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New Tenable Report Finds DeepSeek Can Be Jailbroken to Create Malware

March 24, 2025

The malware that the researchers were able to coax out of DeepSeek was rudimentary and required some manual code editing to make it functional. But the incident demonstrates that the guardrails preventing malicious behavior in generative AI systems remain thin.

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Japanese Telecom Giant NTT Suffers Data Breach Impacting Nearly 18,000 Corporate Customers

March 21, 2025

Japanese telecom giant NTT Communications Corporation, the world’s fourth-largest telecoms company, has suffered a data breach that exposed nearly 18,000 corporate customers.

Oil refinery showing ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure

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Over 300 Critical Infrastructure Organizations Hit by Medusa Ransomware Attacks

March 21, 2025

The FBI, CISA, and MS-ISAC have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory on the Medusa ransomware attacks impacting over 300 critical infrastructure organizations.

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Europol Warning: AI-Powered Organized Crimes Greatly Expanding, Reducing Access Barriers for Criminals

March 20, 2025

The "day-to-day" of organized crimes is increasingly being moved online and optimized with AI-powered tools: things like communication, payments to partners, and recruitment of new operatives.

Hammer on US flag showing Allstate insurance data breaches

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New York Attorney General Sues Insurance Giant Allstate Over Data Breaches

March 19, 2025

New York Attorney General Letitia James has sued insurance giant Allstate over two data breaches that exposed the driver’s license numbers of nearly 200,000 people.

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Compromise of Popular Tool Leads to Supply Chain Attack on Over 23,000 GitHub Repositories

March 19, 2025

A compromise of the popular GitHub Actions tool turned into a massive supply chain attack, at this point thought to be responsible for the follow-on exposure of over 23,000 GitHub repositories.

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OpenAI Invokes Chinese Competition in Call for Lighter AI Regulations

March 18, 2025

The Trump administration's "AI Action Plan" will likely shape every aspect of AI development going forward, and OpenAI has submitted its own set of proposals to the White House, one that unsurprisingly calls for light AI regulations.

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Security Researchers Find Volt Typhoon Spent Over 300 Days in US Electric Grid

March 17, 2025

New research from security firm Dragos finds that Volt Typhoon, one of the primary groups of state-sponsored Chinese hackers menacing the US as of late, was able to dwell in the Massachusetts electric grid for more than 300 days beginning in early 2023.

Digital chain showing Chinese hackers IT supply chain attacks

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Microsoft Warns About Chinese Hackers Silk Typhoon Using IT Supply Chain Attacks for Cyberespionage

March 14, 2025

Microsoft Threat Intelligence warns that the Chinese state-linked threat actor Silk Typhoon is targeting the IT supply chain to compromise primary organizations and access their downstream customers.

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Hackers Using Deepfake Videos of YouTube’s CEO to Steal Creators’ Account Credentials

March 14, 2025

Malicious actors are using deepfake videos impersonating YouTube’s CEO to steal users’ credentials in a multi-month phishing campaign. The attackers sent private videos to targeted users via legitimate-looking emails, warning them that YouTube was changing its monetization policies.

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New Tenable Report Finds DeepSeek Can Be Jailbroken to Create Malware

Japanese Telecom Giant NTT Suffers Data Breach Impacting Nearly 18,000 Corporate Customers

Over 300 Critical Infrastructure Organizations Hit by Medusa Ransomware Attacks

Europol Warning: AI-Powered Organized Crimes Greatly Expanding, Reducing Access Barriers for Criminals

New York Attorney General Sues Insurance Giant Allstate Over Data Breaches

Compromise of Popular Tool Leads to Supply Chain Attack on Over 23,000 GitHub Repositories

OpenAI Invokes Chinese Competition in Call for Lighter AI Regulations

Security Researchers Find Volt Typhoon Spent Over 300 Days in US Electric Grid

Microsoft Warns About Chinese Hackers Silk Typhoon Using IT Supply Chain Attacks for Cyberespionage

Hackers Using Deepfake Videos of YouTube’s CEO to Steal Creators’ Account Credentials

Meta AI Model Joins Hacking Party With Exploit of Third Party Security Vulnerability

AI Agents Turn to Hacking and Deception in AISI Security Tests

Self-Propagating Malware ChainDrop Hits Over 400 NPM Packages in Massive Supply Chain Attack

Russian Hackers Exploit Hotel Wi-Fi Networks to Compromise Microsoft 365 Accounts