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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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- Feds Suspect Ransom Negotiator Ran ShinyHunters Extortion Siteby BrianKrebs on October 19, 2026 at 1:48 pm
U.S. federal investigators pursuing the ShinyHunters hacking group that […]
- U.K. Sanctions Cryptomus for RU Money Launderingby BrianKrebs on October 14, 2026 at 2:22 pm
The United Kingdom has issued economic sanctions against Cryptomus, a […]
- Microsoft Patches More Than 1,400 Security Flawsby BrianKrebs on October 13, 2026 at 11:24 pm
Microsoft today issued updates to fix more than 1,400 security vulnerabilities […]
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- OnlyFans Copyright Takedowns Expose…by Kristina Beek on October 19, 2026 at 2:28 pm
Copyright takedown requests tied to OnlyFans and other adult content creators […]
- The Evolving Cybersecurity Lexicon:…by Theresa Lanowitz on October 19, 2026 at 2:00 pm
An industry-wide laser focus on vulnerabilities has left cybersecurity teams […]
- BeyondTrust Remote Support Zero-Day…by Nate Nelson on October 16, 2026 at 8:34 pm
Ivanti, Cisco, and Palo Alto Networks all had vulnerabilities in edge devices […]
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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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- WhatsApp Help Pages Leaked Hidden Instructions for a Meta Chatbotby Matt Burgess on October 19, 2026 at 4:00 pm
Around 80 pages on WhatsApp’s website exposed instructions that were designed […]
- Encryption Is Getting Squeezed From All Sidesby Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman on October 17, 2026 at 12:00 pm
Canada’s planned surveillance law is the latest grim step in a series of […]
- Chicago-Area Cops Helped HSI Spy on Minnesota Anti-ICE Activistsby Ali Winston on October 16, 2026 at 6:21 pm
Despite Illinois’ sanctuary laws, local police in and around Chicago helped […]
- 7MS #744: Using n8n to Automate the Security Dog Foodby Brian Johnson on October 17, 2026 at 12:07 am
Hey friends! Today I’m mashing two of our mini-series — eating the […]
- 7MS #743: Eating the Security Dog Food – Part 9by Brian Johnson on October 9, 2026 at 9:17 pm
Hey friends, it has been a long time since we talked about eating our own […]
- 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 […]
- Training AIs to Solve CAPTCHAsby Bruce Schneier on October 19, 2026 at 11:07 am
Interesting research: Abstract: Vision-language models (VLMs) can solve visual […]
- Friday Squid Blogging: Squid Before the Chicxulub Meteor Impactby Bruce Schneier on October 16, 2026 at 9:06 pm
New research shows that squid lived all around the globe even before the […]
- Backdooring Open-Weight AI Modelsby Bruce Schneier on October 16, 2026 at 11:04 am
This is a problem: Any open model whose weights have been edited can carry a […]
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- Irish police force has its Twitter hacked in cryptocurrency scamby Graham Cluley on October 16, 2026 at 6:00 pm
There must have been red faces in the social media department of Ireland’s […]
- Krybit ransomware: what you need to knowby Graham Cluley on October 16, 2026 at 10:25 am
Krybit is a fast-growing ransomware gang that was hacked by a rival, hit back, […]
- Smashing Security podcast #488: How a ransomware negotiator ended up arrested…by Graham Cluley on October 14, 2026 at 11:06 pm
A ransomware negotiator attended a cybersecurity conference, only to be […]
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- Anthropic’s AI Reversal Is A Warning Shot For Agentic Defenseby News team on October 18, 2026 at 1:00 pm
Every signal in cyber right now is pointing in the same direction: AI is […]
- Agentic AI Is Changing Security Decisions: Why Accountability Must Be Designed,…by News team on October 17, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Most cybersecurity failures do not occur because organizations lack technology. […]
- A New OT Security Playbook for Connected Robotsby News team on October 17, 2026 at 1:00 pm
A recently disclosed vulnerability affecting Universal Robots’ collaborative […]
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- OpenCode hack exposes API keys amid AI distillation attacksby Bill Toulas on October 19, 2026 at 5:27 pm
The open-source AI coding project OpenCode has notified a small number of […]
- Microsoft fixes game, app crashes caused by recent Windows updateby Sergiu Gatlan on October 19, 2026 at 2:55 pm
Microsoft has resolved a bug that caused games and apps using AC-3 (Dolby […]
- Inside the Underground Market for Know Your Client Servicesby Sponsored by Flare on October 19, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Cybercriminals are selling forged identity documents, deepfake videos, and […]
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- Amazon to fund 12 small nuclear reactors at former Indiana coal plantby Tim De Chant on October 19, 2026 at 4:55 pm
Amazon and X-energy have inked another deal to deploy nuclear power to the […]
- People are using AI to make their smart TVs dumb againby Sarah Perez on October 19, 2026 at 4:13 pm
Fed up with ads, tracking and sluggish interfaces, some smart TV owners are […]
- Nvidia launches new open models to run agents in the enterprise and on PCs by Julie Bort on October 19, 2026 at 3:37 pm
Nvidia is leaning hard into the trend of enterprise companies wanting to run […]
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- Popular WordPress SEO Plugin Rank Math PRO Hijacked to Deliver Self-Restoring…by [email protected] (The Hacker News) on October 19, 2026 at 4:28 pm
Copies of Rank Math PRO, the paid version of the Rank Math SEO plugin for […]
- ⚡ Weekly Recap: 98 Zero-Days, Rogue AI Agents, $100M Crypto Theft, 700…by [email protected] (The Hacker News) on October 19, 2026 at 2:14 pm
The worst problems don’t always come with a warning. Sometimes they arrive […]
- GhostAction Attackers Plant Credential Stealer Disguised as Font in 94 GitHub…by [email protected] (The Hacker News) on October 19, 2026 at 1:05 pm
The threat actor behind the GhostAction supply chain attack has expanded beyond […]
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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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- OpenAI models hacked a crypto wallet and breached more websitesby Dan Goodin on October 16, 2026 at 8:59 pm
The actions could have resulted in criminal charges had humans been behind the […]
- Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malwareby Dan Goodin on October 15, 2026 at 8:32 pm
The incident is likely 1st confirmation of mercenary spyware delivered by […]
- Fridge hack costing millions and sparking fires stemmed from poor securityby Dan Goodin on October 14, 2026 at 9:35 pm
Incident hitting 700 supermarkets exploited outdated devices exposed to the […]
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).




















