The Congressional remedy for Salt Typhoon? More information sharing with industry
When news broke approximately a year ago that Chinese hackers had systemically penetrated at least nine major U.S. communications networks, the level of alarm from…
Category: Cyberscoop
University of Pennsylvania joins growing pool of Oracle customers impacted by Clop attacks
The University of Pennsylvania joined the steadily growing number of victim organizations impacted by the widespread data theft and extortion campaign involving a notorious ransomware…
Google addresses 107 Android vulnerabilities, including two zero-days
Google disclosed two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities Monday, which it addressed among a total of 107 defects in the company’s monthly security update for Android…
Authorities take down Cryptomixer, seize $28M in Switzerland
European authorities shut down and seized the assets of Cryptomixer, a cryptocurrency mixing service that allegedly facilitated more than $1.5 billion in money laundering for…
Crisis24 shuts down emergency notification system in wake of ransomware attack
OnSolve CodeRED, a voluntary, opt-in emergency notification system used by law enforcement agencies and municipalities across the country, has been permanently shut down in the…
New legislation targets scammers that use AI to deceive
A new bipartisan bill introduced in the House would increase the criminal penalties for committing fraud and impersonation with the assistance of AI tools. The…
Congress calls on Anthropic CEO to testify on Chinese Claude espionage campaign
The House Homeland Security Committee is calling on Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to provide testimony on a likely-Chinese espionage campaign that used Claude, the company’s…
‘Stranger Things’ emerge when OT security is stuck in the past
The final season of “Stranger Things” is upon us, and 1980s nostalgia is at an all-time high. The clunky control panels at Hawkins Lab help…
Gainsight CEO downplays impact of attack that spread to Salesforce environments
An independent forensic investigation is underway to determine the extent of the intrusion into customer management software Gainsight’s systems and whether the breach has spread…
Underground AI models promise to be hackers ‘cyber pentesting waifu’
As legitimate businesses purchase AI tools from some of the largest companies in the world, cybercriminals are accessing an increasingly sophisticated underground market for custom…
Shai-Hulud worm returns stronger and more automated than ever before
Security researchers and authorities are warning about a fresh wave of supply-chain attacks linked to a self-replicating worm that attackers have injected into almost 500…
New research finds that Claude breaks bad if you teach it to cheat
According to Anthropic, its large language model Claude is designed to be a “harmless” and helpful assistant. But new research released by the company Nov.…