Security

Onslaught of malware hits Arch Linux's major AUR repository, all uploads suspended

Users are increasingly concerned about malware-source repositories.
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FBI now says Minnesota water hacks part of 7-state Iranian cyber campaign

Some attacks caused pressure loss and flooding as hackers seized control of exposed PLC devices.
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AI might have helped hackers steal $38M in bitcoin

Coldcard's firmware flaw may have given AI the keys
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Hackers threaten the EU directly: end Chat Control or else

A threat actor frames their cyber-threats as a political manifesto: “We will not remain silent in the face of this unacceptable attack on our fundamental freedoms.”
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pfSense co-creator building new open-source firewall platform: “will correct the mistakes of the past”


Self-propagating AI worm found inside Microsoft Copilot for Word

Potentially the first AI worm to infest a mainstream workspace.
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Hackers claim data breach that could expose millions of Spanish pensioners


Beware: attackers now using real Microsoft sign-in screen for phishing


Iran hackers hit 30 Minnesota public water systems in coordinated cyberattack

The suspected hackers have breached US water infrastucture before – and CISA has just warned their targets are expanding.
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Is it just hype? AI-discovered bugs aren’t actually a treasure trove for crooks, research shows


INC Ransom attack chain against V-Silicon

Based on the exposed tooling, the Cybernews team was able to reconstruct a partial attack chain of INC ransom. Phase...
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We knew about V-Silicon attack before it was claimed: This is how hackers exposed themselves

Attackers were preparing to target the industrial controls of semiconductor factories.
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US bans Chinese humanoid robots, citing “unacceptable risks to national security”


ShinyHunters claims EY breach, warns all stolen data will be released

"Yes it was us:" the notorious hacker collective boasted on the dark web.
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Russians are engineering their way around the Kremlin's Great Firewall blockade


828 vulnerabilities exploited at AI companies since 2021: Microsoft takes the lead


Pervert glasses detection app Nearby Glasses fights impostors on app stores

Smart glasses detection apps try to profit from the “pervert glasses” security panic.
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75 million Revolut records allegedly for sale: here's what our researchers found


Microsoft to kill Windows KMS activator piracy tools with TPM-based attestation

Microsoft is expanding a hardware-based security wall around Windows activation with tamper-proof TPM chips.
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Ransom gang targets Dutch ice arena Thialf in cyberattack

Threat actor The Gentlemen is threatening to release all stolen data if Thialf refuses to pay the ransom within the next few days.
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