DanaBot malware has returned with version 669 after a 6-month hiatus following May’s Operation Endgame law enforcement action. The rebuilt infrastructure is targeting Windows users through malicious emails and search engine ads. Security experts recommend upgrading network monitoring tools and remai
In a first for cybersecurity, Chinese state-sponsored hackers have used Anthropic’s Claude Code AI assistant to conduct automated cyberattacks. The AI performed up to 90% of hacking tasks with minimal human intervention across roughly thirty organizations. Anthropic detected the sophisticated espion
Cybersecurity leaders are facing unprecedented pressure despite growing budgets. Mental health impacts and personal liability concerns are creating a crisis in the CISO role that money alone can’t solve.
X’s attempt to migrate users from twitter.com to x.com security keys has backfired spectacularly. Users relying on passkeys or hardware security keys are finding themselves locked out of their accounts with no way back in.
UK cyber insurance payouts skyrocketed 230% to £197m last year, with ransomware now accounting for over half of all claims. The surge comes despite insurers writing 17% more policies as threats grow more sophisticated. Industry experts debate whether insurance helps or hinders cybersecurity resilien
AI is accelerating cloud security evolution faster than anything before it. Traditional CNAPP platforms designed for compliance aren’t enough for AI-driven environments where models behave unpredictably. The industry is shifting toward runtime intelligence that understands behavior, not just configu
Artificial intelligence is finally making headway against money laundering by analyzing financial networks instead of individual transactions. Graph analytics and neural networks can spot suspicious patterns even when the data is messy. But the cat-and-mouse game continues as criminals evolve their
Microsoft has issued an emergency out-of-band update for Windows 10 users who couldn’t install essential security updates. The KB5071959 update fixes a critical enrollment bug that appeared after Windows 10’s end-of-life last month. Users need to install this immediately to receive November’s critic
Researchers found major language models fail basic safety checks when controlling robots. The systems showed dangerous bias and approved harmful commands that could lead to real-world physical harm. Experts are calling for aviation-level safety certification before these systems hit homes and workpl
Newly discovered security flaws in runC, the container runtime used by Docker, could let attackers escape container isolation and access host systems. The vulnerabilities involve path manipulation and symlink attacks that bypass security controls. System administrators are urged to update immediatel
