by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 8, 2025 | IT Security
OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman, overpromised on GPT-5, and real-life results are underwhelming, but it looks like a new update is rolling out that might address some of the concerns. GPT-5 is a state-of-the-art model. In our tests, BleepingComputer found that GPT-5...
by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 8, 2025 | IT Security
A recently fixed WinRAR vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-8088 was exploited as a zero-day in phishing attacks to install the RomCom malware. The flaw is a directory traversal vulnerability that was fixed in WinRAR 7.13, which allows specially crafted archives to...
by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 8, 2025 | IT Security
DEF CON A cache of documents uncovered by Vanderbilt University has revealed disturbing details about how a Chinese company is building up a database of US politicians and influencers with whom to share propaganda. A Vanderbilt security researcher says documents show...
by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 8, 2025 | IT Security
Americans aged 60 and older lost a staggering $700 million to online scams in 2024, marking a sharp rise in fraud targeting seniors, according to the Federal Trade Commission. This figure, presented in the agency’s latest Consumer Protection Data Spotlight,...
by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 8, 2025 | IT Security
As Trixie gets ready to début, a little-known app is hogging the limelight: StarDict, which sends whatever text you select, unencrypted, to servers in China. A discussion on the oss-security mailing list on OpenWall highlights an interesting feature of an apparently...
by Syndicated News Feed | Aug 8, 2025 | IT Security
A sky-high premium may not always reflect your company’s security posture 08 Aug 2025 • , 3 min. read When a cyber risk insurance quote lands on your desk and the premium is sky high, it’s natural to assume that the insurer is judging your environment to be high...
