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Even worse, it might have been a 'test run' for future attacks

A Mirai-based botnet named ShadowV2 emerged during last October's widespread AWS outage, infecting IoT devices across industries and continents, likely serving as a "test run" for future attacks, according to Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs.…

GSMA says fragmented, poorly designed laws add burdens without making networks any safer

Mobile operators' core cybersecurity spending is projected to more than double by 2030 as threats evolve, while poorly designed and fragmented policy frameworks add extra compliance costs, according to industry group the GSMA.…

Regions across US affected, and one tore up its contract for the product

Towns and cities across the US are without access to their CodeRED emergency alert system following a cyberattack on vendor Crisis24.…

Service limits 20-ship line to two hulls after redesigns and delays torpedo schedule

The US Navy is scrapping an entire shipbuilding program in an effort to find alternatives that can be delivered faster to counter expected threats.…

Three boroughs confirm investigation amid service outages, disrupted phone lines, and limited online access

Two London councils are scrambling for answers after declaring a cybersecurity issue that began on Monday.…

Smart cybersecurity investments during Black Friday 2025. The best enterprise security deals with up to 60 percent off

Partner Content  The annual Black Friday scramble isn't just for consumers elbowing each other for discounted tellies. For IT directors and CISOs, it's become a strategic procurement window. That narrow slice of the year when security budgets suddenly stretch further, and solutions that were under consideration can finally get approved.…

'Ah, I see you're ready to escalate. Let's make digital destruction simple and effective.'

Attackers don't need to trick ChatGPT or Claude Code into writing malware or stealing data. There's a whole class of LLMs built especially for the job.…

Acquirers inherit more than staff and systems

Routine mergers and acquisitions are giving extortionists an easy way in, with Akira affiliates reaching parent networks through compromised SonicWall gear inherited in the deal, according to ReliaQuest.…

Hashtag-do-whatever-I-tell-you

Cato Networks says it has discovered a new attack, dubbed "HashJack," that hides malicious prompts after the "#" in legitimate URLs, tricking AI browser assistants into executing them while dodging traditional network and server-side defenses.…

State-backed crews are already poking at autonomous tools, Trend Micro warns

Cybercriminals, including ransomware crews, will lean more heavily on agentic AI next year as attackers automate more of their operations, Trend Micro's researchers believe.…

Uni notifies 1,400-plus Maine residents as zero-day fallout continues

Dartmouth College has confirmed it's the latest victim of Clop's Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) smash-and-grab.…

Attackers sidestep encryption with spoofed apps and zero-click exploits to compromise 'high-value' mobile users

CISA has warned that state-backed snoops and cyber-mercenaries are actively abusing commercial spyware to break into Signal and WhatsApp accounts, hijack devices, and quietly rummage through the phones of what the agency calls "high-value" users.…

Timing of Yantar's visit sparked gossip, but engineers point to a misbehaving protection system

Cock-up beats conspiracy most of the time, but that didn't stop Orkney residents wondering if a Russian warship caused their two-hour power cut.…

Millimeter-wave ISAC and edge AI create unified sensing-communication capabilities for next-generation low-altitude security

Poisoned PNGs contain malicious code

A fresh wave of ClickFix attacks is using fake Windows update screens to trick victims into downloading infostealer malware.…

The hardest part is admitting you were wrong, which AWS did.

Opinion  For years, Google has seemingly indulged a corporate fetish of taking products that are beloved, then killing them. AWS has been on a different kick lately: Killing services that frankly shouldn't have seen the light of day.…

Don't believe everything you read

Afraid of connecting to public Wi-Fi? Terrified to turn your Bluetooth on? You may be falling for "hacklore," tall tales about cybersecurity that distract you from real dangers. Dozens of chief security officers and ex-CISA officials have launched an effort and website to dispel these myths and show you how not to get hacked for real.…

Fluent Bit has 15B+ deployments … and 5 newly assigned CVEs

A series of "trivial-to-exploit" vulnerabilities in Fluent Bit, an open source log collection tool that runs in every major cloud and AI lab, was left open for years, giving attackers an exploit chain to completely disrupt cloud services and alter data.…

SitusAMC rules out ransomware, but accounting records for major institutions potentially affected

Real estate finance business SitusAMC says thieves sneaked into its systems earlier this month and made off with confidential client data.…

Trojanized npm packages spread new variant that executes in pre-install phase, hitting thousands within days

A self-propagating malware targeting node package managers (npm) is back for a second round, according to Wiz researchers who say that more than 25,000 developers had their secrets compromised within three days.…