DeepSpeed: a tuning tool for large language models
SophosAI’s framework for upgrading the performance of LLMs for cybersecurity tasks (or any other specific task) is now open source.
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that’s capable of harvesting sensitive developer-related information, such as credentials, configuration data, and environment variables, among others. The package, named chimera-sandbox-extensions, attracted 143 downloads and likely targets users of a service called Chimera Sandbox,
Raika Casey and Alexis Opper of BakerHostetler write: In data breach litigation, courts generally find plaintiffs have standing such that their complaints may proceed past the pleading stage when it is alleged that sensitive information was impacted and there is an allegation of dark web exposure, misuse or fraud. However, a few courts have recently…
Lim Hui Jie reports: South Korean online retail giant Coupang said it will offer 1.69 trillion South Korean won ($1.17 billion) in compensation to 34 million users affected by a massive data breach disclosed last month. The company said in a statement Monday local time that it planned to provide customers with purchase vouchers totaling 50,000 won for various……
Microsoft haul this month covers 109 CVEs… more or less
Google has shipped patches to address 47 security flaws in its Android operating system, including one it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2024-53104 (CVSS score: 7.8), which has been described as a case of privilege escalation in a kernel component known as the USB Video Class…
Apple on Tuesday released a security update to address a zero-day flaw that it said has been exploited in “extremely sophisticated” attacks. The vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-24201 and is rooted in the WebKit web browser engine component. It has been described as an out-of-bounds write issue that could allow an attacker…