybersecurity pilot program; South Korea arrests AI-assisted cybercrime ring; Electrum wallet patches crypto-stealing bug.
Japan’s GMO urges customers to shut down PCs amid ransomware threat
The GMO Group has urged customers to disconnect their systems from the internet and shut down computers after a threat actor who breached the company's…
OpenAI’s GPT-6.1 Terra is safer overall, but shows more destructive-action flags in tests
OpenAI confirmed GPT-6.1 Terra is safer overall than some of its older models, but its safety testing also found other problems.
UNM Health ransomware attack disrupts patient care, surgeries
The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center disclosed a cyberattack that caused system outages and disrupted patient care and academic activities.
Before you file that AI bug report, OpenAI has some advice
Open-source maintainers are so overwhelmed by AI-generated security reports that some have stopped accepting them. OpenAI’s Daybreak lead says the fix is higher-quality findings and…
3 Frameworks to Protect CISOs & Orgs Against AI Liability
Cyber leaders can get ahead of AI liability with rigorous documentation, transparency, and smart contract negotiations with AI vendors.
Hackers hijack Convertr analytics script to steal payment card data
A credit card skimming group reportedly compromised a shared analytics script used by e-commerce platform Convertr to steal shoppers' payment data during checkout.
External Teams Chats Anchor 15-Minute Malware Delivery
Main bombing sis getting a new look with a wide-scale, ongoing social engineering campaign that might be tied to the Black Basta ransomware gang.
All the security risks Anthropic is worried about before its IPO
Anthropic has said out-of-control AI poses a threat to the world, but perhaps unsurprisingly suggests that profit will shape those decisions, too.
Nefilim, Hive ransomware operator given five-year-plus sentence after guilty plea
Ukrainian national Artem Stryzhak, 36, had pleaded guilty last year to charges related to participating in at least two well-known ransomware groups.
SBOMs Alone Can’t Reveal the Scope of a Supply Chain Attack
A recent Shai-Hulud attack shows defenders need real-time visibility into production code and affected services to respond to supply chain compromises.
US indicts Malaysian national after Madagascar scam operation uncovered
DOJ action against five foreign nationals — plus a sting in Madagascar — highlight the expanding global reach of the scam center industry.
Prolific Hive and Nefilim ransomware affiliate sentenced to 70 months in prison
Artem Stryzhak participated in a series of ransomware attacks on hospitals, government entities and law firms from the middle of 2018 to late 2021.
Microsoft releases Windows OOB updates to distrust eMudhra certificates
Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) Windows updates to remove trust in certificates tied to compromised eMudhra certificate authority keys, protecting systems that do not receive…