The move, which critics say is unconstitutional, also potentially threatens numerous agency investigations and enforcement around privacy and cybersecurity. The post Trump moves to fire Democratic...
$32B Wiz acquisition: Google ramps up cloud security. Following Mandiant, this deal signals major GCP defense upgrade.
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new supply chain attack vector dubbed Rules File Backdoor that affects artificial intelligence (AI)-powered code editors like GitHub Copilot...
A compromise of the GitHub action tj-actions/changed-files highlights how attackers could exploit vulnerabilities in third-party actions to compromise supply chains. The post Threat Assessment:...
Inexpensive information-stealing malware surged in 2024, infecting 23 million hosts, according to Flashpoint. The post Infostealers fueled cyberattacks and snagged 2.1B credentials last year...
Inexpensive information-stealing malware surged in 2024, infecting 23 million hosts, according to Flashpoint. The post Infostealers fueled cyberattacks and snagged 2.1B credentials last year...
The Zero Day Initiative measured the prevalence of manipulated Windows shortcut files in campaigns attributed to nation-state hacking groups — finding at least 11 exploited a bug that allows...
China has accused four Taiwanese individuals of being hackers associated with Taiwan’s military cyber force, claiming they were responsible for cyberattacks against Beijing. The Ministry of State...
Google’s agreement to buy cloud security startup Wiz will face antitrust scrutiny amid Alphabet’s ongoing legal battles.
An unpatched security flaw impacting Microsoft Windows has been exploited by 11 state-sponsored groups from China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia as part of data theft, espionage, and financially...
Google is making the biggest ever acquisition in its history by purchasing cloud security company Wiz in an all-cash deal worth $32 billion. "This acquisition represents an investment by Google...
Tuesday’s big news that Google is acquiring security startup Wiz for a record-breaking $32 billion comes with a very big qualifier. Google says it will position Wiz as a “multicloud” offering,...
Anyone can become a zero-knowledge threat actor now, thanks to AI.
A critical security vulnerability has been disclosed in AMI's MegaRAC Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) software that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication and carry out...
Cyberattacks on public entities across the U.S. — from police stations to school districts and courts — are causing wide-ranging issues for residents and public employees.
US sperm donor giant California Cryobank is warning customers it suffered a data breach that exposed customers' personal information. [...]
Cybercrooks are using automated AI bots to generate multiple login attempts across a range of services. And it's about to get much worse.
Cybersecurity researchers have warned about a large-scale ad fraud campaign that has leveraged hundreds of malicious apps published on the Google Play Store to serve full-screen ads and conduct...
Google Play Store hit by 300+ fake Android apps, downloaded more than 60 million times pushing ad fraud and data theft. Learn how to spot and remove these threats.
Phoenix-based Western Alliance Bank filed data breach notices saying about 22,000 people were affected by an incident involving file transfer software.
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A member of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security has reached out to the federal government, urging... The post Garbarino urges federal review of Biden-era Cyber Safety Review Board amid...
While Okta provides robust native security features, configuration drift, identity sprawl, and misconfigurations can provide opportunities for attackers to find their way in. This article covers...
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A cascading supply chain attack that began with the compromise of the "reviewdog/action-setup@v1" GitHub Action is believed to have led to the recent breach of "tj-actions/changed-files" that...
Federal court rules U.S. cybersecurity agency must re-hire over 100 former employees © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Threat hunters have shed more light on a previously disclosed malware campaign undertaken by the China-aligned MirrorFace threat actor that targeted a diplomatic organization in the European Union...
Arizona-based Western Alliance Bank is notifying nearly 22,000 customers their personal information was stolen in October after a third-party vendor's secure file transfer software was breached. [...]
The group's Operation AkaiRyū begins with targeted spearphishing emails that use the upcoming World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, as a lure
At least four different threat actors have been identified as involved in an updated version of a massive ad fraud and residential proxy scheme called BADBOX, painting a picture of an...