04 May

Microsoft tries to knife passwords once and for all – at least for consumers

Infosec In Brief Microsoft has decided to push its consumer customers to dump password in favor of passkeys. The software giant announced the move Thursday,

Author rabih
04 May

RSAC wrap: AI and China on everything, everywhere, all at once

RSAC Another RSAC has come and gone, with almost 44,000 attendees this year spread across San Francisco’s Moscone Center and the surrounding facilities, according to

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04 May

Altman’s eyeball-scanning biometric blockchain orbs officially come to America

On Thursday, six stores across America opened their doors with a curious proposition: Come on in, let a metal orb scan your irises, and walk

Author rabih
02 May

Disney Slack attack wasn’t Russian protesters, just a Cali dude with malware

When someone stole more than a terabyte of data from Disney last year, it was believed to be the work of Russian hacktivists protesting for

Author rabih
02 May

Generative AI makes fraud fluent – from phishing lures to fake lovers

RSAC Spam messages predate the web itself, and generative AI has given it a fluency upgrade, churning out slick, localized scams and letting crooks hit

Author rabih
02 May

RSAC 2025 wrap-up – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

From the power of collaborative defense to identity security and AI, catch up on the event’s key themes and discussions 02 May 2025 That’s a

Author rabih
02 May

Three Brits charged over ‘active shooter threats’ swattings in US, Canada

Three young Brits are accused of stateside swatting offences and will appear in a UK court today to face their charges after a joint investigation

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02 May

British govt agents step in as Harrods becomes third mega retailer under cyberattack

Harrods, a globally recognized purveyor of all things luxury, is the third major UK retailer to confirm an attempted cyberattack on its systems in under

Author rabih
01 May

Dems look to close the barn door after top DOGE dog has bolted

Elon Musk is backing away from his Trump-blessed government gig, but now House Democrats want to see the permission slip that got him in the

Author rabih
01 May

Healthcare group Ascension discloses second cyberattack on patients’ data

It’s more bad news from Ascension Health which is informing some of its patients, potentially for the second time in the space of a year,

Author rabih
01 May

How Amazon red-teamed Alexa+ to keep your kids from ordering 50 pizzas

RSAC If Amazon’s Alexa+ works as intended, it could show how an AI assistant helps with everyday tasks like making dinner reservations or arranging an

Author rabih
01 May

Chris Krebs loses Global Entry membership amid Trump feud

Chris Krebs, former CISA director and current political punching bag for the US President, says his Global Entry membership was revoked. The news comes after

Author rabih
01 May

Data watchdog will leave British Library alone – further probes ‘not worth our time’

The UK’s data protection overlord is not going to pursue any further investigation into the British Library’s 2023 ransomware attack. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

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30 Apr

Ex-NSA cyber-boss: AI will soon be a great exploit coder

RSAC Former NSA cyber-boss Rob Joyce thinks today’s artificial intelligence is dangerously close to becoming a top-tier vulnerability exploit developer. “At RSAC last year, I

Author rabih
30 Apr

Ex-CISA chief decries cuts as Trump demands loyalty above all else

RSAC America’s top cyber-defense agency is “being undermined” by personnel and budget cuts under the Trump administration, some of which are being driven by an

Author rabih
30 Apr

Maryland man pleads guilty to outsourcing US govt work to North Korean dev in China

A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to fraud after landing a job with a contractor working on US government software, and then outsourcing the work

Author rabih
30 Apr

Maryland man pleads guilty to outsourcing US gov work to North Korean dev in China

A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to fraud after landing a job with a contractor working on US government software, and then outsourcing the work

Author rabih
30 Apr

FBI steps in amid rash of politically charged swattings

A spate of high-profile swatting incidents in the US recently forced the FBI into action with its latest awareness campaign about the occasionally deadly practice.

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