A wolf in DOGE’s clothing?
DOGE’s unchecked access to federal networks sparks major cybersecurity fears. Senator Hawley’s AI ban targets China and raises free speech concerns. Apple service ticket portal vulnerability exposed m...
4 Feb 202526min
Federal agencies in power struggle crossfire.
Federal agencies become battlegrounds in an unprecedented power struggle. XE Group evolves from credit-card skimming to exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities. WhatsApp uncovers a zero-click spyware atta...
3 Feb 202526min
Margaret Cunningham: A people scientist with a technology focus. [Behavioral science} [Career Notes]
Please enjoy this encore episode with Principal Research Scientist for Human Behavior at Forcepoint, Margaret Cunningham. She shares her story of how she landed in cybersecurity. With a background in ...
2 Feb 20256min
A Digital Eye on supply-chain-based espionage attacks. [Research Saturday]
This week, Dave Bittner is joined by Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade (JAGS) from SentinelOne's SentinelLabs to discuss the work his team and Tinexta Cyber did on "Operation Digital Eye | Chinese APT Compro...
1 Feb 202524min
The end of a cybercrime empire.
Authorities dismantle a Pakistan-based cybercrime network. Lawmakers question the feasibility of establishing a U.S. Cyber Force as a standalone military branch. The DOJ sues to block HPE’s acquisitio...
31 Jan 202530min
Cracked and Nulled taken down.
International law enforcement takes down a pair of notorious hacking forums. Wiz discovers an open DeepSeek database. Time Bandit jailbreaks ChatGPT. Ransomware hits one of the largest U.S. blood cent...
30 Jan 202532min
Cats and RATS are all the rage.
Hackers linked to China and Iran are using AI to enhance cyberattacks. An AI-powered messaging tool for Slack and Discord is reportedly leaking user data. British engineering giant Smiths Group suffer...
29 Jan 202526min
It was DDoS, not us.
DeepSeek blames DDoS for recent outages. Hackers behind last year’s AT&T data breach targeted members of the Trump family, Kamala Harris, and Marco Rubio’s wife.The EU sanctions Russians for cyberatta...
28 Jan 202528min
