Alleged ShinyHunters Leader Arrested in Jordan
An individual believed to be the leader of the extortion group ShinyHunters was reportedly arrested in Jordan and is cooperating with the FBI. The suspect,…
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Trump Names National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to Lead a New Federal AI Task Force
President Donald Trump on Sunday tapped Jay Clayton, his director of national intelligence, to lead a new government task force on artificial intelligence. Trump is…
Exploited Fortinet FortiMail Zero-Day Calls for Urgent Action
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and Fortinet on Thursday sounded the alarm on a critical FortiMail vulnerability that has been exploited in…
Fortra Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in BoKS
Fortra has released patches for eight vulnerabilities in Core Privileged Access Manager (BoKS), including three critical-severity bugs. BoKS provides organizations with central management of Unix…
doxx.net Raises $38 Million to Prevent AI Agent-on-the-Internet Misadventures
Miami, FL-based doxx.net has raised $38 million in a Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Animo Ventures and Focal.vc. The…
AI Agents Aimed SQL Injection at US and Canadian Government Sites
AI agents appear to have attempted to hack a US Department of Education website and a Library and Archives Canada service while trying to access…
In Rare Move, Alleged Iranian State Hacker Extradited to US
An Iranian national indicted in the US for hacking hundreds of organizations was extradited from Montenegro this week. Acting on an arrest warrant issued by…
Crypto Scammers Hijack Microsoft’s Official X Account
Microsoft has confirmed that its official X account was taken over on Thursday and used to amplify a Clippy-themed cryptocurrency account. According to The Verge,…
macOS Users Targeted by Fake Zoom Installer Carrying CloudSyncD Backdoor
A macOS dropper has been found inside a disguised Zoom client. The malware is tracked as CloudSyncD and is designed to deliver a persistent and…
In Other News: $15K iCloud Spoofing Bugs, AI Policy Experts Phished, Adblocker Spies on AI Chats
SecurityWeek’s weekly cybersecurity news roundup offers a concise overview of important developments that may not receive full standalone coverage yet remain relevant to the broader…
Warlock Expands SharePoint Exploitation in Critical Infrastructure Attacks
The Warlock ransomware group continues to target SharePoint servers in attacks against critical infrastructure, government, and education entities, Symantec reports. Warlock is believed to be…
Hacker Conversations: Rob Juncker, a Knock at the Door and a Moral Compass
Rob Juncker is chief product and technology officer at Mimecast. Is he a hacker? “Unequivocally yes,” he says. “And I think every security leader should…