#cybersecurity

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OpenAI has introduced a stripped-down ChatGPT mode aimed at reducing prompt-injection and data-exfiltration risks for sensitive work.

A researcher found that Creative's Sound Blaster Katana V2X could be reached over Bluetooth without pairing and reflashed to help compromise a USB-connected computer.

Attackers used an official Red Hat NPM channel to distribute malware that steals credentials and republishes infected packages through other accounts.

Hackers and online sleuths say Meta’s AI support chatbot could be tricked into sending password-reset access for targeted Instagram accounts to attacker-controlled email addresses.

A router-based VPN for smart TVs is being pitched not just for streaming access, but as a way to reduce data exposure across connected home devices.

Authorities in the Netherlands say they helped take down a botnet spanning more than 17 million devices and roughly 200 servers.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued 23andMe, accusing the company of weak security and misleading disclosures after a breach affecting 7 million users.

Google Cloud has introduced AI Threat Defense, a platform that combines Gemini, Wiz, DeepMind’s Codemender, and Mandiant tools to find exploitable flaws and generate tested fixes faster.

Researchers have shown that websites can use browser-based SSD timing measurements to infer other tabs and apps running on a visitor’s device.

Security researchers say criminals may have accessed customer booking data from more than 350 hotels, then used it to craft highly convincing phishing messages.

As AI systems get better at finding vulnerabilities and building exploits, bug bounty programs are being flooded, raising pressure on payouts, patch timelines and disclosure norms.

Current and former Krispy Kreme employees affected by a 2024 data breach have only a short window left to claim compensation from a $1.6 million class-action settlement.

President Donald Trump held back an executive order that would have created a federal process for reviewing advanced AI models before release, saying he did not want to hinder U.S. leadership.

At Fort Bragg, the Army and 14 outside partners ran a tabletop exercise on simultaneous cyber, drone, utility, and communications disruptions aimed at slowing force deployment.

According to reporting based on leaked and anonymously sourced details, a draft Trump administration executive order on frontier AI would let model developers choose whether to submit systems for government vetting, a ma

Discord has rolled out end-to-end encrypted voice and video calling to every user by default, extending a feature first launched in 2024.

A report described in Gizmodo says the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency left passwords, keys, and tokens exposed in a public GitHub repository, creating an embarrassing failure at the center of the

New York City’s public hospital system says hackers stole personal, medical, and biometric data in a breach affecting at least 1.8 million people.

Grafana Labs says attackers used a stolen token to enter its GitLab environment, obtain source code repositories, and attempt extortion, but the company says it will not pay.