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The Pentagon Hopes to Speed Up ‘Kill Chain’ AI Buys With 5-Minute Videos
The US government’s Tradewinds initiative has made it easier to throw millions of dollars at “nontraditional” defense contractors, including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
PoeLLM malware infects exposed AI servers in cryptomining attacks
A cryptomining campaign targeting exposed AI services is using PoeLLM malware to turn compromised servers into scanners and exploit launchpads.
PoeLLM malware has assembled a sweeping botnet, taking technical cues from a poem
More than 3,400 servers have been compromised by malware that hides its infrastructure coordinates in a poem.
Oklahoma judge’s Flock ruling shows the power of Supreme Court’s digital evidence decision
How a recent Supreme Court decision on geofencing influenced a federal judge to toss a sheriff's Flock camera evidence in a drug trafficking case.
Georgia Power, Alabama Power Data Breach Hits 400,000 Accounts
Southern Company is notifying customers that their utility account information was accessed by hackers.
Cyber experts call on CISA to create mandatory federal OT rules
The Operational Technology Cybersecurity Coalition released a white paper urging the CISA to create a new directive centered around operational technology, which is used to…
Ransomware has a new target. Is your backup ready?
Ransomware groups are increasingly targeting backup infrastructure to eliminate recovery options and increase pressure on victims to pay. Kaseya explains why organizations need isolated, immutable,…
ShinyHunters Extorted Boeing Spin-off Prior to Arrests
A teenager from Amman, Jordan suspected of leading the prolific data theft and extortion group ShinyHunters has been detained and is reportedly cooperating with the…
Qilin Ransomware Suspect Arrested in Japan, Extradited to Germany
The individual was detained in May and has been extradited to Germany to face hacking charges.
Russian cyberattacks against UK are ‘Putin Tax’ costing $3.3 billion, says lawmaker
A report by a Labour MP and an academic argues that if the British public cannot see what Russian activity costs, it cannot weigh that…
Hadrian Raises $40 Million to Expand Autonomous Offensive Security Platform
Hadrian offers an agentic offensive security platform that allows defenders to operate at the same speed as attackers.
SonicWall warns of max severity SSRF flaw in SMA1000 gateways
SonicWall has released hotfixes to address a maximum-severity server-side request forgery (SSRF) flaw in SMA1000 series appliances.
Apple’s Verified Photography System
Apple just released a system called “Reference Image.” It can verify the image is exactly as taken by an iPhone—new models only—without tying it to…
Chrome 155 Update Patches 247 Vulnerabilities
Four critical-severity use-after-free defects were fixed in Chromecast, Browser, Navigation, and Track.
Musician sent to prison for $10 million streaming fraud using AI bots
A North Carolina musician was sentenced to 18 months in prison for collecting more than $10 million in royalties from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music,…