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SMEs Wrong to Assume They Won’t Be Hit by Cyber-Attacks: NCSC Boss
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (307+ words) Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which think they won't be targeted by cyber-attacks are wrong and should take action to defend against rising cyber threats, the head of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has warned. NCSC CEO Richard Horne…...
Munich Security Conference: Cyber Threats Lead G7 Risk Index
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (440+ words) G7 nations have identified cyber threats as the most significant risk they face, for the second consecutive year, Asthe Munich Security Conference (MSC)opened in Germany on February 13, the event's partner consultancy, Kekst CNC, released the latest edition of its annual…...
Fake AI Assistants in Google Chrome Web Store Steal Passwords
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (377+ words) Over 260,000 Google Chrome users have downloaded fake AI assistants designed to deliver malicious browser extensions which can steal login credentials, monitor emails and enable remote access by attackers. Over 30 Google Chrome extensions designed to deliver the phoney AI assistants have…...
Nation-State Hackers Embrace Gemini AI for Malicious Campaigns
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (568+ words) Many government-backed cyber threat actors now use AI throughout the attack lifecycle, especially for reconnaissance and social engineering, a new Google study found. In a report published on February 12, ahead of the Munich Security Conference, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG)…...
AI Skills Represent Dangerous New Attack Surface, Says TrendAI
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (399+ words) The so-called "AI skills" used to scale and execute AI operations are dangerously exposed to data theft, sabotage and disruption, TrendAI has warned. The newly named business unit of Trend Micro explained in a report published this week that AI…...
“Digital Parasite” Warning as Attackers Favor Stealth for Extortion
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (396+ words) Threat actors favored stealthy persistence and evasion over other techniques, in order to silently exfiltrate data for extortion, according to Picus Security. The security vendor analyzed over 1.1 million malicious files and more than 15.5 million actions in 2025 to compile its latest…...
NCSC Issues Warning Over “Severe” Cyber-Attacks Targeting CNI
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (367+ words) The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert to critical national infrastructure (CNI) providers, urging them to act now to protect against "severe" cyber threats. Jonathan Ellison, director for national resilience at the NCSC, has urged CNI operators…...
New Zero-Click Flaw in Claude Extensions, Anthropic Declines Fix
1+ week, 51+ min ago (531+ words) A single Google Calendar event can silently compromise a system running Claude Desktop Extensions, according to security researchers at browser security provider LayerX. In a new report published on February 9, LayerX, disclosed a new critical vulnerability affecting 50 Claude Desktop Extensions…...
Researchers Find 40,000+ Exposed OpenClaw Instances
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (353+ words) The security vendor said it found 40,214 such instances of the tool, formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, although the figure is still rising. They are associated with 28,663 unique IP addresses. The exposed AI agents could enable threat actors to gain…...
VoidLink Malware Exhibits Multi-Cloud Capabilities and AI Code
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (361+ words) A Linux-based command-and-control (C2) framework capable of long-term intrusion across cloud and enterprise environments has been further analyzed in new research. Known as VoidLink, the malware generates implant binaries designed for credential theft, data exfiltration and stealthy persistence on compromised systems....