Hackers compromise 14,500 Dahua web cameras in 35-day campaign
In a large-scale campaign that researchers dubbed CameraSwarm, hackers compromised more than 14,500 Dahua IP cameras mostly in Ukraine and Russia. [.
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OpenAI Pauses Frontier RL Training as It Tightens Defenses Against Unsafe AI Behavior
OpenAI on Tuesday revealed that it paused reinforcement learning (RL) training for its latest artificial intelligence (AI) models for two weeks while it shor...
NSA, FBI warns of hackers using AI-generated tools in attacks on critical infrastructure technology
The National Security Agency (NSA), FBI and other federal agencies said the campaign is targeting Siemens S7 Series PLCs and was being fueled by “AI-assisted...
US warns of AI-powered attacks on Siemens PLCs in critical infrastructure
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Inside Operation CameraSwarm: How One Actor Took Over 14,000 Dahua Cameras
An exposed operator directory reveals how one actor compromised 14,000+ Dahua cameras across Ukraine and Russia, no password needed for most. A researcher di...
Perspective and lessons learned from mergers and acquisitions
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A California county wants to hire Tina Peters to help run its elections
After her prison sentence for felony election-related crimes was commuted, Peters is poised to once again administer critical election duties. The post A Cal...
US charges Iranian hackers over $3.4 billion intellectual property theft
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Exclusive: Linux Foundation's Akrites to Go Live in September
The Linux Foundation's Akrites initiative will become operational in September, when it will begin accepting AI-powered vulnerability reports for open-source...
Former Ping Identity and CyberArk Executives Join AppViewX to Scale Machine and Agent Identity Security
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MaaS Campaign Combines ClickFix, ErrTraffic and Cruciferra
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Geekom admits malware found in legacy mini PC driver download
The compromised LAN driver, hosted on a legacy support page, allowed the Asruex backdoor to operate with administrator-level permissions.
Microsoft removes WMIC tool from Windows 11
WMIC, a legacy command-line utility for interacting with Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI), has been progressively phased out.
Critical vulnerability in Ray framework allows remote code execution
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Password spraying attacks surge 155x as hackers exploit MFA gaps
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Grandoreiro Resurfaces in Mexico With New DLL Sideloading Campaign
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Intezer adds native response automation without separate SOAR
Intezer has announced Workflows, a native automation and response builder that enables security teams to create and customize response workflows directly ins...
Latvian officials resign after cyberattack exposes data on 1.2 million people
Latvia’s road traffic agency confirmed that hackers stole data connected to about two-thirds of the country’s population in a major cyberattack that has prom...
CISA explores single contract for cybersecurity software purchases
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