The startup will use the investment to accelerate the development of its threat prediction and discovery products. The post Empirical Security Raises $25 Million in Series A Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…
A New Ransomware Threat Actor Emerges Every Week, Warns Report
Analysis by Black Kite warns that ransomware ecosystem is becoming bigger and more fragmented This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: A New Ransomware Threat Actor Emerges Every Week, Warns Report
FBI Impersonation Scam Targets Previous Victims
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has issued an updated warning about scammers impersonating bureau personnel to target previous fraud victims. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: FBI Impersonation Scam Targets Previous Victims
North Korean ClickFake Campaign Targets Web3 Professionals
Security researchers at SOCRadar have identified a sophisticated social engineering campaign by North Korean threat actors targeting professionals in the Web3 and cryptocurrency sectors. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: North Korean ClickFake Campaign Targets…
Google Cloud 15-hour outage hits three services
Google Cloud experienced a 15-hour service disruption last week when an electrical fault on the upstream utility grid triggered power and cooling failures at a datacenter serving three specialized services in the europe-west4-a zone. This article has been indexed from…
LG Monitor App Installer Criticized for McAfee Ads
LG’s Monitor App Installer has drawn criticism for automatically installing software with McAfee advertisements when compatible monitors connect to Windows computers. This article has been indexed from CyberMaterial Read the original article: LG Monitor App Installer Criticized for McAfee Ads
Fake FBI Agents Use IC3 Complaint Scams to Target Fraud Victims
Fake FBI agents are using deepfake videos, spoofed IC3 websites and false recovery claims to steal money and personal information from people who were scammed before, the FBI warns. This article has been indexed from Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data…
Microsoft Retires Copilot Podcasts and Removes Access to Previously Created Content
Microsoft has announced that it will retire the Podcasts feature in its consumer Copilot app on August 18, 2026. This decision will permanently remove the ability to generate new AI-created podcasts, as well as access to all previously created content.…
DigiCert expands its EMEA channel strategy with Ignition Technology
DigiCert, a global leader in intelligent trust, has announced a strategic distribution partnership with Ignition Technology to scale its presence across EMEA, accelerate market entry and expand partner-led growth. Through the partnership, Ignition will bring DigiCert ONE® to customers and partners…
1 in 4 businesses hit by cyber attacks through their supply chain in the last year
One in four UK businesses (26%) have suffered a cyber incident that originated in their supply chain over the last year, according to new research from business continuity and disaster recovery specialist Databarracks. The finding is particularly striking given that…
New ClickLock Stealer locks your Mac until you hand over your password
A new macOS infostealer tricks victims into revealing their system password and installs a persistent backdoor for future access. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: New ClickLock Stealer locks your Mac until you hand over…
SecurityWeek Launches Critical Impact Awards to Recognize Excellence in Industrial Cybersecurity
Independently judged and sponsor-neutral, the new awards program honors the people, organizations, and technologies delivering proven impact in industrial cybersecurity; winners to be announced live at the 2026 ICS Cybersecurity Conference in Nashville The post SecurityWeek Launches Critical Impact Awards…
New Bit2Watt Attack Could Let Cloud Tenants Disrupt Power Grids Without an Exploit
A cloud tenant using nothing but ordinary GPU access can push a data center’s power draw up and down fast enough to threaten the grid it runs on, with no exploit and no break-in. That is the claim behind Bit2Watt,…
N-day is Becoming N-Hour. Patching Faster Won’t Save You.
Every patch is a confession. The moment a vendor ships a security fix, the diff between the old code and the new code tells anyone watching exactly what was broken and where. Turn that diff back into a working exploit,…
Open-Source Android AI Agents Could Let Invisible Screen Text Run Code on Host PCs
An Android app that can draw over other windows and write to shared storage can slip instructions to the AI agent driving that phone, in text no human eye will ever see. Two more steps, and the same app is…
Hackers Use Cruciferra Crypter to Disable EDR and Deploy XWorm, Remcos, and AsyncRAT
Hackers are abusing the Cruciferra crypter-as-a-service to systematically turn off endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools and stealthily deploy XWorm, Remcos, AsyncRAT, and other commodity malware in email-driven campaigns targeting multiple sectors worldwide. By combining BYOVD-based driver abuse, indirect syscalls…
Microsoft Defender XDR Blind Spot Lets Public C2 Traffic Evade Detection Queries
Microsoft Defender XDR users may inadvertently overlook command-and-control (C2) traffic when searching for Internet-bound connections due to a specific behavior in how IP addresses are classified. This issue arises from Kusto Query Language (KQL) detections that depend solely on filtering…
Don’t trust that “FBI agent” in your DMs
The FBI is warning that fraudsters are using fake IC3 accounts and direct messages to target people who’ve already been scammed. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Don’t trust that “FBI agent” in your DMs
New HollowGraph Malware Abuses Microsoft 365 Calendar for C&C Communication
Part of a larger toolkit, HollowGraph uses a compromised 365 account’s calendar as a two-way dead-drop. The post New HollowGraph Malware Abuses Microsoft 365 Calendar for C&C Communication appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…
FBI Warns of Deepfake Videos Impersonating IC3 Leadership
FBI warned of deepfake videos of IC3 leadership directing users to spoofed complaint sites This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: FBI Warns of Deepfake Videos Impersonating IC3 Leadership
MIT to Become Hotbed of AI Video Surveillance
It’s a lot: According to information obtained by The Tech, MIT is spending over $3 million on more than 500 AI surveillance cameras in academic buildings, residence halls, and outdoor areas along Memorial Drive. Installation of the new cameras, along…
Estée Lauder Discloses Impact From Oracle EBS Zero-Day Hack
Hackers exfiltrated personal, financial, and health information from the company’s Oracle EBS instance in August 2025. The post Estée Lauder Discloses Impact From Oracle EBS Zero-Day Hack appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read the…
CISO Conversations: Andreas Gaetje – From Economics to CISO at Körber AG
Gaetje’s story shows that you don’t need to be a ‘deep bit-crawler’ to become a Chief Information Security Officer. The post CISO Conversations: Andreas Gaetje – From Economics to CISO at Körber AG appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has…
Shufti simplifies cross-border compliance with the Glocal Platform
Shufti has launched the Shufti Glocal Platform, a compliance lifecycle management solution designed to help organizations manage identity verification, fraud prevention, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance through a single platform across every industry, every region, and every use case. For…