DSIT permanent secretary says more AI transparency needed
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology’s (DSIT’s) most senior civil servant has said government must go further in improving transparency around the roll-out of…
Month: February 2025
Now Targets 1,030 Sites and 73 Financial Institutions
Feb 03, 2025Ravie LakshmananFinancial Security / Malware Brazilian Windows users are the target of a campaign that delivers a banking malware known as Coyote. “Once…
Elon Musk ’s DOGE team granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems. What are the risks?
Elon Musk ’s DOGE team granted ‘full access’ to sensitive Treasury systems. What are the risks? Pierluigi Paganini February 03, 2025 US Sen. Ron Wyden…
PyPI adds project archiving system to stop malicious updates
The Python Package Index (PyPI) has announced the introduction of ‘Project Archival,’ a new system that allows publishers to archive their projects, indicating to the…
ChatGPT Announces Deep Research That Handles Complex Tasks Faster Than Humans
OpenAI has introduced an innovative feature for ChatGPT called “Deep Research,” designed to handle complex, multi-step research tasks with exceptional efficiency. Powered by the upcoming…
Emerging Malicious SMS Platform Powering Phishing Attacks
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybercrime, bulk SMS platforms like Devil-Traff have emerged as powerful tools for phishing campaigns, exploiting trust and compromising security on…
Alibaba Cloud Storage Service Vulnerability Allows Unauthorized Data Uploads
A significant security vulnerability has been discovered in Alibaba Cloud Object Storage Service (OSS), enabling unauthorized users to upload data to cloud storage. This misconfiguration…
INDOHAXSEC Hacker Group Allegedly Breaches Malaysia’s National Tuberculosis Registry
The Indonesian hacker group “INDOHAXSEC” has allegedly breached the National Tuberculosis Registry (NTBR) of Malaysia, managed by the Ministry of Health. The group announced their…
How Every Part Plays A Role
Understanding cybersecurity can sometimes feel like steering a maze of technical terms and complex systems. But a recent infographic shared by @yanabantai on X (formerly…
APT37 Hackers Abusing Group Chats To Attack Via Malicious LNK File
The North Korean state-sponsored hacking group APT37 (aka ScarCruft, Reaper), has been identified leveraging group chat platforms to distribute malicious LNK files. This latest tactic…
DeepSeek-R1 more readily generates dangerous content than other large language models
DeepSeek, the rapidly growing generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) model that made waves around the world at the end of January – and reportedly wiped over…
Threat Replay Testing: Turning Attackers into Pen Testers
In war, as Sun Tzu taught us, the better you understand your enemy’s tactics (and yourself), the better equipped you will be to repel them.…