Chinese Chip Firms See Boost From AI

Worldwide growth in AI demand is spurring expansion of semiconductor sector in China, companies say at major Shanghai event This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Chinese Chip Firms See Boost From AI

OpenAI Suspends Plans For ‘Adult’ Mode

ChatGPT developer confirms report it has indefinitely suspended development of erotic mode, amid growing backlash against online child harms This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: OpenAI Suspends Plans For ‘Adult’ Mode

Red Hat Warns of Malware Embedded in Popular Linux Tool, Opening Doors for Unauthorized Access

Red Hat has issued an urgent security alert regarding a highly sophisticated supply chain attack targeting the popular xz compression utility. Cybersecurity researchers discovered malicious code embedded within recent versions of the xz libraries, which could potentially grant threat actors unauthorised remote access to…

The 3 Security KPIs That Cut Through Alert Noise

TL;DR Three application security KPIs cut through alert noise to reveal actual risk: viable attack count, vulnerability escape rate and application coverage completeness. Unlike traditional metrics that measure alert volume, these KPIs leverage graph intelligence to correlate attacks with confirmed…

Alleged RedLine dev extradited, Red Menshen spies with BPFDoor, is US cybersecurity slipping?

Alleged RedLine dev extradited to US Red Menshen uses BPFDoor to spy Former NSA chiefs worry US cybersecurity is slipping Check out our show notes for all story links: https://cisoseries.com/cybersecurity-news-alleged-redline-dev-extradited-red-menshen-spies-with-bpfdoor-is-us-cybersecurity-slipping/ Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Security controls fail when…

Hackers Deploy USB Malware, RATs, and Stealers in Southeast Asian Government Attacks

A multi-cluster cyberespionage operation in which attackers used USB-propagated malware, multiple RATs, loaders, and a custom stealer to target a Southeast Asian government organization between June and August 2025. Analysts initially observed USB-borne malware dubbed USBFect (also known as HIUPAN), which spreads…

Windows Error Reporting Vulnerability Exposes Systems to Privilege Escalation, Allowing SYSTEM Access

Microsoft recently patched a severe Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerability in the Windows Error Reporting (WER) service, officially tracked as CVE-2026-20817. This flaw allows a local attacker with standard user rights to escalate to SYSTEM privileges by exploiting improper permission…

Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA Pages Deliver Infiniti Stealer Malware on macOS

A newly discovered macOS infostealer dubbed Infiniti Stealer is being actively distributed through deceptive Cloudflare-style CAPTCHA pages, marking a notable evolution in social engineering attacks targeting Apple users. Initially tracked as “NukeChain” during threat hunting efforts, the malware’s true identity was confirmed…