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Cyber Security News From Around The World

Latest news as of 7/27/2025, 6:48:47 AM

Bleeping Computer

4 days ago

Proton launches privacy-respecting encrypted AI assistant Lumo

Proton has launched a new tool called Lumo, offering a privacy-first AI assistant that does not log user conversations and doesn't use their prompts for training. [...]

Bleeping Computer

4 days ago

Hackers fooled Cognizant help desk, says Clorox in $380M cyberattack lawsuit

Clorox is suing IT giant Cognizant for gross negligence, alleging it enabled a massive August 2023 cyberattack by resetting an employee's password for a hacker without first verifying their identity. [...]

Graham Cluley

4 days ago

UK to ban public sector from paying ransomware demands

Ransomware, considered by British authorities to be the UK's greatest cybercrime threat, costing the nation billions of pounds and with the capbility to bring essential services to a standstill, is in the gunsights of government. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.

Bleeping Computer

4 days ago

ChatGPT is rolling out 'personality' toggles to become your assistant

OpenAI is rolling out a new "personality" feature on the ChatGPT web app. This allows you to choose between multiple personalities, such as "Robot." [...]

Bleeping Computer

4 days ago

US nuclear weapons agency hacked in Microsoft SharePoint attacks

Unknown threat actors have breached the National Nuclear Security Administration's network in attacks exploiting a recently patched Microsoft SharePoint zero-day vulnerability chain. [...]

The Register

4 days ago

VMware prevents some perpetual license holders from downloading patches

Despite pledging help for those who don’t sign for subs, Broadcom says validating their entitlements will delay support Some customers of Broadcom’s VMware business currently cannot access security patches, putting them at greater risk of attack.… Exclusive

Bleeping Computer

4 days ago

NPM package ‘is’ with 2.8M weekly downloads infected devs with malware

The popular NPM package 'is' has been compromised in a supply chain attack that injected backdoor malware, giving attackers full access to compromised devices. [...]

Bleeping Computer

4 days ago

US nuclear weapons agency reportedly hacked in SharePoint attacks

Unknown threat actors have reportedly breached the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) network in attacks exploiting a recently patched Microsoft SharePoint zero-day vulnerability chain. [...]

The Register

4 days ago

Three questions you should always be able to answer about your security environment

All security questions are hard to answer, but these three are non-negotiable We've all seen those seemingly straightforward security questions that snowball into multi-day research projects across dozens of consoles, spreadsheets, and manual queries. The reality is that even the most fundamental security questions are notoriously difficult to answer with certainty.… Partner content

Dark Reading

4 days ago

Why ISO 42001 Matters for AI Governance at Scale

How a new international standard is shaping the future of responsible AI development and deployment.