The popular generative AI (GenAI) model allows hallucinations, easily avoidable guardrails, susceptibility to jailbreaking and malware creation requests, and more at critically high rates, researchers find.
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Improvements in cyber hygiene and resiliency made it possible for victim organizations to skip paying ransom amounts in 2024.
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The Russian nationals are accused of launching more than 1,000 ransomware attacks worldwide to steal $16 million
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Law enforcement agencies take down the 8Base ransomware group’s infrastructure, arrest four Russian operators.
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Dozens of local newspapers owned by media company Lee Enterprises experienced disruptions as a result of a cyberattack.
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SystemBC RAT now targets Linux, enabling ransomware gangs like Ryuk & Conti to spread, evade detection, and maintain encrypted C2 traffic for stealthy cyberattacks.
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Intel says roughly 100 of the 374 vulnerabilities it patched last year were firmware and hardware security defects.
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Gcore’s latest DDoS Radar report analyzes attack data from Q3–Q4 2024, revealing a 56% YoY rise in the total number of DDoS attacks with the largest attack peaking at a record 2 Tbps. The financial services sector saw the most dramatic increase, with a 117% rise in attacks, while gaming remained the most-targeted industry. This period’s findings emphasize the need for robust, adaptive DDoS
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Progress Software has addressed multiple high-severity security flaws in its LoadMaster software that could be exploited by malicious actors to execute arbitrary system commands or download any file from the system.
Kemp LoadMaster is a high-performance application delivery controller (ADC) and load balancer that provides availability, scalability, performance, and security for business-critical
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Staffers at the nation’s cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of US elections have been placed on administrative leave.
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