Deepfake Defense in the Age of AI

May 13, 2025The Hacker NewsAI Security / Zero Trust The cybersecurity landscape has been dramatically reshaped by the advent of generative AI. Attackers now leverage large language models (LLMs) to impersonate trusted individuals and automate these social engineering tactics at scale. Let’s review the status of these rising attacks, what’s fueling them, and how to […]

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North Korean Konni APT Targets Ukraine with Malware to track Russian Invasion Progress

The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Konni APT has been attributed to a phishing campaign targeting government entities in Ukraine, indicating the threat actor’s targeting beyond Russia. Enterprise security firm Proofpoint said the end goal of the campaign is to collect intelligence on the “trajectory of the Russian invasion.” “The group’s interest in Ukraine […]

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Dubai government to accept crypto payments through Crypto.com partnership

Crypto.com logo displayed on a phone screen with representation of cryptocurrencies. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Dubai’s Department of Finance announced a partnership with crypto platform Crypto.com that will allow government service fees to be paid with cryptocurrencies. The memorandum of understanding between Dubai government officials and Mohammed Al Hakim, president of Crypto.com UAE, […]

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Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Launched in India With Meta AI and More Features

Ray-Ban Meta Glasses were launched in India on Monday. Developed in collaboration with EssilorLuxottica, the smart glasses come equipped with a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera, open-ear speakers, and microphones which enable users to capture snapshots/videos, listen to music, and have conversations — all on the go. With the integration of Meta AI, the company’s artificial intelligence […]

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Moldovan Police Arrest Suspect in €4.5M Ransomware Attack on Dutch Research Agency

May 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Ransomware Moldovan law enforcement authorities have arrested a 45-year-old foreign man suspected of involvement in a series of ransomware attacks targeting Dutch companies in 2021. “He is wanted internationally for committing several cybercrimes (ransomware attacks, blackmail, and money laundering) against companies based in the Netherlands,” officials said in a statement […]

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Türkiye Hackers Exploited Output Messenger Zero-Day to Drop Golang Backdoors on Kurdish Servers

May 13, 2025Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Vulnerability A Türkiye-affiliated threat actor exploited a zero-day security flaw in an Indian enterprise communication platform called Output Messenger as part of a cyber espionage attack campaign since April 2024. “These exploits have resulted in a collection of related user data from targets in Iraq,” the Microsoft Threat Intelligence team […]

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