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A new Checkmarx study reveals that AI-generated code now accounts for over 60% of codebases in some companies, much of which contains known vulnerabilities

Blue Locker ransomware hits Pakistan’s oil & gas sector, severely impacting Pakistan Petroleum; NCERT warns ministries of severe ongoing risk

Cisco patches critical Secure Firewall Management Center flaw allowing remote code execution on vulnerable systems.

A RUSI report warned that money mules are exploiting inadequate security controls in smaller payment service providers to move fraudulent transactions about

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against Grinex, the successor to Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, which was previously sanctioned for helping ransomware gangs launder their money.

Cisco patches CVSS 10.0 FMC RADIUS flaw allowing remote code execution, urging immediate updates.

Learn how the CIS IT team successfully implemented CIS Benchmarks in a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) environment—specifically focusing on Windows 11.

Cyber threat actors continue to target law enforcement agencies. Here are five cyber questions LE executives can ask to evaluate their defenses.

Cyber threat actors frequently use a botnet in their efforts to target U.S. critical infrastructure. Read on for how to defend your networks.

Hackers breached Canada ’s House of Commons, exploiting a recent Microsoft flaw, compromising data, according to CBC News.

The State Department also announced financial rewards totaling up to $6 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Garantex’s leaders.

More than $300 million worth of cryptocurrency linked to cybercrime and fraud schemes has been frozen due to two separate initiatives involving law enforcement and private companies.

Defend against PhantomCard, SpyBanker, and KernelSU exploits—secure banking, block NFC fraud, and stop Android malware today.

Hazel braves Vegas, overpriced water and the Black Hat maze to bring you Talos’ latest research — including a deep dive into the PS1Bot malware campaign.

Norway’s security service PST says pro-Russian hackers took over a dam in April, opening outflow valves.....

The Treasury Department added the cryptocurrency exchange Grinex and other entities to existing sanctions against Garantex, a Russian platform seized earlier this year.

The Crypto24 ransomware group has been using custom utilities to evade security solutions on breached networks, exfiltrate data, and encrypt files.

Most of the stolen funds were siphoned in Ethereum, with more than $38.6 million taken out of the platform. The other $10 million was spread across multiple cryptocurrencies, according to security firm PeckShield.

Microsoft has resolved a known issue that triggers Cluster service and VM restart issues after installing July's Windows Server 2019 security updates.

The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) says that pro-Russian hackers took control of critical operation systems at a dam and opened outflow valves.

MadeYouReset exploit bypasses HTTP/2 Rapid Reset mitigations, affecting major servers and enabling large-scale DoS attacks.

As threats to critical infrastructure grow and government funding stagnates, operators are turning to civic-minded volunteers from the cybersecurity industry.

Four men from Ghana were extradited for their alleged role in stealing more than $100 million through romance scams and BEC.

James Kettle argues HTTP/1.1 can never be fully secured, augmenting static analysis with LLMs, Google's talk + OSS tool for detecting malicious insiders

A flaw in KernelSU 0.5.7 allows attackers to impersonate its manager app and gain root access to Android devices

A report by Swimlane shows companies are reducing cybersecurity spending and security teams are experiencing increasing pressure.

A leading trade group said the Trump administration should rein in a major pending cybersecurity rule as well as embrace AI-based cyber defenses.

An ongoing malware campaign has been observed using malvertising to deliver PS1Bot, a PowerShell-based framework