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Crypto money laundering saw a major decrease of nearly 30% in 2023, Chainalysis’ newly released 2024 Crypto Crime Report revealed.

Cybersecurity experts are warning that hospitals around the United States are at risk for attacks such as the one that's crippling operations at a premier Midwestern children’s hospital

hackers from Russia, China, and Iran have been using tools from Microsoft-backed OpenAI to hone their skills and trick their targets, according to a report published on Wednesday. Microsoft said in its report it had tracked hacking groups affiliated with Russian military intelligence, Iran's Revolutionary Guard, and the Chinese and North Korean governments as they tried to perfect their hacking campaigns using large language models.

Niantic has released the Monster Hunter Now v70 patch notes, unveiling a host of fixes and adjustments. Key highlights include enhancements to the Hunt-a-thon experience, material management improvements, and enhanced screen rendering performance, a Dexerto report said.

Microsoft says U.S. adversaries — chiefly Iran and North Korea and to a lesser extent Russia and China — are beginning to use generative artificial intelligence in mounting and organizing offensive cyber operations

North Korea on Wednesday fired multiple cruise missiles into the sea in its fifth test of such weapons since January, South Korea's military said, extending a streak in weapons demonstrations that's elevating tensions in the region. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the South Korean and U.S. militaries were analyzing the launches that were detected in waters northeast of the eastern coastal city of Wonsan. The South Korean military didn't immediately provide the exact numbers of missiles fired or how far they flew. It wasn't immediately clear either whether the missiles were fired from land or from sea assets. «Our military has increased surveillance and vigilance and is working closely with our US partners and is closely monitoring signs for further activity from North Korea,» the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. Experts say North Korea is ramping up pressure on its rivals in an election year in South Korea and the United States with a long-term focus of forcing Washington to accept the idea of the North as a nuclear power and extract security and economic concessions from a position of strength.

South Korea's military says it has detected North Korea firing multiple cruise missiles into waters off its northeastern coast in its fifth test of such weapons since January. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Wednesday didn't immediately provide the exact numbers of missiles fired or how war they flew.

Korean instant noodles and when neighbourhood kirana stores stock Korean packaged food, it reflects the winds of change blowing through culinary preferences of young, affluent Indians. From savouring fiery Buldak noodles to munching shrimp flavoured Nongshim chips, watching K-dramas, listening to K-pop, and using K-beauty products, the K-wave is captivating a growing number of teenagers in India. «What young affluent India is adapting to and influenced by, is a direct downstream impact of the culture they are engaging with and the screens they are watching. From K-serials and K-pop, preferences have evolved to K-food, which has overtaken previous favourites like Japanese sushi,» Sandeep Goyal, chairman of ad agency Rediffusion. He said the surge in mainstream companies launching Korean packaged foods is a direct consequence of the increasing popularity of the number of restaurants serving Korean cuisine not only in metros but even smaller cities.

After the U.S. dropped a broad array of sanctions against Venezuela in October, it warned that it could reimpose all of them, except one. The White House admitted that its ban on buying Venezuelan bonds was a failure that had potentially benefited enemies of the U.S.

Samsung has started pre-booking for the Galaxy Book 4 series in India ahead of the expected launch of these laptops later this month. The Galaxy Book 4 series could include Galaxy Book 4 Pro, Galaxy Book 4 Pro 360 and Galaxy Book 4 Ultra models. Prior to the India launch, the Galaxy Book 4 series was launched in South Korea in December.

South Korea plans to conduct virtual asset exchange inspections to expel ineligible platforms later this year.

North Korea has successfully developed a new ballistic control system for a multiple rocket launcher along with controllable shells, state media KCNA reported on Monday. The Academy of Defence Science, which oversees the country's missile development, conducted a «ballistic control» test firing of 240-mm calibre controllable multiple rocket launcher shells on Sunday, KCNA said. KCNA said the strategic value of the 240 mm-caliber multiple rocket launcher will be «reevaluated» its role in battlefields will also increase due to what it called «rapid technical improvement.»

ramp up arms production. Baltic leaders have emphasised that even small Russian advances could be existentially threatening to their states. “It cannot be ruled out that within a three to five year period, Russia will test Article 5 and NATO’s solidarity," warned Troels Lund Poulsen, Denmark’s defence minister, on February 9th.

UN experts say they are investigating 58 suspected North Korean cyberattacks between 2017 and 2023 valued at approximately USD 3 billion, with the money reportedly being used to help fund its development of weapons of mass destruction. And the high volume of cyberattacks by North Korean hacking groups who report to the Reconnaissance General Bureau, North Korea's primary foreign intelligence organization, is reportedly continuing, the panel of experts said in the executive summary of a new report to the UN Security Council obtained Friday by The Associated Press.

An independent United Nations jury of sanctions monitors is conducting a probe into North Korea’s involvement in $3 billion worth cyberattacks on crypto firms.

Google has introduced a free artificial intelligence app that will implant the technology on smartphones

By Hyonhee Shin

Bank of America has typically had a reputation for being a slightly … nicer place to work than the rest of the bulge bracket.  The perception has always been that Goldman Sachs is intense, Morgan Stanley is political, Citi is dysfunctional, JPMorgan is snobbish but Bank of America is … chill?  Possibly even a little bit complacent?  Like all such stereotypes, these are for the most part garbage, but there’s always a little bit of truth that makes them persist.  They do make a point of promoting nice guys like Jim DeMare, after all.

North Korea said Thursday it conducted its first flight test of a new cruise missile, as it expands its military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions with the United States and neighbours. The report in state media came a day after South Korea's military said it detected the North firing several cruise missiles into waters off its western coast. The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff did not provide more specific assessments, including the number of missiles fired or their flight characteristics.

By Jamie McGeever

Blockchain analytics and security firm Chainalysis has reported a decrease in cryptocurrency theft in 2023.