The cybersecurity researchers at Insikt Group identified two new malicious tools which belong to the well-known hacker group Golden Chickens, also known as Venom Spider. The researchers identified TerraStealerV2 and TerraLogger as new malware strains. TerraStealerV2 steals browser logins, crypto wallet data, and extensions. TerraLogger records keystrokes but doesn’t transmit data yet. Golden Chickens spreads malware using fake resumes or job offers. Golden Chickens is a financially driven threat group that provides malware to cybercriminals as part of a service....

According to the official press release, Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) accused Google of anti-competitive business practices, including deals with Telstra and Optus—Australia’s largest telecommunications and tech services providers—to pre-install Google Search on Android mobile phones. Google has agreed to pay a $35.8 million fine over antitrust accusations in Australia. The tech giant had agreements with Australia’s largest telecommunications companies, Telstra and Optus, to pre-install Google Search on Android devices....

According to the press release, Grammarly plans to scale its marketing and sales strategies and expand its customer base. At the moment, Grammarly has approximately 40 million daily users and generates $700 million in annual revenue. Grammarly secured a $1 billion investment deal with General Catalyst. The new CEO wants to adopt Coda’s AI technology and expand the customer base. The startup currently has 40 million daily users and generates $700 million in annual revenue....

KELA’s AI Red Team successfully jailbroke DeepSeek in various scenarios, exposing its potential for malicious misuse. One particular jailbreak, known as the “Evil Jailbreak,” has been used to bypass the safety mechanisms of other AI models in the past, and it was equally effective against DeepSeek R1. DeepSeek R1 was jailbroken by KELA to create malicious malware and harmful content. The model generated code to steal credit card data and distribute malware....

Discovered by researchers at Kaspersky, several previously harmless WhatsApp mods were found containing a spy module dubbed as Trojan-Spy.AndroidOS.CanesSpy. According to the security researchers, the spy module operates by using the suspicious features – service and broadcast receiver, found in the trojanized mod. These features are not a part of the official WhatsApp program. Upon deployment, the broadcast component listens for various system and application broadcasts, like charging of phones, files downloaded, and text messages....

Fortunately, I discovered you can access your Google Bard account anywhere with a VPN. But not all VPNs can reliably avoid regional restrictions, so I tested 30+ services to find the top VPNs for Google Bard in 2025. Overall, ExpressVPN is the best for Google Bard. Its top security and fast speeds ensure smooth, reliable connections to Bard. You can try using Google Bard with ExpressVPN risk-free — if you’re not satisfied, you can get a refund within 30* days....

You could theoretically bypass this restriction with a VPN that gets you a US IP address. However, this would be against NBC’s terms of service, and my team and I don’t condone breaking the law by circumventing geo-blocks. However, you should still secure yourself with a VPN while streaming, even if you live in the US. For the best safety, get ExpressVPN. It’s reliable security features and military-grade encryption will always keep you safe....

Fortunately, there’s an easy way to access your Voot account when you travel abroad. You can use a top-quality VPN to get a virtual India IP address. Voot detects the VPN’s IP and thinks you’re in India, giving you full access to your favorite shows and films. I tested 30+ services to find the best VPNs for Voot, and ExpressVPN is the top choice in 2025. Its virtual India servers are fast, secure, and private for easy access to Voot and smooth, lag-free streaming....

According to a Reuters report, job platforms Indeed and Glassdoor are laying off about 1,300 employees, roughly 6% of their HR tech workforce, as part of a strategic move toward artificial intelligence. Indeed and Glassdoor are cutting 1,300 jobs amid AI-driven restructuring. The layoffs impact 6% of Recruit Holdings’ HR tech workforce. Recruit Holdings cites AI innovation as the reason behind the shift. Reuters reports that the company made its decision public through an internal memo that shows most of the layoffs happened in the United States, affecting departments like research and development, growth, and sustainability, but spans globally....

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Southern Water provides water services to 2.5 million customers and wastewater services to 4.5 million customers across Southern England. On January 23, in a statement, the company revealed that its data had been stolen and a few of them published. ‘’We are aware of a claim by cyber criminals that data has been stolen from some of our IT systems. We had previously detected suspicious activity, and had launched an investigation, led by independent cyber security specialists,’’ the notice read....

Kaspersky’s cybersecurity experts have discovered two malicious Python packages on the Python Package Index (PyPI), a widely used software repository, as announced on Thursday. Two malicious Python packages on PyPI installed JarkaStealer malware on users’ systems. The packages mimicked AI tools but secretly stole sensitive data from users. JarkaStealer malware collects data like browser info, session tokens, and system details. These packages claimed to help developers interact with advanced language models like GPT-4 Turbo and Claude AI but were actually designed to install malware called JarkaStealer....

In my tests, they both detected malware well above the industry average. Also, both antiviruses are relatively lightweight, so it came down to extra features, usability, support, and value for money. In this regard, TotalAV offers more safety features, but Malwarebytes has better support. My overall findings revealed that TotalAV is the clear winner. It offered superior performance and way more features than Malwarebytes. Plus, you can test TotalAV risk-free using the 30-day money-back guarantee to see if it’s right for you....

Bloomberg, who first reported this story, notes that the company made this move after Meta paid Ruoming Pang more than $200 million to leave Apple. Meta hired Apple AI researchers Mark Lee and Tom Gunter. Both worked under Ruoming Pang, who joined Meta earlier. Pang’s offer reportedly exceeded $200 million. Bloomberg’ s sources indicate that Lee has already started working at Meta, while Gunter plans to join the company shortly....

In a video presented at the event, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg explains that the new AI systems can define and recommend the ideal group of recipients to target with relevant promotional material and updates. Previously, these were sent out en masse to anyone who’d opted in to receive a business’s marketing material. Businesses can now “use ads manager to deliver messages to those customers who are most likely to be interested … this means that businesses are going to see better ROI, and people will see more relevant messages,” he said....

In the piece, the experts explain that they have analyzed a million ChatGPT interaction logs and discovered that sexual role-playing is the second most popular use for AI chatbots—the first use is for creative composition— and shared their results in a paper just a few days ago. “We are already starting to invite AIs into our lives as friends, lovers, mentors, therapists, and teachers,” wrote the researchers. “AI wields the collective charm of all human history and culture with infinite seductive mimicry....

The analysis, released on Tuesday highlights how malware targeting these workstations is increasingly common. Malware like Ramnit and Chaya_003 disrupt critical engineering processes in OT environments. Over 20% of OT incidents involve compromising engineering workstations, according to SANS Institute. Ramnit, originally targeting banking credentials, now infects OT systems through compromised devices. The research focused on malware found in VirusTotal, which included incidents involving the Mitsubishi engineering workstation infected with the Ramnit worm, as well as new experimental malware known as Chaya_003, which disrupts Siemens engineering processes....

Nintendo shared a 13-minute video on YouTube yesterday—which has reached over 1 million views—with a tour and more details of what people can expect from their visit. In the video, Shigeru Miyamoto—Nintendo’s game designer and creator of classics like Mario and Zelda since 1977—explains that the Nintendo Museum has been built in the original factory and that the space has been transformed. Now, it includes a Mario-themed plaza and a modern building with video games, immersive experiences, giant controllers, exhibits, and historical artifacts that fans will get to see while they explore the new facility....

Ai2, founded by Microsoft’s co-founder Paul Allen in 2014, described this model as “the best fully open language model to date.” Ai2 launched OLMo 2 yesterday, an advanced and open-source language model The organization describes it as “the best fully open language model to date” OLMo 2 competes with other open-source models like Meta’s Llama 3.1 “We introduce OLMo 2, a new family of 7B and 13B models trained on up to 5T tokens,” wrote the organization in an announcement on its website....

Although Norton and Kaspersky were equally effective in various tests, Norton is the better security app overall. Its customer support is fast, its features provide better security, and it detects 100% of malware via scans without highlighting any false positives. So, even though Kaspersky had impressive results in most of my tests, I suggest you get Norton if you want comprehensive protection. Alongside providing better security, Norton plans also offer better value for money....