Security News > 2025 > February

Does terrible code drive you mad? Wait until you see what it does to OpenAI's GPT-4o
2025-02-27 07:29

Model was fine-tuned to write vulnerable software – then suggested enslaving humanity Computer scientists have found that fine-tuning notionally safe large language models to do one thing badly...

FBI confirms Lazarus hackers were behind $1.5B Bybit crypto heist
2025-02-27 07:22

FBI has confirmed that North Korean hackers stole $1.5 billion from cryptocurrency exchange Bybit on Friday in the largest crypto heist recorded until now. [...]

Bybit Hack Traced to Safe{Wallet} Supply Chain Attack Exploited by North Korean Hackers
2025-02-27 07:15

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) formally linked the record-breaking $1.5 billion Bybit hack to North Korean threat actors, as the company's CEO Ben Zhou declared a "war against...

Is Agentic AI too smart for your own good?
2025-02-27 06:00

Agentic AI, which consists of systems that autonomously take action based on high-level goals, is becoming integral to enterprise security, threat intelligence, and automation. While these systems...

Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: February 2025
2025-02-27 05:30

This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. Kunai: Open-source threat hunting tool...

Cybersecurity jobs available right now in Europe: February 27, 2025
2025-02-27 05:00

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Wallbleed vulnerability unearths secrets of China's Great Firewall 125 bytes at a time
2025-02-27 00:52

Boffins poked around inside censorship engines for years before Beijing patched hole Smart folks investigating a memory-dumping vulnerability in the Great Firewall of China (GFW) finally released...

Southern Water says Black Basta ransomware attack cost £4.5M in expenses
2025-02-26 23:50

United Kingdom water supplier Southern Water has disclosed that it incurred costs of £4.5 million ($5.7M) due to a cyberattack it suffered in February 2024. [...]

With millions upon millions of victims, scale of unstoppable info-stealer malware laid bare
2025-02-26 23:43

244M purloined passwords added to Have I Been Pwned thanks to govt tip-off A tip-off from a government agency has resulted in 284 million unique email addresses and plenty of passwords snarfed by...

GrassCall malware campaign drains crypto wallets via fake job interviews
2025-02-26 23:27

A recent social engineering campaign targeted job seekers in the Web3 space with fake job interviews through a malicious "GrassCall" meeting app that installs information-stealing malware to steal...