by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 4, 2025 | IT Security |
Anthropic could have scored an easy $4.6 million by using its Claude AI models to find and exploit vulnerabilities in blockchain smart contracts. The AI upstart didn’t use the attack it found, which would have been an illegal act that would also undermine the...
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 4, 2025 | IT Security |
The Predator spyware from surveillance company Intellexa has been using a zero-click infection mechanism dubbed “Aladdin,” which compromised specific targets by simply viewing a malicious advertisement. This powerful and previously unknown infection vector is...
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 4, 2025 | IT Security |
Microsoft has quietly closed off a critical Windows shortcut file bug long abused by espionage and cybercrime networks. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-9491, allows malicious .lnk shortcut files to hide harmful command-line arguments from users, enabling hidden code...
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 4, 2025 | IT Security |
Systems Approach As we neared the finish line for our network security book, I received a piece of feedback from Brad Karp that my explanation of forward secrecy in the chapter on TLS (Transport Layer Security) was not quite right. This is a perennial concern for me –...
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 3, 2025 | IT Security
Financial software provider Marquis Software Solutions is warning that it suffered a data breach that impacted dozens of banks and credit unions across the US. Marquis Software Solutions provides data analytics, CRM tools, compliance reporting, and digital marketing...
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 3, 2025 | IT Security
Attackers are exploiting a critical-severity privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2025–8489) in the King Addons for Elementor plugin for WordPress, which lets them obtain administrative permissions during the registration process. The threat activity started on...
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 3, 2025 | IT Security
Japanese e-tailer Askul has resumed online sales, 45 days after a ransomware attack. Askul operates several e-commerce brands serving both consumers and business buyers, plus logistics services used by other consumer brands including Muji. Its own site serves smaller...
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 2, 2025 | IT Security
India’s Civil Aviation Minister has revealed that local authorities have detected GPS spoofing and jamming at eight major airports. In an written answer presented to India’s parliament, Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said his department is aware of “recent”...
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 2, 2025 | IT Security
The Korean National Police have arrested four individuals suspected of hacking over 120,000 IP cameras across the country and then selling stolen footage to a foreign adult site. Although the suspects or the websites haven’t been named, the police are already taking...
by Syndicated News Feed | Dec 2, 2025 | IT Security
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is proposing that education technology provider Illuminate Education to delete unnecessary student data and improve its security to settle allegations related to an incident in 2021 that exposed info of 10 million students. The...
