Dark Reading 20 hr ago

It's Patch Tuesday for Microsoft & Not a Zero-Day In Sight

It's the first time in two years with no zero-days. But with 137 flaws to patch, including nine critical ones, admins still have plenty of work to do.

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Dark Reading 2d ago

'Dirty Frag' Exploit Poised to Blow Up on Enterprise Linux Distros

The privilege escalation vulnerability, which is similar to other Linux flaws like Copy Fail and Dirty Pipe, may already be under limited exploitation.

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Dark Reading 2d ago

Hackers Use AI for Exploit Development, Attack Automation

Cyber adversaries have long used AI, but now attackers are using large language models to develop exploits and orchestrate complex attacks.

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Dark Reading 5d ago

After Replacing TeamPCP Malware, 'PCPJack' Steals Cloud Secrets

PCPJack makes innovative use of parquet files for stealthy, pre-validated target discovery as it canvasses multiple cloud environments.

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Dark Reading 6d ago

AI-Driven Cyberattack on Mexico Couldn't Breach OT Systems

The most sophisticated AI-integrated campaign to date hit a brick wall in the form of a SCADA login screen.

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Dark Reading 6d ago

VoidStealer Malware Darts Past Google Chrome's Encryption

Authors of the VoidStealer Trojan uncovered yet another way to get around Google's App-Bound Encryption (ABE), opening the door to infostealers.

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Dark Reading 6d ago

Instructure Breach Exposes Schools' Vendor Dependence

ShinyHunters' attack on Instructure, which owns the widely used Canvas learning management system (LMS), carries big questions about the trust educational in...

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Dark Reading May 6

From Stuxnet to ChatGPT: 20 News Events That Shaped Cyber

As part of its 20th anniversary celebration, Dark Reading looks back on 20 of the biggest newsmaking events from the past two decades that influenced the ris...

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Dark Reading May 6

Middle East Cyber Battle Field Broadens — Especially in UAE

As the war with Iran continues, breach attempts targeting the United Arab Emirates tripled in a few weeks — many targeting critical infrastructure.

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Dark Reading May 5

Trellix Source Code Breach Highlights Growing Supply Chain Threats

Info is scant, but such breaches can reveal where a security product's controls are located and how detections are designed, giving attackers a leg up.

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Dark Reading May 5

Research Hub Bridges Cybersecurity Gap for Under-Resourced Organizations

The UC Berkeley Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) offers tools and support to schools, local governments, and non-profits as they defend themselves a...

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Dark Reading May 5

Microsoft Edge Stores Passwords in Process Memory, Posing Enterprise Risk

A proof-of-concept exploit (PoC) shows how someone with admin privileges can exploit the issue to steal passwords, and thus use them to engage in further mal...

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