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Multiple ransomware groups appear to have exploited a recently patched Windows vulnerability as a zero-day, Symantec reported. The vulnerability in question is tracked as CVE-2025-29824 and it was patched by Microsoft with its April 2025 Patch Tuesday updates. The flaw impacts the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) and it can be exploited by an attacker to escalate privileges. On the day it released the patches, Microsoft revealed that CVE-2025-29824 had been exploited by cybercriminals in attacks aimed at a “small number of targets”, including in the IT and real estate sectors in the US, the financial industry in Venezuela,…

Akur8, a Paris-based InsurTech, has partnered with Post Telecommunication Joint Stock Insurance Corporation (PTI), one of Vietnam’s leading non-life insurance providers, to enhance its actuarial capabilities.PTI will implement Akur8’s pricing platform to enhance fairness and competitiveness in its insurance pricing.As Vietnam’s insurance sector rapidly digitizes and evolves, the move helps PTI respond more strategically to market demands.Akur8’s machine-learning platform accelerates model development, ensures transparency, and supports data-driven pricing—key advantages for the P&C insurance market.PTI will use the platform to gain portfolio insights, improve pricing agility, and boost collaboration between actuarial and business teams.During a pilot phase, PTI built hundreds of…

The exploitation of a second vulnerability in the OttoKit WordPress plugin has come to light, less than a month after threat actors were seen targeting a different bug to take over websites, WordPress security firm Defiant warns. A plugin with more than 100,000 installations, OttoKit: All-in-One Automation Platform (formerly SureTriggers) provides site administrators with task automation options, allowing them to connect apps, websites, and other plugins. In early April, attackers were seen exploiting CVE-2025-3102, a missing check issue impacting new and unconfigured OttoKit installations, to create new administrative accounts and take over vulnerable websites. Now, Defiant warns of attacks targeting…

OakNorth, a UK-based digital bank focused on serving entrepreneurs, has announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI, the San Francisco-headquartered artificial intelligence research and deployment company.The collaboration aims to accelerate OakNorth’s integration of generative AI across its banking operations to improve speed, personalisation, and efficiency for its customers.The partnership arrives amid a broader AI revolution, as generative AI technologies reshape how financial institutions operate and interact with customers.OakNorth’s collaboration with OpenAI will see the deployment of custom GPT-powered tools across digital lending processes and firm-wide functions, enabling faster decision-making, improved customer experiences, and more efficient internal operations.Founded in 2015, OakNorth has…

Cooking for your mom on Mother’s Day is probably the Best Gift Ever for a lot of moms. Sure, we’re delighted to get flowers, or a lovely box of chocolate, or a new power drill, but what we really want is to be taken care of for one single, blessed day. Just kidding, we know you love us. Now cook something to prove it.A chill brunchy breakfast is a great way to go. And, by the way, it doesn’t have to be in bed. In fact, having balanced a toddler, a mug of hot coffee and a plate of eggs…

The US cybersecurity agency CISA, the FBI, EPA, and the DoE on Tuesday issued an alert to warn organizations of cyberattacks targeting the country’s oil and natural gas sector. The observed attacks, the government agencies say, leverage basic intrusion techniques, but the lack of poor cyber hygiene within critical infrastructure organizations could lead to disruptions and even physical damage. “CISA is increasingly aware of unsophisticated cyber actor(s) targeting ICS/SCADA systems within U.S. critical Infrastructure sectors (Oil and Natural Gas), specifically in Energy and Transportation Systems,” the cybersecurity agency notes. The unsophisticated threat actors CISA is referring to are likely hacktivist…

OpenAI sees itself paying a lower share of revenue to its investor and close partner Microsoft by 2030 than it currently does, The Information reported, citing financial documents. The news comes after OpenAI this week changed tack on a major restructuring plan to pursue a new plan that would see its for-profit arm becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC) but continue to be controlled by its nonprofit division. OpenAI currently has an agreement to share 20% of its top line with Microsoft, but the AI company has told investors it expects to share 10% of revenue with its business partners,…

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Washington does not wish to decouple from China but wants ‘fair trade’.The United States and China will hold trade talks in Switzerland this week, officials have said, as the world’s two largest economies seek to de-escalate tensions that have led to a de facto mutual trade embargo. The talks would be the first official engagement between Washington and Beijing on trade since US President Donald Trump slapped a 145 percent tariff on Chinese goods, prompting a retaliatory 125 percent duty from China. US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson…

The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn, Estonia, is hosting this week the Locked Shields 2025 cyber defense exercise. Described as one of the world’s most complex cybersecurity exercises, Locked Shields 2025 has gathered nearly 4,000 experts representing 41 NATO ally and partner nations. The number of participants is roughly the same as in the previous year. The goal of Locked Shields is to test and improve the preparedness of national cybersecurity teams in defending national systems and critical infrastructure, including telecommunications networks and military infrastructure, through a realistic simulation. At Locked Shields 2025, 17 blue…

The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn, Estonia, is hosting this week the Locked Shields 2025 cyber defense exercise. Described as one of the world’s most complex cybersecurity exercises, Locked Shields 2025 has gathered nearly 4,000 experts representing 41 NATO ally and partner nations. The number of participants is roughly the same as in the previous year. The goal of Locked Shields is to test and improve the preparedness of national cybersecurity teams in defending national systems and critical infrastructure, including telecommunications networks and military infrastructure, through a realistic simulation. At Locked Shields 2025, 17 blue…