FBI Warns of Surge in Hacker-Enabled Cargo Theft
A new alert issued by the FBI warns of a surge in cyber-enabled cargo theft, with hackers targeting both brokers and carriers in sophisticated attacks.…
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New Bluekit Phishing Kit Features AI Assistant
A recently discovered phishing kit provides miscreants with a broad range of capabilities, including an AI assistant and automated domain registration, Varonis reports. Dubbed Bluekit,…
Cisco Releases Open Source Tool for AI Model Provenance
Cisco on Thursday unveiled a new open source tool, named Model Provenance Kit, designed to help organizations address potential issues associated with the use of…
Sophisticated Deep#Door Backdoor Enables Espionage, Disruption
A newly identified stealthy Python-based backdoor framework provides attackers with persistent remote command execution and surveillance capabilities on Windows computers, Securonix reports. The malware’s infection…
Two US Security Experts Sentenced to Prison for Helping Ransomware Gang
Two cybersecurity experts from the United States have been sentenced to prison over charges related to their role in ransomware attacks. Ryan Goldberg of Georgia…
In Other News: Scattered Spider Hacker Arrested, SOC Effectiveness Metrics, NSA Tool Vulnerability
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…
Google Adjusts Bug Bounties: Chrome Payouts Drop as Android Rewards Rise Amid AI Surge
Google has overhauled its Vulnerability Reward Programs (VRP) for Chrome and Android in response to a surge in the use of AI tools for vulnerability…
Hugging Face, ClawHub Abused for Malware Distribution
Threat actors are using trojanized shared files to distribute malware via AI distribution platforms such as Hugging Face and ClawHub, Acronis reports. The attacks do…
SonicWall Urges Immediate Patching of Firewall Vulnerabilities
SonicWall on Wednesday rolled out fixes for three SonicOS vulnerabilities, urging customers to immediately patch their Gen 6, Gen 7, and Gen 8 firewalls. “These…
AI Fuels ‘Industrial’ Cybercrime as Time-to-Exploit Shrinks to Hours
Industrialized cybercrime now delivers attacks with greater scale, speed and success. Defenders must match this with a similar use of AI and automation. The industrialization…
Anthropic Unveils Claude Security to Counter AI-Powered Exploit Surge
Mythos in the hands of attackers threatens a storm beyond the power of security teams to weather. Claude Security is designed to counter this. Anthropic’s…
SAP NPM Packages Targeted in Supply Chain Attack
Four SAP NPM packages have been injected with malicious code as part of a new supply chain attack, security researchers warn. The campaign, referred to…