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CISA Orders Removal of Unsupported Edge Devices to Reduce Federal Network Risk

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has ordered Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies to strengthen asset lifecycle management for edge network devices and remove those that no longer receive security updates from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) over the next 12 to 18 months.
The agency said the move is to drive down technical debt and minimize

Man pleads guilty to hacking nearly 600 women’s Snapchat accounts

An Illinois man pleaded guilty to hacking nearly 600 women’s Snapchat accounts to steal nude photos that he kept, sold, or traded online, including accounts he compromised at the request of a former university track coach who was later convicted of sextortion. […]

Asian State-Backed Group TGR-STA-1030 Breaches 70 Government, Infrastructure Entities

A previously undocumented cyber espionage group operating from Asia broke into the networks of at least 70 government and critical infrastructure organizations across 37 countries over the past year, according to new findings from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42.
In addition, the hacking crew has been observed conducting active reconnaissance against government infrastructure associated with 155

Flickr Security Incident Tied to Third-Party Email System

Potential breach at Flickr exposes usernames, email addresses, IP addresses, and activity data.

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Living off the AI: The Next Evolution of Attacker Tradecraft

Living off the AI isn’t a hypothetical but a natural continuation of the tradecraft we’ve all been defending against, now mapped onto assistants, agents, and MCP.

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In Other News: Record DDoS, Epstein’s Hacker, ESET Product Vulnerabilities

Other noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: AT&T and Verizon response to Salt Typhoon, AI agents solve security challenges, man arrested in Poland for DDos Attacks.

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How Samsung Knox Helps Stop Your Network Security Breach

As you know, enterprise network security has undergone significant evolution over the past decade. Firewalls have become more intelligent, threat detection methods have advanced, and access controls are now more detailed. However (and it’s a big “however”), the increasing use of mobile devices in business operations necessitates network security measures that are specifically

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