Python scripts were used to test malware against endpoint detection and response agents from Sophos, CrowdStrike, and Windows Defender.
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Beyond Assume-Breach: How AI-Native Security Will Reshape Enterprise Defense
Twenty years after Dark Reading launched, we’re looking ahead at what’s next for enterprise security. Spoiler: It’s hyper-segmented, AI-orchestrated, and way more sophisticated than your dad’s firewall.
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Red Hat npm packages compromised to steal developer credentials
More than 30 npm packages under Red Hat’s ‘@redhat-cloud-services’ namespace were compromised in a supply-chain attack that distributed a new variant of the Shai-Hulud credential-stealing malware, dubbed “Miasma.” […]
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WordPress malware campaign hides payloads in Steam profiles
Nearly 2,000 WordPress websites were infected with malware that relies on Steam Community profile comments to hide command-and-control (C2) data. […]
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145 AI laws passed in 2025 and privacy teams aren’t catching a break
145 AI-related laws were enacted by state legislatures in 2025, and more than 1,000 additional bills were introduced or revised, according to DataGrail’s Privacy and AI Trends Report 2026. Average cost of manual data subject request management (Source: DataGrail) Shadow AI risks Of the 2,400 popular business software providers that advertised AI capabilities, 63.6% did…
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The big winner in Elon Musk’s suit against OpenAI and Microsoft — hypocrisy
If ever there were a lawsuit in which a jury and judge should have ruled against both the accuser and the defendants, Elon Musk’s suit against OpenAI and Microsoft was it. The high-profile legal battle pitted the world’s richest man against a company worth more than $3 trillion, another that might soon launch a $1…
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The Hidden Ransomware Economy Running on Exposed Databases
A 5-year study on the Ransomware Economy found that 30,515 exposed databases were hit by ransom attacks, causing massive damage despite victims never paying. Database extortion doesn’t look like the ransomware stories that usually grab headlines. There’s no slick branding, no leak-site countdown, no gang posting memes on Telegram. In most cases, there’s just a…
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To pay, or not to pay: 58% of CISOs say they would pay the ransom for their data
If you were hit by ransomware tomorrow, would you pay to get your data back? That’s what more than half of CISOs in a recent survey said their organization would do. It’s a situation more companies are going to face in future. “Attacks are increasing and continuing to increase,” said Christy Wyatt, CEO of security…
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AWS KY3P report now available for third-party supplier due diligence
We’re excited to announce that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has completed the S&P Global Know Your Third Party (KY3P) assessment of its security posture. This assessment demonstrates our continued commitment to meet the heightened expectations of cloud service providers. Customers can now use the AWS KY3P assessment to reduce their supplier due diligence burden. KY3P,…
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GitHub says internal repositories were taken in poisoned VS Code extension attack
GitHub said late Tuesday that internal repositories were exfiltrated after an employee device was compromised through a poisoned Visual Studio Code extension, an incident that underscores the growing risks facing software development platforms and the ecosystems built around third-party developer tools. The Microsoft-owned company said in posts on X that it detected and contained the…
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GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension
GitHub has confirmed that roughly 3,800 internal repositories were breached after one of its employees installed a malicious VS Code extension. […]
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7-Eleven confirms data breach claimed by the ShinyHunters gang
Convenience store chain giant 7-Eleven confirmed that its systems were breached in a cyberattack claimed by the ShinyHunters extortion group last month. […]
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Agentic AI Accelerates Software Builds and Mobile App Attacks
Digital.ai data reveals 87% of apps were attacked over the past year
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INTERPOL ‘Operation Ramz’ seizes 53 malware, phishing servers
More than 200 individuals were arrested for cybercrime activities during INTERPOL’s Operation Ramz, which focused on the Middle East and North Africa. […]
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Interpol Launches Sweeping Cybercrime Crackdown in MENA Region
Over 200 people were arrested in an anti-cybercrime operation that spanned 13 countries across the Middle East and North Africa
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How World’s Fairs Gave Americans a Glimpse of the Future
Among the groundbreaking innovations unveiled at U.S.-hosted exhibitions were the telephone, Ferris wheel and electric lighting.
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TanStack Supply Chain Attack Hits Two OpenAI Employee Devices, Forces macOS Updates
OpenAI has disclosed that two of its employee devices in its corporate environment were impacted via the Mini Shai-Hulud supply chain attack on TanStack, but noted that no user data, production systems, or intellectual property were compromised or modified in an unauthorized manner. “Upon identification of the malicious activity, we worked quickly to investigate, contain,…
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OpenAI confirms security breach in TanStack supply chain attack
OpenAI says two employees’ devices were breached in the recent TanStack supply chain attack that impacted hundreds of npm and PyPI packages, causing the company to rotate code-signing certificates for its applications as a precaution. […]
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AWS Security Agent full repository code scanning feature now available in preview
Today, we’re excited to announce the preview release of full repository code review, a new capability in AWS Security Agent that performs deep, context-aware security analysis of your entire code base. AI-driven cybersecurity capabilities are advancing rapidly. AWS Security Agent can now find vulnerabilities and build working exploits across your entire code base at a…
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Over 1 Million Baby Monitors and Security Cameras Exposed Through Meari Flaws
More than one million internet-connected baby monitors and security cameras were reportedly exposed through multiple vulnerabilities tied to Meari Technology. The flaws potentially allowed attackers to access sensitive images, device data, and real-time household activity from around the world. “What makes this story especially frustrating is that it highlights one of the hardest problems in…
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AI Can’t Agree on Which Jobs AI Might Destroy
Economists asked ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude which jobs were most exposed to AI. Many times, the answers varied widely.
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Zara Data Breach: 197,000 Customers Exposed in Third-Party Security Incident
Nearly 200,000 Zara customers were exposed in a third-party breach linked to ShinyHunters, revealing emails, purchase history, and support data. Personal data belonging to nearly 197,000 Zara customers has been compromised following a cyberattack on a former technology provider used by Inditex, the Spanish fashion giant behind some of the world’s most recognized retail brands…
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Helping North Korean IT remote workers is becoming a fast track to prison
Two U.S. nationals were sentenced to 18 months in prison for operating “laptop farms” that helped North Korean IT workers gain employment at nearly 70 American companies, generating more than $1.2 million for Pyongyang’s government. Although Matthew Issac Knoot of Nashville, Tennessee, and Erick Ntekereze Prince of New York were sentenced in separate cases, both…
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April 2026 Leadership Recap: New CEOs and Promotions Start Q2
We’re at the start of Q2 of 2026, as hard as that is to believe – and with that comes new appointments to company leadership and promotions across the channel. Organizations such as Syspro, Kiteworks, Coro, and Paessler have all made significant updates to their executive benches to enhance their strategies. Read more about the…
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ShinyHunters Extorts Universities in New Instructure Canvas Hack
Students across the United States were locked out of coursework, quizzes, and grades during finals week after threat actors defaced hundreds of Canvas login portals in a ShinyHunters-linked extortion campaign. The disruption impacted colleges, universities, and school districts worldwide, underscoring the growing cybersecurity risks facing cloud-based education platforms. “ShinyHunters has breached Instructure (again). Instead of…
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OpenAI and Anthropic LLMs Used in Critical Infrastructure Cyber-Attack, Warns Dragos
Commercial AI models were used to help plan and conduct cyber-attack against operational technology of a water and drainage facility, say researchers
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American duo sentenced for hosting laptop farms for North Korean IT workers
Two U.S. nationals were sentenced to 18 months in prison for running laptop farms that facilitated North Korea’s expansive remote IT workers scheme, the Justice Department said Wednesday. Matthew Issac Knoot and Erick Ntekereze Prince both received and hosted laptops at their residences to dupe U.S. companies into thinking remote IT workers they hired were…
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Americans sentenced for running ‘laptop farms’ for North Korea
Two U.S. nationals were sentenced to 18 months in prison each for operating so-called laptop farms that helped North Korean IT workers fraudulently obtain remote employment at nearly 70 American companies. […]
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⚡ Weekly Recap: AI-Powered Phishing, Android Spying Tool, Linux Exploit, GitHub RCE & More
This week, the shadows moved faster than the patches. While most teams were still triaging last month’s alerts, attackers had already turned control panels into kill switches, kernels into open doors, and open-source pipelines into silent delivery systems. The game has shifted from breach to occupation. They’re living inside SaaS sessions, pushing code with trusted…
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Two cybersecurity pros get prison time for helping ransomware gang
Two American cybersecurity professionals were sentenced to four years in prison for facilitating BlackCat ransomware attacks in 2023. They pleaded guilty in December 2025 to one count of conspiracy to obstruct, delay, or affect commerce, or the movement of any article or commodity in commerce, by extortion. According to court documents, Ryan Goldberg, Kevin Martin,…
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Two US cybersecurity experts sentenced in ransomware case, third awaits July ruling
Two US security experts were sentenced to 4 years for helping ransomware attacks. A third accomplice pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing. Two US cybersecurity professionals, Ryan Goldberg and Kevin Martin, were sentenced to four years in prison for their role in supporting ransomware attacks. Both pleaded guilty to conspiracy involving extortion. A third individual, Angelo…
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Malicious Ad for Homebrew Leads to MacSync Stealer, (Fri, May 1st)
Introduction As macbooks and mac minis become more popular, we’re seeing more campaigns targeting these macOS hosts. Malicious ads have popped up in search results that can lead potential victims to pages that present themselves as legitimate malware but instead are malware. This diary presents one such example from a malicious ad for a page…
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US ransomware negotiators get 4 years in prison over BlackCat attacks
Two former employees of cybersecurity incident response companies Sygnia and DigitalMint were sentenced to four years in prison each for targeting U.S. companies in BlackCat (ALPHV) ransomware attacks. […]
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Private Chats, Photos of Celebs Exposed in Suspected Stalkerware Leak
Private chats and photos of celebrities and influencers were exposed after a suspected stalkerware setup left a database open, revealing sensitive messages and files.
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Stopping the quiet drift toward excessive agency with re-permissioning
In their infancy, LLM models were not difficult to contain. You gave a prompt; they responded, and if something was wrong it was usually “just text.” This could take the form of a summary that missed the best bits, a tone-deaf line or a wordy sentence. But then, agents were co-opted as the core reasoning…
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Official SAP npm packages compromised to steal credentials
Multiple official SAP npm packages were compromised in what is believed to be a TeamPCP supply-chain attack to steal credentials and authentication tokens from developers’ systems. […]
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Tracking Corporate Layoffs in 2026
Private-sector job cuts were down 1% in the first quarter, but AI led to 40% more job cuts in tech.
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US Busts Myanmar Ring Targeting US Citizens in Financial Fraud
Some 29 people were charged, including a Cambodian senator, and authorities seized more than 500 Web domains tied to fake investment sites.
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UK Biobank Data Breach: Health Data of 500,000 Listed for Sale in China
UK government Minister confirms that breached health records of UK Biobank volunteers were up for sale on Chinese ecommerce platforms before being removed
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Vercel Finds More Compromised Accounts in Context.ai-Linked Breach
Vercel on Wednesday revealed that it has identified an additional set of customer accounts that were compromised as part of a security incident that enabled unauthorized access to its internal systems. The company said it made the discovery after expanding its investigation to include an extra set of compromise indicators, alongside a review of requests…
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Anthropic bets on EPSS for the coming bug surge
Anthropic’s Mythos has intensified a problem that vulnerability management programs were already struggling to contain: too many vulnerabilities and not enough clarity about which ones matter. What changes with Mythos — and the AI-based class of vulnerability discovery systems it represents — is the speed at which software flaws can be found and exploited. That…
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Crypto Exchange Grinex Blames Western Spies for $13m Theft
Russian crypto-exchange Grinex claims Western intelligence agencies were behind a $13m heist
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US nationals sentenced for aiding North Korea’s tech worker scheme
Two New Jersey men were sentenced Wednesday for facilitating North Korea’s long-running scheme to plant operatives inside U.S. businesses as employees, generating more than $5 million in illicit revenue for the regime, the Justice Department said. The U.S. nationals — Kejia Wang, also known as Tony Wang, and Zhenxing Wang, also known as Danny Wang…
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[Webinar] Find and Eliminate Orphaned Non-Human Identities in Your Environment
In 2024, compromised service accounts and forgotten API keys were behind 68% of cloud breaches. Not phishing. Not weak passwords. Unmanaged non-human identities that nobody was watching. For every employee in your org, there are 40 to 50 automated credentials: service accounts, API tokens, AI agent connections, andOAuth grants. When projects end or employees leave, most
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Researchers Say Fiverr Left User Files Open to Google Search
Private Fiverr user documents, including tax records and IDs, were reportedly found in Google search results due to a storage configuration issue. Read more about the findings and the company’s response to the data exposure.
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The internet was built to keep bots out. Now it needs to let them in
GUEST OPINION: For years, the rules of the internet were simple. Humans searched. Bots were blocked. If you ran a website, your job was to rank on Google and protect your platform from automated traffic. You installed CAPTCHA, rate limits and bot detection. You kept the machines out and optimised for people.
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Snap to Cut 16% of Workforce as It Seeks Profitability
The layoffs were necessary to enable the company to increase efficiency and pursue profitable growth, the social-media company’s chief executive said.
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Researchers Spot Surge in Brute-Force Attacks from Middle East
Barracuda says 88% of brute-force attempts in Q1 were from the region
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Where Does Our Free Time Go in Retirement? Too Often, It’s Social Media
We’re trying to fight our smartphone addiction. But with so much time on our hands, and no job calling us, it isn’t easy.
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Just Three Ransomware Gangs Accounted for 40% of Attacks Last Month
Qilin, Akira and Dragonforce were responsible for 40% of 672 ransomware incidents reported in March, says Check Point
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PC sales rise in Q1 despite memory shortage — IDC
In the first quarter of 2026, 65.6 million PCs were sold worldwide, according to data released this week by IDC. That represents a 2.5% increase compared to the same quarter a year ago. The research firm attributed the increase to customers moving to buy PCs now ahead of expected significant price hikes. The fact that…
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Number Usage in Passwords: Take Two, (Thu, Apr 9th)
In a previous diary [1], we looked to see how numbers were used within passwords submitted to honeypots. One of the items of interest was how dates, and more specifically years, were represented within the data and how that changed over time. It is often seen that years and seasons are used in passwords, especially…
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Introducing the Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS Universal Configuration and LZA Compliance Workbook
November 20, 2025: Date this information was first published. We’re pleased to announce the availability of the latest sample security baseline from Landing Zone Accelerator on AWS (LZA)—the Universal Configuration. Developed from years of field experience with highly regulated customers including governments across the world, and in consultation with AWS Partners and industry experts, the…
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WhatsApp Alerts 200 Users After Fake iOS App Installed Spyware; Italian Firm Faces Action
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp said it alerted about 200 users who were tricked into installing a bogus version of its iOS app that was infected with spyware. According to reports from Italian newspaper La Repubblica and news agency ANSA, the vast majority of the targets are located in Italy. It’s assessed that the threat actors behind the activity…
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New compliance guide available: ISO/IEC 27001:2022 on AWS
We’re excited to announce the release of our latest compliance guide, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 on AWS, which provides practical guidance for organizations designing and operating an Information Security Management System (ISMS) using AWS services. As organizations migrate critical workloads to the cloud, aligning with globally recognized standards such as ISO/IEC 27001:2022 becomes an important step toward…
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Weekly Update 497
Day by day, I find we’re eeking more goodness out of OpenClaw and finding the sweet spot between what the humans do well and the agent can run off and do on its own. Significantly, we’re shifting more and more of the workload to the latter as all 3 of us at HIBP HQ get…
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Revisiting ‘The Jetsons’: Where’s My Flying Car and Three-Hour Workday?
The 1960s version of the future is way more fun than our reality—but when it comes to innovations, we’re catching up.
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Meta and YouTube Lose Landmark Social Media Trial
Jurors found the companies were negligent and the design of their apps caused harm to children.
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Supreme Court Limits Liability for Internet Service Providers
The court ruled that Cox Communications can’t be held liable for knowing its users were downloading and sharing music illegally.
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Telstra Changes To Mobile Plans From 5 May 2026: More Choice And Support For Customers
Our customers are doing more on our network than ever before and we’re investing to deliver the best experience available, while helping Australians to stay connected.
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Dutch Ministry of Finance discloses breach affecting employees
The Dutch Ministry of Finance confirmed on Monday that some of its systems were breached in a cyberattack detected last week. […]
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What’s coming next for LLMs and AI agents?
“Three or four years ago, we were super excited when our [AI] models could solve eighth-grade math problems,” Jeff Dean, chief scientist, Google DeepMind and Google Research, said during a panel discussion at Nvidia’s GTC developer show last week. By last year, Google’s Gemini had reached the gold-medal standard at the International Mathematical Olympiad and…
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Trio sentenced for facilitating North Korean IT worker scheme from their homes
Three American men were sentenced Friday for crimes they committed in furtherance of North Korea’s vast scheme to get operatives hired at U.S. companies, the Justice Department said. The trio — Audricus Phagnasay, 25, Jason Salazar, 30, and Alexander Paul Travis, 35 — pleaded guilty in November to wire fraud conspiracy for providing U.S. identities…
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All aboard: the NIST Cybersecurity for IoT Program is headed to our next stop! Share your input on where we’re headed during our Future Directions Two-Day Workshop on March 31st.
Workshop Details… We’re looking forward to hearing from the community during our “Future Directions” Workshop! Date: March 31 – April 1, 2026 Where: NIST’s Gaithersburg campus! Registration and Details: HERE Can’t make it? We still want to hear from you – email us at IoTSecurity [at] nist.gov (IoTSecurity[at]nist[dot]gov). All Aboard for Product Cybersecurity The NIST…
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AWS completes the second GDV community audit with participant insurers in Germany
We’re excited to announce that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has completed its second GDV (German Insurance Association) community audit with 36 members from the Germany insurance industry participating, corresponding to over 63% coverage of the German market in terms of insurance premiums. Community audits are an efficient method to provide additional assurance to a group…
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Zero lessons learned: Convicted scammer allegedly ran another athlete-focused phishing scam from federal prison
Professional NBA and NFL athletes were allegedly deceived and victimized by a 34-year-old Georgia man’s sneaky social-engineering scheme that he ran while impersonating a well-known adult film star, the Justice Department said Monday. Kwamaine Jerell Ford allegedly initiated and committed some of the crimes while incarcerated in federal prison for a similar, widespread phishing scam…
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Yes, you can run Windows on a MacBook Neo
Remember the good old days of 2020 when Apple’s then-new M1 Macs were setting fresh records for Mac performance? You might also recall when those same Macs were described as being the fastest PCs to run Windows when using the Parallels virtualization software. If you recall that, and if light use of legacy Windows utilities or tools is…
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It’s an AI boom, not a bubble…, but is that true at Microsoft?
It’s become conventional wisdom that we’re in the midst of an AI bubble. As evidence, AI naysayers point to a McKinsey report that found “nearly eight in 10 companies report using gen AI — yet just as many report no significant bottom-line impact.” They also cite an MIT report, The GenAI Divide: State of AI in…
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Encrypted Client Hello: Ready for Prime Time?, (Mon, Mar 9th)
Last week, two related RFCs were published: RFC 9848: Bootstrapping TLS Encrypted ClientHello with DNS Service Bindings RFC 9849: TLS Encrypted Client Hello These TLS extensions have been discussed quite a bit already, and Cloudflare, one of the early implementers and proponents, has been in use for a while. Amidst an increased concern about threats to privacy…
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⚡ Weekly Recap: Qualcomm 0-Day, iOS Exploit Chains, AirSnitch Attack & Vibe-Coded Malware
Another week in cybersecurity. Another week of “you’ve got to be kidding me.” Attackers were busy. Defenders were busy. And somewhere in the middle, a whole lot of people had a very bad Monday morning. That’s kind of just how it goes now. The good news? There were some actual wins this week. Real ones.…
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From Flood to Focus: Finding Signal in an “Overflow Attempt” Alert Storm
Cisco XDR, Splunk, Cisco Secure Firewall, and Endace (Zeek) were used to investigate a spike in security alerts at Cisco Live EMEA, quickly distinguishing genuine threats from environmental noise through correlated incident analysis and network context.
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Anthropic Claude Opus AI model discovers 22 Firefox bugs
Anthropic used Claude Opus 4.6 to identify 22 Firefox vulnerabilities, most of which were high severity, all of which were fixed in Firefox 148, released in January 2026. Anthropic discovered 22 security vulnerabilities in Firefox using its Claude Opus 4.6 AI model in January 2026. Mozilla addressed these issues in Firefox 148. The researchers state…
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Iran’s MuddyWater Hackers Hit US Firms with New ‘Dindoor’ Backdoor
A bank, an airport, a non-profit and the Israeli branch of a US software company were among the targets of this new MuddyWater campaign
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AWS completes the 2026 annual Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC) certification audit
We’re excited to announce that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has completed the annual Dubai Electronic Security Centre (DESC) certification audit to operate as a Tier 1 Cloud Service Provider (CSP) for the AWS Middle East (UAE) Region. This alignment with DESC requirements demonstrates our continued commitment to adhere to the heightened expectations for CSPs. Government…
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Pakistan’s Top News Channels Hacked and Hijacked With Anti-Military Messages
Major Pakistani TV channels, including Geo News and ARY News, were hit by a coordinated cyberattack on 1 March 2026. Hackers took control of live satellite feeds to display unauthorised messages. Read more about the breach, the regional impact, and the reported counter-cyber response.
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Weekly Update 493
The Odido breach leaks were towards the beginning during this week’s update. I recorded it the day after the second dump of data had hit, with a third dump coming a few hours later, and a final dump of everything the day after that. From what I hear, it dominated the news in the Netherlands,…
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CVE-2025-64328 exploitation impacts 900 Sangoma FreePBX instances
About 900 Sangoma FreePBX systems were infected with web shells after attackers exploited a command injection flaw. Hundreds of Sangoma FreePBX instances are still infected with web shells following attacks that began in December 2025. Sangoma FreePBX is an open-source, web-based platform for managing Asterisk-powered VoIP phone systems. Maintained by Sangoma Technologies, it allows businesses…
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Cultivating a robust and efficient quantum-safe HTTPS
Posted by Chrome Secure Web and Networking Team Today we’re announcing a new program in Chrome to make HTTPS certificates secure against quantum computers. The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) recently created a working group, PKI, Logs, And Tree Signatures (“PLANTS”), aiming to address the performance and bandwidth challenges that the increased size of quantum-resistant…
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CVE-2026-20127: Cisco SD-WAN Zero-Day Exploited Since 2023
New day, new vulnerability in the spotlight. We’re once again seeing how quickly weaponized flaws in widely deployed platforms turn into real operational risk. Coverage of maximum-severity Cisco bugs (CVE-2025-20393, CVE-2026-20045), as well as the Dell RecoverPoint zero-day CVE-2026-22769, shows that attackers are increasingly prioritizing edge-facing infrastructure that quietly controls traffic flows, identity paths, and…
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Sophos Workspace Protection is Now Available
We’re excited to announce the highly anticipated release of Sophos Workspace Protection has arrived. Categories: Products & Services Tags: Workspace
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Is AI killing technology?
We’re living through the single biggest tech disruption in history (and, if not the biggest, definitely the fastest). The AI revolution promises huge productivity gains by automating complex tasks, accelerating scientific breakthroughs in medicine, biotech, materials science, and democratizing access to expertise in critical industries like healthcare and education. People on the leading edge are…
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Online Privacy – Why It’s Important And How To Protect It
Our online privacy is important to us, and many don’t even know that we’re being tracked by the apps and sites we use. Proxies can help protect you. The internet is continuously evolving and has become a crucial tool for businesses and individuals. From market research, social, communication, governance, and politics, we are all using…
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Flaws in four popular VS Code extensions left 128 million installs open to attack
Critical and high-severity vulnerabilities were found in four widely used Visual Studio Code extensions with a combined 128 million downloads, exposing developers to file theft, remote code execution, and local network reconnaissance. Application security company OX Security published the findings this week, saying it had begun notifying vendors in June 2025 but received no response…
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Notepad++ Fixes Hijacked Update Mechanism Used to Deliver Targeted Malware
Notepad++ has released a security fix to plug gaps that were exploited by an advanced threat actor from China to hijack the software update mechanism to selectively deliver malware to targets of interest. The version 8.9.2 update incorporates what maintainer Don Ho calls a “double lock” design that aims to make the update process “robust…
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The new paradigm for raising up secure software engineers
CISOs were already struggling to help developers keep up with secure code principles at the speed of DevOps. Now, with AI-assisted development reshaping how code gets written and shipped, the challenge is rapidly intensifying. Whereas only about 14% of enterprise software engineers regularly used AI coding assistants two years ago, that number is on its…
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Hackers sell stolen Eurail traveler information on dark web
Eurail B.V. revealed that traveler data were stolen in a recent security breach, and are now being sold on the dark web. Eurail B.V. confirmed that the traveler data stolen in a breach earlier this year is now being offered for sale on the dark web. The company disclosed the development as part of its…
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Washington Hotel in Japan discloses ransomware infection incident
The Washington Hotel brand in Japan has announced that that its servers were compromised in a ransomware attack, exposing various business data. […]
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What you need to know about hiring cycles – and why flexibility still wins
If you were looking for work in the IT or tech sector in December, you probably already know that it was a quiet time. The good news is that January and February are the best months for job activity, both for job seekers looking for roles and employers ready to hire.
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Weave’s $8K Laundry Robot Still Needs Human Help
If you were hoping for a home robot that could finally handle laundry for you, Weave Robotics has an answer — sort of. The company’s new Isaac 0 folding robot is now shipping in the Bay Area, but it can’t do the job alone. The roughly $8K device folds common garments in 30 to 90…
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Why secure OT protocols still struggle to catch on
Industrial control system networks continue to run on legacy communication protocols that were built for reliability and uptime, not authentication or data integrity. In many environments, malicious actors with access to the OT network can impersonate devices, issue unauthenticated commands, or modify messages in transit without detection. A new guidance document from the Cybersecurity and…
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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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Singapore telcos breached in China-linked cyber espionage campaign
Singapore’s four major telecommunications companies were hit by a coordinated cyber espionage campaign last year, the country’s Cyber Security Agency (CSA) has revealed. An advanced persistent threat group known as UNC3886 has probed deep into the networks of M1, SIMBA Telecom, Singtel, and StarHub, spurring Singapore’s security agencies to mount a large cyber defence operation.…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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CVE-2025-15467: OpenSSL Vulnerability Leads to Denial-of-Service, Remote Code Execution
Just as organizations were working to patch the Microsoft Office zero-day (CVE-2026-21509), the cybersecurity world is confronted with another serious threat. OpenSSL disclosed a high-severity stack buffer overflow issue that can trigger denial-of-service (DoS) conditions and, under specific circumstances, enable remote code execution (RCE). Tracked as CVE-2025-15467, the vulnerability was promptly patched by the vendor…
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Introducing OSS Rebuild: Open Source, Rebuilt to Last
Posted by Matthew Suozzo, Google Open Source Security Team (GOSST) Today we’re excited to announce OSS Rebuild, a new project to strengthen trust in open source package ecosystems by reproducing upstream artifacts. As supply chain attacks continue to target widely-used dependencies, OSS Rebuild gives security teams powerful data to avoid compromise without burden on upstream…