AsyncRAT seeds family of more than 30 remote access trojans
AsyncRAT, the most prevalent remote access trojan observed in the wild, has spawned more than 30 forks and variants that increase the impact of the…
Category: Cyberscoop
Waltz brushes off SignalGate questions, points finger at CISA
Former White House national security adviser Mike Waltz brushed aside criticisms Tuesday that he put sensitive military operations at risk by holding discussions about military…
CitrixBleed 2 beckons sweeping alarm as exploits spread across the globe
Authorities and researchers are intensifying warnings about active exploitation and pervasive scanning of a critical vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Citrix NetScaler products. There is…
House passes bill to formalize NTIA’s cyber role following Salt Typhoon attacks
As cyber officials work to contain Salt Typhoon inside U.S. telecom networks, the House on Monday passed a bill that would officially designate one federal…
Why skipping security prompting on Grok’s newest model is a huge mistake
On the same day xAI announced that its new Grok 4 tool will now be available to the federal government, cybersecurity researchers at SplxAI released…
Is XBOW’s success the beginning of the end of human-led bug hunting? Not yet.
When news broke that an AI agent named XBOW was leading the HackerOne bug bounty leaderboards, it quickly raised several concerning questions for the cybersecurity…
New White House cyber executive order pushes rules as code
In an era characterized by escalating cybersecurity threats, rapidly evolving technological landscapes, and heightened regulatory demands, organizations face significant pressure to modernize their Governance, Risk,…
Researchers identify critical vulnerabilities in automotive Bluetooth systems
Cybersecurity researchers have identified four significant security vulnerabilities in a widely used automotive Bluetooth system that could potentially allow remote attackers to execute code on…
Virtru secures $50 million investment to advance data-centric security standards
Virtru, a Washington, D.C.-based data security company that developed technology now used by U.S. defense and intelligence agencies, has raised $50 million in funding as…
French police arrest Russian pro basketball player on behalf of US over ransomware suspicions
At the request of the United States, French police arrested a professional Russian basketball player who had a brief tenure at Penn State over accusations…
UK arrests four for cyberattacks on major British retailers
Three teenagers and a 20-year-old woman were arrested Thursday by the U.K.’s National Crime Agency for their alleged role in cyberattacks on major retailers Marks…
Trump bill will have major impact on health care cybersecurity, experts warn Congress
At the outset of a Senate hearing Wednesday on cybersecurity in the health care sector, Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., took a moment to implore lawmakers…