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A Group of Young Cybercriminals Poses the ‘Most Imminent Threat’ of Cyberattacks Right Now
The Scattered Spider hacking group has caused chaos among retailers, insurers, and airlines in recent months. Researchers warn that its flexible structure poses challenges for defense...
U.S. Agencies Warn of Rising Iranian Cyber Attacks on Defense, OT Networks, and Critical Infrastructure
U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have issued a joint advisory warning of potential cyber attacks from Iranian state-sponsored or affiliated threat actors. "Over the past several months, there has been increasing activity from hacktivists and Iranian government-affiliated actors, which...
How Cybersecurity Fears Affect Confidence in Voting Systems
American democracy runs on trust, and that trust is cracking. Nearly half of Americans, both Democrats and Republicans, question whether elections are conducted fairly. Some voters accept election results only when their side wins. The problem isn't just political polarization--it's a creeping...
New Detection Method Uses Hackers’ Own Jitter Patterns Against Them
A new detection method from Varonis Threat Labs turns hackers' sneaky random patterns into a way to catch hidden cyberattacks. Learn about Jitter-Trap and how it boosts cybersecurity defenses...
Uncover LOTS Attacks Hiding in Trusted Tools — Learn How in This Free Expert Session
Most cyberattacks today don't start with loud alarms or broken firewalls. They start quietly—inside tools and websites your business already trusts. It's called "Living Off Trusted Sites" LOTS—and it's the new favorite strategy of modern attackers. Instead of breaking in, they blend in. Hackers a...
You're Not Ready
Seems bad out there. Unfortunately, it can always get worse. From evil hacker AI to world-changing cyberattacks, WIRED envisions the future you haven't prepared for...
Cyberattacks Hit Top Retailers: Cartier, North Face Among Latest Victims
North Face, Cartier, and Next Step Healthcare are the latest victims in a string of cyberattacks compromising customer…...
Feds Charge 16 Russians Allegedly Tied to Botnets Used in Ransomware, Cyberattacks, and Spying
A new US indictment against a group of Russian nationals offers a clear example of how, authorities say, a single malware operation can enable both criminal and state-sponsored hacking...
Destabilizing Power Grid and Energy Market by Cyberattacks on Smart Inverters
Cyberattacks on smart inverters and distributed PV are becoming an imminent threat, because of the recent well-documented vulnerabilities and attack incidents. Particularly, the long lifespan of inverter devices, users' oblivion of cybersecurity compliance, and the lack of cyber regulatory...
Microsoft extends Zero Trust to secure the agentic workforce
Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index Read more ↗ Agentic AI transformation is giving rise to the Frontier Firm—a new type of organization characterized by on-demand intelligence and a workforce where humans and agents work in tandem. According to Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index, we expect every...
Yet Another Diminishing Spark: Low-Level Cyberattacks in the Israel-Gaza Conflict
We report empirical evidence of web defacement and DDoS attacks carried out by low-level cybercrime actors in the Israel-Gaza conflict. Our quantitative measurements indicate an immediate increase in such cyberattacks following the Hamas-led assault and the subsequent declaration of war. However,...
Two Hacks, One Empire: The Cyber Assaults Disney Didn’t See Coming
Disney was hit by two major 2024 cyberattacks, an ex-employee's sabotage and a hacker's AI trap, exposing internal…...
Hacking Spree Hits UK Retail Giants
Plus: France blames Russia for a series of cyberattacks, the US is taking steps to crack down on a gray market allegedly used by scammers, and Microsoft pushes the password one step closer to death...
From TV5Monde to Govt: France Blames Russia’s APT28 for Cyberattacks
France accuses Russia's APT28 hacking group Fancy Bear of targeting French government entities in a cyber espionage campaign.…...
IronHusky updates the forgotten MysterySnail RAT to target Russia and Mongolia
Day after day, threat actors create new malware to use in cyberattacks. Each of these new implants is developed in its own way, and as a result gets its own destiny – while the use of some malware families is reported for decades, information about others disappears after days, months or several...
China Sort of Admits to Being Behind Volt Typhoon
The Wall Street Journal has the story: Chinese officials acknowledged in a secret December meeting that Beijing was behind a widespread series of alarming cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, according to people familiar with the matter, underscoring how hostilities between the two superpowers ar...
Superintelligence Strategy: Expert Version
Rapid advances in AI are beginning to reshape national security. Destabilizing AI developments could rupture the balance of power and raise the odds of great-power conflict, while widespread proliferation of capable AI hackers and virologists would lower barriers for rogue actors to cause...
Paper Werewolf Deploys PowerModul Implant in Targeted Cyberattacks on Russian Sectors
The threat actor known as Paper Werewolf has been observed exclusively targeting Russian entities with a new implant called PowerModul. The activity, which took place between July and December 2024, singled out organizations in the mass media, telecommunications, construction, government entities...
CERT-UA Reports Cyberattacks Targeting Ukrainian State Systems with WRECKSTEEL Malware
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine CERT-UA has revealed that no less than three cyber attacks were recorded against state administration bodies and critical infrastructure facilities in the country with an aim to steal sensitive data. The campaign, the agency said, involved the use o...