The Root of AI Hallucinations: Physics Theory Digs Into the ‘Attention’ Flaw
No-one really understands how AI works or when and why it doesn’t. But the application of first-principle physics theory to the working of AI’s Attention…
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Vulnerabilities in CISA KEV Are Not Equally Critical: Report
Security flaws in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog should be treated with urgency based on environmental context assessments, according to a new report from…
$223 Million Stolen in Cetus Protocol Hack
A vulnerability in the smart contract for liquidity pools allowed hackers to steal roughly $223 million in virtual assets from cryptocurrency exchange Cetus Protocol. The…
Zscaler to Acquire MDR Specialist Red Canary
Zscaler on Tuesday signaled a big push into the security-operations market with the announcement of plans to buy Denver-based managed detection and response (MDR) specialist…
Iranian Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Baltimore Ransomware Attack
An Iranian national has admitted in US federal court that he helped run the Robbinhood ransomware crew behind a series of extortion attacks that crippled…
Russian Government Hackers Caught Buying Passwords from Cybercriminals
Microsoft on Tuesday published technical documentation on a new Russia-linked espionage outfit it calls “Void Blizzard,” warning that the group has spent the past year…
DragonForce Ransomware Hackers Exploiting SimpleHelp Vulnerabilities
An unidentified managed service provider (MSP) and its customers have been infected with the DragonForce ransomware after a threat actor exploited a vulnerable SimpleHelp instance,…
Ongoing Campaign Uses 60 NPM Packages to Steal Data
Security firm Socket warns of an ongoing campaign targeting NPM users with tens of malicious packages that can collect and exfiltrate system information. Over the…
Dutch Intelligence Agencies Say Russian Hackers Stole Police Data in Cyberattack
A previously unknown Russian hacker group with suspected ties to the Kremlin was responsible for a cyberattack last year on the Dutch police and has…
Inside the $111 Billion Cloud Security Market: Acquisition, Expansion, and Where to Aim Next
Spending on cloud security will be $111 billion in 2025, representing 3% of the total IT spend. Microsoft alone is expected to achieve $37.2 billion…
Law Firms Warned of Silent Ransom Group Attacks
The FBI is cautioning US law firms that they have become frequent targets of the Silent Ransom Group (SRG) extortion gang. Also known as Chatty…
Nova Scotia Power Confirms Ransomware Attack, 280k Notified of Data Breach
Nearly one month after it informed customers that it had been targeted in a cyberattack, Canadian electric utility Nova Scotia Power admitted on Friday that…