Security Leaders Discuss the Marquis Data Breach
Marquis Software Solutions experienced a data breach; security leaders discuss.
Researchers Find Malicious VS Code, Go, npm, and Rust Packages Stealing Developer Data
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two new extensions on Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) Marketplace that are designed to infect developer machines with stealer malware. The VS Code extensions masquerade as a premium dark theme and an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant, but, in actuality, harbor covert functionality to downloadRead More »Researchers Find Malicious VS Code, Go, npm, and Rust Packages Stealing Developer Data
Google Fortifies Chrome Agentic AI Against Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks
Chrome’s new agentic browsing protections include user alignment critic, expanded origin-isolation capabilities, and user confirmations. The post Google Fortifies Chrome Agentic AI Against Indirect Prompt Injection Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Experts Confirm JS#SMUGGLER Uses Compromised Sites to Deploy NetSupport RAT
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign dubbed JS#SMUGGLER that has been observed leveraging compromised websites as a distribution vector for a remote access trojan named NetSupport RAT. The attack chain, analyzed by Securonix, involves three main moving parts: An obfuscated JavaScript loader injected into a website, anRead More »Experts Confirm JS#SMUGGLER Uses Compromised Sites to Deploy NetSupport RAT
CISO Conversations: Keith McCammon, CSO and Co-founder at Red Canary
From a basement computer lab to the C-Suite: How Keith McCammon built his career and Red Canary with zero formal training. The post CISO Conversations: Keith McCammon, CSO and Co-founder at Red Canary appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Resemble AI Raises $13 Million for AI Threat Detection
The cybersecurity startup will use the investment to accelerate product development and fuel global expansion. The post Resemble AI Raises $13 Million for AI Threat Detection appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Tri-Century Eye Care Data Breach Impacts 200,000 Individuals
Tri-Century Eye Care was targeted recently by the Pear ransomware group, which claimed to have stolen over 3 Tb of data. The post Tri-Century Eye Care Data Breach Impacts 200,000 Individuals appeared first on SecurityWeek.
⚡ Weekly Recap: USB Malware, React2Shell, WhatsApp Worms, AI IDE Bugs & More
It’s been a week of chaos in code and calm in headlines. A bug that broke the internet’s favorite framework, hackers chasing AI tools, fake apps stealing cash, and record-breaking cyberattacks — all within days. If you blink, you’ll miss how fast the threat map is changing. New flaws areRead More »⚡ Weekly Recap: USB Malware, React2Shell, WhatsApp Worms, AI IDE Bugs & More
Ransomware Payments Surpassed $4.5 Billion: US Treasury
Ransomware payments reached the highest level in 2023, at $1.1 billion paid in 1,512 reported incidents. The post Ransomware Payments Surpassed $4.5 Billion: US Treasury appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Substitution Cipher Based on The Voynich Manuscript
Here’s a fun paper: “The Naibbe cipher: a substitution cipher that encrypts Latin and Italian as Voynich Manuscript-like ciphertext“: Abstract: In this article, I investigate the hypothesis that the Voynich Manuscript (MS 408, Yale University Beinecke Library) is compatible with being a ciphertext by attempting to develop a historically plausibleRead More »Substitution Cipher Based on The Voynich Manuscript