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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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- Who’s Tracking You? Use This New Service to Find Outby BrianKrebs on August 14, 2026 at 11:24 am
It can be daunting to determine who’s responsible for showing ads on the […]
- Microsoft Plugs Nearly 400 Security Holesby BrianKrebs on August 11, 2026 at 9:28 pm
Microsoft today released updates to remedy at least 398 security […]
- Canadian Man Pleads Guilty in Snowflake Extortionsby BrianKrebs on August 6, 2026 at 5:00 pm
A 26-year-old Canadian man once described as one of the most consequential […]
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- OWASP Flags Top AI Skill Risks in New…by Robert Lemos on August 21, 2026 at 5:36 pm
The Open Worldwide Application Security Project has a brand-new top 10 security […]
- Calling on Cyber Pros to Help Defend…by Darshan Tiwari on August 21, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Government agencies with smaller budgets need support — and here’s how you […]
- OpenAI Adds Controls That Should’ve…by Alexander Culafi on August 21, 2026 at 1:30 pm
The new AI security controls follow the Hugging Face incident last month, […]
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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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- China Is Strapping ‘Digital Bombs’ to Civilian Infrastructure—Is the US…by Brian Barrett, Andy Greenberg on August 20, 2026 at 8:03 pm
This week on “Uncanny Valley,” Andy Greenberg discusses sitting in on a war […]
- Reverse-Lookup Service Exposed Millions of Photos of People’s Facesby Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess on August 19, 2026 at 10:00 am
The people-search tool ClarityCheck says its reverse image search service is […]
- Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Codeby Dhruv Mehrotra, Dell Cameron on August 19, 2026 at 9:00 am
Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED […]
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- Smashing Security podcast #481: Never say this to a robot dogby Graham Cluley on August 19, 2026 at 11:10 pm
At Black Hat this month, a group of security researchers took a $9,000 robot […]
- Prison for data analyst who tried to extort $2.5 million from his employerby Graham Cluley on August 19, 2026 at 7:26 am
When Cameron Curry discovered that his contract as a data analyst wasn’t going […]
- An “invisible” car? Researcher uses machine learning to hide vehicles from…by Graham Cluley on August 17, 2026 at 2:10 pm
A cybersecurity expert has demonstrated how computer-generated patterns can […]
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- New SynkLoader malware pushed in Microsoft Teams phishing campaignby Bill Toulas on August 21, 2026 at 6:01 pm
A previously unknown malware family dubbed SynkLoader is being distributed in […]
- Hundreds of leaked AWS keys give full control over corporate accountsby Bill Toulas on August 21, 2026 at 3:55 pm
More than 9,300 Amazon Web Services (AWS) access keys publicly exposed between […]
- Microsoft blames Windows gaming issues on RGB lighting devicesby Sergiu Gatlan on August 21, 2026 at 2:54 pm
Microsoft says ongoing issues causing games to crash or fail to launch after […]
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- Apple is reportedly cutting hundreds of jobs from Siri, Vision Pro teamsby Lucas Ropek on August 21, 2026 at 8:58 pm
Apple has admitted that some roles are being impacted as it shifts its focus […]
- TikTok reaches $400M settlement over children’s privacy lawsuitby Lauren Forristal on August 21, 2026 at 8:25 pm
Two years after the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that TikTok violated the […]
- The $225 Pebble Time 2 is a refreshingly fun smartwatchby Sarah Perez on August 21, 2026 at 7:57 pm
The $225 Pebble Time 2 pairs quirky watch faces and apps with physical buttons, […]
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- 14 Trojanized npm Packages Drop RedC2 4.0 Linux Backdoor With AI-Assisted C2by [email protected] (The Hacker News) on August 21, 2026 at 6:53 pm
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of trojanized npm packages that […]
- Microsoft Defender’s Own Driver Can Be Weaponized to Delete Security Software…by [email protected] (The Hacker News) on August 21, 2026 at 3:52 pm
Check Point Research has disclosed a technique that uses Microsoft Defender’s […]
- Android Car Malware Spreads Through Built-In Updaters for Ad Fraud, Proxy…by [email protected] (The Hacker News) on August 21, 2026 at 3:41 pm
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware family that’s specifically […]
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- 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.
- Bissa Scanner Exposed: AI-Assisted Mass Exploitation and Credential Harvestingby editor on April 22, 2026 at 2:51 pm
Key Takeaways We identified an exposed server that provided unusual visibility into a large-scale, multi-victim exploitation and collection operation. Artifacts on the host showed that Claude Code and OpenClaw were embedded in the operator’s day-to-day workflow, supporting troubleshooting, orchestration, and refinement of the collection pipeline. This AI-assisted workflow resulted in the modular platform Bissa scanner The post Bissa Scanner Exposed: AI-Assisted Mass Exploitation and Credential Harvesting appeared first on The DFIR Report.
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- Waymo doubles spending on lobbying in robotaxi battle with Uberby Rafe Rosner Uddin and Michael Taffe, Financial Times on August 21, 2026 at 1:11 pm
Alphabet-owned company is seeking to persuade US regulators to clear a path for […]
- Grok exfiltrates user data when malicious instructions are encryptedby Dan Goodin on August 20, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Cryptographic Context Injection is only the latest way to break an LLM safety […]
- Microsoft Copilot reveals secret input that allowed it to be hackedby Dan Goodin on August 18, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Secret parameter allowed hackers to steal passwords when a target clicked on a […]
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).

















