The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Tuesday charged 14 people and seized about 187 computers as part of its ongoing efforts to disrupt North Korea’s fraudulent remote IT worker (ITW) scheme. The indictment charges a mix of U.S. citizens and Chinese nationals for their roles in an IT workerRead More »U.S. Shuts Down Over 40 Laptop Farms, Charges 14 in North Korean IT Worker Fraud
This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at ATTENTION: Democracy, Rebuilt in Montreal, Canada. The event runs October 21–23, 2026, and my talk is on Wednesday, October 21. I’m speaking at the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at 5Read More »Upcoming Speaking Engagements
In Booz Allen’s isolated OT lab, AI models met every objective across eight scenarios and reached an industrial control network from a perimeter compromise in just over 16 minutes. The post AI Agents Navigate Unfamiliar OT Systems and Move Equipment in Minutes, Booz Allen Finds appeared first on SecurityWeek.
ABB previously published an advisory warning about possible probing of a dynovaPRO vulnerability. The post ICS Patch Tuesday: Siemens Issues 17 Advisories, Rockwell Fixes ArmorBlock Takeover Flaw appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Matthew Green has been writing a rather pessimistic series of posts about the potential for AI systems to vastly outperform humans in cryptanalysis of both symmetric and public-key ciphers. I am more optimistic than he is. That is, I have stronger faith in the over-engineering cryptographers tend to do. IRead More »The Future of AI Cryptanalysis
The United Kingdom has issued economic sanctions against Cryptomus, a chameleonic cryptocurrency platform that experts say serves as a major conduit for payments related to ransomware, narcotics, darknet markets, fraud and cybercrime services that are helping Russia circumvent existing financial restrictions. Heleket’s support agent on Telegram claims, despite all evidenceRead More »U.K. Sanctions Cryptomus for RU Money Laundering
Security leaders discuss the cyberattack that impacted more than 700 retailers.
Another IoT cyberattack, this one in France: Hackers gained control of the software that regulates the temperatures of the refrigeration units, forcing some to warm to 50C (120F) overnight, according to one supermarket chain affected. […] Normally, supermarket freezers go through a short period of defrosting overnight, in which temperaturesRead More »Cyberattack on Connected Fridges in France
The cybersecurity startup plans to expand engineering and go-to-market teams in the US and UK. The post Harmonic Security Raises $50 Million for Workforce AI Protection appeared first on SecurityWeek.
This summit is laser-focused on the next generation of Zero Trust and Identity security, moving beyond theory to deliver actionable strategies. The post Virtual Event Today: Zero Trust Strategies Summit appeared first on SecurityWeek.
