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In comedy of errors, men accused of wiping gov databases turned to an AI tool
Defendants were convicted of similar crimes a decade ago. How were they cleared again?
04-12-2025 21:51
KnowBe4 Named a Leader in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Email Security
KnowBe4, the platform that comprehensively addresses AI and human risk management, has been recognised as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Email Security Platforms for the second consecutive year and acknowledged specifically for its Abili
04-12-2025 12:51
Admins and defenders gird themselves against maximum-severity server vuln
Open source React executes malicious code with malformed HTML—no authentication needed.
03-12-2025 23:16
Microsoft drops AI sales targets in half after salespeople miss their quotas
Report: Microsoft declared "the era of AI agents" in May, but enterprise customers aren't buying.
03-12-2025 18:24
Fraudulent gambling network may actually be something more nefarious
Researchers say there's more to the network, which has operated for 14 years.
03-12-2025 17:23
The Vault or the Vulnerability? Why Your Password Manager Might Be the New Cyber Risk
For years, the cybersecurity community has fought the scourge of weak, reused passwords. The solution, which was overwhelmingly adopted by both businesses and consumers, was the password manager (PM). These tools moved us from flimsy ‘123456’ credentials
03-12-2025 10:20
OpenAI CEO declares “code red” as Gemini gains 200 million users in 3 months
Three years after Google sounded alarm bells over ChatGPT, the tables have turned.
02-12-2025 22:42
Syntax hacking: Researchers discover sentence structure can bypass AI safety rules
New research offers clues about why some prompt injection attacks may succeed.
02-12-2025 12:15
Do Modern iGaming Platforms Offer Better Cyber Protections Than Traditional Apps?
Modern iGaming security has evolved quickly, and users notice the difference. Stronger protections, more transparent communication, and more innovative tools give people far more confidence than older platforms ever did. At the same time, the number of o
28-11-2025 10:49
What your firewall sees that your EDR doesn’t
The group known as Librarian Ghouls has infiltrated networks of technical universities and industrial organisations across Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, all without raising immediate alarms. They achieved this by leveraging legitimate logins to move la
27-11-2025 15:52
Cyberattack on Multiple London Councils Exposes Fragility of Shared Public-Sector Systems
Several major London boroughs, including Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, and Hammersmith & Fulham, are facing serious disruption after a cyberattack crippled key IT systems, preventing residents from accessing frontline services and raising fear
27-11-2025 14:14
HP plans to save millions by laying off thousands, ramping up AI use
Product development, internal operations among teams expected to be hit hardest.
26-11-2025 17:19
Black Friday 2025: Smarter, Faster and AI-Powered Scams Drive a Surge in Cyber Threats
As retailers prepare for another record-breaking Black Friday, cybersecurity experts are warning that this year’s threats are not only bigger than ever but far more intelligent, automated and difficult to spot. Fresh data from Check Point, KnowBe4 Threat
26-11-2025 17:11
How User Education Can Become the Strongest Link in Casino Security
Casino security used to be pretty straightforward. You had cameras watching the floor and security guards watching for suspicious players. These days, things are way more complicated. Casinos deal with hackers, data breaches, and scammers who go after pl
26-11-2025 16:52
Crypto hoarders dump tokens as shares tumble
Several companies are selling crypto stockpiles in effort to fund share buybacks, shore up stock prices.
26-11-2025 15:37
How CTEM Helps Cyber Teams to Become More Proactive
How CTEM Helps Cyber Teams to Become More Proactive Software, infrastructure, and third-party services change far faster than quarterly audit cycles, which increases the risk of data and infrastructure exposure. In the UK, just over four in ten businesse
26-11-2025 13:56
Salt Security Launches Salt MCP Finder Technology
Salt Security has announced Salt MCP Finder technology, a dedicated discovery engine for Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, the fast-proliferating infrastructure powering agentic AI. MCP Finder provides an organisation with a complete, authoritative v
25-11-2025 17:23
Nominations Open For The Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards 2026
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards! The deadline for entry is the 9th January 2026. We’re proud to be media supporters once again.  The 2026 event is hosted by Eskenzi PR and sponsored by Fidelity Internation
25-11-2025 11:22
Podcast Empowers Professionals to Thrive in Their Cybersecurity Careers
Amelia Hewitt, Co-Founder (Director of Cyber Consulting) at Principle Defence and Founder of CybAid, and Rebecca Taylor, Threat Intelligence Knowledge Manager and Researcher at Sophos, are proud to announce the launch of the second series of The Cyber Ag
24-11-2025 17:25
UK government will buy tech to boost AI sector in $130M growth push
Plan will offer guaranteed payments for British startups making AI hardware
24-11-2025 14:17
Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.
Voting system required three keys. One of them has been "irretrievably lost."
22-11-2025 00:16
How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers
So far, the hackers are laying low, likely for later use.
21-11-2025 22:05
Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand
Google's AI infrastructure chief tells staff it needs thousandfold capacity increase in 5 years.
21-11-2025 21:47
ENISA becomes CVE Program Root, strengthening Europe’s vulnerability management framework
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has been officially designated as a Program Root in the global Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Program. It marks a significant step in the EU’s efforts to bolster cybersecurity resilience and
21-11-2025 14:49
HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs
HEVC licensing gets more expensive in January.
20-11-2025 23:02
Massive Cloudflare outage was triggered by file that suddenly doubled in size
"I worry this is the big botnet flexing," CEO said. But outage was self-inflicted.
19-11-2025 21:25
Critics scoff after Microsoft warns AI feature can infect machines and pilfer data
Integration of Copilot Actions into Windows is off by default, but for how long?
19-11-2025 20:25
Tech giants pour billions into Anthropic as circular AI investments roll on
ChatGPT competitor secures billions from Microsoft and Nvidia in deal to use cloud services and chips.
18-11-2025 20:37
Bonkers Bitcoin heist: 5-star hotels, cash-filled envelopes, vanishing funds
Bitcoin mining hardware exec falls for sophisticated crypto scam to tune of $200k
18-11-2025 18:37
Google CEO: If an AI bubble pops, no one is getting out clean
Sundar Pichai says no company is immune if AI bubble bursts, echoing dotcom fears.
18-11-2025 16:32
5 plead guilty to laptop farm and ID theft scheme to land North Koreans US IT jobs
Fleets of laptops run from US residences gave appearance workers were in the US.
17-11-2025 22:20
Oracle hit hard in Wall Street’s tech sell-off over its huge AI bet
Company falls more than rivals over its borrowing and reliance on OpenAI contracts.
17-11-2025 16:41
Forget AGI—Sam Altman celebrates ChatGPT finally following em dash formatting rules
Ongoing struggles with AI model instruction-following show that true human-level AI still a ways off.
14-11-2025 18:45
Researchers question Anthropic claim that AI-assisted attack was 90% autonomous
The results of AI-assisted hacking aren't as impressive as many might have us believe.
14-11-2025 12:20
OpenAI walks a tricky tightrope with GPT-5.1’s eight new personalities
New controls attempt to please critics on both sides with a balance between bland and habit-forming.
12-11-2025 22:54
Meta’s star AI scientist Yann LeCun plans to leave for own startup
AI pioneer reportedly frustrated with Meta's shift from research to rapid product releases.
12-11-2025 17:14
ClickFix may be the biggest security threat your family has never heard of
Relatively new technique can bypass many endpoint protections.
11-11-2025 12:30
Researchers isolate memorization from problem-solving in AI neural networks
Basic arithmetic ability lives in the memorization pathways, not logic circuits.
10-11-2025 23:06
Two of the Kremlin’s most active hack groups are collaborating, ESET says
Turla is getting a helping hand from Gamaredon. Both are units of Russia's FSB.
19-09-2025 19:35
Two UK teens charged in connection to Scattered Spider ransomware attacks
Ransomware group is one of the world's most prolific.
19-09-2025 00:00
New attack on ChatGPT research agent pilfers secrets from Gmail inboxes
Unlike most prompt injections, ShadowLeak executes on OpenAI's cloud-based infrastructure.
18-09-2025 16:29
How weak passwords and other failings led to catastrophic breach of Ascension
A deep-dive into Active Directory and how "Kerberoasting" breaks it wide open.
18-09-2025 14:31
KnowBe4 Report Reveals UK Retail Sector on High Alert for Cyber Scams
KnowBe4, the human risk management platform, has released a new report entitled IT and Cybersecurity Trends in UK Retail: 2025 Survey Insights. The findings revealed nearly all (99.6%) of the 250 UK retail IT security professionals surveyed are facing a
18-09-2025 10:57
Salt Security Announces Industry First Solution to Secure API Actions Taken by AI Agents
At CrowdStrike Fal.Con 2025, Salt Security announced the industry’s first solution to secure the actions AI agents take in the enterprise. As large organisations adopt agentic AI, agents are increasingly making real-time API calls through protocols like
18-09-2025 09:14
White House officials reportedly frustrated by Anthropic’s law enforcement AI limits
Officials say Claude chatbot usage policies block FBI, Secret Service contractors' work.
17-09-2025 22:03
Nagomi Control Brings CTEM Into Action
Nagomi Security has announced the next step in its platform evolution with Nagomi Control, a new release that redefines Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) by enabling security teams to shift from identifying exposures to fixing them. Nagomi Con
17-09-2025 13:24
Check Point Acquires AI Security Company Lakera
Yesterday, Check Point announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Lakera, an AI-native security platform for Agentic AI applications. It has been revealed that the acquisition has cost $300m. By joining forces with Lakera, Check Point set
17-09-2025 09:34
Hack the Box acquires LetsDefend for blue team upskilling
Hack The Box (HTB), a provider of gamified cybersecurity skills development, has announced the acquisition of LetsDefend, a pioneering blue team training platform known for its hands-on SOC simulations and growing community members. The company said the
17-09-2025 08:53
ChatGPT may soon require ID verification from adults, CEO says
Chatbot will "default to the under-18 experience" when age is uncertain after teen suicide lawsuit.
16-09-2025 20:09
Millions turn to AI chatbots for spiritual guidance and confession
Bible Chat hits 30 million downloads as users seek algorithmic absolution.
16-09-2025 11:15
Modder injects AI dialogue into 2002’s Animal Crossing using memory hack
Unofficial mod lets classic Nintendo GameCube title use AI chatbots with amusing results.
12-09-2025 21:36
Find Out How You Can Defend Your Organisation Against AI Driven Attacks
KnowBe4, the world renowned cybersecurity platform is hosting its annual CyberSecure Leeds event on Wednesday 24th September as part of the Leeds Digital Festival. This exciting event will focus on the rise of AI-driven cyber threats and how organisation
12-09-2025 14:14
OpenAI and Microsoft sign preliminary deal to revise partnership terms
Companies work to finalize terms as OpenAI pursues for-profit restructuring.
11-09-2025 22:27
35 percent of VMware workloads expected to migrate elsewhere by 2028
“We are all addicted to hypervisors, and that needs to change."
11-09-2025 17:56
The Future of Human Risk Management: The Zensory and Brigantia Partnership A Year On
Cybersecurity distributor Brigantia and The Zensory, the popular wellbeing and productivity platform dedicated to transforming work habits, have been working together for a whole year now. The partnership set out with a hefty aim: to tackle one of the bi
11-09-2025 10:45
Check Point Software Named Among World’s Best Companies 2025 by TIME and Statista
Check Point has once again been recognised as one of the World’s Best Companies of 2025 by TIME and Statista. This marks the second consecutive year that Check Point has been featured on the list, reflecting its strong employee satisfaction, consistent r
11-09-2025 09:49
Vanta introduces Vanta AI Agent for risk management
Vanta, the trust management platform, has announced a new set of capabilities that embed AI across core compliance and risk workflows. The expanded capabilities unify policy management with Vanta AI Agent, continuous monitoring for vendors, risk oversigh
11-09-2025 09:31
Senator blasts Microsoft for making default Windows vulnerable to “Kerberoasting”
Wyden says default use of RC4 cipher led to last year's breach of health giant Ascension.
10-09-2025 19:38
Developers joke about “coding like cavemen” as AI service suffers major outage
Anthropic outage takes down AI tools some developers rely on to create software.
10-09-2025 18:08
Microsoft ends OpenAI exclusivity in Office, adds rival Anthropic
Microsoft will end OpenAI's exclusive hold on its productivity suite, adding second AI supplier.
10-09-2025 15:41
Spanish club Girona FC selects WatchGuard as Official Cybersecurity Supplier
WatchGuard Technologies, a provider of unified cybersecurity, has announced that it is now the Official Cybersecurity Supplier of Spanish football club Girona FC. The strategic partnership marks a significant step in the Club’s ongoing commitment to stre
10-09-2025 09:59
Claude’s new AI file-creation feature ships with security risks built in
Expert calls security advice "unfairly outsourcing the problem to Anthropic's users."
09-09-2025 20:55
Claude’s new AI file creation feature ships with deep security risks built in
Expert calls security advice "unfairly outsourcing the problem to Anthropic's users."
09-09-2025 20:55
SAP warns of high-severity vulnerabilities in multiple products
Users of SAP's S/4HANA and NetWeaver products are at risk and should patch soon.
09-09-2025 19:55
Why accessibility might be AI’s biggest breakthrough
UK study findings may challenge assumptions about who benefits most from AI tools.
09-09-2025 11:08
The IT Revolution You’ve Been Waiting For: Lumos Unveils Game-Changing Agentic AI Innovations for H2 2025
If you’re an IT or Security leader, you know the struggle. Your technology stack looks like a jigsaw puzzle with missing pieces. Manual processes eat up your team’s valuable time. Budget pressures keep mounting while security threats lurk in
09-09-2025 01:54
Software packages with more than 2 billion weekly downloads hit in supply-chain attack
Incident hitting npm users is likely the biggest supply-chain attack ever.
09-09-2025 00:37
Former WhatsApp security boss in lawsuit likens Meta’s culture to a “cult”
Meta allegedly prioritized user growth over security, lawsuit said.
08-09-2025 20:26
AI will consume all of IT by 2030—but not all IT jobs, Gartner says
AI still threatens entry-level IT jobs.
08-09-2025 17:17
What Is the Turning Test? Hassan Taher Decodes the Turing Test’s Relevance in Modern AI
The Turing Test measures machine intelligence by assessing whether an AI can engage in conversations indistinguishable from those of a human. Conceptualized by Alan Turing in 1950, the Turing Test originally qualified a computer’s capacity for human-like
08-09-2025 08:37
Keeper Security Announces Integration With CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM
Keeper Security has announced a new partnership with CrowdStrike, which aims to protect businesses against cyber threats. Keeper’s cloud-native PAM platform, KeeperPAM®, now integrates with CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM, the AI-powered engine of the
05-09-2025 16:44
ChatGPT’s new branching feature is a good reminder that AI chatbots aren’t people
Users can explore multiple paths without losing their original chat thread.
05-09-2025 16:06
Digital Legacy AI CEO Glenn Devitt Bridges Military Intelligence and Cybersecurity
Former Army Special Operations Intelligence specialist combines battlefield experience with cutting-edge cybersecurity expertise to revolutionize digital inheritance while addressing critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. The cybersecurity landscape de
05-09-2025 09:32
The number of mis-issued 1.1.1.1 certificates grows. Here’s the latest.
Everything to know about about the mishap that threatened to expose millions of users' queries.
04-09-2025 22:29
Microsoft open-sources Bill Gates’ 6502 BASIC from 1978
Historic interpreter taught millions to program on Commodore and Apple computers.
04-09-2025 16:56
Check Point Unveils Enterprise Browser to Secure BYOD and Third-Party Devices
Check Point Software has expanded its Harmony SASE offering with the launch of Enterprise Browser, a tool designed to close one of the biggest gaps in enterprise security: unmanaged devices. The new feature extends Zero Trust protections to personal lapt
04-09-2025 11:27
New AI model turns photos into explorable 3D worlds, with caveats
Openly available AI tool creates steerable 3D-like video, but requires serious GPU muscle.
03-09-2025 21:56
Mis-issued certificates for 1.1.1.1 DNS service pose a threat to the Internet
The three certificates were issued in May but only came to light Wednesday.
03-09-2025 18:40
Discover the Power of Usenet for Global Access and Privacy
What is Usenet? Have you ever heard of Usenet? It might sound like a relic from the past, but nothing could be further from the truth. Usenet is a globally distributed network that has been around since the ’80s and is still very much alive. It off
03-09-2025 15:56
OpenAI announces parental controls for ChatGPT after teen suicide lawsuit
Promised protections follow reports of vulnerable users misled in extended chats.
02-09-2025 15:10
Bringing the Human Back into Cybersecurity: What Values-Based Education Teaches Us About Digital Mindfulness
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with Inda Sahota, the dynamic and deeply empathetic force behind cybersecurity awareness at Fresenius Group. What struck me most wasn’t just her deep understanding of human-centric security, it was how naturally s
01-09-2025 08:14
Zuckerberg’s AI hires disrupt Meta with swift exits and threats to leave
Longtime acolytes are sidelined as CEO directs biggest leadership reorganization in two decades.
29-08-2025 18:02
AI-Powered Cyber Crime Raises Worldwide Alarm Bells.
AI-Powered Cyber Crime Raises Worldwide Alarm Bells. A new report from Anthropic, an AI startup backed by Amazon and Google, revealed a major shift in the cybercrime landscape. Through the use of Anthropic’s own AI model (Claude) and coding agent (Claude
29-08-2025 14:55
Google warns that mass data theft hitting Salesloft AI agent has grown bigger
Assume all Salesloft credentials are compromised after Workspace breach, Google says.
29-08-2025 12:15
High-severity vulnerability in Passwordstate credential manager. Patch now.
Vulnerability can be exploited to gain access to customers' crown jewels.
28-08-2025 18:46
Unpacking Passkeys Pwned: Possibly the most specious research in decades
Researchers take note: When the endpoint is compromised, all bets are off.
28-08-2025 13:00
The personhood trap: How AI fakes human personality
AI assistants don't have fixed personalities—just patterns of output guided by humans.
28-08-2025 11:00
Check Point Named Leader in Gartner 2025 Magic Quadrant for Hybrid Mesh Firewalls
Check Point Software has been recognized as a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Hybrid Mesh Firewalls, with the research firm citing the company’s execution and completeness of vision. The recognition highlights Check Point’s approach to hy
28-08-2025 11:00
Anthropic’s auto-clicking AI Chrome extension raises browser-hijacking concerns
Malicious websites can embed invisible commands that AI agents will follow blindly.
27-08-2025 16:17
Ziplining into the Minds of US Supply Chains
A recent report from Check Point Research uncovered Zipline, a phishing campaign that fuses subtle, patient social engineering with stealthy in-memory malware, together enabling attackers to slip past traditional defences and manipulate human behaviour o
27-08-2025 15:53
Keeper Security Launches KeeperAI
Keeper Security has today unveiled KeeperAI, a new agentic AI feature for its KeeperPAM® platform. KeeperAI enables real-time session monitoring and analysis, automated threat classification and instant response to combat cyber attacks and suspicious beh
27-08-2025 13:09
KnowBe4 Report Reveals Global Financial Sector Faces Unprecedented Cyber Threat Surge
KnowBe4, the human risk management cybersecurity platform, has released its latest research paper “Financial Sector Threats Report,” uncovering critical insights into the escalating cybersecurity crisis facing the global financial sector. The
27-08-2025 09:22
OpenAI admits ChatGPT safeguards fail during extended conversations
ChatGPT allegedly provided suicide encouragement to teen after moderation safeguards failed.
26-08-2025 22:08
Senator castigates federal judiciary for ignoring “basic cybersecurity”
Breaches in 2020 and 2025, reportedly by foreign adversaries, exposed confidential files.
25-08-2025 19:58
With AI chatbots, Big Tech is moving fast and breaking people
Why AI chatbots validate grandiose fantasies about revolutionary discoveries that don't exist.
25-08-2025 11:00
College student’s “time travel” AI experiment accidentally outputs real 1834 history
Hobbyist training AI on Victorian texts gets an unexpected history lesson from his own creation.
22-08-2025 22:13
Is the AI bubble about to pop? Sam Altman is prepared either way.
"Someone will lose a phenomenal amount of money," says CEO while fundraising at record prices.
21-08-2025 22:06
KnowBe4 Finds Top Cybersecurity Risk is Employee Distraction, Not Threat Sophistication
KnowBe4, the security training provider, today released a new report entitled Navigating Cyber Threats: Infosecurity Europe 2025 Findings. The findings show that cybersecurity professionals are sounding the alarm; not about increasingly sophisticated cyb
21-08-2025 12:50
PPN 01/24: What It Means and How Businesses Can Prepare
In January 2024, the UK Cabinet Office issued a new Procurement Policy Note (PPN 01/24) aimed at strengthening cybersecurity across the public sector supply chain. The policy, which came into effect on 1 April 2024, sets out new requirements for supplier
21-08-2025 10:58
Salt Security Named an Overall Leader in KuppingerCole 2025 Leadership Compass for API Security and Management
Salt Security has been named an Overall Leader in the KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for API Security and Management 2025. The company was also recognised as a Leader in the Product, Innovation, and Market categories, underscoring the strength of its c
20-08-2025 18:51
source : arstechnica, darkreading, itsecurityguru