The author of a new study told CyberScoop he's "very worried,” describing deanonymization capabilities of AI as a “large scale invasion of privacy.”
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The marketplace was one of the world’s largest hubs for cybercrime with more than 142,000 members. Officials identified and arrested multiple suspects after seizing the site’s database.
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Blind spots in complex cloud environments allow identity-based attacks to achieve the same outcome as complex malware or zero-day exploits. Sophistication need not apply.
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Researchers traced the kit moving from a spyware vendor’s customer to Russian hackers to Chinese cybercriminals.
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Through a simple calendar invite, AI browsers like Comet can be directed to access local file systems, browse directories, open and read files, and exfiltrate data.
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His nearly five-year tenure had recently been marked by turmoil.
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The company’s latest security update contains the highest number of Android vulnerabilities patched in a single month since April 2018.
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Brett Leatherman is running the bureau's most public cyber campaign yet, pushing basic security hygiene while quietly preparing industry for stepped-up Chinese threats.
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Silent probing uses AI to measure your team’s response patterns over time, building a behavioral profile that makes follow-on attacks harder to spot and easier to time.
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Trolls on 4chan generated sexualized images of female athletes, and the White House shared an AI-manipulated video of a hockey player—welcome to the new normal.
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The move follows a story about criticisms of CISA’s performance during the first year of the Trump administration, with Madhu Gottumukkala’s leadership a point of contention.
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Officials said 30 perpetrators have been arrested in the past year, and global law enforcement cooperation is closing the gap.
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A legislative package that would overhaul cybersecurity practices at the Department of Health and Human Services sailed through committee.
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The global campaign marks the second series of multiple actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Cisco edge technology since last spring. The similarities don’t end there.
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Too many defenders and researchers are paying attention to defects and unsubstantiated exploit concepts that aren’t worth their time, VulnCheck’s Caitlin Condon said.
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The agency lost a third of its people in a year. Now industry and lawmakers on both sides say it's unprepared for a potential crisis.
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OpenAI said a Chinese law enforcement agency uploaded reports to ChatGPT that details a worldwide digital operation to track and silence regime critics at home and abroad.
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Additionally, the U.S. Treasury sanctioned the Russian zero-day brokerage that Peter Williams sold the exploits to.
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The average time from intrusion to network movement in 2025 was 29 minutes, a 65% increase in speed from the year prior.
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It poses a national security threat, the AI startup said, such as by possibly enabling offensive cyber operations.
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