Google on Thursday revealed that the scam defenses built into Android safeguard users around the world from more than 10 billion suspected malicious calls and messages every month. The tech giant also said it has blocked over 100 million suspicious numbers from using Rich Communication Services (RCS), an evolution ofRead More »Google’s Built-In AI Defenses on Android Now Block 10 Billion Scam Messages a Month
The open-source command-and-control (C2) framework known as AdaptixC2 is being used by a growing number of threat actors, some of whom are related to Russian ransomware gangs. AdaptixC2 is an emerging extensible post-exploitation and adversarial emulation framework designed for penetration testing. While the server component is written in Golang, theRead More »Russian Ransomware Gangs Weaponize Open-Source AdaptixC2 for Advanced Attacks
Spektrum Labs has raised $10 million in seed funding for its cyber resilience platform. The post Spektrum Labs Emerges From Stealth to Help Companies Prove Resilience appeared first on SecurityWeek.
A severe vulnerability disclosed in Chromium’s Blink rendering engine can be exploited to crash many Chromium-based browsers within a few seconds. Security researcher Jose Pino, who disclosed details of the flaw, has codenamed it Brash. “It allows any Chromium browser to collapse in 15-60 seconds by exploiting an architectural flawRead More »New “Brash” Exploit Crashes Chromium Browsers Instantly with a Single Malicious URL
The company will expand its product offering, establish global headquarters in Boston, and fuel growth and go-to-market efforts. The post Reflectiz Raises $22 Million for Website Security Solution appeared first on SecurityWeek.
The hackers stole names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and health and insurance information. The post Millions Impacted by Conduent Data Breach appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Ribbon Communications provides technology for communications networks and its customers include the US government and major telecom firms. The post Major US Telecom Backbone Firm Hacked by Nation-State Actors appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Security doesn’t fail at the point of breach. It fails at the point of impact. That line set the tone for this year’s Picus Breach and Simulation (BAS) Summit, where researchers, practitioners, and CISOs all echoed the same theme: cyber defense is no longer about prediction. It’s about proof. WhenRead More »The Death of the Security Checkbox: BAS Is the Power Behind Real Defense
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security has warned CISOs that hacktivists are increasingly targeting internet-exposed ICS. The post Canada Says Hackers Tampered With ICS at Water Facility, Oil and Gas Firm appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Interesting article about the arms race between AI systems that invent/design new biological pathogens, and AI systems that detect them before they’re created: The team started with a basic test: use AI tools to design variants of the toxin ricin, then test them against the software that is used toRead More »The AI-Designed Bioweapon Arms Race
