Artificial intelligence (AI) governance efforts have largely focused on cloud-based tools such as ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and other software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms. According to Josh McCarthy, Chief Product Officer at Arms Cyber, organizations may be overlooking a much larger risk: autonomous AI agents running locally on employee endpoints. As AI capabilities increasingly move from cloud environments…
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Ransomware leak posts show weekday peak, October spikes
The data analyzed by the Ransomnews Research Team indicates that ransomware operations largely follow a business week, with significantly fewer posts on Sundays compared to Mondays and Tuesdays.
AI, Cybersecurity, Europe, Exploits, Global Security News
EU regulators largely denied access to Anthropic Mythos
European regulators have largely been frozen out of early access to Anthropic’s new Mythos model, Politico reports. The AI technology, aimed at cybersecurity use cases, is said to be able to identify and exploit technical vulnerabilities at a level that surpasses most humans — signaling a structural shift for CISOs and the cybersecurity industry. For security…
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Teenage hacker myth primed for a middle-age criminal makeover
The Hollywood image of criminal hackers being largely teenage ne’er do wells is due for an update. That’s because profit-seeking career criminals — often approaching middle age — make up the largest cohort of today’s cybercriminals, according to an analysis of criminal cases carried out by Orange Cyberdefence. The Orange Group’s cybersecurity unit analysed 418…
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What 5 Million Apps Revealed About Secrets in JavaScript
Leaked API keys are nothing new, but the scale of the problem in front-end code has been largely a mystery – until now. Intruder’s research team built a new secrets detection method and scanned 5 million applications specifically looking for secrets hidden in JavaScript bundles. Here’s what we learned. […]
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macOS Infostealers Fuel Growing Cybercrime Market
For years, some Mac users believed their devices were largely insulated from the malware plaguing Windows environments. That perception is rapidly eroding. Flare researchers found a growing underground economy is now centered on macOS Infostealers — malware designed to extract browser credentials, Apple Keychain data, and cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases at scale. “I remember that…
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Flare Report: Infostealers Are Fueling Enterprise Identity Attacks
Once largely associated with consumer credential theft, infostealer malware is increasingly impacting enterprises. New research from Flare shows that a rising percentage of infections now expose enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) and identity provider credentials, creating direct risk for corporate systems, cloud environments, and SaaS platforms. “We’re seeing fewer infections overall, but far higher yield per…