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Cisco Acquisition of Astrix Security Signals to Strengthen on Non-Human Identity Security
Networking and security leader Cisco has announced its intent to acquire Astrix Security, a pioneer in Non-Human Identity (NHI) management. Announced in May 2026, this acquisition is designed to help enterprises secure the rapidly expanding “agentic workforce”, the growing ecosystem…
Proton Mail rolls out post-quantum encryption for all users as industry braces for ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ threat
Proton Mail has today announced the rollout of post-quantum encryption (PQC) across its email platform, making quantum-resistant key generation available to all users, including those on free plans, in what the company describes as a proactive step ahead of the…
ShinyHunters claims dump puts 119K Vimeo emails in the wild
Vimeo points finger at analytics supplier Anodot, says no logins or card data were touched More than 119,000 Vimeo users’s email addresses were extracted in a breach traced to a third-party analytics vendor, according to Have I Been Pwned.… This…
ScarCruft Compromises Gaming Platform
A North Korean state-sponsored hacking group known as ScarCruft has successfully compromised a video game platform in a supply chain espionage operation, according to recent threat intelligence findings. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: ScarCruft…
New Attribution Framework for APT Campaign Tracking
Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) tracking faces a fundamental challenge: adversaries no longer behave as stable, predictable entities. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: New Attribution Framework for APT Campaign Tracking
Instagram Discontinues End-to-End Encryption
Meta has announced it will shut down Instagram’s optional end-to-end encrypted direct messaging feature on May 8, 2026. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Instagram Discontinues End-to-End Encryption
Karakurt negotiator sentenced to 8.5 years
A Latvian citizen has been sentenced to 8.5 years in federal prison after being convicted for his role as a negotiator for the Karakurt ransomware group, a Russian cybercrime operation. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original…
Carleton College launches student cybersecurity teams
Carleton College has established new student cybersecurity teams designed to provide hands-on security training and competitive opportunities. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: Carleton College launches student cybersecurity teams
Cerberus Stalkerware Hits Google Play, Abuses Accessibility and Firebase for Remote Control
Cerberus Anti-theft, a long-running Android “security” app, is operating as full-featured stalkerware on Google Play, abusing accessibility services and Google Firebase to give abusers near-total remote control over victims’ phones. Once installed, Cerberus lets an abuser push a custom lock‑screen…
Update WhatsApp now: Two new flaws could expose you to malicious files
WhatsApp patches flaws that could expose users to malicious content and disguised malware. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Update WhatsApp now: Two new flaws could expose you to malicious files
Romance scammers turn sweet talk into £102M payday
Victims losing £280K a day to fake profiles and sob stories Romance fraudsters scammed Britons out of £102 million ($138 million) last year, according to the latest police figures.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read…
Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in Android
CVE-2026-0073 affects Android’s System component and it can be exploited without any user interaction. The post Critical Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Patched in Android appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original article: Critical…
Oracle rolls out monthly security patch updates
Oracle is changing how its security fixes are delivered: starting in May 2026, there will be a monthly Critical Security Patch Update. “Each [monthly] CSPU is smaller and more focused, making it easier to apply critical fixes quickly [to customer-managed…
VIAVI CyberFlood CF1000 pushes 400G validation for multi-terabit AI data centers
VIAVI Solutions has announced the launch of its next-generation CyberFlood CF1000 Appliance, a native 400G security and application performance test platform for the validation of multi-terabit security and AI data center infrastructures at scale. Developed for network equipment vendors, hyperscale…
SSL.com rotates their root certificate today, (Tue, May 5th)
I just got an email from SSL.com last night, they are rotating  out their root certificate today (May 5,2026).  This is normal, business as usual stuff for a CA, but certificates get used for all kinds of things, and sometimes…
Instagram’s to End Encrypted Chats for Direct Messages
Meta has announced that Instagram will officially discontinue its optional end-to-end encrypted direct message feature on May 8, 2026. The feature was initially rolled out for testing in 2021 to provide users with a secure communication channel accessible only by…
WhatsApp Vulnerability Lets Attackers Leverage Instagram Reels to Execute Malicious URLs
Meta has disclosed a medium-severity security vulnerability in WhatsApp that could allow threat actors to exploit Instagram Reels integration to trigger arbitrary URL processing on victim devices, potentially invoking OS-level custom URL scheme handlers without user consent. WhatsApp Vulnerabilities The…
New Attribution Framework Connects APT Campaigns Through Strategic, Operational, and Technical Layers
Tracking Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups has never been a simple task. For years, security organizations have relied on identifying consistent behaviors, tools, and infrastructure to pin activity to a known threat actor. But that approach is showing serious cracks,…
Critical, High-Severity Vulnerabilities Patched in Apache MINA, HTTP Server
The most severe of these security defects could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The post Critical, High-Severity Vulnerabilities Patched in Apache MINA, HTTP Server appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the original…