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GitLab warns of max severity code execution vulnerability
GitLab warned users today to immediately patch a maximum-severity vulnerability in the CI/CD Regular Expression Compiler that could let remote attackers run arbitrary code on…
Passing the Baton: Dark Reading Names New Editor-in-Chief
Fahmida Y Rashid will keep the momentum going as she leads Dark Reading.
Ukraine strikes third Yandex data center, disrupting digital services across Russia
A third Yandex data center in Russia was hit by Ukrainian drones over the weekend, forcing it to shut down and causing further disruptions to…
Canonical Websites Disrupted in Second DDoS Attack This Year
The outage hit the main Ubuntu and Canonical websites, including the Ubuntu blog and developer portal.
Microsoft: Windows 11 23H2 reaches end of support in 30 days
Microsoft has reminded customers that systems running Windows 11 23H2 Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions will stop receiving security updates next month.
Mastermind of 15,000-Mule Cybercrime Laundering Network Pleads Guilty in US
Oleg Korniev was a leader of YMCO, a sophisticated network of money mules that helped hackers move funds outside the US.
iRhythm Data Breach Impacts at Least 360,000 People
Hackers stole patients’ personal information, including names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, and phone numbers.
Feds Got Warrants to Use Fake Cell Towers to Hunt Down Don Lemon’s Producer
Investigators also sought permission to use an invasive surveillance tool called a cell-site simulators against journalist Georgia Fort and a Minnesota state Senate candidate.
Ransomware Response Expert Arrested in ShinyHunters FBI Hack Probe
The suspect is believed to be Edward Dubrovsky, a Canadian cybersecurity executive who was visiting the United States for a conference.
Your AI agent is only as safe as the packages it downloads
NVIDIA's new agent safety platform puts enforcement in the right place. It still must know what it is letting through.
Let’s Encrypt Cuts Default Certificate Validity to 64 Days Ahead of 45-Day Switch
Beginning February 2027, all newly issued certificates will have a 64-day validity period by default.
Risky Bulletin: ShinyHunters suspects arrested in US and Jordan
In other news: Hackers breach TLD registrars to get Google certs; Qilin member arrested in Japan; Google suspends OSS VRP due to AI spam.
Nippon Columbia malware incident exposes 8.6 million karaoke fan records
Daiichi Kosho, a major Japanese entertainment system maker, disclosed that a malware infection at its contractor, Nippon Columbia, exposed more than 8.7 million customer and…
ARTEX AI, Claude agents used in cyberattacks on South Korean banks
The cyberattacks that shook the South Korean financial sector earlier this month were launched by a Chinese hacker using the ARTEX AI penetration testing suite…
Canadian cybersecurity executive arrested in federal extortion case
Details of the case align with the investigation into ShinyHunters’ attack on FBI IT systems.