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DarkReading
60 RubyGems Packages Steal Data From Annoying Spammers
BigID Launches Shadow AI Discovery to Uncover Rogue Models and Risky AI Data
PwC Announces Addition of Morgan Adamski to Leadership of Cyber, Data & Technology Risk Platform
Ransomware Attacks Fall by Almost Half in Q2
Cybersecurity Incident at Allianz Life Exposes Personal Information of Hundreds of Thousands
860K Compromised in Columbia University Data Breach
Redefining the Role: What Makes a CISO Great
Data Dump From APT Actor Yields Clues to Attacker Capabilities
Attackers Target the Foundations of Crypto: Smart Contracts
Silver Fox APT Blurs the Line Between Espionage & Cybercrime
Ars Technica
It’s getting harder to skirt RTO policies without employers noticing
Adult sites are stashing exploit code inside racy .svg files
Google discovered a new scam—and also fell victim to it
OpenAI launches GPT-5 free to all ChatGPT users
Here’s how deepfake vishing attacks work, and why they can be hard to detect
Voice phishers strike again, this time hitting Cisco
AI site Perplexity uses “stealth tactics” to flout no-crawl edicts, Cloudflare says
At $250 million, top AI salaries dwarf those of the Manhattan Project and the Space Race
Microsoft catches Russian hackers targeting foreign embassies
In search of riches, hackers plant 4G-enabled Raspberry Pi in bank network
CyberScoop
DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge reveals winning models for automated vulnerability discovery and patching
Microsoft: An organization without a response plan will be hit harder by a security incident
Research reveals possible privacy gaps in Apple Intelligence’s data handling
Federal courts to ramp up filing system security after ‘recent escalated cyberattacks’
BlackSuit, Royal ransomware group hit over 450 US victims before last month’s takedown
CISA, Microsoft warn organizations of high-severity Microsoft Exchange vulnerability
Nigerian accused of hacking tax preparation businesses extradited to US
New National Cyber Director Cairncross faces challenges on policy, bureaucracy, threats
SonicWall firewalls hit by active mass exploitation of suspected zero-day
Why identity is the definitive cyber defense for federal agencies
HITBSecNews
Found on VirusTotal: The world’s first UEFI bootkit for Linux
OpenAI is at war with its own Sora video testers following brief public leak
North Korean hackers posing as IT workers steal over $1B in cyberattack
WhatsApp: NSO Group Operates Pegasus Spyware for Customers
Korea extradites Russian, Vietnamese suspects linked to $16M ransomware scheme
CISA Director Jen Easterly, in Place Since 2021, to Step Down
Man sick of crashes sues Intel for allegedly hiding CPU defects
North Korean hackers target cryptocurrency with malware
Law enforcement operation takes down 22,000 malicious IP addresses worldwide
Youth of today say passwords are old news, passkeys are the future
ZDNet
This Motorola foldable is on sale for $100 off - here's why I recommend it over most slab phones
This digital graffiti project is making the internet fun again, pixel by pixel - see for yourself
ChatGPT comes with personality presets now - and 3 other upgrades you might have missed
OpenAI's GPT-5 is now free for all: How to access and everything else we know
Can GPT-5 fix Apple Intelligence? We're about to find out
Canonical's OpenJDK builds promise Java devs more speed - and a whopping 12 years of security support
My biggest regret after updating my iPhone to iOS 26 (and how to fix it)
Have stock questions? Google Finance tests new AI chatbot
How to get your share of AT&T's $177M data breach settlement - secure that $7,500 payout ASAP
Should you upgrade to mesh? I compared it with a traditional Wi-Fi router, and here's my advice
The Hacker News
CyberArk and HashiCorp Flaws Enable Remote Vault Takeover Without Credentials
AI Tools Fuel Brazilian Phishing Scam While Efimer Trojan Steals Crypto from 5,000 Victims
Leaked Credentials Up 160%: What Attackers Are Doing With Them
RubyGems, PyPI Hit by Malicious Packages Stealing Credentials, Crypto, Forcing Security Changes
GreedyBear Steals $1M in Crypto Using 150+ Malicious Firefox Wallet Extensions
SocGholish Malware Spread via Ad Tools; Delivers Access to LockBit, Evil Corp, and Others
Webinar: How to Stop Python Supply Chain Attacks—and the Expert Tools You Need
Malicious Go, npm Packages Deliver Cross-Platform Malware, Trigger Remote Data Wipes
The AI-Powered Security Shift: What 2025 Is Teaching Us About Cloud Defense
Microsoft Discloses Exchange Server Flaw Enabling Silent Cloud Access in Hybrid Setups
BleepingComputer
OpenAI to fix GPT-5 issues, double rate limits for paid users after outrage
WinRAR zero-day exploited to plant malware on archive extraction
FTC: older adults lost record $700 million to scammers in 2024
U.S. Judiciary confirms breach of court electronic records service
Microsoft 365 apps to soon block file access via FPRPC by default
Microsoft will kill the Lens PDF scanner app for iOS, Android
Columbia University data breach impacts nearly 870,000 individuals
Royal and BlackSuit ransomware gangs hit over 450 US companies
Fake WhatsApp developer libraries hide destructive data-wiping code
CISA orders fed agencies to patch new Exchange flaw by Monday
Cybersecurity Dive
DARPA touts value of AI-powered vulnerability detection as it announces competition winners
Financially motivated cluster a key player in ToolShell exploitation
CISA officials say agency is moving ahead despite workforce purge
NSA partnering with cyber firms to support under-resourced defense contractors
SonicWall says recent attack wave involved previously disclosed flaw, not zero-day
CISA, Microsoft warn about new Microsoft Exchange server vulnerability
US still prioritizing zero-trust migration to limit hacks’ damage
Top US energy companies frequently exposed to critical security flaws
CISA’s relationship with industry needs work to reestablish trust, experts say
Cybersecurity budgets tighten as economic anxiety rises
Threatpost
Student Loan Breach Exposes 2.5M Records
Watering Hole Attacks Push ScanBox Keylogger
Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms
Ransomware Attacks are on the Rise
Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras
Twitter Whistleblower Complaint: The TL;DR Version
Firewall Bug Under Active Attack Triggers CISA Warning
Fake Reservation Links Prey on Weary Travelers
iPhone Users Urged to Update to Patch 2 Zero-Days
Google Patches Chrome’s Fifth Zero-Day of the Year
The Register
Chinese biz using AI to hit US politicians, influencers with propaganda
Star leaky app of the week: StarDict
Ex-White House cyber, counter-terrorism guru: Microsoft considers security an annoyance, not a necessity
Infosec hounds spot prompt injection vuln in Google Gemini apps
UK secretly allows facial recognition scans of passport, immigration databases
UK proxy traffic surges as users consider VPN alternatives amid Online Safety Act
Prohibition never works, but that didn't stop the UK's Online Safety Act
Why blow up satellites when you can just hack them?
German security researchers say 'Windows Hell No' to Microsoft biometrics for biz
Microsoft, CISA warn yet another Exchange server bug can lead to 'total domain compromise'
VentureBeat
Black Hat 2025: Why your AI tools are becoming the next insider threat
Anthropic ships automated security reviews for Claude Code as AI-generated vulnerabilities surge
Anthropic’s new Claude 4.1 dominates coding tests days before GPT-5 arrives
ChatGPT rockets to 700M weekly users ahead of GPT-5 launch with reasoning superpowers
Shadow AI adds $670K to breach costs while 97% of enterprises skip basic access controls, IBM reports
Nightfall launches ‘Nyx,’ an AI that automates data loss prevention at enterprise scale
How can enterprises keep systems safe as AI agents join human employees? Cyata launches with a new, dedicated solution
AI vs. AI: Prophet Security raises $30M to replace human analysts with autonomous defenders
ChatGPT just got smarter: OpenAI’s Study Mode helps students learn step-by-step
Sparrow raises $35M Series B to automate the employee leave management nightmare
TechCrunch
Data breach at French telecom giant Bouygues affects millions of customers
TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses
Citizen Lab director warns cyber industry about US authoritarian descent
Final call: TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 ticket savings end tonight
Google says hackers stole its customers’ data by breaching its Salesforce database
Hacker used a voice phishing attack to steal Cisco customers’ personal information
SonicWall urges customers to disable SSLVPN amid reports of ransomware attacks
Google says its AI-based bug hunter found 20 security vulnerabilities
Perplexity accused of scraping websites that explicitly blocked AI scraping
North Korean spies posing as remote workers have infiltrated hundreds of companies, says CrowdStrike
Network World Security
Networking terms and definitions
Stargate’s slow start reveals the real bottlenecks in scaling AI infrastructure
WatchGuard updates tabletop firewall series with high-speed networking and AI-powered security
Top network and data center events 2025
In crowded observability market, Gartner calls out AI capabilities, cost optimization, DevOps integration
HPE unveils AI-powered network security and data protection technology
Cisco teams with Hugging Face for AI model anti-malware
2025 global network outage report and internet health check
Riverbed banks on AI-driven network observability
Data neutrality: Safeguarding your AI’s competitive edge
Help Net Security
August 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Try, try again
Third-party partners or ticking time bombs?
From fake CAPTCHAs to RATs: Inside 2025’s cyber deception threat trends
Fraud controls don’t guarantee consumer trust
New infosec products of the week: August 8, 2025
What GPT‑5 means for IT teams, devs, and the future of AI at work
Microsoft urges admins to plug severe Exchange security hole (CVE-2025-53786)
SonicWall: Attackers did not exploit zero-day vulnerability to compromise Gen 7 firewalls
Top solutions to watch after Black Hat USA 2025
Photos: Black Hat USA 2025
InfoSecurity Magazine
#BHUSA: CISA Execs ‘Hopeful’ for Extension of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
Australian Regulator Sues Optus Over 2022 Data Breach
US Federal Judiciary Tightens Security Following Escalated Cyber-Attacks
Bouygues Telecom Data Breach Exposes 6.4 Million Customer Records
#BHUSA: 1000 DoD Contractors Now Covered by NSA’s Free Cyber Services Program
#BHUSA: Microsoft Debuts AI Agent Able to Reverse Engineer Malware
New Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability Puts Hybrid Cloud Environments at Risk
Google Among Victims in Ongoing Salesforce Data Theft Campaign
Experts Alarmed by UK Government’s Companies House ID Checks
SonicWall: Attacks Linked to Legacy Bug and Password Use
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