09 Sep

Anthropic’s Claude Code runs code to test if it is safe – which might be a big mistake

App security outfit Checkmarx says automated reviews in Anthropic’s Claude Code can catch some bugs but miss others – and sometimes create new risks by

Author rabih
09 Sep

Preventing business disruption and building cyber-resilience with MDR

Business Security Given the serious financial and reputational risks of incidents that grind business to a halt, organizations need to prioritize a prevention-first cybersecurity strategy

Author rabih
09 Sep

UK toughens Online Safety Act with ban on self-harm content

Tech companies will be legally required to prevent content involving self-harm from appearing on their platforms – rather than responding and removing it – in

Author rabih
09 Sep

Forget disappearing messages – now Signal will store 100MB of them for you for free

Encrypted messaging app Signal is rolling out a free storage system for its users, with extra space if folks are willing to pay for it.

Author rabih
08 Sep

WhatsApp’s former security boss claims reporting infosec failings led to ousting

WhatsApp’s former head of security, Attaullah Baig, has filed a lawsuit against its parent company, Meta, alleging that the social media megalith retaliated against him

Author rabih
08 Sep

The US government has no idea how many cybersecurity pros it employs

The US federal government employs tens of thousands of cybersecurity professionals at a cost of billions per year – or at least it thinks it

Author rabih
08 Sep

Drift massive attack traced back to loose Salesloft GitHub account

The Salesloft Drift breach that compromised “hundreds” of companies including Google, Palo Alto Networks, and Cloudflare, all started with miscreants gaining access to the Salesloft

Author rabih
08 Sep

How huge breach started: Drift attackers gained entry via a Salesloft GitHub account

The Salesloft Drift breach that compromised “hundreds” of companies including Google, Palo Alto Networks, and Cloudflare, all started with miscreants gaining access to the Salesloft

Author rabih
08 Sep

Dev snared in crypto phishing net, 18 npm packages compromised

Crims have added backdoors to at least 18 npm packages after developer Josh Junon inadvertently authorized a reset of the two-factor authentication protecting his npm

Author rabih
08 Sep

Salt Typhoon used dozens of domains, going back five years. Did you visit one?

Security researchers have uncovered dozens of domains used by Chinese espionage crew Salt Typhoon to gain stealthy, long-term access to victim organizations going back as

Author rabih
08 Sep

PACER buckles under MFA rollout as courts warn of support delays

US courts have warned of delays as PACER, the system for accessing court documents, struggles to support users enrolling in its mandatory MFA program. Several

Author rabih
08 Sep

CISA sounds alarm over TP-Link wireless routers under attack

Infosec in brief The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has said two flaws in routers made by Chinese networking biz TP-Link are under

Author rabih
08 Sep

UK tech minister booted out in weekend cabinet reshuffle

UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer cleared out the officials in charge of tech and digital law in a dramatic cabinet reshuffle at the weekend.

Author rabih
05 Sep

The crazy, true story behind the first AI-powered ransomware

interview It all started as an idea for a research paper.  Within a week, however, it nearly set the security industry on fire over what

Author rabih
05 Sep

Shell to pay: Crims invade your PC with CastleRAT malware, now in C and Python

A team of data thieves has doubled down by developing its CastleRAT malware in both Python and C variants. Both versions spread by tricking users

Author rabih
05 Sep

Critical, make-me-super-user SAP S/4HANA bug under active exploitation

A critical code-injection bug in SAP S/4HANA that allows low-privileged attackers to take over your SAP system is being actively exploited, according to security researchers.

Author rabih
05 Sep

Under lock and key: Safeguarding business data with encryption

Business Security As the attack surface expands and the threat landscape grows more complex, it’s time to consider whether your data protection strategy is fit

Author rabih
05 Sep

Knock-on effects of software dev break-in hit schools trust

A major UK education trust has warned staff that their personal information may have been compromised following a cyberattack on software developer Intradev in August.

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