Last month, Japan experienced a shortage of one of its most popular beer brands after a major cyberattack. Asahi Group’s systems were taken offline after the hit, and it was forced to suspend its order, shipment, and call center operations. The disruption was limited to Japan.

A browser boasting impeccable safety for all its users has been revealed to have countless security concerns. The browser in question is known as the Universe Browser. The security issues were uncovered through a joint investigation by Infoblox Threat Intel, in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, which examined illegal online gambling and fraud platforms operated by criminal networks based in Cambodia.

Attaullah Baig, the former head of security at the Meta-owned messaging app WhatsApp, recently filed a lawsuit against the tech giant, accusing it of endangering billions of users.  Attaullah is being represented by the whistle-blower organization Psst.org and the law firm Schonbrun, Seplow, Harris, Hoffman & Zeldes. Meta has so far denied the suit’s claims.

A verified Steam game was recently discovered to contain a cryptodrainer component, following multiple gamers being robbed after playing it. The game in question was BlockBlasters, a 2D platformer available on the gaming service between July and September.

We reported on the UK’s demand to access Apple users’ global data back in March. Now, it seems that the demand has been rescinded, though it’s not 100% certain. 

We talked a few months ago about the rise in malicious LLMs, and a recent report from Anthropic, creators of Claude AI, shines further light on the issue. Their Threat Intelligence Report reveals several instances of Claude being misused maliciously, from extortion and fraud to selling AI-generated ransomware. Cybercriminals now use AI at every step of their operations, helping them with tasks like stealing credit card information, profiling victims, and analyzing stolen data.

Have you ever thought, “I wish my computer took periodic screenshots of everything I do on my computer”? Well, Microsoft seems to think it’s exactly what people want, considering the rollout of its Recall feature this past May.