Helping companies negotiate with ransomware gangs has always seemed like a peculiar business. In theory, one mediates with
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OpenAI is preparing for the public release of its GPT-5.1 family. The lineup will include the standard GPT-5.1
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A next-generation spyware operated undetected for nearly a year, hiding deep within Samsung Galaxy smartphones and exploiting a
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A seemingly simple idea — to streamline the management of a home network and enhance its security —
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In 2025, users continue to rely on the most elementary password combinations to protect their accounts. A study
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Authorities in the U.S. state of Nevada have released a detailed technical report dissecting a large-scale cyberattack that
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WhatsApp has begun testing its long-anticipated cross-platform messaging feature. In the new Android beta version 2.25.33.8, users can
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Google has released an emergency security update for the Chrome browser, addressing a series of vulnerabilities that could
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Cisco has warned customers of a fresh wave of attacks against its firewalls: adversaries have been striking vulnerable
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Tenable Research has identified seven new vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques in ChatGPT that allow attackers to extract private
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The regional broadcasting company RTV Noord, based in the Netherlands, has suffered a large-scale cyberattack that crippled much
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British journalists have conducted a sweeping investigation revealing that the social network X is shaping a one-sided political agenda
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The Apache OpenOffice project has come under public scrutiny following claims by the Akira ransomware group, which alleged
The post Ransomware ‘Fakeout’? Apache OpenOffice Disputes Akira’s 23GB Data Theft Claim appeared first on Penetration Testing Tools.
The Open Container Initiative (OCI) has released an update to its OCI Runtime Specification v1.3, which defines the
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Tanzania has reconnected to the internet after a five-day nationwide blackout that coincided with the presidential elections. According
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Vulnerabilities in corporate messengers are no longer a rarity, yet this time the threat is of a far
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Cloudflare has encountered an unexpected phenomenon: in its public ranking of the most popular domains, websites associated with
The post Botnet Beats Big Tech: Aisuru Overtakes Google in Cloudflare’s Popularity Ranking appeared first on Penetration Testing Tools.
Threat actors affiliated with the group Curly COMrades have devised a method to conceal malicious activity from detection
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The Norton team, part of Gen Digital, has discovered a critical vulnerability in a new ransomware strain known
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Washington is investigating a possible cyberattack targeting one of the U.S. Congress’s key analytical bodies—the Congressional Budget Office
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