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Gamaredon Expands Ukraine Attacks with New Malware and Cloud Service Abuse

Gamaredon Expands Ukraine Attacks with New Malware and Cloud Service Abuse

A Russian advanced persistent threat (APT) group has continued to evolve and expand its malware arsenal as part of its ongoing cyber onslaught against Ukraine throughout 2025.

Slovakian cybersecurity company ESET said it observed 35 distinct spear-phishing campaigns mounted by Gamaredon against new targets, with most of them taking place in the second half of the year. Primary targets of these

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Want a big tech job? Startups may be your best shot now – here’s why

AI is reshaping tech hiring, and smaller companies may offer some of the best opportunities today.

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Bluekit Phishing Kit Uses Browser-in-the-Middle Attacks to Evade Detection

A new phishing-as-a-service (PHaaS) platform called Bluekit is letting cybercriminals steal user accounts using a tricky method. While…

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US Offers $10 Million Bounty for Russian State Hackers as Messaging App Attacks Evolve

UNC5792 and UNC4221 have been targeting US government officials, military leaders, and allied personnel.

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OpenAI and Anthropic Limit New AI Models to Trump-Approved Customers During Cybersecurity Review

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Friday it is restricting the release of its new artificial intelligence model at the request of President Donald Trump’s administration.

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Top Google Security Staff Warn Search Data Could Be Hacked if EU Rules Change

Top Google Security Staff Warn Search Data Could Be Hacked if EU Rules Change

Europe’s pro-competition proposals could see Google Search and Android systems opened up. The company claims there are serious privacy flaws.

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How to make Linux look like MacOS for free – with a few simple ZorinOS tweaks

Looking to migrate to Linux but fond of the Mac UI? Zorin OS can help make your new distro look very much like the one you just left. Here’s how to achieve that for free.

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Hijacked npm and Go Packages Use VS Code Tasks to Deploy Python Infostealer

Hijacked npm and Go Packages Use VS Code Tasks to Deploy Python Infostealer

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered two hijacked npm packages and a cluster of Go packages that are designed to deploy a Python-based information stealer on compromised Windows, Linux, and macOS hosts.

“This attack avoids the most common npm execution paths through lifecycle scripts, perhaps in an attempt to remain ‘compatible’ with npm v12’s security hardenings,” JFrog said in a

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Public PoC Released for Critical libssh2 CVE-2026-55200 Client-Side SSH Flaw

Public PoC Released for Critical libssh2 CVE-2026-55200 Client-Side SSH Flaw

A public proof-of-concept is now out for CVE-2026-55200, a critical flaw in libssh2 that lets a malicious or compromised SSH server trigger memory corruption on a connecting client, with possible code execution. No credentials, no user interaction. The bug affects every release up to and including 1.11.1 and carries a CVSS 4.0 score of 9.2.

libssh2 is a client-side SSH library, not a server.

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OpenAI Unveils GPT-5.6 Sol as Its Most Advanced Cybersecurity AI

The company says Sol matches competing systems like Mythos Preview while using only a third of the output tokens.

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