A researcher dives into Chinese reports attributing cyberattacks on Northwestern Polytechnical University to the NSA’s TAO division.
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Second Recently Patched Flaw Exploited to Hack Palo Alto Firewalls
Palo Alto Networks is warning customers that a second vulnerability patched in February is being exploited in attacks.
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Microsoft Patches Exploited Power Pages Vulnerability
Microsoft has patched CVE-2025-24989, a Power Pages privilege escalation vulnerability that has been exploited in attacks.
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House Lawmakers Push to Ban AI App DeepSeek From US Government Devices
A bipartisan duo in the the U.S. House is proposing legislation to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from federal devices.
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Vulnerability Patched in Android Possibly Exploited by Forensic Tools
The February 2025 Android patches resolve 46 vulnerabilities, including a Linux kernel bug that has been exploited in the wild.
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Cyber Insights 2025: Quantum and the Threat to Encryption
2025 is an important year – it is probably our last chance to start our migration to post quantum cryptography before we are all undone by cryptographically relevant quantum computers.
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Texas Governor Orders Ban on DeepSeek, RedNote for Government Devices
“Texas will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate our state’s critical infrastructure through data-harvesting AI and social media apps,” Abbott said.
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ChatGPT, DeepSeek Vulnerable to AI Jailbreaks
Different research teams have demonstrated jailbreaks against ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Alibaba’s Qwen AI models.
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Trump Administration Faces Security Balancing Act in Borderless Cyber Landscape
What challenges will the new administration face and what might President Trump’s record on cybersecurity indicate about the likely approach in 2025 and beyond?
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US Cyber Agency’s Future Role in Elections Remains Murky Under the Trump Administration
President Donald Trump has yet to name anyone to lead the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security.
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