Emerging Jailbreak Technique Poses New Threats to Language Models Cybersecurity research has recently unveiled a new jailbreak technique that undermines the safety mechanisms of large language models (LLMs), potentially enabling the generation of harmful or malicious content. This multi-turn attack strategy, termed “Bad Likert Judge,” has been revealed by researchers…
On Monday, the U.S. government reiterated its warnings regarding the likelihood of cyberattacks from Russia, believed to be a retaliatory response to the extensive economic sanctions imposed by Western nations following the country’s recent invasion of Ukraine. President Joe Biden indicated that the evolving intelligence suggested that the Russian government…
A significant security vulnerability has been identified within Meta’s Llama large language model (LLM) framework. This flaw, if effectively exploited, may enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the llama-stack inference server. Known as CVE-2024-50050, this vulnerability has received a CVSS score of 6.3 out of 10 from the…
A decisive ruling from a U.S. judge has mandated NSO Group to disclose its source code for the controversial Pegasus spyware to Meta Platforms. This legal maneuver is part of Meta’s ongoing litigation against the Israeli cybersecurity firm, aiming to hold it accountable for utilizing WhatsApp’s infrastructure to orchestrate mass…
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has reported the dismantling of two sophisticated cyber-espionage campaigns targeting individuals across South Asia, utilizing its platforms as channels for malware dissemination. The operations, conducted by groups identified as Bitter APT and Transparent Tribe, showcase evolving tactics aimed at exploiting social media for…
On Wednesday, the European General Court imposed a fine on the European Commission, the key executive body of the European Union responsible for law enforcement and proposal, for breaching its own stringent data privacy regulations. This ruling represents a significant first, holding the Commission accountable for violating established data protection…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Social Engineering Malware Dissemination Tied to FileFix Campaign Targeting Facebook Users Pooja Tikekar (@PoojaTikekar) • September 18, 2025 A malicious command is embedded in a deceptive upload window. (Image: Acronis/ISMG) A new social engineering operation, dubbed FileFix, has emerged, employing sophisticated techniques to persuade users into…
Meta has issued a critical warning regarding a security vulnerability in the FreeType open-source font rendering library, indicating that it may have been actively exploited in the wild. This vulnerability is cataloged under the CVE identifier CVE-2025-27363 and carries a high severity CVSS score of 8.1. It is characterized as…
Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Colt Services Faces Ongoing Outages; Finland Charges U.S. National in Vastaamo Hack Anviksha More (AnvikshaMore) • September 18, 2025 Image: Shutterstock/ISMG Each week, Information Security Media Group compiles cybersecurity incidents worldwide. Recently, Microsoft dealt a significant blow to RaccoonO365, outages at Colt Technology Services continue,…
