AI Malware Dressed Up as DeepSeek Packages Lurk in PyPi
Adversaries looking to ride the DeepSeek interest wave are taking advantage of developers in a rush to deploy the new technology, by using AI-generated malware against them.
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Ransomware Groups Weathered Raids, Profited in 2024
1 year ago
Cybercriminals posted nearly 6,000 breaches to data-leak sites last year — and despite significant takedowns, they continued to thrive in a record-breaking year for ransomware.
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
1-Click Phishing Campaign Targets High-Profile X Accounts
1 year ago
In an attack vector that's been used before, threat actors aim to commit crypto fraud by hijacking highly followed users, thus reaching a broad audience of secondary victims.
Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer
Black Hat USA
1 year ago
Proactive Vulnerability Management for Engineering Success
1 year ago
By integrating security into CI/CD, applying automated policies, and supporting developers with the right processes and tools, infosec teams can increase efficiency and build secure software.
Remi Yazigi
DeepSeek Jailbreak Reveals Its Entire System Prompt
1 year ago
Now we know exactly how DeepSeek was designed to work, and we may even have a clue toward its highly publicized scandal with OpenAI.
Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer
Black Hat USA 2024 Highlights
1 year ago
Check out all the highlights from Black Hat USA 2024 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. #cybersecurity #infosec #blackhat
Black Hat USA 2024 Highlights
1 year ago
Check out all the highlights from Black Hat USA 2024 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. #cybersecurity #infosec #blackhat
Community Health Center Data Breach Affects 1M Patients
1 year ago
The CHC remains operational, but a host of personal data is now in the hands of a "skilled cybercriminal," it said.
Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
DoJ Shutters Cybercrime Forums Behind Attacks on 17M Americans
1 year ago
The "Cracked" and "Nulled" Dark Web sites are now offline, along with the Pakistani "Saim Raza" network of underground forums (aka HeartSender).
Tara Seals, Managing Editor, News, Dark Reading
State Data Privacy Regulators Are Coming. What Story Will You Tell Them?
1 year ago
Regulators are ready to enforce new state data privacy laws. Here's how experts say organizations can stay compliant and avoid penalties.
Becky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
Tenable to Acquire Vulcan Cyber to Boost Exposure Management Focus
1 year ago
The deal, expected to close this quarter, will give Tenable One Exposure Management much-needed integration with over 100 third-party security tools and platforms.
Jeffrey Schwartz
Code-Scanning Tool's License at Heart of Security Breakup
1 year ago
Nine application security toolmakers band together to fork the popular Semgrep code-scanning project, touching off a controversy over access to features and fairness.
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
Can AI & the Cyber Trust Mark Rebuild Endpoint Confidence?
1 year ago
The Cyber Trust Mark has the potential to change how we define and measure security at the endpoint level. But potential isn't enough.
Chris "CT" Thomas
Healthcare Sector Charts 2 More Ransomware Attacks
1 year ago
No ransomware groups have yet to claim responsibility for either attack, and both institutions have yet to reveal what may have been stolen.
Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
New Jailbreaks Allow Users to Manipulate GitHub Copilot
1 year ago
Whether by intercepting its traffic or just giving it a little nudge, GitHub's AI assistant can be made to do malicious things it isn't supposed to.
Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer
Automated Pen Testing Is Improving — Slowly
1 year ago
The rate of evolution has been glacial, but tools now understand cloud environments and can target Web applications.
Alex Haynes
Exposure Management Provider CYE Acquires Solvo
1 year ago
The addition of Solvo CSPM to CYE Hyver aims to address the need for multicloud vulnerability monitoring and risk assessment.
Jeffrey Schwartz
Fake Videos of Former First Lady Scam Namibians
1 year ago
Amateurish financial scams are common across Africa, and Namibia's influential former first lady, Monica Geingos, has emerged as a particularly effective host body for these messages.
Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer
PrintNightmare Aftermath: Windows Print Spooler Is Better. What's Next?
1 year ago
While Microsoft has boosted the security of Windows Print Spooler in the three years since the disclosure of the PrintNightmare vulnerability, the service remains a spooky threat that organizations cannot afford to ignore.
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
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