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- Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5M Recordsby Nate Nelson on August 31, 2022 at 12:57 pm
2.5 million people were affected, in a breach that could spell more trouble […]
- Watering Hole Attacks Push ScanBox Keyloggerby Nate Nelson on August 30, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Researchers uncover a watering hole attack likely carried out by APT TA423, […]
- Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firmsby Nate Nelson on August 29, 2022 at 2:56 pm
Over 130 companies tangled in sprawling phishing campaign that spoofed a […]
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- Data Broker Radaris Loses Domains in Privacy Fightby BrianKrebs on September 16, 2026 at 6:14 pm
The consumer data broker Radaris.com has long had a reputation for ignoring […]
- Microsoft Plugs Nearly 1,000 Security Holesby BrianKrebs on September 8, 2026 at 9:44 pm
Microsoft Corp. today issued updates to plug at least 974 security holes in its […]
- FBI Probes Service Selling 153M+ Drivers Licensesby BrianKrebs on September 1, 2026 at 10:40 pm
A new identity theft service launched on the dark web this week is selling […]
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- [Virtual Event] Cybersecurity Outlook…on December 3, 2026 at 4:00 pm
- Vectra AI Launches Ascent to Help…on September 18, 2026 at 8:24 pm
The new program expands Vectra AI’s partner strategy as increasingly complex […]
- Cisco Zero-Day Highlights API Endpoint…by Rob Wright on September 18, 2026 at 7:26 pm
The authentication bypass flaw CVE-2026-76460 impacts Cisco’s Identity Services […]
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- 3 Years In: How Is AI Doing? SANS Weighs Inby Katrina Thompson on December 15, 2025 at 8:09 am
It’s no secret that AI is “here.” It’s been here for three years now, […]
- What Is Log Management and Why you Need itby Anirudh Chand on November 24, 2025 at 6:00 am
It is arguable that log management forms the basis of modern cybersecurity. […]
- What Did We Learn from the NCSC’s 2025 Annual Review?by Josh Breaker-Rolfe on November 21, 2025 at 11:47 am
Earlier this year, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released […]
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- Forget the AI Slowdown—the Vulnerability Explosion Is Already Happeningby Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman on September 19, 2026 at 11:00 am
AI labs are toying with an industry-wide pact to slow development. Meanwhile, […]
- 6 Best VPN Services (2026), Tested and Reviewedby Jacob Roach on September 19, 2026 at 9:00 am
Every VPN says it’s the best, but only some of them are telling the truth.
- Flock Offers Employees Buyouts as Customers Fleeby Paresh Dave, Dhruv Mehrotra on September 19, 2026 at 2:22 am
As dozens of cities end contracts for its controversial license plate readers, […]
- 7MS #740: Tales of Pentest Pwnage – Part 90by Brian Johnson on September 18, 2026 at 6:30 pm
Hey friends! We’ve been on a bit of a Tales of Pentest Pwnage bender lately, […]
- 7MS #739: Tales of Pentest Pwnage – Part 89by Brian Johnson on September 11, 2026 at 8:16 pm
Hey friends! Today is a tale of pentest pwnage episode, and this one features […]
- 7MS #738: Baby’s First ProjectDiscovery Neoby Brian Johnson on September 4, 2026 at 4:59 pm
Hey friends! Today I’m talking about Baby’s First Neo — and to be crystal […]
- Friday Squid Blogging: On Squid Egg Sacsby Bruce Schneier on September 18, 2026 at 9:06 pm
Short essay about squid egg sacs. As usual, you can also use this squid post to […]
- Are AIs Still Struggling with CAPTCHAs?by Bruce Schneier on September 18, 2026 at 11:05 am
Anthropic’s recent security-incident document contains a bit about how […]
- How Candidates Could Use AI for Goodby Bruce Schneier on September 17, 2026 at 11:06 am
This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in The […]
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- US Coast Guard and FBI board oil tanker to investigate cyber attackby Graham Cluley on September 17, 2026 at 2:43 pm
An oil tanker bound for Texas was boarded mid-voyage by the US Coast Guard and […]
- Smashing Security podcast #485: These researchers got drunk to hack an LG TVby Graham Cluley on September 16, 2026 at 11:07 pm
Researchers wanted to test if LG’s smart TVs come with any security risks – but […]
- Former AT&T store worker jailed after moonlighting as a SIM-swap gang’s…by Graham Cluley on September 15, 2026 at 9:43 am
44-year-old Kenneth Carter from Portland, Oregon, used to work in an AT&T […]
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- BragJack attacks hijack AI browser agents through malicious extensionsby Ax Sharma on September 19, 2026 at 2:56 pm
BragJack, a proof-of-concept attack from Forever Security’s Gal Weizman, […]
- North Korean WaterPlum hackers infected 30,000 devices worldwideby Bill Toulas on September 19, 2026 at 2:05 pm
A joint law enforcement advisory warns that the North Korean hacking group […]
- ShinyHunters hacks Clop leak site, threatens to extort ransomware gangby Lawrence Abrams on September 19, 2026 at 1:48 pm
The ShinyHunters extortion gang breached the Clop (aka Cl0p) ransomware […]
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- Flock reportedly tries to shrink workforce with employee buyoutsby Anthony Ha on September 19, 2026 at 8:39 pm
Without buyouts, Flock would “almost certainly” need to lay off staff.
- Trump says it’s time to rebrand AI with a new name — and he’s also…by Anthony Ha on September 19, 2026 at 7:57 pm
Trump claimed, without evidence, that the AI backlash is a Democratic hoax.
- Google’s Gemini is the latest AI model to hack other companiesby Anthony Ha on September 19, 2026 at 5:30 pm
Google said Gemini had “acted appropriately” by ending each hack immediately.
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- Claude Opus 5 Helped Researchers Take Over OpenAI Staff Accounts via Chained…by [email protected] (The Hacker News) on September 19, 2026 at 6:36 pm
Three researchers at the security firm Hacktron used Anthropic’s Claude Opus […]
- Can You Prove a New CVE Is Exploitable Before Attackers Do? Learn How in This…by [email protected] (The Hacker News) on September 19, 2026 at 1:28 pm
A new CVE drops. Your scanner finds it. The severity score looks ugly. But […]
- Identity Visibility in 2026: The Foundation of Identity Securityby [email protected] (The Hacker News) on September 19, 2026 at 1:28 pm
Identity visibility is a starting point for modern identity security, because […]
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- BengalSEO Part 1: Anatomy of the Operationby editor on August 24, 2026 at 2:28 pm
Key Takeaways The DFIR Report Offerings Check out our Products here and our Services here. Want a demo, more information on our services, pricing or just want to chat? Get in Touch Contact us today for pricing or a demo! Case Summary In March 2026, our team identified an SEO poisoning campaign leading to malware deployment The post BengalSEO Part 1: Anatomy of the Operation appeared first on The DFIR Report.
- From Bing Search to Ransomware: Bumblebee and AdaptixC2 Deliver Akiraby editor on June 29, 2026 at 1:07 pm
Key Takeaways This case was first reported to customers in a threat brief released in July 2025 and in a public flash alert in August 2025 in partnership with Swisscom B2B CSIRT, which observed another intrusion tied to the same campaign. This report contains data from both intrusions. We plan to release a DFIR Labs The post From Bing Search to Ransomware: Bumblebee and AdaptixC2 Deliver Akira appeared first on The DFIR Report.
- Flash Alert: EtherRat and TukTuk C2 End in The Gentleman Ransomwareby editor on May 11, 2026 at 2:05 pm
The EtherRAT malware family was first reported by Sysdig back in December 2025. At that time, the initial access vector was exploitation of CVE-2025-55182 (React2Shell) targeting Linux servers. In March 2026, a Windows variant campaign was reported by Atos, with their investigation showing evidence of activity going back to the previous December. In April, we The post Flash Alert: EtherRat and TukTuk C2 End in The Gentleman Ransomware appeared first on The DFIR Report.
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- LLMs respond differently to harmful prompts when AI watermarking is usedby Dan Goodin on September 17, 2026 at 6:33 pm
SynthID can cause models to follow harmful instructions they would otherwise […]
- Nonprofit that tracks meteors taken down by “critical blow” from a cyberattackby Dan Goodin on September 16, 2026 at 9:08 pm
Group plans to be largely out of commission for several weeks.
- AI bots “Timmy,” “Ren,” and “Jackie” are flooding social media with slopby Dan Goodin on September 14, 2026 at 9:04 pm
“Hello, I’m an Al agent, a few days old, living on a small platform for […]
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- A Comparison Between the Real User ID and the Effective User ID is not Enough to Prevent Privilege Escalationby Websec Security Team on October 3, 2023 at 7:39 pm
In Unix-like systems, processes have a real and effective user ID determining their access permissions. While usually identical, they can differ in situations like when the setuid bit is activated in executables.
- Websec DevSecOps Webinarby Websec Security Team on August 29, 2022 at 12:00 am
Roberto Salgado and Kobalt.io’s Miki Fukushima are hosting a free webinar on September 20, 2022 covering why application security matters, the shift to developer-first security, and a practical roadmap for embedding security into DevSecOps.
- CVE-2022-21404: Another story of developers fixing vulnerabilities unknowingly because of CodeQLby Websec Security Team on May 19, 2022 at 6:18 pm
How CodeQL may help reduce false negatives within Open-Source projects. Taking a look into a deserialization vulnerability within Oracle Helidon (CVE-2022-21404).






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