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Researchers with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative said that the known APT group, called Water Hydra, was leveraging the flaw (CVE-2024-21412) in order to bypass Defender SmartScreen, Microsoft’s feature in Windows 10 and 11 that is aimed at preventing phishing and malware attacks.

The hacking group (tracked as Water Hydra and DarkCasino) was spotted using the zero-day (CVE-2024-21412) in attacks on New Year's Eve day by Trend Micro security researchers.

Most experts working in AI and cybersecurity agree that the benefits from this technology currently outweigh the risks. Security vendors like Trend Micro have been using AI for over a decade for spam filtering and other purposes.

"It's a pretty large attack surface right now that's often overlooked, especially in small businesses, because it's hard to manage from an enterprise level," explains Dustin Childs, head of threat awareness for Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative (ZDI), which runs the Pwn2Own hacking contest.

Increasingly, security professionals are coming together with law enforcement to provide free decryption tools — freeing locked files and eliminating the temptation for victims to pony up.

The first-ever Pwn2Own Automotive event was organized by the Trend Micro Zero-Day Initiative, the same people behind the annual Pwn2Own hacking events we have reported on over the years here at Forbes.

The first edition of Pwn2Own Automotive has come to an end and Trend Micro’s ZDI announced that participants have been awarded a total of $1,323,750 for demonstrating 49 unique and previously unknown vulnerabilities affecting automotive products.

Trend Micro is in part trying to alleviate the growing skills gap—as well as increase diversity in the field—through its Next-Gen Cyber Defenders program, a free 10-week, mostly in-person skills training experience.

Researchers and companies uncovered 96 zero-day vulnerabilities in 2023, according to data from Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative.

Few technology or cybersecurity narratives are as compelling as that of Trend Micro's sustained success and innovative strides.