- Researchers Uncover GPT-5 Jailbreak and Zero-Click AI Agent Attacks Exposing Cloud and IoT Systemsby info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on 09/08/2025 at 15:06
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a jailbreak technique to bypass ethical guardrails erected by OpenAI in its latest large language model (LLM) GPT-5 and produce illicit instructions. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) security platform NeuralTrust said it combined a known technique called Echo Chamber with narrative-driven steering to trick the model into producing undesirable
- CyberArk and HashiCorp Flaws Enable Remote Vault Takeover Without Credentialsby info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on 09/08/2025 at 05:15
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered over a dozen vulnerabilities in enterprise secure vaults from CyberArk and HashiCorp that, if successfully exploited, can allow remote attackers to crack open corporate identity systems and extract enterprise secrets and tokens from them. The 14 vulnerabilities, collectively named Vault Fault, affect CyberArk Secrets Manager, Self-Hosted, and
- AI Tools Fuel Brazilian Phishing Scam While Efimer Trojan Steals Crypto from 5,000 Victimsby info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on 08/08/2025 at 16:14
Cybersecurity researchers are drawing attention to a new campaign that's using legitimate generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered website building tools like DeepSite AI and BlackBox AI to create replica phishing pages mimicking Brazilian government agencies as part of a financially motivated campaign. The activity involves the creation of lookalike sites imitating Brazil's State
- Leaked Credentials Up 160%: What Attackers Are Doing With Themby info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on 08/08/2025 at 11:00
When an organization’s credentials are leaked, the immediate consequences are rarely visible—but the long-term impact is far-reaching. Far from the cloak-and-dagger tactics seen in fiction, many real-world cyber breaches begin with something deceptively simple: a username and password. According to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, leaked credentials accounted for 22% of breaches
- RubyGems, PyPI Hit by Malicious Packages Stealing Credentials, Crypto, Forcing Security Changesby info@thehackernews.com (The Hacker News) on 08/08/2025 at 10:58
A fresh set of 60 malicious packages has been uncovered targeting the RubyGems ecosystem by posing as seemingly innocuous automation tools for social media, blogging, or messaging services to steal credentials from unsuspecting users and likely resell them on dark web forums like Russian Market. The activity is assessed to be active since at least March 2023, according to the software supply