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Robinhood Phishing Scam Exploits Gmail Trick to Target Users
Cybersecurity

Robinhood Phishing Scam Exploits Gmail Trick to Target Users

Hackers exploited Gmail's dot alias feature and flaws in Robinhood's account setup to send verified phishing emails, tricking users into exposing credentials.

HKMA Warns of Phishing Scams Targeting Alipay HK Users
Cybersecurity

HKMA Warns of Phishing Scams Targeting Alipay HK Users

The HKMA has issued a warning about phishing messages and calls impersonating Alipay HK. Users are urged to stay vigilant and report suspicious activity.

US Admiral Calls Bitcoin Key to Cybersecurity and Power Projection
Cybersecurity

US Admiral Calls Bitcoin Key to Cybersecurity and Power Projection

Admiral Samuel Paparo sees Bitcoin as a strategic tool for U.S. cybersecurity and national power, emphasizing its proof-of-work advantages.

NVIDIA Red Team Exposes AI Coding Agent Vulnerability in OpenAI Codex
Cybersecurity

NVIDIA Red Team Exposes AI Coding Agent Vulnerability in OpenAI Codex

NVIDIA researchers demonstrate how malicious dependencies can hijack AI coding assistants through AGENTS.md injection, hiding backdoors in pull requests.

Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 4.7 With Enhanced Coding and Cyber Safeguards
Cybersecurity

Anthropic Launches Claude Opus 4.7 With Enhanced Coding and Cyber Safeguards

Anthropic releases Claude Opus 4.7 with 13% coding benchmark gains, new cybersecurity restrictions, and improved vision capabilities at unchanged API pricing.

Obsidian Notes App Exploited in Crypto Wallet Heist Scheme
Cybersecurity

Obsidian Notes App Exploited in Crypto Wallet Heist Scheme

Elastic Security Labs uncovers PHANTOMPULSE malware targeting crypto users through Obsidian's community plugins. Attackers use LinkedIn and Telegram for initial contact.

OpenAI Rotates macOS Certificates After Axios Supply Chain Attack
Cybersecurity

OpenAI Rotates macOS Certificates After Axios Supply Chain Attack

OpenAI responds to North Korea-linked Axios npm compromise by rotating code signing certificates. macOS users must update ChatGPT, Codex apps by May 8.

Anthropic Warns AI-Powered Cyberattacks Will Surge Within 24 Months
Cybersecurity

Anthropic Warns AI-Powered Cyberattacks Will Surge Within 24 Months

Anthropic releases security guidelines as Project Glasswing reveals frontier AI models can now find and exploit vulnerabilities faster than human defenders.

GitHub Actions 2026 Security Roadmap Targets Supply Chain Attacks
Cybersecurity

GitHub Actions 2026 Security Roadmap Targets Supply Chain Attacks

GitHub unveils major security overhaul for Actions with dependency locking, egress firewalls, and policy controls to combat rising CI/CD supply chain attacks.

OpenAI Launches Safety Bug Bounty Program Targeting AI Agent Vulnerabilities
Cybersecurity

OpenAI Launches Safety Bug Bounty Program Targeting AI Agent Vulnerabilities

OpenAI expands its security efforts with a new Safety Bug Bounty program focused on agentic risks, prompt injection attacks, and data exfiltration in AI products.

OpenAI Reveals How ChatGPT Now Fights Prompt Injection Attacks
Cybersecurity

OpenAI Reveals How ChatGPT Now Fights Prompt Injection Attacks

OpenAI details new 'Safe Url' defense system treating AI prompt injection like social engineering, with attacks succeeding 50% of the time before fixes.

NVIDIA Launches OpenShell Runtime for Safer Autonomous AI Agents
Cybersecurity

NVIDIA Launches OpenShell Runtime for Safer Autonomous AI Agents

NVIDIA unveils OpenShell, an open-source runtime enabling safer deployment of self-evolving AI agents with sandboxed execution and policy-based security controls.

Anthropic AI Discovers 22 Firefox Vulnerabilities in Two Weeks
Cybersecurity

Anthropic AI Discovers 22 Firefox Vulnerabilities in Two Weeks

Claude Opus 4.6 found 14 high-severity Firefox bugs, nearly a fifth of all critical vulnerabilities fixed in 2025. Mozilla shipped fixes to hundreds of millions of users.

NVIDIA Partners With Akamai, Siemens to Fortify Critical Infrastructure Security
Cybersecurity

NVIDIA Partners With Akamai, Siemens to Fortify Critical Infrastructure Security

NVIDIA teams with five major cybersecurity and industrial firms to deploy AI-powered protection for operational technology systems controlling energy, manufacturing, and utilities.

Anthropic Launches Claude Code Security to Hunt Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
Cybersecurity

Anthropic Launches Claude Code Security to Hunt Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Anthropic's new Claude Code Security tool found 500+ vulnerabilities in open-source projects. Enterprise and open-source maintainers can apply for early access.