Security / Security News
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A Flaw in Windows Update Opens the Door to Zombie Exploits
New research being presented at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas today shows that a vulnerability in Windows…
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A New Plan to Break the Cycle of Destructive Critical Infrastructure Hacks
An endless parade of data breaches, brutally disruptive ransomware attacks, and crippling IT outages has somehow become the norm around…
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How Project 2025 Would Put US Elections at Risk
If anything, the military has impinged on CISA’s territory—not the other way around—out of exasperation with the civilian agency’s constrained…
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US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap
If it seems like there’s suddenly a whole lot more data breaches, you may be right. Part of this apparent…
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Sensitive Illinois Voter Data Exposed by Contractor’s Unsecured Databases
Databases containing sensitive voter information from multiple counties in Illinois were openly accessible on the internet, revealing 4.6 million records…
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He Was an FBI Informant—and Inspired a Generation of Violent Extremists
Listing the Atomwaffen Division and the Order of Nine Angles as a lasting influence, Butcher also disclosed the nature of…
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How Infostealers Pillaged the World’s Passwords
For the past two months, cybercriminals have advertised for sale hundreds of millions of customer records from major companies like…
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Stop X’s Grok AI From Training on Your Tweets
The fallout from CrowdStrike’s deleterious software update came into full view this week as system administrators and IT staffers scrambled…
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Europe Is Pumping Billions Into New Military Tech
From €142 million to €1 billion ($1.1 billion) a year. The European Commission is pressing the accelerator on investment in…
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How Russia-Linked Malware Cut Heat to 600 Ukrainian Buildings in Deep Winter
As Russia has tested every form of attack on Ukraine’s civilians over the past decade, both digital and physical, it’s…
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