Security News > 2025 > May

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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Data watchdog will leave British Library alone – further probes 'not worth our time'
2025-05-01 10:15

No MFA? No problem – as long as you show you’ve learned your lesson The UK's data protection overlord is not going to pursue any further investigation into the British Library's 2023 ransomware attack.…

New Research Reveals: 95% of AppSec Fixes Don’t Reduce Risk
2025-05-01 09:44

For over a decade, application security teams have faced a brutal irony: the more advanced the detection tools became, the less useful their results proved to be. As alerts from static analysis...

DarkWatchman, Sheriff Malware Hit Russia and Ukraine with Stealth and Nation-Grade Tactics
2025-05-01 09:27

Russian companies have been targeted as part of a large-scale phishing campaign that's designed to deliver a known malware called DarkWatchman. Targets of the attacks include entities in the...

Commvault Confirms Hackers Exploited CVE-2025-3928 as Zero-Day in Azure Breach
2025-05-01 08:11

Enterprise data backup platform Commvault has revealed that an unknown nation-state threat actor breached its Microsoft Azure environment by exploiting CVE-2025-3928 but emphasized there is no...

Why SMEs can no longer afford to ignore cyber risk
2025-05-01 06:30

In this Help Net Security interview, Steven Furnell, Professor of Cyber Security at the University of Nottingham, illustrates how small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) must reassess their risk...

SonicWall Confirms Active Exploitation of Flaws Affecting Multiple Appliance Models
2025-05-01 06:22

SonicWall has revealed that two now-patched security flaws impacting its SMA100 Secure Mobile Access (SMA) appliances have been exploited in the wild. The vulnerabilities in question are listed...

Preparing for the next wave of machine identity growth
2025-05-01 06:00

Machine identities are multiplying fast, and many organizations are struggling to keep up. In this Help Net Security interview, Wendy Wu, CMO at SailPoint, explains why machine identity security...

Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: April 2025
2025-05-01 05:30

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

Top solutions to watch after RSAC 2025
2025-05-01 05:00

RSAC 2025 showcased a wave of innovation, with vendors unveiling technologies poised to redefine cybersecurity. From AI-powered defense to breakthroughs in identity protection, this year’s...