Google is testing a new security feature as part of Android Advanced Protection Mode (AAPM) that prevents certain kinds of apps from using the accessibility services API. The change, incorporated in Android 17 Beta 2, was first reported by Android Authority last week. AAPM was introduced by Google in AndroidRead More »Android 17 Blocks Non-Accessibility Apps from Accessibility API to Prevent Malware Abuse
Personal information such as names, email addresses, and phone numbers was accessed by hackers. The post Loblaw Data Breach Impacts Customer Information appeared first on SecurityWeek.
China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team (CNCERT) has issued a warning about the security stemming from the use of OpenClaw (formerly Clawdbot and Moltbot), an open-source and self-hosted autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent. In a post shared on WeChat, CNCERT noted that the platform’s “inherently weak default securityRead More »OpenClaw AI Agent Flaws Could Enable Prompt Injection and Data Exfiltration
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m giving the Ross Anderson Lecture at the University of Cambridge’s Churchill College at 5:30 PM GMT on Thursday, March 19, 2026. I’m speaking at RSAC 2026 in San Francisco, California, USA, on Wednesday, March 25,Read More »Upcoming Speaking Engagements
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new iteration of the GlassWorm campaign that they say represents a “significant escalation” in how it propagates through the Open VSX registry. “Instead of requiring every malicious listing to embed the loader directly, the threat actor is now abusing extensionPack and extensionDependencies to turn initiallyRead More »GlassWorm Supply-Chain Attack Abuses 72 Open VSX Extensions to Target Developers
The vulnerability can be exploited remotely, without authentication, to circumvent existing authentication controls. The post Critical HPE AOS-CX Vulnerability Allows Admin Password Resets appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Some good news: squid stocks seem to be recovering in the waters off the Falkland Islands. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Blog moderation policy.
A suspected China-based cyber espionage operation has targeted Southeast Asian military organizations as part of a state-sponsored campaign that dates back to at least 2020. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 is tracking the threat activity under the moniker CL-STA-1087, where CL refers to cluster, and STA stands for state-backed motivation.Read More »Chinese Hackers Target Southeast Asian Militaries with AppleChris and MemFun Malware
Meta has announced plans to discontinue support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats on Instagram after May 8, 2026. “If you have chats that are impacted by this change, you will see instructions on how you can download any media or messages you may want to keep,” the social mediaRead More »Meta to Shut Down Instagram End-to-End Encrypted Chat Support Starting May 2026
Why is Salesforce — and other platforms like it — such an attractive target to cybercriminals?
