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NIST Wants Help Digging Out of Its NVD Backlog

21by Becky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading / 16h

The National Vulnerability Database can't keep up, and the agency is calling for a public-private partnership to manage it going forward.

AT&T Confirms 73M Customers Affected in Data Leak

AT&T addresses recent dark web data release

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58by Becky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading / 1d

AT&T denies any evidence of unauthorized access but admits that a data set released on the Dark Web including Social Security numbers and other sensitive information on tens of millions of customers is genuine.

XZ Utils Backdoor Implanted in Carefully Executed, Multiyear Supply Chain Attack

by Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer / 1d

Had a Microsoft developer not spotted the malware when he did, the outcome could have been much worse.

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'Unfaking' News: How to Counter Disinformation Campaigns in Global Elections

by Shamla Naidoo / 5h

What cybersecurity professionals around the world can do to defend against the scourge of online disinformation in this year's election cycle.

Fortanix Builds Private Search for AI

by Agam Shah, Contributing Writer / 10h

Fortanix is working on technologies to build a security wall around AI search.

Ransomware, Junk Bank Accounts: Cyber Threats Proliferate in Vietnam

by Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer / 11h

An economic success story in Asia, Vietnam is seeing more manufacturing and more business investment. But with that comes a significant uptick in cybercrime as well.

China-Linked Threat Actor Taps 'Peculiar' Malware to Evade Detection

by Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer / 14h

UNAPIMON works by meticulously disabling hooks in Windows APIs for detecting malicious processes.

Iran's Evolving Cyber-Enabled Influence Operations to Support Hamas

by Microsoft Security / 16h

Understanding Iran's techniques, coupled with comprehensive threat intel, can give organizations an edge in identifying and defending against these attacks.

HHS Plans for Cyber 'One-Stop Shop' After United Healthcare Attack

by Dark Reading Staff / 17h

The initiative is meant to provide more resources and better strategies for healthcare entities that face an increasing amount of cybersecurity challenges.

Attackers Abuse Google Ad Feature to Target Slack, Notion Users

Hackers exploit Google Ads malware

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by Elizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer / 18h

Campaign distributes malware disguised as legitimate installers for popular workplace collaboration apps by abusing a traffic-tracking feature.

Funding the Organizations That Secure the Internet

by Jennifer Lawinski / 19h

Common Good Cyber is a global consortium connecting nonprofit, private sector, and government organizations to fund organizations focused on securing Internet infrastructure.

Name That Edge Toon: Defying Gravity

by John Klossner, Cartoonist / 19h

Feeling creative? Submit your caption and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card.

Instilling the Hacker Mindset Organizationwide

by Tim Chase / 23h

It's critical for security teams to stay vigilant not only when it comes to major security issues, but also with minor lags in security best practice.

Cyberattacks Wreaking Physical Disruption on the Rise

by Nate Nelson, Contributing Writer / 1d

Ransomware groups tore into manufacturing other parts of the OT sector in 2023, and a few attacks caused eight- and nine-figure damages. But worse is yet to come in 2024.