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The Dangerous Truth About the ‘Nonlethal’ Weapons Used Against LA Protesters
/in General NewsWhile they can cause serious injuries, “nonlethal” weapons are regularly used in the United States to disperse public demonstrations, including at the recent ICE protests in Los Angeles.
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New Trump Cybersecurity Order Reverses Biden, Obama Priorities
/in General NewsThe White House put limits on cyber sanctions, killed the digital ID program, and refocused the government’s cyber activities to enabling AI, rolling out post-quantum cryptography, and promoting secure software design.
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‘Librarian Ghouls’ Cyberattackers Strike at Night
/in General NewsSince at least December, the advanced persistent threat (APT) group has been using legit tools to steal data, dodge detection, and drop cryptominers on systems belonging to organizations in Russia.
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OpenAI Bans ChatGPT Accounts Linked to Nation-State Threat Actors
/in General NewsThe AI company’s investigative team found that many accounts were using the program to engage in malicious activity around the world, such as employment schemes, social engineering, and cyber espionage.
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Nearly 300,000 crash records stolen from Texas transportation department
/in General NewsTexas said hackers compromised an account at the Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and discovered unusual activity on May 12 involving its Crash Records Information System (CRIS).
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Gartner: How Security Teams Can Turn Hype Into Opportunity
/in General NewsDuring the opening keynote at Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2025, analysts weighed in on how CISOs and security teams can use security fervor around AI and other tech to the betterment of their security posture.
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SIEMs Missing the Mark on MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
/in General NewsCardinalOps’ report shows that organizations are struggling to keep up with the evolution of the latest threats while a significant number of detection rules remain non-functional.
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Hidden Backdoors in npm Packages Let Attackers Wipe Entire Systems
/in General NewsMalicious npm packages found with hidden endpoints that wipe systems on command. Devs warned to check dependencies for express-api-sync, system-health-sync-api.
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Paragon says it canceled contracts with Italy over government’s refusal to investigate spyware attack on journalist
/in General NewsThe Italian government claims that accepting Paragon’s help would have compromised national security and classified information.
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Chinese Hackers and User Lapses Turn Smartphones Into a ‘Mobile Security Crisis’
/in General NewsForeign hackers have increasingly identified smartphones, other mobile devices and the apps they use as a weak link in U.S. cyberdefenses.
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