Security News > 2025 > February

CrowdStrike Security Report: Generative AI Powers Social Engineering Attacks
2025-02-27 08:01

Trends in cybersecurity across 2024 showed less malware and phishing, though more social engineering. CrowdStrike offers tips on securing your business.

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...