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Did a Steam Game Give Your PC Malware? The FBI Wants to Know
32+ min ago (223+ words) In a rare move, the FBI has published an alert 'seeking victim information' related to a hacker exploiting Valve's Steam platform to distribute malware through indie games. The FBI is investigating new malware threats circulating via PC games on Steam....
Fake Apps, Fraudulent Emails, and Very Real Hackers: Another Week in the Infosec Trenches
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (457+ words) This week saw attacks on Claude Code users, LastPass users, Starlink users, and, perhaps worst of all, people who needed an ambulance. Add a dash of AI hacking, and you have another wild week in security. I'm PCMag's executive editor…...
US Helps Shut Down Proxy Service Used to Hack Thousands of Routers
17+ hour, 59+ min ago (305+ words) US Helps Shut Down Proxy Service Used to Hack Thousands of Routers'PCMag UK SocksEscort sold proxy services on the open web, but was actually routing traffic through compromised routers and internet-connected devices. A proxy service called SocksEscort has been found…...
Grammarly Turns Off 'Expert Review' Features, Faces Lawsuit From Author
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (340+ words) The feature presented editing suggestions designed to emulate the style of journalists, authors, or other writers without their permission. Editing tool Grammarly has turned off its controversial "Expert Review" feature, which presented suggestions mimicking the writing styles of real journalists,…...
200,000 Devices Erased? Pro-Iran Hackers Hit US Firm With Data-Wiping Attack
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (239+ words) The hacking group, Handala, is claiming to have erased data from over 200,000 devices, including servers and mobile phones used by employees of Stryker, a medical equipment provider. A US medical equipment provider called Stryker is facing a global outage after…...
Judge Orders Perplexity to Block Its AI Agents from Placing Orders on Amazon
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (272+ words) Under the preliminary injunction, Perplexity must stop its AI agents from placing orders on Amazon and destroy all the website data the AI agents have collected thus far. In the lawsuit filed in November, Amazon accused Perplexity of using its…...
Hacker Dupes Sony Into Banning a Top PlayStation Trophy Hunter
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (605+ words) The PSN account dav1d_123 used to be the top trophy holder. But a hacker retaliated after the account holder, David Tremblay, spoke out about the poor security on Sony's PlayStation platform. A hacker has allegedly duped Sony into banning a PlayStation…...
Hacker Uses Fake Starlink App to Mine Crypto on Android Phones
3+ day, 32+ min ago (166+ words) Hacker Uses Fake Starlink App to Mine Crypto on Android Phones'PCMag The hacker has been luring users in Brazil to download the fake Starlink app through phishing pages that impersonate the Google Play Store. A hacker has been using a…...
Scammers Exploit Shortages, Cost Thermal Grizzly $40K+ in Fake Materials
3+ day, 48+ min ago (276+ words) In search of affordable materials, Thermal Grizzly spent "40,000 on copper and aluminum from two new suppliers. But all it got were coated steel plates and packaging tricks. Material shortages and price hikes are encouraging more nefarious market tactics, as Thermal…...
Anthropic Sues Pentagon, Argues Blacklisting Violates Free Speech
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (388+ words) The San Francisco company wants a US district court to intervene and lift the 'supply chain risk' designation, which bans those working with the Pentagon from working with Anthropic. Anthropic is suing the Pentagon over the Trump administration's "supply chain…...