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Cybersecurity Experts Raise Concerns Over GPT-5 Security

Cybersecurity Experts Raise Concerns Over GPT-5 Security

OpenAI’s newest flagship model, GPT-5, launched on August 7 and was jailbroken within hours, according to multiple independent research teams—an early stress test that is renewing debate over how

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Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday Fixes 111 Bugs — Including a Kerberos Zero-Day Tied to “BadSuccessor”

Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday Fixes 111 Bugs — Including a Kerberos Zero-Day Tied to “BadSuccessor”

Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday delivered fixes for 111 security flaws across Windows, Office, Azure services, Edge, and other components, including a publicly disclosed zero-day in Windows Kerberos that researchers

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Hackers advertise 15.8M PayPal logins; PayPal denies breach as experts point to infostealer logs

Hackers advertise 15.8M PayPal logins; PayPal denies breach as experts point to infostealer logs

A threat actor using the alias “Chucky_BF” is advertising what they claim is a trove of 15.8 million PayPal login credentials on a popular underground forum, but PayPal says

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NordVPN to retire Meshnet on Dec. 1, 2025, citing low uptake and a shift back to core VPN features

NordVPN to retire Meshnet on Dec. 1, 2025, citing low uptake and a shift back to core VPN features

The free device-to-device networking tool will be removed from all NordVPN apps; the company urges users to plan migrations and suggests NordLocker for secure file sharing. NordVPN will discontinue

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Massive Data Breach Exposes Nearly 246,000 Records from Tax Credit Consultancy Firm, Including SSNs and Military Documents

Massive Data Breach Exposes Nearly 246,000 Records from Tax Credit Consultancy Firm, Including SSNs and Military Documents

A major data exposure incident has compromised the personal and sensitive information of nearly a quarter-million individuals, following the discovery of an unsecured database linked to Rockerbox, a Texas-based

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Google Ordered to Pay $314 Million in Landmark California Class Action Over Unauthorized Cellular Data Use

Google Ordered to Pay $314 Million in Landmark California Class Action Over Unauthorized Cellular Data Use

In a significant legal blow to one of the world’s largest tech firms, a California state court has ordered Google to pay $314 million in damages following a class

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Largest-Ever Credential Leak Uncovered

Largest-Ever Credential Leak Uncovered: 16 Billion Login Details Exposed Online

In a staggering revelation that has sent shockwaves through the cybersecurity world, researchers have uncovered what is believed to be the largest credential leak in internet history. More than

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Chinese Hacker Accused of COVID-19 Espionage Arrested in Italy

Chinese Hacker Accused of COVID-19 Espionage Arrested in Italy; Faces U.S. Extradition

Italian authorities have arrested Chinese national Xu Zewei, 33, at Milan’s Malpensa Airport in connection with a sweeping U.S. investigation into cyber espionage tied to the theft of sensitive

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U.S. Sanctions North Korean Hacker Over Global IT Worker Scheme Funding Weapons Programs

U.S. Sanctions North Korean Hacker Over Global IT Worker Scheme Funding Weapons Programs

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned a North Korean hacker accused of orchestrating a complex global scheme that placed covert operatives into remote IT jobs at American

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How Many IP Addresses in a /25

How Many IP Addresses in a /25? A Full Breakdown

If you’re working in networking, cybersecurity, or even basic IT administration, understanding subnetting is essential. One of the most common subnet masks you’ll encounter is “/25,” but many are

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