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Jan Leike, who ran OpenAI’s “Super Alignment” team, believes there should be more focus on preparing for the next generation of AI models, including on things like safety.

Slack reveals it has been training AI/ML models on customer data, including messages, files and usage information. It’s opt-in by default.

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: FBI is targeting Scattered Spider, Australia’s MediSecure hacked, new Wi-Fi attack.

CISA has added two vulnerabilities in discontinued D-Link products to its KEV catalog, including a decade-old flaw.

A critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-34359 and dubbed Llama Drama can allow hackers to target AI product developers.

The Antidot Android banking trojan snoops on users and steals their credentials, contacts, and SMS messages.

The Black Basta group abuses remote connection tool Quick Assist in vishing attacks leading to ransomware deployment.

The US government has announced charges, seizures, arrests and rewards as part of an effort to disrupt a scheme that generates revenue for North Korea.

C/side has emerged from stealth mode with $1.7 million in pre-seed funding from Scribble Ventures and angel investors

Network infrastructure as-a-service Alkira has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by Tiger Global Management.

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OT zero trust access and control company Dispel has appointed Dean Macris as its CISO.

Cloud identity and security solutions firm Saviynt has hired former Gartner Analyst Henrique Teixeira as Senior Vice President of Strategy.

PR and marketing firm FleishmanHillard named Scott Radcliffe as the agency’s global director of cybersecurity.

Portnox, a provider of zero trust access control solutions, announced that Joseph Rodriguez has joined the company as Chief Revenue Officer.

Cybersecurity awareness training firm NINJIO has appointed Jon Dion as its Chief Revenue Officer.

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Slack reveals it has been training AI/ML models on customer data, including messages, files and usage information. It’s opt-in by default.

Microsoft Quick Assist Tool Abused for Ransomware Delivery

The Black Basta group abuses remote connection tool Quick Assist in vishing attacks leading to ransomware deployment.

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Palo Alto Networks and IBM announced a significant partnership to jointly provide cybersecurity solutions.

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Jan Leike, who ran OpenAI’s “Super Alignment” team, believes there should be more focus on preparing for the next generation of AI models, including…

Slack reveals it has been training AI/ML models on customer data, including messages, files and usage information. It’s opt-in by default.

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: FBI is targeting Scattered Spider, Australia’s MediSecure hacked, new Wi-Fi attack.

CISA has added two vulnerabilities in discontinued D-Link products to its KEV catalog, including a decade-old flaw.

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On demand IT security risk and compliance solutions provider, Qualys, and RSA, The Security Division of EMC (NYSE: EMC), have expanded their technology partnership to make QualysGuard vulnerability management and IT policy compliance data available to RSA’s client base.

Top 10 Malware Threats for AprilSunbelt Software has announced the top 10 most prevalent malware threats for the month of April 2010. With nine of ten detections from March still on the list for April, it shows continued prevalence of Trojan horse programs circulating on the Internet. A new loader for a rogue security product making it into the top 10.

IT security and data protection firm Sophos announced that it has reached an agreement to sell a majority interest in the company to private equity group Apax Partners. The transaction will value the company at $830 million. Following the transaction, the founders of Sophos will retain a significant minority shareholding.

SecurityWeek staff has confirmed that portable storage, authentication, and trusted virtual computing solutions provider, IronKey, has raised $22 million in venture capital funding.

Managed information security services provider, SecureWorks, Inc., announced today the hire of Colonel Barry R. Hensley, former Director of the Army's Global Network Operations and Security Center. Hensley will be joining as Vice President of SecureWorks' Counter Threat Unit.

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A critical vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-34359 and dubbed Llama Drama can allow hackers to target AI product developers.

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Financial terms were not released but the price tag is expected to be hefty with Exabeam’s most recent valuation pegged at $2.5 billion.