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Cybrfunk was created on January 17, 2021 with the intent of making reliable cyber security news and threat intelligence more accessible to the public. With this in mind, we aim to provide a central hub for all of the best cyber security news and threat intelligence. In an ever changing landscape we hope to make your trip a little easier and safer.
Latest Articles:
D-Link warns of multiple zero-days in DGS-3130 Series switches
D-Link shared mitigation measures for multiple unpatched security flaws affecting DGS-3130 series managed Gigabit stackable switches.
OpenAI Model Wrote Its Own Network Code to Get Around Sandbox Restrictions
After its sandbox proxy failed, an internal OpenAI model crafted raw packets and probed AWS services trying to reach the internet.
MetaMask says recent attack didn’t affect wallet infrastructure
Cryptocurrency wallet provider MetaMask said a recent security incident has not affected MetaMask wallets or its wallet infrastructure.
UK Warns Its Critical Infrastructure Faces Grave Risk
Britain's new Labour-led government is making a concerted push to get ahead of the AI risks to its national networks and the industrial complex.
Risky Bulletin: Some OpenSSH instances take any password longer than 256 characters
In other news: Fridge hacks also went after French blood banks; French bank hacked for $133 million; Thai opposition targeted with spyware.
3 Charged in Scheme to Use AI to Impersonate CEOs and Attorneys to Steal $129 Million
The trio, who have nicknames that include “Rocky Balboa,” “Superman Cash” and “Fat Boy,” often targeted the companies’ accounting departments.
FBI, CISA warn of cyberattacks targeting refrigeration systems
The FBI and CISA warn that hackers are actively targeting industrial refrigeration and cold-chain monitoring systems worldwide, potentially causing food spoilage, equipment damage, and fire…
EU accuses TikTok of trapping users in harmful ‘rabbit holes’
The European Commission accused TikTok on Friday of failing to prevent its recommendation algorithm from drawing users into “rabbit holes” of content about sadness, self-harm…
Threat actors use agentic AI tooling to find and abuse exposed secrets
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has observed threat actors using the agentic offensive security framework ARTEX to search GitHub for OAuth application secrets, which can be used…
6 Best VPN Services (2026), Tested and Reviewed
Every VPN says it’s the best, but only some of them are telling the truth.
Queens Public Library says ransomware attack disrupted Wi-Fi, on-site computers
The library system, which has 66 branches serving the borough’s 2.3 million residents, published multiple alerts on Wednesday confirming that the disruption was caused by…
US Government Email Systems Open to Abuse Thanks to Typos
Erroneous or outdated DNS records can give attackers surprising powers over organizations' email systems.
Fake OpenAI, SpaceX events used to steal Microsoft, Google accounts
Hackers are using fake OpenAI, SpaceX, and Anthropic event invitations to lure employees into phishing attacks, using two different phishing-as-a-service platforms to steal Microsoft and…
What We Missed: Knicks Phishing Test Goes Out of Bounds
In this video conversation, Dark Reading editors discuss some of the news they didn't get a chance to cover, from an ill-conceived phishing simulation to…
Social media giants sue California to overturn law shielding kids 15 and under from compulsive use
Google, Meta and TikTok each filed suit in federal court against an incoming California law that blocks platforms from deploying features considered “psychologically exploitative.”