Collaborate Disseminate
Cybercriminals used NightmareStresser to launch hundreds of thousands of DDoS attacks since at least 2022. Threat actors behind the operation claimed links to Russia.
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Ports, railroads, and utilities keep the military operational. They’re all vulnerable to Iranian cyberattacks.
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The secretary told House Financial Services Committee lawmakers that the “best way to guarantee safety” is for AI creators to be held “liable for what they build and generate.”
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One flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to read files from the server. GitLab urged operators of self-managed installations to upgrade immediately.
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The report details a Russian-aligned espionage campaign against more than 20 organizations, an exploit foundry run by Chinese undergraduates and ShinyHunters-affiliated breaches, among other disrupted operations.
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The deputy director cited Operation Absolute Resolve as evidence that cyber teams have become central to CIA missions.
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July’s intrusions reached water controllers that sat on a cellular link no city network scan would find. Naming an owner and paying for the fix are decisions a utility can make this fiscal year, out of money it already applies for.
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AI is getting better at much of what security teams have long spent time on: analyzing information, identifying patterns, and providing technically sound recommendations quickly. As those capabilities become more routine, they are changing what security practitioners spend their time on. Reaching a technically sound recommendation is also getting easier, which puts more weight on […]
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More than 200 companies have now signed to an August 27 letter about improving cyber defenses in the age of AI. Buried in it are three metrics every one of them endorse under its own logo: coverage, containment speed, and whether fixes work.
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Mandating ‘kill switches’ for AI agents would threaten the security of America’s critical infrastructure and undercut U.S. AI leadership. Congress must reject the AI Kill Switch Act.
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