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Chinese military and cyber researchers are intensifying efforts to counter Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite network, viewing it as a potential tool for U.S. military power across nuclear, space, and cyber domains. The post Chinese Researchers Suggest Lasers and Sabotage to Counter Musk’s Starlink Satellites appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Reach Security has received a $10 million strategic investment from M12 to advance its domain-specific AI approach for exposure management. The post Reach Security Raises $10 Million for Exposure Management Solution appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The lesson from the breach is not just about what went wrong — but what could have gone right.
The tool includes resources to help organizations during the containment and eviction stages of incident response. The post Open Source CISA Tool Helps Defenders With Hacker Containment, Eviction appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as UNC4899 has been attributed to attacks targeting two different organizations by approaching their employees via LinkedIn and Telegram. "Under the guise of freelance opportunities for software development work, UNC4899 leveraged social engineering techniques to successfully convince the targeted employees to execute malicious Docker containers in their
Why context, behavioral baselines, and multi-source visibility are the new pillars of identity security in a world where credentials alone no longer cut it. The post Who’s Really Behind the Mask? Combatting Identity Fraud appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Dark Reading Confidential Episode 8: Federal funding for the CVE Program expires in April 2026, and a trio of experts agree the industry isn't doing enough to deal with the looming crisis. Bugcrowd's Trey Ford, expert Adam Shostack, and vulnerability historian Brian Martin sit down with Dark Reading to help us figure out what a "good" future of the CVE Program would look like and how to get there.
Using the API Connections for Azure Logic Apps, a security researcher found unauthenticated users could access sensitive data of other customers.
The bill mandates a national strategy and establishes pilot programs in the federal government on quantum-safe encryption. The post Senate legislation would direct federal agencies to fortify against quantum computing cyber threats appeared first on CyberScoop.
Wallarm has raised money in a Series C funding round led by Toba Capital, which brings the total raised by the company to over $70 million. The post API Security Firm Wallarm Raises $55 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek.
LayerX has disclosed an AI chatbot hacking method via web browser extensions it has named ‘man-in-the-prompt’. The post Browser Extensions Pose Serious Threat to Gen-AI Tools Handling Sensitive Data appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Peter Gutmann and Stephan Neuhaus have a new paper—I think it’s new, even though it has a March 2025 date—that makes the argument that we shouldn’t trust any of the quantum factorization benchmarks, because everyone has been cooking the books: Similarly, quantum factorisation is performed using sleight-of-hand numbers that have been selected to make them very easy to factorise using a physics experiment and, by...
SentinelLabs connects the dots between prolific Chinese state-sponsored hackers and companies developing intrusion tools. The post Report Links Chinese Companies to Tools Used by State-Sponsored Hackers appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The financially motivated threat actor known as UNC2891 has been observed targeting Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) infrastructure using a 4G-equipped Raspberry Pi as part of a covert attack. The cyber-physical attack involved the adversary leveraging their physical access to install the Raspberry Pi device and have it connected directly to the same network switch as the ATM, effectively placing
Security Operations Centers (SOCs) are stretched to their limits. Log volumes are surging, threat landscapes are growing more complex, and security teams are chronically understaffed. Analysts face a daily battle with alert noise, fragmented tools, and incomplete data visibility. At the same time, more vendors are phasing out their on-premises SIEM solutions, encouraging migration to SaaS
Honeywell has patched several critical and high-severity vulnerabilities in its Experion PKS industrial process control and automation product. The post Honeywell Experion PKS Flaws Allow Manipulation of Industrial Processes appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Google Project Zero now publicly shares the discovery of a vulnerability and when its 90-day disclosure deadline expires. The post Google Project Zero Tackles Upstream Patch Gap With New Policy appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Here's a look at cybersecurity stories that moved the needle, raised the alarm, or offered vital lessons in July 2025
Threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in "Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme" to take over susceptible sites. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-5394, carries a CVSS score of 9.8. Security researcher Thái An has been credited with discovering and reporting the bug. According to Wordfence, the shortcoming relates to an arbitrary file upload
A swath of copycat Korean apps are hiding spyware, occasionally leading to highly personal, disturbing extortions.
Google wants to shorten delays in the vulnerability lifecycle by sharing limited details about newly discovered defects within a week of reporting to the affected vendor. The post Project Zero disclosure policy change puts vendors on early notice appeared first on CyberScoop.
Attackers are becoming faster at exploiting vulnerabilities, but this startup seeks to stop threats before they lead to breaches.
The deal shakes up the identity and access management landscape and expands Palo Alto Networks' footprint in the cybersecurity market.
Sen. Alex Padilla and other Democrats say the GOP is pressing inflated concerns about noncitizen voting to justify legal and legislative challenges to eligible voters. The post Senate Democrats call Trump admin’s focus on state voter rolls a pretext for disenfranchisement appeared first on CyberScoop.
The US government is throwing the book at even midlevel cybercriminals. Is it just — and is it working?
An unsealed indictment associated with the Chinese threat group shows its members worked for companies closely aligned with the PRC as part of a larger contractor ecosystem.
Committee Members voted to recommend Sean Plankey for director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The post Senate Committee Advances Trump Nominee to Lead CISA appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Fraudsters are flooding Discord and other social media platforms with ads for hundreds of polished online gaming and wagering websites that lure people with free credits and eventually abscond with any cryptocurrency funds deposited by players. Here's a closer look at the social engineering tactics and remarkable traits of this sprawling network of more than 1,200 scam sites.
The U.S. Military Academy announced Tuesday that the former CISA head would join the Department of Social Sciences. Secretary Dan Driscoll pulled the offer Wednesday. The post Army Secretary forces West Point to rescind appointment given to Easterly appeared first on CyberScoop.
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to an ongoing campaign that distributes fake cryptocurrency trading apps to deploy a compiled V8 JavaScript (JSC) malware called JSCEAL that can capture data such as credentials and wallets. The activity leverages thousands of malicious advertisements posted on Facebook in an attempt to redirect unsuspecting victims to counterfeit sites that
Cybersecurity experts have released a decryptor for a ransomware strain called FunkSec, allowing victims to recover access to their files for free. "Because the ransomware is now considered dead, we released the decryptor for public download," Gen Digital researcher Ladislav Zezula said. FunkSec, which emerged towards the end of 2024, has claimed 172 victims, according to data from
BlinkOps has announced a Series B funding round that brings the total raised by the company for its micro-agents builder to $90 million. The post BlinkOps Raises $50 Million for Agentic Security Automation Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The deal is a further example of tech market consolidation and positioning to guard against threats to enterprise AI systems. The post Palo Alto Networks to acquire CyberArk for $25 billion appeared first on CyberScoop.
A year after the largest outage in IT history, organizations need to make an active effort to diversify their technology and software vendors and create a more resilient cyber ecosystem moving forward.
Legion has raised $38 million in seed and Series A funding for its browser-native AI Security Operations Center (SOC) platform. The post Legion Emerges From Stealth With $38 Million in Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek.