LLM Hijackers Quickly Incorporate DeepSeek API Keys

The secret use of other people's generative AI platforms, wherein hijackers gain unauthorized access to an LLM while someone else foots the bill, is getting quicker and stealthier by the month.

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LLM Hijackers Quickly Incorporate DeepSeek API Keys‎‎‎‎‎ The secret use of other people's generative AI platforms, wherein hijackers gain unauthorized access to an LLM while someone else foots the bill, is getting quicker and stealthier by the month.‎‎‎‎‎ Keep Reading →

Microsoft: Thousands of Public ASP.NET Keys Allow Web Server RCE‎‎‎‎‎‎ Developers are pulling in publicly available ASP.NET keys into their environments, without realizing that cyberattackers can use them for clandestine code injection. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

Google's DMARC Push Pays Off, but Email Security Challenges Remain‎‎‎‎‎‎ A year after Google and Yahoo started requiring DMARC, the adoption rate of the email authentication specification has doubled; and yet, 87% of domains remain unprotected. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

SolarWinds to Go Private for $4.4B‎‎‎‎‎ Five years after a Russian APT infiltrated a software update to gain access to thousands of SolarWinds customers, the board has voted unanimously to sell at a top valuation and plans for uninterrupted operations. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

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Cybercrime Forces Local Law Enforcement to Shift Focus‎‎‎‎ Local law enforcements need to steer away from "place-based policing" when investigating cybercrimes. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

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Microsoft Sets End Date for Defender VPN‎‎‎‎ Though Windows, iOS, and macOS users won't need to make any changes, Android users are advised to remove their Defender VPN profiles. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

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Ransomware Industrialization Impacts Security Ops‎‎‎‎ The latest evolution of the ransomware industry is prompting security operations center (SOC) teams to adopt more modern tools and more agile workflows. ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎

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