British Scattered Spider Hacker Pleads Guilty in the US
A British national has pleaded guilty in a US court to conspiracy to hack into the networks of dozens of companies and to stealing millions…
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ZionSiphon Malware Targets ICS in Water Facilities
Researchers at Darktrace have discovered a new malware strain named ZionSiphon, which appears to target water treatment and desalination plants in Israel. ZionSiphon has many…
Two North Korean IT Worker Scheme Facilitators Jailed in the US
Two US nationals were jailed this week for their roles in North Korean IT worker schemes that caused millions in damages to US companies. The…
Recent Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
Organizations are warned that a recently patched vulnerability affecting Apache ActiveMQ Classic is being exploited in the wild. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2026-34197 and…
Tycoon 2FA Loses Phishing Kit Crown Amid Surge in Attacks
Threat actors have migrated to other phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platforms after Tycoon 2FA’s disruption and are reusing its tools, cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks says. Active since…
Lawmakers Gathered Quietly to Talk About AI. Angst and Fears of ‘Destruction’ Followed
A congressional subcommittee on Thursday held a roundtable discussion on the potential of artificial intelligence, which took a turn toward the existential as each lawmaker…
Another DraftKings Hacker Sentenced to Prison
Kamerin Stokes, a 23-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, has been sentenced to prison for his role in a 2022 credential stuffing attack targeting the online betting…
White House Chief of Staff to Meet With Anthropic CEO Over Its New AI Technology
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles plans to sound out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei about the artificial intelligence company’s new Mythos model, which has…
CoChat Launches AI Collaboration Platform to Combat Shadow AI
Shadow AI is by definition invisible to and uncontrolled by both the IT and security departments. Shadow IT is a long-standing security concern. Its primary…
In Other News: Satellite Cybersecurity Act, $90K Chrome Flaw, Teen Hacker Arrested
SecurityWeek’s weekly cybersecurity news roundup offers a concise overview of important developments that may not receive full standalone coverage but remain relevant to the broader…
Cursor AI Vulnerability Exposed Developer Devices
A vulnerability chain in Cursor AI could have allowed attackers to hijack developer machines via prompts hidden in malicious repositories, Straiker discovered. Dubbed NomShub, the…
Artemis Emerges From Stealth With $70 Million in Funding
US cybersecurity startup Artemis this week emerged from stealth mode with $70 million in combined seed and Series A funding. Founded in 2025, New York-based…