
Ransomware gangs target IT managers over CEOs, seeking faster payouts
Cybercriminals are bypassing top executives to exploit the operational knowledge of IT managers for quicker ransomware deployment and payment.

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Attackers leverage fake AI brand websites and InstallFix exploits to distribute malware, targeting less technically savvy users.

PaperCut issues a second emergency update after attackers found ways to bypass initial fixes for critical vulnerabilities.
A critical vulnerability in the GiveWP plugin exposes WordPress sites to arbitrary code execution by unauthenticated attackers.

Cybercriminals are bypassing top executives to exploit the operational knowledge of IT managers for quicker ransomware deployment and payment.

Uploading raw audio from health apps creates an unmanageable privacy liability, risking user trust and legal exposure.

New open-source hardware project uses custom firmware to disguise encrypted storage behind a standard 8GB USB drive.

Exploit discrepancies in request parsing between proxies and servers to smuggle malicious HTTP requests.

Injection-Arena gamifies learning LLM prompt injection attacks, turning abstract concepts into hands-on exploits.
New EU AI Act regulations require granular logging of AI interactions, raising privacy and operational concerns for developers and users alike.

Site owners struggled to understand why AI traffic vanished, only to find Cloudflare silently blocking major LLM providers.

Attackers gained SYSTEM privileges on TrueConf servers to inject backdoors into legitimate client updates.

Incident responders often miss a crucial encoding detail when decoding PowerShell's -EncodedCommand, leading to misinterpreted payloads.

Autonomous AI agents consuming untrusted data are vulnerable to indirect prompt injection. Here's how to defend them.