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FraudGPT, WormGPT, and Dark AI Models Fuel Surge in Cybercrime
Malicious AI models like FraudGPT, WormGPT, and PoisonGPT are reshaping cybercrime, enabling scalable phishing, malware generation, and disinformation. Unlike mainstream LLMs, these blackhat tools strip ...
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The Imperative for a New Cyber Defense Playbook
Traditional cybersecurity models are failing against AI-driven threats, workforce fatigue, and complex tool sprawl. From adaptive malware and deepfake phishing to poorly governed machine identities, ...
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UpCrypter Phishing Campaign Exploits Fake Emails to Deliver RAT Payloads
A new phishing campaign is distributing the UpCrypter malware loader through fake voicemail and purchase order emails. Targeting industries worldwide, UpCrypter delivers multiple remote access ...
Cybersecurity
Senator Wyden Demands Independent Review After Federal Court Cyber Breaches
Senator Ron Wyden is urging an independent review of federal court cybersecurity after breaches exposed sealed case files. Citing outdated systems and weak defenses, he ...
Cybersecurity
Nevada State Offices Shut Down Amid Major Network Security Incident
Nevada’s state government was forced to suspend in-person services and shut down major websites after a large-scale network security incident on August 25, 2025. Early ...
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Android Malware Masquerades as FSB Antivirus To Spy on Russian Business Executives
A fake FSB antivirus hides Android malware spying on Russian executives, logging keystrokes, streaming cameras, exfiltrating messenger data, and rotating providers for command and control.
Cybersecurity
Orange Suffers Data Breach Affecting 850k Customers
Orange Belgium reports a cyberattack exposing SIM details, PUK codes, names, phone numbers, and tariff plans for 850,000 customers; no financial data or passwords were ...
Cybersecurity
Michigan Health System Hack Exposes Patients’ Lab Results in Healthcare Data Breach
Aspire Rural Health Systems suffered a major healthcare data breach, exposing nearly 140,000 patients’ records — including lab results, financial data, and personal identifiers.
Cybersecurity
Gmail Breach Exposes 2.5 Billion Accounts in Social Engineering Attack
Google confirmed a massive breach exposing 2.5 billion Gmail accounts, with hacker group ShinyHunters exploiting Salesforce access through social engineering and launching large-scale phishing and ...
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Ethical and Regulatory Challenges in AI-Driven Cybersecurity
As AI becomes central to cybersecurity, it is also weaponized for deepfakes, adaptive malware, and phishing. Organizations now face ethical dilemmas, regulatory fragmentation, and governance ...
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AI-Powered DDoS Attacks Prompt Advanced Defense Mechanisms
AI-powered DDoS attacks are reshaping the cybersecurity landscape, replacing brute-force floods with adaptive, machine-led precision. By mimicking legitimate traffic and shifting tactics in real time, ...
Cybersecurity
Palo Alto Networks Forecasts $10.5B in 2026 Revenue on AI Cybersecurity Growth
Palo Alto Networks projects up to $10.53B in fiscal 2026 revenue, fueled by demand for AI cybersecurity tools and strategic acquisitions like CyberArk. With stronger ...
Application Security
WinRAR Zero-Day Vulnerability Exploited by Multiple Threat Actors
A newly discovered zero-day in WinRAR, CVE-2025-8088, is being exploited by RomCom hackers to plant executables in Windows Startup folders via path traversal. The flaw ...
Cybersecurity
FortiOS Auth Bypass Vulnerability Allows Attackers to Gain Full Control
Fortinet has disclosed CVE-2024-26009, a high-severity authentication bypass in the FGFM protocol. The flaw lets attackers impersonate managed FortiGate devices via FortiManager, enabling full administrative ...
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Decline in Cybersecurity Prevention Effectiveness Raises Concerns for CISOs
New research from Horizon3.ai, WEF, Trend Micro, and others shows a widening gap between cybersecurity strategies and real-world results. CISOs face declining prevention effectiveness, rising ...
Cybersecurity
Norway Attributes Dam Cyberattack to Russian Hackers
Norway confirmed that Russian state-sponsored hackers breached the Bremanger dam’s control systems in April 2025, releasing 1.9 million gallons of water. While no damage occurred, ...
Cybersecurity
Chrome Extension FreeVPN One Secretly Captures Screens
Security researchers found that FreeVPN.One, a Chrome extension with over 100,000 installs and a verified badge, secretly captured user screenshots, URLs, and device data. Updates ...
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Critical PostgreSQL Flaws Allow Code Injection During Database Restoration
The PostgreSQL team has disclosed three critical vulnerabilities—CVE-2025-8714, CVE-2025-8715, and CVE-2025-1094—impacting backup and restore utilities. These flaws enable malicious code injection and SQL exploitation, posing ...
Cybersecurity
Internet Archive Abused to Host Stealthy Malware JScript Loaders
Attackers are abusing the Internet Archive to host obfuscated malware loaders, launching multi-stage infection chains that deliver the Remcos RAT. By exploiting trusted infrastructure, threat ...
Cybersecurity
Business Council of New York State Data Breach: Personal Health Data of 47,000 People Exposed
BCNYS reports a two-day February intrusion discovered in August exposed personal, financial, and health data for 47,329 people, prompting rolling notifications and credit monitoring for ...
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Salesloft Breach Exposes OAuth Tokens Used in Salesforce Data-Theft Campaign
Salesloft breach exposed Drift OAuth tokens used to access Salesforce instances; attackers extracted AWS keys, passwords, and Snowflake tokens to pivot and exfiltrate data.
Discord Message-Scraping Service Claims Access to 1.8 Billion Messages
A newly advertised data-scraping service claims to index 1.8 billion Discord messages, 207 million voice sessions, and profiles from 35 million users. Researchers warn the ...
Silk Typhoon Hackers Hijack Captive Portals to Deliver PlugX Backdoor
Silk Typhoon used captive-portal AitM redirects to deliver a signed dropper that decrypts and side-loads a PlugX-variant backdoor, GTIG reports and blocks domains.
Farmers Insurance Data Breach Impacts 1.1 Million Customers in Salesforce Cyberattack
Farmers Insurance confirmed a third-party vendor database was breached on May 29, exposing PII for 1,111,386 customers in the wider Salesforce data theft campaign.
AI Summary Injection Turns Summaries into Malware Delivery
Researchers show attackers hide malicious payloads in HTML using CSS obfuscation and prompt overdose so AI summaries output malware instructions that lead to ransomware execution.
Nissan Confirms Data Breach at Creative Box After Qilin Ransomware Attack
Nissan has confirmed a data breach at its Tokyo-based subsidiary, Creative Box Inc. (CBI), following unauthorized access on August 16, 2025. The Qilin ransomware group ...
Gunra Ransomware: Tactics, Victims, and Threat Intelligence
Gunra is a double-extortion ransomware group, active since April 2025, leveraging leaked Conti code for high-speed, cross-platform attacks. With victims spanning healthcare, manufacturing, and IT, ...
Australia Faces Rising Wave of AI-Driven Cyber Threats in 2025
Australia is facing a surge in AI-driven cyberattacks, from deepfake phishing and malware development to supply chain compromises. With over 70 major incidents in 2025 ...
CISA Expands Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog: 47 New Threats Identified
CISA has added 47 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog in 2025, including flaws in SharePoint, Google Chromium, and Cisco devices. The ...
Arizona Seeks $10M to Bolster Election Cybersecurity: Post-Attack Response Plan
A cyberattack on Arizona’s election portal, linked to Iranian-affiliated actors, has spurred calls for $10 million in cybersecurity funding and $3.5 million annually. Secretary of ...
Microsoft Patches Teams Vulnerability: Critical Fix Against Remote Code Risks
Microsoft has patched CVE-2025-53783, a heap-based buffer overflow in Teams that enables remote code execution across desktop, mobile, and hardware devices. Though exploitation requires social ...
Apple Patches Zero-Day Exploit: Immediate Fix for CVE-2025-43300 Threat
Apple has released emergency patches for CVE-2025-43300, a zero-day flaw in the Image I/O framework enabling remote code execution via malicious images. Actively exploited in ...
APT36 Hackers Abuse Linux to Deliver Malware in Espionage Attacks
APT36 (Transparent Tribe) is exploiting Linux .desktop files in a new espionage campaign against Indian defense and government targets. Disguised as PDFs, these droppers fetch ...
Silk Typhoon’s Fake Adobe Update: How China-Backed Hackers Target Diplomats
A new and highly sophisticated cyber espionage campaign attributed to Silk Typhoon—also known as Mustang Panda, TEMP.Hex, or UNC6384—has been uncovered, targeting diplomats and government ...
FTC Warns Tech Giants: Don’t Weaken Encryption for Foreign Governments
The fight over encryption has entered a new phase. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), led by Chairman Andrew Ferguson, has issued a strong warning to ...
Invisible Prompts: How Image Scaling Attacks Break AI Security
Researchers have uncovered a new form of indirect prompt injection that leverages a simple but powerful trick: image scaling. This novel attack involves hiding malicious ...
Google to Verify Android Developers: A New Era in App Security Emerges
Google is rolling out its Developer Verification program, requiring all Android developers—inside and outside the Play Store—to verify their identity by 2027. The policy aims ...
Healthcare Services Group Breach Exposes 624,000 Individuals’ Sensitive Data
The healthcare sector has been rocked yet again by a massive cybersecurity incident. Healthcare Services Group (HCSG), a provider of dining and laundry services to ...
Okta Raises Annual Forecasts Amid Surging Demand for Cybersecurity Tools
Okta has lifted its fiscal 2026 revenue forecast after reporting strong Q2 results, driven by soaring demand for identity verification tools. As AI-powered impersonation attacks ...
Auchan Data Breach: Hundreds of Thousands of Loyalty Accounts Compromised
French retail giant Auchan has confirmed a massive data breach that compromised the personal details of hundreds of thousands of customers. The stolen data includes ...