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Today's cyber news highlights several key threats and trends. Hackers are increasingly targeting AI systems, as demonstrated by a recent incident where credentials were stolen, leading to $740,000 in unauthorized compute usage for a cloud provider. Microsoft researchers revealed vulnerabilities in AI models, showing that attackers can create backdoors by manipulating just a few neurons. Additionally, recent updates for Slackware address critical security issues, including remote code execution and memory errors in their httpd and Git packages. The ongoing risk of vehicle hacking is underscored by a podcast discussing how attackers can gain control over car systems. As cyber threats evolve, organizations must prioritize robust security measures against these emerging vulnerabilities.
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Attack enters second day with major disruption to healthcare provision Two hospitals in Belgium have cancelled surgeries and transferred critical patients to other facilities after shutting down servers following a cyberattack.…
One Identity has unveiled a major upgrade to One Identity Manager, strengthening identity governance as a critical security control for modern enterprise environments. One Identity Manager 10.0 introduces security-driven capabilities for risk-based governance, identity threat detection and response...
Travel biz tells customers to change passwords beyond its own services Eurail has confirmed customer information was stolen in a data breach, according to notification emails sent out this week.…
U-turn leaves questions on costs, funding, and benefits unanswered The UK government has backed down from making digital ID mandatory for proof of a right to work in the country, adding to confusion over the scheme's cost and purpose.…
A Magecart campaign is skimming card data from online checkouts tied to major payment networks, including AmEx, Diners Club, and Mastercard.
CrowdStrike has agreed to acquire Israel-based Seraphic Security, a browser runtime security company, to extend its Falcon platform to browser-native enterprise security.
Expected to close by April, the acquisition will allow CrowdStrike to integrate Seraphic’s browser-nati...
Cloud marketplace and distributor Pax8 has confirmed that it mistakenly sent an email to fewer than 40 UK-based partners containing a spreadsheet with internal business information, including MSP customer and Microsoft licensing data. [...]
Fortinet has released updates to fix a critical security flaw impacting FortiSIEM that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve code execution on susceptible instances.
The operating system (OS) injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-64155, is rated 9.4 out of 10.0 on the CVSS scorin...
The company will use the fresh investment to accelerate its global go-to-market and product expansion.
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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw impacting Microsoft Windows to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a Microsoft Windows vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20805 (CVSS Score of...
The Department of Education in Victoria, Australia, notified parents that attackers gained access to a database containing the personal information of current and former students. [...]
Several security issues were fixed in AngularJS.
The financial sector should finalize its post-quantum cryptography transition circa 2034, G7 cyber experts said
The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) introduces a unified framework for managing ICT risk across the European financial sector, with key requirements, including penetration testing, coming into force in 2026. Its aim is to ensure that regulated organisations, and the critical third-party pr...
Attackers use legitimate open-source software as cover, relying on user trust to compromise systems. We dive into an example.
Research analyzing 4,700 leading websites reveals that 64% of third-party applications now access sensitive data without business justification, up from 51% in 2024.Â
Government sector malicious activity spiked from 2% to 12.9%, while 1 in 7 Education sites show active compromise.
Specific offenders...
Terryn’s path to cybersecurity started with a fascination for criminal forensics and a knack for jailbreaking his family's tech — interests that eventually steered him toward the fast-paced world of digital investigations.
Offenbar haben Cyberkriminelle einen Sirenenalarm in der Stadt Halle ausgelöst.rame435 – shutterstock.com
In der Stadt Halle (Saale) ist es am Samstag (10. Januar) zu einem Fehlalarm gekommen. Gegen 22 Uhr heulten alle betriebsfähigen Sirenen auf, begleitet von einer englisc...
Introduction Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware and the subsequent shift to subscription-based licensing and bundled offerings have forced many organizations to re-evaluate their long-term reliance on the VMware ecosystem. While some large enterprises have managed to negotiate acceptable commercial te...
A threat actor breached Betterment’s systems, accessed customer information, and sent scam crypto-related messages.
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