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OpenAI released its latest and most advanced AI model, GPT-5, on August 7, and only hours after its launch, researchers were able to jailbreak the system. Cybersecurity experts have been warning about the flagship model's safety and sharing security concerns over the past few days. According to

Andrea Miliani Published on August 16, 2025

The privacy-focused company Proton launched a two-factor authentication (2FA) app called Proton Authenticator last Thursday. The open-source app is available for free download and is compatible with Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, and Windows devices. According to the press release, Proton

Andrea Miliani Published on August 06, 2025

The blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence revealed on Saturday what may be the largest known crypto heist in history. The firm explained that the mining pool LuBian lost 127,426 Bitcoin in December 2020 after hackers breached its systems. The incident remained secret for nearly five

Andrea Miliani Published on August 06, 2025

Governor Tim Walz has called in the Minnesota National Guard to help rectify the cybersecurity of the City of St. Paul after it suffered a major attack. City workers discovered “suspicious” activity on its network on Friday, 25 July, declaring a state of emergency and launching an immediate

Hendrik Human Published on August 01, 2025

OpenAI’s latest AI system, ChatGPT Agent, launched a few weeks ago, is capable of performing complex tasks, including bypassing Cloudflare’s “I Am Not a Robot” verification. The agent's ability to autonomously navigate human verification protocols marks a notable milestone in AI

Andrea Miliani Published on August 01, 2025

The hacker group Scattered Spider has been carrying out aggressive campaigns targeting U.S. companies. In recent attacks, the group has employed sophisticated social engineering techniques to gain access to internal systems of American businesses, enabling them to compromise VMware vCenter Server

Andrea Miliani Published on July 31, 2025

The ransomware gang World Leaks — formerly known as Hunters International — claims to have breached the American tech giant Dell Technologies Inc. and leaked 1.3 TB of data. The leak reportedly contains 416,103 files, all of which are publicly available for download. Dell has confirmed the breach

Andrea Miliani Published on July 26, 2025

The British transportation company KNP Logistics Group Limited (KNP) was one of thousands of businesses hit by the recent wave of cyberattacks led by multiple ransomware gangs and announced that it must shut down. The company could not pay the ransom, and its investigation revealed that hackers

Andrea Miliani Published on July 24, 2025

The CEO of Co‑operative Group Limited, Shirine Khoury-Haq, admitted that 6.5 million members of its internal system had their data stolen during a recent cyberattack. She apologized during an interview with the BBC on Wednesday. According to the statements shared by the BBC, Khoury-Haq confirmed

Andrea Miliani Published on July 19, 2025

Cybersecurity researchers were able to access the personal information of tens of millions of McDonald’s job applicants after gaining unauthorized entry to the “McHire” site. The AI hiring platform was using the default login credentials with the username “admin” and password “123456” for a staff

Hendrik Human Published on July 18, 2025