Early Scattered Spider member pleads guilty to cybercrime spree
Ahmed Elbadawy pocketed massive proceeds from his crimes. Prosecutors are seeking the forfeiture of about $17.
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Researchers use AI to find widespread software decoder flaw
The bug, since patched, gave attackers remote code execution privileges and access to user accounts and production environments, including Meta’s core produc...
International security agencies warn about North Korean hackers exploiting job seekers to steal crypto, data
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Cisco alerts customers to second actively exploited zero-day in as many days
The latest zero-day has a maximum-severity rating and affects Cisco Identity Services Engine, a product hit with three actively exploited vulnerabilities sin...
The AI hacking apocalypse is not inevitable
While large language models present real risks to society, experts say they can be tested and largely controlled using well-worn cybersecurity and policy cho...
Authorities seize popular, long-running DDoS-for-hire service domains
Cybercriminals used NightmareStresser to launch hundreds of thousands of DDoS attacks since at least 2022. Threat actors behind the operation claimed links t...
America’s cyber strategy overlooks the infrastructure that actually keeps the military moving
Ports, railroads, and utilities keep the military operational. They're all vulnerable to Iranian cyberattacks.
CISA promotes a fresh way to deter cyberattackers: Lie to them
It’s the first guidance from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency on deploying decoys, like honeypots, to detect and distract adversaries. Th...
Coast Guard, FBI board foreign ships coming to US to probe cyberattacks
The agencies issued a joint statement saying the “joint security boardings” came in response to “indications that the networks of both vessels were compromis...
Treasury’s Scott Bessent says no liability exemptions for AI labs
The secretary told House Financial Services Committee lawmakers that the “best way to guarantee safety” is for AI creators to be held “liable for what they b...
What’s next for CISA’s CDM program that gives cybersecurity tools to federal agencies
Three feds spoke about future plans for the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program, and lessons they’ve learned. The post What’s next for CISA’s CDM p...
Cisco warns customers of actively exploited zero-day in email gateways
The company confirmed the defect was exploited before it was disclosed and patched, but it did not describe the nature of the attacks or the scope of impact ...
Supreme Court denies Trump request to allow USPS mail ballot changes
One justice said the attempt to change the rules ahead of the 2026 elections would be "arbitrary and capricious” and violated the Administrative Procedures A...
Five alleged leaders of Black Axe’s operations in South Africa extradited to US
Officials said the five individuals concocted various long-running romance scams to trick U.S.
Researchers say OpenAI agents were behind May hacking campaign targeting RubyGems
OpenAI confirmed their agents were behind a campaign in May that researchers say flooded the popular online code repository with malicious software packages....
Cyberattack causes a flight delay? Airlines won’t owe you a hotel or meal
A Department of Transportation rule published last week says that airlines complying with cybersecurity regulations will have reduced customer obligations in...
GitLab’s critical flaw is already drawing internet-wide probes
One flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to read files from the server. GitLab urged operators of self-managed installations to upgrade immediately.
Conti ransomware crew member sentenced to four years in prison
Oleksii Lytvynenko joined the notorious group in 2021 and was directly involved in attacks on at least 12 companies. The post Conti ransomware crew member se...
Hawley probes OpenAI over Hugging Face breach
The Republican lawmaker called OpenAI’s leadership decisions “reckless,” and used recent warnings about the existential risk of AI to bolster his inquiry. Th...
AI lets small actors run state-level hacking campaigns, Anthropic report finds
The report details a Russian-aligned espionage campaign against more than 20 organizations, an exploit foundry run by Chinese undergraduates and ShinyHunters...