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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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- Dutch Police Arrest ‘Reformed’ Hacker in Shiny Hunters Investigationby BrianKrebs on September 28, 2026 at 3:08 pm
Authorities in the Netherlands have arrested a 23-year-old convicted […]
- U.S. Soldier Gets 70 Months in Prison for AT&T, Verizon Extortionsby BrianKrebs on September 25, 2026 at 9:44 pm
A U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty to hacking into multiple […]
- 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 […]
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- RemoteThreat Bets Security Teams Need…by Arielle Waldman on October 2, 2026 at 8:18 pm
The offensive cyber operations startup looks to evolve red teaming beyond […]
- Kiteworks & Citrix Incidents Show…by Robert Lemos on October 2, 2026 at 4:56 pm
One company told customers to power down its data-protection platform during a […]
- SWIFT Banking & Government…by Nate Nelson on October 2, 2026 at 4:27 pm
Patch middleware vulnerabilities now to avoid hardware-based MFA exploits in […]
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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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- Muse Creates Detailed Profiles of All Your Friends and Familyby Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess on October 3, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Millions have downloaded Meta’s AI agent Muse. But getting it to do your […]
- ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Databaseby Maddy Varner, Dhruv Mehrotra on October 2, 2026 at 7:52 pm
DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in […]
- A Flaw in ChatGPT’s Mac App Could Have Let Hackers Grab Sensitive Databy Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess on October 2, 2026 at 9:45 am
While the focus has been on AI agents’ hacking capabilities, a recently […]
- 7MS #742: Baby’s First n8nby Brian Johnson on October 2, 2026 at 12:17 pm
Hey friends! I’ve got some personal and work travel this week, so I’m skipping […]
- 7MS #741: Tales of Pentest Pwnage – Part 91by Brian Johnson on September 25, 2026 at 12:07 pm
Hey friends! Today’s tale of pentest pwnage is brought to you by four […]
- 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, […]
- Friday Squid Blogging: EU is Trying to Fight Unregulated Squid Fishingby Bruce Schneier on October 2, 2026 at 9:02 pm
The EU is recommending import controls to combat unregulated squid fishing in […]
- Unidentified Flock Cameras in Floridaby Bruce Schneier on October 2, 2026 at 2:52 pm
St. Lucie County in Florida discovered (alt link) a dozen Flock cameras whose […]
- How American Political Campaigns Are Using AI—and What They’re Spending on…by Bruce Schneier on October 2, 2026 at 11:02 am
This essay was written with Nathan E. Sanders, and originally appeared in The […]
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- N0n ransomware: what you need to knowby Graham Cluley on October 3, 2026 at 8:29 am
N0n is a newly-emerged cyber extortion gang. The group was first spotted in the […]
- FBI tells ShinyHunters members to turn themselves in, after arrest of alleged…by Graham Cluley on October 1, 2026 at 10:53 am
The FBI has a very simple message for the ShinyHunters gang: give yourselves […]
- ShinyHunters suspect arrested, and is now investigated over alleged murder plotsby Graham Cluley on October 1, 2026 at 10:52 am
An alleged key figure in the ShinyHunters cybercrime group has been arrested in […]
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- Anthropic asks Claude users to share voice data for AI model trainingby Mayank Parmar on October 4, 2026 at 10:53 am
Anthropic has started asking Claude users to voluntarily share their voice […]
- Google Gemini could soon get full access to your Mac’s files, apps and the…by Mayank Parmar on October 3, 2026 at 11:12 pm
Google’s Gemini could soon access any file on your macOS device, open apps, […]
- ShinyHunters hacker reportedly detained in Jordan, aiding FBIby Lawrence Abrams on October 3, 2026 at 7:09 pm
A suspected ShinyHunters hacking group member known online as “Rey” has […]
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- TechCrunch Mobility: Reining in robotaxisby Kirsten Korosec on October 4, 2026 at 4:05 pm
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation […]
- Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Forceby Anthony Ha on October 4, 2026 at 3:15 pm
This new task force is Trump’s latest response to the debate over AI safety.
- Federal judge calls Flock ‘indiscriminate mass surveillance’by Anthony Ha on October 3, 2026 at 7:33 pm
A federal judge ruled that a sheriff’s deputy violated a woman’s Fourth […]
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- ShinyHunters Suspect Rey Reportedly Detained in Jordan, Helping FBI Identify…by [email protected] (The Hacker News) on October 4, 2026 at 7:22 am
A suspected member of the ShinyHunters digital extortion group, who goes by the […]
- China-Aligned TA419 Targets U.S. AI Policy Experts With Microsoft AitM Phishingby [email protected] (The Hacker News) on October 4, 2026 at 7:20 am
A new China-nexus cyber espionage group known as TA419 has been attributed to […]
- MI5 Says China’s MSS Funded Research Involving 100+ U.K.-Linked Academicsby [email protected] (The Hacker News) on October 3, 2026 at 2:38 pm
The U.K.’s domestic intelligence and security agency has warned that more than […]
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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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- Apple changes full-disk access permissions to curb abuse from AI agentsby Dan Goodin on October 2, 2026 at 11:03 pm
Meta says FDA isn’t sufficient to Muse reading messages. Apple begs to differ.
- Hacks of 2 federal agencies in a month have spilled a bonanza of sensitive databy Dan Goodin on October 1, 2026 at 8:28 pm
It has been a bad month for federal government cybersecurity.
- Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028by Scharon Harding on October 1, 2026 at 5:49 pm
Prices for memory sold for 2027 “are much higher than 2026 prices.”
Websec Cybersecurity Blog Expert insights, trends, research findings, and best practices from Websec security team to help you strengthen your organization’s security posture.
- 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).

















