Prosecutors charge man who allegedly used botnet to take down X this spring
Anna Washenko / engadget - An Oregon man has been charged in a federal complaint today on allegations of operating a botnet for hire that conducted cyberattacks beginning at least in 2021. Ethan Foltz has been accused of running Rapper Bot, also known as Eleven Eleven Botnet and Co…
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Druva launches new AI agents to help boost cyber resilience
Ian Barker / betanews - New AI agents launched today by Druva, the company says, will fundamentally change the way customers secure, recover, and manage their data. A major expansion to DruAI, the company’s suite of AI capabilities for customers, features intelligent agents that…
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Palo Alto Networks founder Nir Zuk retires following strong fourth quarter
Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - Palo Alto Networks Inc. today announced that founder and Chief Technology Officer Nir Zuk has retired. The executive’s departure follows two major milestones for the company. In conjunction with the leadership change, Palo Alto Networks reported fiscal fo…
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IVIX Secures $60M to Boost Financial Crime Detection
IVIX, an AI-powered platform aimed at curbing financial fraud and money laundering, has raised $60 million in Series B funding. This capital injection will drive further development of its analytical capabilities, reinforcing investor confidence in AI-driven security solutions.
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Bomb Squad Investigates Suspicious Package in Times Square
New York City authorities have urged pedestrians to steer clear of Times Square amid an active investigation into a suspicious package. Law enforcement is meticulously combing the area to rule out any threat, leaving the usual hustle in one of the world’s busiest spots tinged with an ironic pause as residents and visitors wait for answers.
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Workday hit by data breach targeting CRM systems
Colin Ryan / siliconrepublic - The US company was affected by a social engineering campaign that bears similarities to a recent wave of attacks by extortion group ShinyHunters.Read more: Workday hit by data breach targeting CRM systems
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Cisco's Secure Firewall Management Center now not-so secure, springs a CVSS 10 RCE hole
Jessica Lyons / theregister - Switchzilla's summer of perfect 10s Cisco has issued a patch for a maximum-severity bug in its Secure Firewall Management Center (FMC) software that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to inject arbitrary shell commands on vulnerable systems.…
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Louisiana attorney general sues Roblox
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The lawsuit points to several sexually explicit experiences that were on the platform, including “Escape to Epstein Island,” “Diddy Party” and “Public Bathroom Simulator Vibe."
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Russian cyberattack in the Netherlands leaves speed cameras offline indefinitely
techspot - On July 17, a cyberattack against the Public Prosecution Service of the Netherlands took place, believed to be the work of hackers with links to Russia and China.Read Entire Article
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Norway spy chief blames Russian hackers for hijacking dam
Zack Whittaker / techcrunch - The Russian hackers used their access to the dam's computer systems to open a flood gate that spilled millions of gallons of water.
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Turkish crypto exchange BTCTurk warns of security incident after $49 million leaves platform
therecord - Most of the stolen funds were siphoned in Ethereum, with more than $38.6 million taken out of the platform. The other $10 million was spread across multiple cryptocurrencies, according to security firm PeckShield.
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Fortinet warns of FortiSIEM pre-auth RCE flaw with exploit in the wild
Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - Fortinet is warning about a remote unauthenticated command injection flaw in FortiSIEM that has in-the-wild exploit code, making it critical for admins to apply the latest security updates. [...]
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New York Sues Zelle, Alleging Failure to Prevent Fraud
PYMNTS / pymnts - Zelle operator Early Warning Services is being sued by New York State Attorney General Letitia James, who alleged that the company fails to protect its users from “massive amounts of fraud.” [contact-form-7] The Office of the New York State Attorney Gener…
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Finland charges Russian "shadow fleet" tanker crew with dragging anchor to cut undersea cables
techspot - At around 12.26 pm local time on December 25, 2024, the Estlink 2 power cable and several other power and internet cables linking Finland and Estonia were severed. Damage to the cables had cost owners Cinia and Elisa at least €60 million ($70 million) in …
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Alarm raised over 'high-severity' vulnerabilities in Matrix messaging protocol
therecord - An urgent patch has been released for two bugs affecting the Matrix messaging protocol used by some governments for secure communications.
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1Kosmos Secures $57M Series B for Digital Identity Expansion
Identity verification platform 1Kosmos has successfully closed a $57 million Series B round, led by major investors including Forgepoint Capital. The infusion of capital is set to drive advancements in passwordless authentication and global expansion efforts, reinforcing the escalating focus on digital security innovation.
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Russia reportedly implicated in hack on US federal courts' databases
Anna Washenko / engadget - Databases used by US federal courts for sharing and managing case documents have been hacked. Politico first reported on the hack last week on August 6; today, an investigation from The New York Times states that Russia is suspected to be involved in the …
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US govt seizes $1 million in crypto from BlackSuit ransomware gang
Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) seized cryptocurrency and digital assets worth $1,091,453 at the time of confiscation, on January 9, 2024, from the BlackSuit ransomware gang. [...]
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Details emerge on WinRAR zero-day attacks that infected PCs with malware
Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - Researchers have released a report detailing how a recent WinRAR path traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-8088 was exploited in zero-day attacks by the Russian 'RomCom' hacking group to drop different malware payloads. [...]
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Hyundai tells Ioniq 5 owners it will fix keyless security flaw – for a $65 "contribution"
techspot - Kia, Hyundai, and Genesis EVs have been targeted by thieves in the UK and other locations in recent times who use a handheld emulation device disguised to look like a Game Boy. It features radio transmission components that crack the wireless protocols us…
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