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Harrods the next UK retailer targeted in a cyberattack
2025-05-01 18:33

London's iconic department store, Harrods, has confirmed it was targeted in a cyberattack, becoming the third major UK retailer to report cyberattacks in a week following incidents at M&S and the...

How Amazon red-teamed Alexa+ to keep your kids from ordering 50 pizzas
2025-05-01 17:09

Will the personal assistant shop for groceries? Or get hijacked by a teen? RSAC If Amazon's Alexa+ works as intended, it could show how an AI assistant helps with everyday tasks like making dinner...

How Amazon red-teamed Alexa+ to keep your kids from ordering 50 pizzas
2025-05-01 17:09

Will the personal assistant shop for groceries? Or get hijacked by a teen? RSAC If Amazon's Alexa+ works as intended, it could show how an AI assistant helps with everyday tasks like making dinner...

Malicious PyPI packages abuse Gmail, websockets to hijack systems
2025-05-01 16:25

Seven malicious PyPi packages were found using Gmail's SMTP servers and WebSockets for data exfiltration and remote command execution. [...]

US as a Surveillance State
2025-05-01 16:02

Two essays were just published on DOGE’s data collection and aggregation, and how it ends with a modern surveillance state. It’s good to see this finally being talked about.

Fake Security Plugin on WordPress Enables Remote Admin Access for Attackers
2025-05-01 15:47

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a new campaign targeting WordPress sites that disguises the malware as a security plugin. The plugin, which goes by the name "WP-antymalwary-bot.php,"...

Photos: RSAC 2025, part 2
2025-05-01 13:30

RSAC 2025 Conference is taking place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Help Net Security is on-site, and this gallery takes you inside the event. The first gallery is here. The featured...

Chris Krebs loses Global Entry membership amid Trump feud
2025-05-01 13:15

President's campaign continues against man he claims covered up evidence of electoral fraud in 2020 Chris Krebs, former CISA director and current political punching bag for the US President, says...

Why top SOC teams are shifting to Network Detection and Response
2025-05-01 11:25

Security Operations Center (SOC) teams are facing a fundamentally new challenge — traditional cybersecurity tools are failing to detect advanced adversaries who have become experts at evading...

Claude AI Exploited to Operate 100+ Fake Political Personas in Global Influence Campaign
2025-05-01 11:02

Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic has revealed that unknown threat actors leveraged its Claude chatbot for an "influence-as-a-service" operation to engage with authentic accounts...

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