Easy ChatGPT Downgrade Attack Undermines GPT-5 Security Content summary Researchers at Adversa describe a straightforward new technique, dubbed PROMISQROUTE, that manipulates ChatGPT’s routing layer so malicious prompts are sent to…
Video Game Anti-Cheat Systems: A Cybersecurity Goldmine Summary This is an edited transcript of a Dark Reading interview at Black Hat USA 2025. Rob Wright speaks with Sam Collins and…
Hackers Abuse VPS Infrastructure for Stealth, Speed Summary Darktrace research details how threat actors are abusing commercial virtual private server (VPS) providers to deploy attack infrastructure rapidly, cheaply and with…
System Shocks? EV Smart Charging Tech Poses Cyber-Risks Summary This article is a Dark Reading interview conducted at Black Hat USA 2025 with Salvatore Gariuolo, senior threat researcher at Trend…
Scattered Spider Member Sentenced to a Decade in Prison Summary Noah Michael Urban, 20, a member of the Scattered Spider cybercrime collective, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal…
Honey, I shrunk the image and now I’m pwned Summary Security researchers at Trail of Bits demonstrated an image-scaling prompt-injection attack that can hide malicious instructions in images so they…
Congressman proposes bringing back letters of marque for cyber privateers Overview A bill introduced by Arizona Republican Congressman David Schweikert would revive the centuries-old concept of letters of marque for…
Microsoft reportedly cuts China’s early access to bug disclosures, PoC exploit code Summary Microsoft has reportedly tightened its Microsoft Active Protections Programme (MAPP) for companies in countries that are required…
‘Impersonation as a service’ — the next big thing in cybercrime Summary English-speaking social engineers are increasingly sought after on underground forums. ReliaQuest reports the number of job adverts mentioning…
Developer jailed for taking down employer’s network with kill switch malware Content summary Former Eaton senior developer Davis Lu was sentenced to four years in prison after installing a Java…
