US DoJ Arrests Former Google Engineer for AI Tech Theft

As reported by The Hacker News, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted a Chinese national and resident of California. The 38-year-old’s charge? Allegedly stealing AI trade secrets from Google while secretly employed at two different Chinese-based tech companies. The DoJ says Linwei Ding (who also goes by Leon Ding) stole over 500 confidential files from Google surrounding the …

The FBI Is Watching Out for AI Attacks in the Upcoming Election

The FBI expects the 2024 election to be a target for cyberattacks, especially those generated by artificial intelligence, FBI Director Christopher Wray told a national security conference. Specifically, Wray called these threats “fast-moving,” in the face of technology that could make election interference more accessible than ever for bad actors: “The U.S. has confronted foreign malign influence threats in the …

Protect Your Accounts from SIM-Swap and Port-Out Attacks

There isn’t one type of cyberattack out there, nor is there one point of entry for hackers to target. While attacks commonly occur through computers and internet accounts, your smartphone is an increasingly popular target. In fact, hackers can completely take over your phone number, hijacking your 2FA codes to break into your accounts. The FCC has previously called on …

Google Chrome’s New Feature Protects Your Home Network From Cyberattacks

Bad actors are always looking for new ways to attack your network and steal your data. That’s why company’s like Google are constantly on the lookout for these new tactics, and are coming up with new ways to combat them as they appear. As reported by Bleeping Computer, Google is working on a new feature that would stop malicious websites …

Cyberattack Takes Lurie Children’s Hospital’s Network Offline

As a general rule of thumb, hackers—particularly those that engage in large scale cyberattacks—don’t have much of a moral compass. They’ll attack any business, large or small, if it means they’ll make some money in the process. However, it’s still shocking to see how low some can go, such as the cyberattack on Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. The children’s …

Mastercard Is Using AI to Fight Fraud

Credit card fraud threatens both personal spending as well as your business’ finances. Bad actors use a series of tricks to steal credit card information, and use that data to spend as much as they can before the target catches on and cancels the card. Like all credit card companies, Mastercard wants to fight back. However, they’re now taking a …