How a hacking crew overtook a satellite from inside a Las Vegas convention center and won $50,000

The first capture the flag with an real-time in-orbit satellite took place over the weekend at the DEF CON conference.

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Data centers at risk due to flaws in power management software

Bugs found by Trellix researchers could allow for malicious hackers to gain access to sensitive sites like data centers.

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Satellite hack on eve of Ukraine war was a coordinated, multi-pronged assault

The satellite hack that took the world by storm was more complex than initially thought, according to a Viasat executive.

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Ukrainian official: Russian hackers change tactics from disruptive attacks

Russian hackers have become increasingly focused on intelligence gathering to gain advantage on the battlefield.

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Top 12 vulnerabilities list highlights troubling reality: many organizations aren’t patching

The list includes well-known vulnerabilities impacting Fortinet’s VPNs and Log4Shell that hackers still routinely exploit.

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White House seeks whole of society approach, immigration reform to boost cyber workforce

The Biden administration’s strategy for boosting the cybersecurity workforce looks to government, private sector and non-profits.

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Report: Biden should prioritize cyber capacity building for allies

A report from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies lays out how the White House can help allies defend against cyberattacks.

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Renewable technologies add risk to the US electric grid, experts warn

In congressional testimony, experts warned about the potential cyberthreats from tech needed for the grid transformation.

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