Microsoft is set to upgrade all of its security systems. The initiative includes accelerating response times to security breaches, enhancing personal data protection, and automating two-factor authentication processes. These upgrades were prompted by a detailed and critical report from the U.S. Cybersecurity Board.
Ladan Stewart, the leader of the SEC's crypto unit, has transitioned from the agency to join the law firm White & Case, Bloomberg reports. In her new role, she will spearhead the development of crypto and cybersecurity practices.
Cybersecurity experts at Singapore's Group-IB have uncovered GoldPickaxe, a new trojan preying on iOS users. The trojan harvests a range of data, from personal and financial details to biometric information, later used in AI-generated deepfakes.
OpenAI, known for developing cutting-edge artificial intelligence models, has teamed up with the Pentagon. Their joint effort focuses on developing open-source cybersecurity tools, mainly aimed at bolstering national security and public protection.
The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) has noted that the data carrier limits in Ordinals can be bypassed, potentially allowing data to be disguised as code in certain versions of Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots.
Trail of Bits, a cybersecurity company, has announced that the software behind Worldcoin's Orb device, which scans users' irises, is devoid of any exploitable flaws that could accelerate the project's progression unduly.
The legal team at Polygon Labs is advocating for DeFi to be classified as critical infrastructure in the United States, warranting oversight by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection (OCCIP).
According to cybersecurity firm SlashNext, generative AI tools like ChatGPT are now being exploited by threat actors to craft highly sophisticated and targeted phishing emails.
