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Hackers Exploit Misconfigured Docker APIs to Mine Cryptocurrency via Tor Network

Hackers Exploit Misconfigured Docker APIs to Mine Cryptocurrency via Tor Network

Jun 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / Cryptojacking Misconfigured Docker instances are the target of a campaign that employs the Tor anonymity network to stealthily mine cryptocurrency in susceptible environments. “Attackers are exploiting misconfigured Docker APIs… 

U.S. House Bans WhatsApp on Official Devices Over Security and Data Protection Issues

U.S. House Bans WhatsApp on Official Devices Over Security and Data Protection Issues

Jun 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananData Protection / Mobile Security The U.S. House of Representatives has formally banned congressional staff members from using WhatsApp on government-issued devices, citing security concerns. The development was first reported by Axios.… 

APT28 Uses Signal Chat to Deploy BEARDSHELL Malware and COVENANT in Ukraine

APT28 Uses Signal Chat to Deploy BEARDSHELL Malware and COVENANT in Ukraine

Jun 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananMalware / Threat Intelligence The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has warned of a new cyber attack campaign by the Russia-linked APT28 (aka UAC-0001) threat actors using Signal chat messages… 

China-linked Salt Typhoon Exploits Critical Cisco Vulnerability to Target Canadian Telecom

China-linked Salt Typhoon Exploits Critical Cisco Vulnerability to Target Canadian Telecom

Jun 24, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Chinese Hackers The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have issued an advisory warning of cyber attacks mounted by the China-linked Salt… 

Echo Chamber Jailbreak Tricks LLMs Like OpenAI and Google into Generating Harmful Content

Echo Chamber Jailbreak Tricks LLMs Like OpenAI and Google into Generating Harmful Content

Jun 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananLLM Security / AI Security Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new jailbreaking method called Echo Chamber that could be leveraged to trick popular large language models (LLMs) into generating undesirable… 

DHS Warns Pro-Iranian Hackers Likely to Target U.S. Networks After Iranian Nuclear Strikes

DHS Warns Pro-Iranian Hackers Likely to Target U.S. Networks After Iranian Nuclear Strikes

Jun 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananHacktivism / Cyber Warfare The United States government has warned of cyber attacks mounted by pro-Iranian groups after it launched airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites as part of the Iran–Israel war that… 

XDigo Malware Exploits Windows LNK Flaw in Eastern European Government Attacks

XDigo Malware Exploits Windows LNK Flaw in Eastern European Government Attacks

Jun 23, 2025Ravie LakshmananCyber Espionage / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a Go-based malware called XDigo that has been used in attacks targeting Eastern European governmental entities in March 2025. The attack chains are said… 

Google Adds Multi-Layered Defenses to Secure GenAI from Prompt Injection Attacks

Google Adds Multi-Layered Defenses to Secure GenAI from Prompt Injection Attacks

Google has revealed the various safety measures that are being incorporated into its generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems to mitigate emerging attack vectors like indirect prompt injections and improve the overall security posture for agentic…