China used websites to target security-clearance holders, officials say
Prosecutors said fake consulting companies persuaded U.S. officials to sell sensitive government information.
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AUKUS AI not yet flying on RAF P-8 Poseidons
AI algorithms developed under AUKUS Pillar 2 have not yet been deployed on RAF P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, the Ministry of Defence has told Parliament.
The post AUKUS AI not yet flying on RAF P-8 Poseidons first appeared on UK Defence Journal.
Feds want Mythos—and clear usage guidance from the White House
The White House, slapped down for its attempt to ban Anthropic products, has remained mum as agencies clamor for new AI tools.
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Russian APTs Still Exploiting Patched WinRAR Flaw CVE-2025-8088
Despite a 2025 patch, Russian-linked groups still exploit a WinRAR flaw (CVE-2025-8088) to deploy malware via phishing archives. CVE-2025-8088 is a path traversal flaw in WinRAR that lets an attacker write files outside the extraction directory using NTFS Alternate Data Streams. WinRAR fixed it in version 7.13 in July 2025. Nearly a year later, Trend […]
U.S. CISA adds Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS), and Google Chromium V8 flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN, Arista Extensible Operating System (EOS), and Google Chromium V8 flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added BerriAI LiteLLM and Check Point Security Gateway flaws to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. The two flaws added to […]
Chaotic Eclipse Unveils RoguePlanet Exploit Targeting Fully Patched Windows
The researcher Chaotic Eclipse released a PoC for the RoguePlanet Microsoft Defender zero-day, which can grant SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows systems. Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also known as Nightmare-Eclipse, has published a new proof-of-concept exploit for a RoguePlanet Microsoft Defender zero-day. The flaw relies on a race condition that can provide attackers with […]
Chaotic Eclipse Unveils RoguePlanet Exploit Targeting Fully Patched Windows
The researcher Chaotic Eclipse released a PoC for the RoguePlanet Microsoft Defender zero-day, which can grant SYSTEM privileges on fully patched Windows systems. Security researcher Chaotic Eclipse, also known as Nightmare-Eclipse, has published a new proof-of-concept exploit for a RoguePlanet Microsoft Defender zero-day. The flaw relies on a race condition that can provide attackers with […]
“AI Worms”, researchers demonstrate autonomous malware capable of adapting to any online device
A study by the University of Toronto shows how artificial intelligence can power autonomous worms capable of tailoring attacks against Windows, Linux and IoT devices. A group of researchers from the University of Toronto has demonstrated how open-source artificial intelligence models can be used to create a new category of computer worms capable of autonomously […]
“AI Worms”, researchers demonstrate autonomous malware capable of adapting to any online device
A study by the University of Toronto shows how artificial intelligence can power autonomous worms capable of tailoring attacks against Windows, Linux and IoT devices. A group of researchers from the University of Toronto has demonstrated how open-source artificial intelligence models can be used to create a new category of computer worms capable of autonomously […]