The company will expand its platform’s capabilities and accelerate investigative collaboration and go-to-market efforts.
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GitHub tightens npm security with mandatory 2FA, access tokens
GitHub is introducing a set of defenses against supply-chain attacks on the platform that led to multiple large-scale incidents recently. […]
CISA Announces Steve Casapulla as Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security
All Microsoft Entra Tenants Were Exposed to Silent Compromise via Invisible Actor Tokens: Researcher
The strength of responsible disclosure is that it can solve problems before they are actioned. The weakness is that it potentially generates a false sense of security in the vendor.
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Lean Teams, Higher Stakes: Why CISOs Must Rethink Incident Remediation
Big companies are getting smaller, and their CEOs want everyone to know it. Wells Fargo has cut its workforce by 23% over five years, Bank of America has shed 88,000 employees since 2010, and Verizon’s CEO recently boasted that headcount is “going down all the time.” What was once a sign of corporate distress has become a badge of honor, with executives celebrating lean operations and AI-driven
ShadowV2 Botnet Exploits Misconfigured AWS Docker Containers for DDoS-for-Hire Service
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new botnet that customers can rent access to conduct distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against targets of interest.
The ShadowV2 botnet, according to Darktrace, predominantly targets misconfigured Docker containers on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud servers to deploy a Go-based malware that turns infected systems into attack nodes
The ShadowV2 botnet, according to Darktrace, predominantly targets misconfigured Docker containers on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud servers to deploy a Go-based malware that turns infected systems into attack nodes
Top 25 MCP Vulnerabilities Reveal How AI Agents Can Be Exploited
A new ranking of Model Context Protocol weaknesses highlights critical risks—from prompt injection to command injection—and provides a roadmap for securing the foundations of agentic AI.
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ShadowV2 DDoS Service Lets Customers Self-Manage Attacks
The botnet’s operators provide customers with access to an infected network of Docker containers so they can conduct DDoS attacks.
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NPM package caught using QR Code to fetch cookie-stealing malware
Newly discovered npm package ‘fezbox’ employs QR codes to hide a second-stage payload to steal cookies from a user’s web browser. The package, masquerading as a utility library, leverages this innovative steganographic technique to harvest sensitive data, such as user credentials, from a compromised machine. […]
Scattered Spider Suspect Arrested in US
The juvenile suspect surrendered on September 17 and was booked on computer intrusion, extortion, and identity theft charges.
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