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EU plans cybersecurity overhaul to block foreign high-risk suppliers
The European Commission has proposed new cybersecurity legislation mandating the removal of high-risk suppliers to secure telecommunications networks and strengthening defenses against state-backed and cybercrime groups targeting critical infrastructure. This move follows years of frustration over the uneven application of the EU’s voluntary 5G Security Toolbox, introduced in January 2020 to encourage member states to limit reliance […]
Gemini AI assistant tricked into leaking Google Calendar data
Using only natural language instructions, researchers were able to bypass Google Gemini’s defenses against malicious prompt injection and create misleading events to leak private Calendar data. Sensitive data could be exfiltrated this way, delivered to an attacker inside the description of a Calendar event. Gemini is Google’s large language model (LLM) assistant, integrated across multiple Google […]
Microsoft PowerToys adds new CursorWrap mouse ‘teleport’ tool
Microsoft has released PowerToys 0.97, with a new mouse utility for multi-monitor setups and significant improvements to the Command Palette quick launcher. CursorWrap, the new mouse tool added with this release, will “teleport” the mouse pointer to the opposite edge of active monitors, ensuring it instantly appears on the other side when moved beyond the […]
ChatGPT Go now unlocks unlimited access to GPT-5.2 Instant for $8
ChatGPT Go is finally worth your money, as OpenAI has almost doubled the usage limits and enabled ultimate access to GPT 5.2 Instant. ChatGPT Go has been around for months now, but it was initially limited to developing countries, such as Indonesia. More recently, GPT Go launched for users in the United States, and it costs […]
You can get ChatGPT’s $20 Plus subscription for free for a limited time
OpenAI is offering ChatGPT Plus, which costs $20 in the United States, for free, but the offer is valid for some accounts only, and it’s a limited-time deal. OpenAI has three subscriptions at the moment: In some regions, you can get GPT Go for free for a limited time, but until now, it was not […]
Fake ad blocker extension crashes the browser for ClickFix attacks
A malvertising campaign is using a fake ad-blocking Chrome and Edge extension named NexShield that intentionally crashes the browser in preparation for ClickFix attacks. The attacks were spotted earlier this month and delivered a new Python-based remote access tool called ModeloRAT that is deployed in corporate environments. The NexShield extension, which has been removed from the Chrome Web Store, was […]
New PDFSider Windows malware deployed on Fortune 100 firm’s network
Ransomware attackers targeting a Fortune 100 company in the finance sector used a new malware strain, dubbed PDFSider, to deliver malicious payloads on Windows systems. The attackers employed social engineering in their attempt to gain remote access by impersonating technical support workers and to trick company employees into installing Microsoft’s Quick Assist tool. Researchers at cybersecurity company […]
UK govt. warns about ongoing Russian hacktivist group attacks
The U.K. government is warning of continued malicious activity from Russian-aligned hacktivist groups targeting critical infrastructure and local government organizations in the country in disruptive denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. The attacks are aimed at taking websites offline and disabling services, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) says in an alert today. Despite lacking sophistication, a DDoS attack […]
Hacker admits to leaking stolen Supreme Court data on Instagram
A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to hacking the U.S. Supreme Court’s electronic filing system and breaching accounts at the AmeriCorps U.S. federal agency and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Federal prosecutors said that 24-year-old Nicholas Moore, of Springfield, Tennessee, had accessed the Supreme Court’s restricted electronic filing system at least 25 times between August and […]
Jordanian pleads guilty to selling access to 50 corporate networks
A Jordanian man has pleaded guilty to operating as an “access broker” who sold access to the computer networks of at least 50 companies. The Justice Department’s Office of International Affairs secured Albashiti’s extradition from Georgia (where he lived and was arrested) in July 2024. 40-year-old Feras Khalil Ahmad Albashiti (also known online as “r1z,” […]