Tennessee’s largest school district sues PowerSchool over data breach
Dive Brief: Tennessee’s Memphis-Shelby County Schools is suing ed tech provider PowerSchool, filing a complaint in federal court just a day before the company publicly…
Month: May 2025
Israel arrests new suspect behind Nomad Bridge $190M crypto hack
An American-Israeli national named Osei Morrell has been arrested in Israel for his alleged involvement in exploiting the Nomad bridge smart-contract in August 2022 that allowed hackers to…
Linux Kernel Patching: Preventing Exploits in 2025
As the Linux kernel continues to power everything from cloud infrastructure to embedded devices, its security remains critical. In 2025, patching strategies face unprecedented challenges:…
Pro-Ukraine Group Targets Russian Developers with Python Backdoor
ReversingLabs discovers dbgpkg, a fake Python debugger that secretly backdoors systems to steal data. Researchers suspect a pro-Ukraine hacktivist group is behind the attack on…
Ransomware attacks on education sector go unreported for months
Countries like the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, and Canada have established cyber laws that require organizations affected by ransomware attacks to report these…
Mid-career professionals must learn to understand and use AI as GenAI tips balance
Forward-thinking businesses – and even nations – are upskilling mid-career professionals to help them not only survive but prosper in the era of widespread enterprise…
Hearing shows broad support for cyber info-sharing law extension
Congress moved one step closer to reauthorizing a key cyber threat information-sharing law on Thursday during a hearing that highlighted both the act’s value and…
ChatGPT rolls out Codex, an AI tool for software programming
OpenAI is rolling out ‘Codex’ for ChatGPT, which is an AI agent that automates and delegates programming tasks for software engineers. OpenAI isn’t explicitly claiming…
SSH Auth Keys Reuse Exposes Sophisticated Targeted Phishing Attack
A coordinated phishing campaign targeting Kuwait’s critical sectors has been exposed through a distinctive operational security lapse: the consistent reuse of SSH authentication keys across…
Ivanti Endpoint Manager Vulnerabilities Allow Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution
Critical vulnerability chain in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile (EPMM) has exposed enterprise mobile device management systems to pre-authenticated remote code execution (RCE) attacks. The flaws,…
FBI warns of senior US officials impersonated using text, AI-based voice messages
The FBI is warning about a threat campaign in which malicious actors are impersonating senior U.S. officials using malicious text messages and AI-generated voice messages.…
Consensus forms on reauthorizing 2015 cyber info-sharing law now, upgrading it later
The message was consistent at a House cybersecurity hearing Thursday: pass legislation extending an expiring information-sharing law before it lapses in September, and worry about…