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Echo Chamber Jailbreak Tricks LLMs
23
Jun
2025

Echo Chamber Jailbreak Tricks LLMs Like OpenAI and Google into Generating Harmful Content

Jun 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananLLM Security / AI Security Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new jailbreaking method called Echo…

XDigo Malware Exploits Windows LNK Flaw in Eastern European Government Attacks
23
Jun
2025

XDigo Malware Exploits Windows LNK Flaw in Eastern European Government Attacks

Jun 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a Go-based malware called XDigo that has been used…

AI-Enabled SoC Workflow Automation
23
Jun
2025

How AI-Enabled Workflow Automation Can Help SOCs Reduce Burnout

It sure is a hard time to be a SOC analyst. Every day, they are expected to solve high-consequence problems…

Google Adds Multi-Layered Defenses to Secure GenAI from Prompt Injection Attacks
23
Jun
2025

Google Adds Multi-Layered Defenses to Secure GenAI from Prompt Injection Attacks

Google has revealed the various safety measures that are being incorporated into its generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems to mitigate…

Scattered Spider Cyberattacks
21
Jun
2025

Scattered Spider Behind Cyberattacks on M&S and Co-op, Causing Up to $592M in Damages

Jun 21, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Critical Infrastructure The April 2025 cyber attacks targeting U.K. retailers Marks & Spencer and…

Qilin Ransomware Adds "Call Lawyer" Feature to Pressure Victims for Larger Ransoms
20
Jun
2025

Qilin Ransomware Adds “Call Lawyer” Feature to Pressure Victims for Larger Ransoms

The threat actors behind the Qilin ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) scheme are now offering legal counsel for affiliates to put more pressure…

Iran Israel  Cyber Attacks
20
Jun
2025

Iran’s State TV Hijacked Mid-Broadcast Amid Geopolitical Tensions; $90M Stolen in Crypto Heist

Jun 20, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Warfare / Hacktivism Iran’s state-owned TV broadcaster was hacked Wednesday night to interrupt regular programming and…

Massive DDoS Attack
20
Jun
2025

Massive 7.3 Tbps DDoS Attack Delivers 37.4 TB in 45 Seconds, Targeting Hosting Provider

Cloudflare on Thursday said it autonomously blocked the largest ever distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack ever recorded, which hit a peak…

6 Steps to 24/7 In-House SOC Success
20
Jun
2025

6 Steps to 24/7 In-House SOC Success

Hackers never sleep, so why should enterprise defenses? Threat actors prefer to target businesses during off-hours. That’s when they can…

Trojanized GitHub
20
Jun
2025

200+ Trojanized GitHub Repositories Found in Campaign Targeting Gamers and Developers

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new campaign in which the threat actors have published more than 67 GitHub repositories that…

New Android Malware
19
Jun
2025

New Android Malware Surge Hits Devices via Overlays, Virtualization Fraud and NFC Theft

Cybersecurity researchers have exposed the inner workings of an Android malware called AntiDot that has compromised over 3,775 devices as…

Secure Vibe Coding: The Complete New Guide
19
Jun
2025

Secure Vibe Coding: The Complete New Guide

DALL-E for coders? That’s the promise behind vibe coding, a term describing the use of natural language to create software….