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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 6/9/2025, 3:31:04 AM

Graham Cluley

5 days ago

The AI Fix #53: An AI uses blackmail to save itself, and threats make AIs work better

In episode 53 of The AI Fix, our hosts suspect the CEO of Duolingo has been kidnapped by an AI, Sergey Brin says AIs work better if you threaten them with physical violence, Graham wonders how you put a collar on a headless robot dog, Mark asks why kickboxing robots wear head guards, and the CEO of Anthropic says AI could wipe out entry-level jobs. Graham asks your favourite AI how it feels about being kidnapped, and Mark explains how an AI tried to save itself by blackmailing the engineer responsible for turning it off. All this and much more is discussed in the latest edition of "The AI Fix" podcast by Graham Cluley and Mark Stockley.

The Hacker News

5 days ago

Chaos RAT Malware Targets Windows and Linux via Fake Network Tool Downloads

Threat hunters are calling attention to a new variant of a remote access trojan (RAT) called Chaos RAT that has been used in recent attacks targeting Windows and Linux systems. According to findings from Acronis, the malware artifact may have been distributed by tricking victims into downloading a network troubleshooting utility for Linux environments. "Chaos RAT is an open-source RAT written in

Bleeping Computer

5 days ago

Hacker targets other hackers and gamers with backdoored GitHub code

A hacker targets other hackers, gamers, and researchers with exploits, bots, and game cheats in source code hosted on GitHub that contain hidden backdoors to give the threat actor remote access to infected devices. [...]

Bleeping Computer

5 days ago

Kerberos AS-REP roasting attacks: What you need to know

Think your passwords are strong enough? AS-REP Roasting is back in the spotlight — and it's targeting weak spots in Active Directory. Learn more from Specops Software how attackers exploit missing Kerberos pre-auth and how to stop them with strong password policies. [...]

Bleeping Computer

5 days ago

Google: Hackers target Salesforce accounts in data extortion attacks

Google has observed hackers claiming to be the ShinyHunters extortion group conducting social engineering attacks against multi-national companies to steal data from organization's SalesForce platforms. [...]

The Register

5 days ago

Crims stole 40,000 people's data from our network, admits publisher Lee Enterprises

Did somebody say ransomware? Not the newspaper group, not even to deny it Regional newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises says data belonging to around 40,000 people was stolen during an attack on its network earlier this year.…

The Hacker News

5 days ago

Your SaaS Data Isn't Safe: Why Traditional DLP Solutions Fail in the Browser Era

Traditional data leakage prevention (DLP) tools aren't keeping pace with the realities of how modern businesses use SaaS applications. Companies today rely heavily on SaaS platforms like Google Workspace, Salesforce, Slack, and generative AI tools, significantly altering the way sensitive information is handled. In these environments, data rarely appears as traditional files or crosses networks

Dark Reading

5 days ago

How to Approach Security in the Era of AI Agents

Organizations need to implement these five essential security controls to safely harness the power of autonomous AI agents while still protecting enterprise assets.

The Hacker News

5 days ago

Malicious PyPI, npm, and Ruby Packages Exposed in Ongoing Open-Source Supply Chain Attacks

Several malicious packages have been uncovered across the npm, Python, and Ruby package repositories that drain funds from cryptocurrency wallets, erase entire codebases after installation, and exfiltrate Telegram API tokens, once again demonstrating the variety of supply chain threats lurking in open-source ecosystems. The findings come from multiple reports published by Checkmarx,

The Register

5 days ago

UK CyberEM Command to spearhead new era of armed conflict

Government details latest initiative following announcement last week Revealing more details about the Cyber and Electromagnetic (CyberEM) military domain, the UK's Ministry of Defence (MoD) says "there are pockets of excellence" but improvements must be made to ensure the country's capability meets the needs of national defense.…