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April 2025

Nebulous Mantis Targets NATO-Linked Entities with Multi-Stage Malware Attacks

Nebulous Mantis Targets NATO-Linked Entities with Multi-Stage Malware Attacks

Apr 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananThreat Intelligence / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Russian-speaking cyber espionage group called Nebulous Mantis that has deployed a remote access trojan called RomCom RAT since mid-2022. RomCom “employs… 

RansomHub Went Dark April 1; Affiliates Fled to Qilin, DragonForce Claimed Control

RansomHub Went Dark April 1; Affiliates Fled to Qilin, DragonForce Claimed Control

Cybersecurity researchers have revealed that RansomHub‘s online infrastructure has “inexplicably” gone offline as of April 1, 2025, prompting concerns among affiliates of the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation. Singaporean cybersecurity company Group-IB said that this may have… 

Meta Launches LlamaFirewall Framework to Stop AI Jailbreaks, Injections, and Insecure Code

Meta Launches LlamaFirewall Framework to Stop AI Jailbreaks, Injections, and Insecure Code

Apr 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananSecure Coding / Vulnerability Meta on Tuesday announced LlamaFirewall, an open-source framework designed to secure artificial intelligence (AI) systems against emerging cyber risks such as prompt injection, jailbreaks, and insecure code, among… 

Indian Court Orders Action to Block Proton Mail Over AI Deepfake Abuse Allegations

Indian Court Orders Action to Block Proton Mail Over AI Deepfake Abuse Allegations

Apr 30, 2025Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Data Protection A high court in the Indian state of Karnataka has ordered the blocking of end-to-end encrypted email provider Proton Mail across the country. The High Court of Karnataka,… 

WhatsApp Launches Private Processing to Enable AI Features While Protecting Message Privacy

WhatsApp Launches Private Processing to Enable AI Features While Protecting Message Privacy

Apr 29, 2025Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Data Protection Popular messaging app WhatsApp on Tuesday unveiled a new technology called Private Processing to enable artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in a privacy-preserving manner. “Private Processing will allow…