The AI hacking apocalypse is not inevitable
The past few weeks have “felt very strange” for Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade. Like many, he is trying to sort through the spate of frontier-model AI…
Category: Cyberscoop
Cisco alerts customers to second actively exploited zero-day in as many days
Cisco disclosed its second actively exploited zero-day vulnerability in as many days, presenting its customers with back-to-back threats to address in unrelated products. The latest…
Authorities seize popular, long-running DDoS-for-hire service domains
Authorities seized the primary domain and other websites linked to NightmareStresser, one of the longest-running and most popular distributed denial-of-service operations used by cybercriminals globally,…
America’s cyber strategy overlooks the infrastructure that actually keeps the military moving
There is little reason to believe the war with Iran will end anytime soon. Even as efforts to resolve the conflict continue, Iran remains unpredictable,…
Treasury’s Scott Bessent says no liability exemptions for AI labs
As calls for an AI slowdown and stronger safety measures around the emerging technology grow louder, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged lawmakers Tuesday to not…
CISA promotes a fresh way to deter cyberattackers: Lie to them
For the first time, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is advising critical infrastructure owners and operators on how to set up phony systems, accounts…
Coast Guard, FBI board US-bound foreign ships in order to probe for cyberattacks
The Coast Guard and FBI boarded two foreign vessels coming to the United States last month to investigate potential cyberattacks on the ships, according to…
What’s next for CISA’s CDM program that gives cybersecurity tools to federal agencies
A Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency program that provides tools and capabilities to other agencies has to get speedier so it can push them toward…
Cisco warns customers of actively exploited zero-day in email gateways
Attackers of unknown origins and motivations are exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability in Cisco Secure Email Gateway, authorities and researchers said Monday. The vulnerability —…
Supreme Court denies Trump request to allow USPS mail ballot changes
The Supreme Court has rejected a petition by the Trump administration to implement changes to the way the U.S. Postal Service handles mail-in ballots for…
Five alleged leaders of Black Axe’s operations in South Africa extradited to US
Five alleged leaders of the South African wing of Black Axe, a global cybercrime group with operations spanning dozens of countries, were extradited to the…
Researchers say OpenAI agents were behind May hacking campaign targeting RubyGems
Researchers say they have discovered thousands of malicious software packages uploaded to an online public software repository that were left by a “swarm” of OpenAI…